Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-22
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The frat fair Of the Peninsula HoRh 4
cultural Society IL over and now there q
Is time aud room for reflection 70 see &
where mistakes have been made and r
whern jmpfovernents oan bo made for 4
the future. A grand suooeSs the prte a
emit fair has been, but II has not bteD
financially Eemuneratiye. The grand
eat digplay OF fruits and aoweTs hiss
been made ever known on the Pentn- 4
haula, bat on clOainR the books, the
debit aide o /: the sceoun, 10 the heaviest c
BY one thousand dollars, perhaps much
more. II
This Is discouEAaing 70 the enIhas
isstlo fruit giowsrs OF the Peninsula /
Who have spared neither time. trouble
nor expense TO make the fair Rrea'
success.
There are Iwo causes to which the
financial failure 10 attributable. One 10
the great number and the high pfeml
mn paid to ext lbltors, and the other 10
lthe high price OF admission charged
The firet was really not an orEor pro
Vidsd the attendance had been greater,
GS Il WAS not the intention Of the man
ayers 70 make mcney, but to bountfuny
reward and encourage fruW Aud mower
culture.
AHNFQA
ment sVen had the attendance At atty
cents 8 head been nuffioient to have
borne ali the expenses. The great mass
Of 1bo people-tho wage workers. who
have hut little tospAre after family COM
forts are rroyide1 foI-dld not feel that
they could give fifty oenA for them
selves and each Of their family, while
they might not have held back for
twenty ave cents.
Besides, the high price OF admission
aAve the fair somewhat OF . tony cast
Shst net il apart as belonging TO the
more exclusively high oAste OF society.
EVEN the lowering Of the admission the
last two nights and the Last day OF the
fair Wna moi suficient notice 20 bring
lout the masses, and the latter having .
. lItte feeling OF Independence, FetaliAted
h the spirit OF not bein9 used % .
!, dernier ReaoEt after bid for the elite
had failed.
fore but can now. be discussed neely
without injuTinR the fair and Without
giving offence.
Aside from this, u was found also
that the fair was held . liltle tto late IN
the season for q grand display Of the
n neAoh, which Ia the great fruit OF the
. lpenintula, 10 which 1t EeomB TO De In
digenOus.
The plan Of placing them In refrlger'
atora 10 keen them In an almost frt z-n
stste for several weeks WAS In q great
. meaaure sueoessfnl, bul the trouble wa.
tbat when they were brought out ano
placed upou the shelves they speeally y
collapsed. Last evening, when the tInl
vas sold, . great many OF MnA' s. aa.
been pretty ripe, plump peaches Wer;
N nothing hat q rotten mass. They oouiC
b moi lie kept even four days, and 10 re
Dienish them took . great number o
beaches and WAn = great expense to TN
NJ sThihitorg, Still the display OF peAehe
~ wSN mAauifioent, and TO j. p. Il Poll
and W, \, Case belong the credit o
4, kespinR up with interest the peAcn par
OF tbe exhibit. With apples grapes an
age oeATs there Was less diniculty, As the
A.. were harder fruit and more IN season.
h' The music during the Iair WAS
Rh- mSrSad feature OF the enjoyment, lndea
the IL couid moi be e1celled, but hsre Va
another useless expenditure. 1hsrs vs.
M neeesaity for two bands. the OF
,hat nlayed ali through the far graf
IouId have been sufAeisn1, and the o.
iigStions the managers are under
Measrp. Proctor 3 Bouller would nAN
iii been no greater II NO ether band M
'6 been employed. .,. 49,.
hnNnTH
= hSS gathe-ed, the work Of demollhC
~oJ mad Commenced. There Was to Dc
dance in the evening, and the hoor v
CLEARED of the great Q Jral pyramids N
49,, we're 8 marked feature OF beauty ouiii
IL the fair. ,-,- A.. .,.,,I Il,
aud Who were present ioe the nrst 81
onlv time, missed seeing the horAl 9
NN hlbit in It's grandeur and beauty; W "
lin Messrs. Horn and Hayden oolleoti.
SO remained after o'clock IN sbe svsNlI y
removaI Of the fl jWers gave pct
vieW Of the fruit show than had pol
al hsen obtained, and the grand exhiblt
Ill LIP, r Polk, W, 7. Case and y.
Rrown nov came to the front In bf
sTNnd Telief, As Mr. Browns GKai
was prIncipAlly Apples, they were
In a healthy condition, and lnsteaC
being sold at auction last nlRah
will will be shipped to Dover and pe e1al ~ !
ed there az the State Fair TO DC helu
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ESQ log disoouTssd aeIish shtiQl music sal a,
a6or Was crowded with impatient
sss, waiting for the hour 10 sammeuce
dance. ,.t
of fruit commenced, the owners
n general rule having uonhtSu - w
" fsir. Tae sale commenced with !.
ESQ Polk'a pesrs, the fret piate OF ten
dSz,n Bringing one cent, the p1reh
aAarjno y tan dollar bill to be chan
The next brought two cents, and
three and on up until some choice
ESQ. tisIies brouEh' As h'Sh % 10 O'H''
plate. -, ny nssa
ESQ msnoed tue sale os Of bis Spe3Gf seS o ,Sf Or
,r;za TO ten cents plate.
MIA soms had 30 far collapsed "a
/ and worthless. Grapes sold very ehesp
r., muoh fruit was given away TO get
oft Sons persons even went 50 Z
spend to take grapes and other fruit VII
iaaya narmIaaion, William g. Barra
ASaSS chased Mr.. OonwAs's collection
1d IL grapes OF ave pounds to exhibit II
Del atore window.
a. n took the fiooE aud trippeo tt on tne
Fare fantastic until IL O'CLOCK 70 tns
\ - az rchsnting music fsom hAselet Z
,. anu The premium difficulty ssens
be entirely settled yet, and tue
niteber. which WAS generally eor'
, Will wonld 20 to W. T. Case, has pesh
held. a.an,,alv q,
n. "a who Ia 10 get the Sl00 special
- for peAchss, through 1t was gent
y eopoedsd rs belonging TO Mt.
u Some Of the entries have pesh ~ ~