The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-10-15
THE HARTFORD FAIR.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION
FINE DISPLAYS OF HORSES AND CATTLE.
GOOD RACING AND GOOD ORDER.
LARGE CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE.
Tuesday.

Inc falr OF the HarfOrd County AgflCul-
tural and Mechanical Association has absorb
ed cverybody's time and attention, this week.
1t began on Tuesday morning, with an at
tendance rs large as is generally seen on the
opening day. The display in some Of the de-
partments is, perhaps, not up to the average
in numbers, but the stock and articles shown
are generally meritorious. The show of
good horses is said to exceed that of almost
any previous year, and as the most of them
are owned in Hartford county, the display
demonstrates the attention that has been
paid to this branch of stockraising, in our
county, during the last few years.
Mr.. George w. Yellott exhibits his fine
blooded horse The Baron, for which he re-
ceived first premium. MIR. Noble l.. Mitch
ell also entered his blooded gelding Harry.
Saddle horses are shown by Miss Amanda
McComas, John Devlan, G. G. STREET., Robt.
w. Holland and Wilton Greenway.
The light draft class is very full of hand
some and valuable horses. Prominent in this
class is the exhibit from Romney Stock Farm,
DR.. Il. J. Jackson and james II. Walker, pro-
prietors. 1t consists of the registered stall
lion Steve Bailey, said to be able to show a
2.30 gait, but the horse is unfortunately lame
from an accident He is mahogany bay and
very stylish. Wingate, two years old, solid
black, sired by Hannis, is a promising animal
and the first standard bred colt ever register
ed from Hartford county. Robert M. and
Bonnie Lesley are pretty two-year-olds. The
former was sired by the noted horse George
Wilkes. Fannie F. and foal are also in the
same exhibit. Senator John Sappington
rhpty md
of roadsters Other exhibitors of light draft
horses are VIM Hops, Harry Whistler, w.
Greenway, f. s. Evans, Robert G. Richard
son, Edward Odfeld, G. G. Richardson, Fl.
II. Bradford, DR.. G. A. Hollingsworth, JAS
G. Young, DR.. j. f. Martenet and others.
Randolph Rutledge, ]. p Mitchell, VIM. F.
Wilson and Philip Standiford exhibit hand
some spans.
In the general utility class among the ex-
hibitors are j. A. Scarf, G. L. Bles, Charles
T. Scarf, Joseph B. Twining, Hartford Co.
Almshouse, VIM. H. Street,, G. A. Gray, J.
Ruff STREET., DR.. w. J. McCurdy, ]. II Davi-
son. In this class spans are shown by H. D.
Hanway, VIM. E. Hanway, Henry Smithson,
Jos. E. Ashton, w. s. Forwood and Charles
Ii. STREET..
In the heavy draft class are VIM A. Pleas
ants Percheron Norman, Clyde Norman, w.
hUClu Si1uC 1lOWdTu a. y
Marshal Ney. Other exhibitors in the heavy
draft class are Matthew j. Heron, Garrett
Amoss, w. X. Stamford, VIM. H. Tucker,
Stevenson Archer and Z. e. Greist.
Mule teams of four are shown by Geo. ].
Finney VIM. Wesley and ]. p. Mitchell and
spans of these useful animals by G. T. Scarf
and A. M. Fulford.
Fine heavy draft four horse teams are
shown by r. W. Holland, j. Ruff STREET., S.
l.. Spencer and VIM. Dawson.
The cattle stalls contain some cattle as
good as the best in the State. Among these
is the very fine herd of Holsteins, belonging
to p. H. and j. L. Mccormick, of Bel Air,
for which they received number OF pre-
miums. Registered Jersey herds are shown
by DR.. w. S. Archer and j, P. Mitchell. JOS
+. Ashton exhibits herd of unregistered
Jerseys, which are very fine cattle, and only
need registry to make them as valuable as
the best. He is proud of them and ought to
be.
The only herd of Short Horns exhibited is
that of Mr.. VIM. Webster. They are admi
rabe specimens of the breed and deserved
the premiums they received.
Mr.. John Street, has herd of native and
grade cattle, which are hard to beat.
There are some very good sheep ut the
fair, exhibited by James w. Hanna, VIM.
Webster James NJ Cain, w. Finney, J. A..
Ball, W. D. Lee, Robert F. Hanna, j. b.
Hoskins, j. H. Quinby, G. T. Scarf, l. A.
Scarf.
The swine pens, although not full, contain
some fine animals. Richard Martin shows a
Chester SOW. Poland China by Mccormick
81 Bro. Grades by B. Frank Hanway, Jr.,
George J. Finney, G. l.. Vail Jersey Reds by
Mccormick 81 Bro. and b. +. Warner. Berk-
h,,h D,tf T T 1
j. M. Herman.
There are 1856 entries of poultry. Messrs
Mccormick & Bro. show Plymouth Rock,
Langshan, Wyandottc and other chickens,
ducks, guineas and turkeys. B. F. Minnick
has ten entries Edwin Haviland, IS; J. q.
Baker, 1G. The largest display is that of
VIM. Scarf, embracing rs Plymouth Rocks.
Among factory products Henry G. Schil-
ling has credtable display of wooden blank
cts and cloth from his Dry Branch wooden
mill. N. Oscar Stokes and Henry Reckord
81 Sons exhibit flour and other mill products
of superior quality. Mrs Hugh Bay has the
only exhibit of canned goods.
There is large display of bright and shin
ming buggies and other vehicles in the lower
part of The main exhibition building. The
exhibitors are James II. Harkins, Nathan
Grafton, W. S. Bulett, John A. Hanna 81
w., Ubul pllIbu, DOuu Il. DluSOUUClInGT anu
J. G. Krout.
The display OF agricultural productions is
varied and excellent, if not very large.
Among garden vegetables the largest dis
play is tina, of Mr. d. 9. Wharton Smith, of
Darlington, entered by his gardener, Antho-
ny Felton, 1t contains 3S varieties, includ-
ing early spring vegetables such as aspara-
gus, lettuce, peas, &C., melons, egg plants,
cardoon, pumpkins, sc. 1t is an excellent
showing and doubtless would have received
a premium, if it had been entered properly
and in time.
Harry Webster also displays 90 varieties
of vegetables and VIM. w. Finney IS or 90
varieties-both of these exhibits are highly
creditable to the young men who make them.
5. Edward Hanway also has a large aud ex-
celent display.
VIM. Scarf displays Texas and Florida
pumpkins, said to be of unusually fine quail
ity.
In the department of domestic products
there is the usual large and tempting array
of good things TO eat, embracing some 1888
entries. The good housekeepers, too, have
made some domestic wine, in spite of local
option, but probably it is only intended for
cooking purposes or to Zoe used in cases of
sickness.
Among the exhibitors in this class are
Mrs. Allen Hoffman, Mrs. G. A. Baer, Mrs.
James Dean, Miss Urith Prigg, Mrs e. d.
II. Pue, Miss Georgia Jacobs, Miss Hattie A.
Poole, Miss Annie f Amos, Miss Carrie
Richardson, Mrs. j. G. Rouse, Mrs M. f.
Jarrett. Mrs Robert F. Hanna, Miss Jennie
Amos, Miss Lucie Jacobs, Mrs. George III.
0sthine, Miss Florence Morrison, Miss Amy
Everest, Mrs. j. w. N. Gibson, Mrs. Jas D..
Waters, Mrs Hugh Bay, Mrs. DR.. W. s.
Richardson, Miss Fannie II. Archer, Miss
Ella L. Barrow, Miss Clara Love. Miss Sal
lie M. Ramsay, Miss Mary I. Richardson,
Miss Ada j. Patterson, and many others
hilaiLa xa1.An than