Evening journal., 1888-09-22
END OF THE FAIR.
Much of the Fruit Sold at Auction-The
Exhibition Ends with "A Dance.

WIN D"hN'e
A good crowd attended the Horticul-
tural exhibition last night The gallery
seats were filed with people who looked
down on the moving crowds on the floor
below
The splendid plant exhibit Of Benjamin
Turner was removed and shipped 10 Bal
timore during yesterday afternoon. Mrs
William Bush's plants was also taken
out and carried to their glass home
George w. Childs' palms and caladiums
we're moved TO the back Of the stage and
massed there. They will be returned to
the Wootton conservatories tomorrow,
"The Flower of the Holy Ghost" still oc-
cupies prominent position and was one
Of the chief attractions of the evening.
The plants had been removed from
around the magic fountain, but the cleo
trio lights still glowed beneath the sur
face of the water in the basin. The de-
signs of cut flowers were faded and delapi-
dated. Charles S. Horns exhibit OF
plants was removed durng the afternoon.
The displays Of M. f Hayden l.. Il.
Baylis, J. w. Lewis & Brother and j. N.
Brown & Co. we're taken out during the
early part Of the evening. With all the
displays Of plants, with their rich foliage
and bright flowers taken out, the beauty
of the exhibition was gone.
Shortly after o'clock the auction sale
Of the fruit was begun. J. p X. Polk S
exhibit was the first attacked. Fine
plates of pears were sold, to begin with,
for one cent From this the price rose
TO FIVE ten and sometimes TO fifteen.
The peaches and apples we're sold at the
same rate Mr.. Case took charge Of the
sale Of his own exhibit, but il did not
bring any better prices.
Daniel w. Taylor mounted a stool
within the flower stand and auctioned of
the cut flowers remaining. Bunches Of
roses and carnations were sold for ten
and fifteen cents The flowers of the
Egyptian Lotos sold readily for ten cents
each while tuberoses only brought q cent
a spray,
Shortly after 10 o'clock the orchestra
began a waltz and IN moment the floor
was covered with dancing couples. One
dance followed the other until near mid
night. During the evening nearly all OF
the fruit remaining in the building was
sold. and the remainder of the exhibtts
removed. J. G. Brown packed hiS Barge
variety OF apples for shipment to Dover
/
| fair.
The committee who had the awarding
of the silver Gun sweepstakes prize il
hand, have made no report. There is {
strong probability that, owing to the
questions which have been raised in re
gard TO the exhibits competing for this
premium. Il win be withheld and no
awarded to anyone at this years eXhibi
ton
The premium Of $50 for the best dis
plav of canned fruit. was divided betweei
Mrs S. II. Thomas Of Wyoming, an'
Mrs. j. w. Betelle of this city, each re
ceivinp an equal amount The two eX
hibits were of such high merit and s.
near equal to each other that the com
mittee considered this the best actiol
that could be taken. Mrs. Thomas eX
hibited sixty-two specimens, no tw'
alike: Mrs Betelle had fifty sever
specimens Of equal merit Mrs. Q. G
White. who had fine exhibit, neglecte'
to enter it.wth Miss Jones, the assistan
secretary, until 1t was zoo late for com
petition The judges desire her exhibi
to have honorable mention. Mrs. Josepl
Graham showed collection of fruit tha
was remarkable for containing som
cherries that had been canned in 1882
About IL o'clock H. S. Christy and hi
carpenters began to tear down the shelly
ing under the balcony and by midnigh
had good start at clearing out all trace
of the Horticultural fair.
The receipts Of the restaurant wer
about S400 The met profits have nc
been ascertained as set
The exhibition has been success fror
horticultural point Of view. The eA
penses, however have exceeded the r'
ceipts to the amount Of between 81, ,OO
and So 600.