The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-08-04

y Philadelphia Lawn: Mower will be
secured by the lady making best jar spiced
pears. The lady who wins the prize should
make her husband if she has one, manage
the mower. Graham, Emlen & Passmore,
manufacturers, 631 Market street, Philadel-
phia, offer the premium.
A gilt and inlaid ornamental checker
board is offered by w. w. Walters, Empire
Slate Works, Philadelphia. for best towels
| cross stitch
The best painted ambourlne will win .
pint bottles of fine Farina cologne. Il. James
Belt, Druggist, Wilmington, makes the
| offer.
A fine beaver overcoat goes to the fruit
| grower who exhibits the best basket of
apples. This premium is offered by the
well known Wilmington Clothing House of
j. Z. Mullen & Son.
1t sells for $50 90 and must be very fine.
A handsome hard made rug ~ feet by 9
feet in size and the lady who exhibits the
handsomest embroidered piano scarf carries
off the prize. Lyon Hall & Co., who make
this liberal offer are a well known and pro
gressive carpet house Baltimore street near
Charles, Baltimore, Md.
Artists pay attention. Hershberg, Hol-
lander Il Co, painters and artists supplies
corner Hanover and Pratt streets offer for IA
painted fan, an artists outfit of oil colors
etc.
The boys and girls are both interested in
the shoe premiums offered by Wilson & Carr,
a prominent shoe story firm No. w. Bal
timore street, Baltimore.
Housewives would like to possess the
decorated chan Der toilet set offered by A
Ii. Greenfield < Co, Baltimore. The one
that makes the best pound cake will own it
after the fair
f. Everitt Janvier, Wilmington, shoe
dealer offers liberal premium.
The best loaf of wheat bread secures
No. Peerless Cabinet Creamery worth S27.
\. H. Reid, creamery supplies Philadelphia
offers the premium.
See the premium of Cummings the vii.
mngton photographer in the catalogue.
Ice cream and ice cream cake will be con-
sidered together for Joseph Booth has offered
a two gallon freezer of the former for the
best exhibit of the latter.
No one is troubled with insomnia that has
beneath his couch patent bed spring man
ufactured by Mr.. John Wilkinson, E!kton.
Mr.. Wilkinson has given our thrifty house,
wives an opportunity of possessing one of
these necessities TO comfort without expense.
The best lemon custard pie captures the bed
spring.
Fruit growers will bring their best fruit
to the fair this year in order to secure one
dozen gentlemans white dress shirts offered
by Mr.. George Meginniss, corner Fayette
and Charles street, Baltimore, d most popu-
lar shirt manufactured.
Morton ID. Banks, No. 3 w. Gay street
Baltimore, a prominent furniture manufact
urer, offers most attractive premium for
housekeepers. IL is nothing less than a
handsome antique oak chamber set, consist
ing of bedstead, bureau, washstand, table,
towel rack, four caneseat chairs, and IA
rocking chair. The manufacturers price is
$50. IL will tie awarded for the best display
of any three articles in zephyr, crocheted,
knitted and braided work, from No. to 81
in Class3, Division |, of Society's Catalogue.
We venture the assertion that hundreds
of fair hands, which accompany fair faces,
are husily engaged during leisure hours in
making fancy Tides. There is cause for
every effect and this instance is not an ex-
ception to the universal rule. Sanders <:
Stayman, - w. Charles street, Baltimore,
one of the leading aud largesr organ and
piano houses in the country with their usual
enterprise and liberality offer a beautiful
Esuey Organ for the best fancy tidy, Prof
Harry Sauders so well and favorably known
in Mary land is at the head of the house.
All the girls under IA that are fond of per-
fumery and what young girl is not-wll
contest for the fancy pint bottle offered by
Mr.. H. c. Wells the popular manager of
Mitchells Drug store, for the best EN- roid-
cred motto by girl of thatage
Jumbles will be plentiful at the fair for
the ladies all want the fancy antique toilette
stand offered by VIM. R. Nelson, the manu-
facturer of fine furniture, Eikton.
A glass of apple jelly will procure the
handsome Smyrna rug offered by V. L.
Archamo ault & Son, Philadelphia.
fancy mahogany rocker pushed trim
med for the best soft ginger cake. H. Kampe
81 Co.. artistic furniture dealer, Phiiadel-
phia offers it.
Another startling premium is that of H.
o. Hurbert & Sons, Philadelphia who offer
for the best waiter towel a fine decorated
silver plated tea service of 4 pieces with
try. Value S3l.
A. C. Yates & Co., the Philadelphia clo-
THEIRS, 9th and Chestnut street, give the far
mer a splendid opportunity to secure a win.
ter overcoat by offering it for the best IL
ears of corn of any variety.
The young girls will all learn to sew well
before fair time A. w. Vahle, Philadel.
phia offers singing canary and brass cage
for the best plain sewing by girl under IA.
Justis & Armiger a leading jeweler firm
of Baltimore, 81 +. Baltimore street. The
bohemia glass berry bowl on stand, offered
by them for the best six embroidered nap
kins is a beauty.
Just think of it. A handsome decorated
china tea set of A pieces, for the best home
made comfortable. This is offered by Chand-
| lie Quarles & Co.. importers and dealers in
fine china, glassware. lamps, Hanover and
Lombard streets, Baltimore.
There will be an unusual exhibit of wheat
brought out by the competition for Messrs
Oehm & Co.'S, special premium of a suit of
clothes worth $1,000 for the best exhibit,
"Acme Hall'' is a popular and reliable
clothing house at Charles and Baltimore
Streets Baltimore. The wheat may be of
any variety and the clothing awarded will
be of a size to fit the successful competitor.
The pound He No tea premiums offered
for eight different articles will attract the
attention of many thrifty housewives who
| are ware of the excellency of this brand OF
tea which is imported by Martin Gillett &
Co., Exchange Place, Baltimore
Homemade mollasses tatfy. how the men
ton of it makes our mouth water and
| brings fond recollsctions of boyhood DAYS
| When the ladies of Cecil visit the fair and
see the fancy silk plush parlor suit. consist
| ing of six pieces which has sold at $50, they
| will all wish that they had been more liberal
with the boys in the taffy line and thus