Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-12
awarded first premium. Mrs. Robert Smith

lshed IN regard to the cattle awards the
following iB the record Of premium awards
taken from the stalls as indicated by the
judges award tickets.
HoLsTEINs.
A. r. Tatum, Wilmington. COW between |
aud years, lat; Nelson Warren & Son,
Newark, bull between 8 and years. 1st.
bull between 1 and 2 years. LIST, COW |
over 8 years. 1st, cow between
and s, 1st, calf under 6 months, lat, |
bull and iive of his get, 1st, I'd on COW be.
tween and years, COW between and
2, lst, I'd on calf under months, ~
on herd; Lsckawanna Breeders Associa- |
tion, Waverly, Pa, I'd ON bull years
old, I'd on COW over years old, lat and "a |
on bulls between and 3 years, he!fers be-
tween and Q years old 1st, bull between
and 10 months, lst, bull and OF his get lst
and I'd, helfers between months and
year, lst; DR.. Curtis, COW between and 5
calf; John Sorath, Cooeh's Bridge, bull
year old 1st, COW between and years lst.
AYRsHTREs.
John o. Magee L. Sons, Elizabeth, N. j.,
bull between 2 aud 3 years. 2d., calf be.
tween 1 and 2 years, I'd, bull between and
2years, I'd, bull and OF his get, I'd, COW
over years old, lst, heller between
and years, 1st., heller between s months
and year, LIST, heifer under months, al,
bull calf. ID, bull progeny, I'd; William
Sellers, Edge Moor, LIST on herd, 1st on bull
and get, best bull over 5yaars, LIST, best bull
with OF his gets, lat, COW over 8 years
I'd COW between and years, "a heller
between and years, I'd; heller between
1 and q years, LIST; heller under months,
"a. william Lindsay, Elizabeth, N. j., LIST
on bull 2 years old 8 months old bull, 1st;
bull between months and year, 1st; COW
between and years old. I'd. I'D. Block,
Goshen, Pa, I'd on bull over years hetfer
years old, I'd; yearling heller. 2is calf
between and IL months, I'd.
FAIR NOTES.
"The old skeetin rink" remarked rural
looking matron. sis the purttest building
on the grounds"
Miss Wigglesworth's fawn comes in for
petting enough to everlastingly spoil half
dozen deers.
Thomas Ingram OF Brandywine hundred
received a severe kick In the stomach while
passing behind stallion. DR.. J. a. J. Bush
was sent for. Ingram was taken to his
home In carriage.
The cocker spaniel Bashaw which OBJ
tanned first premium at the fair, has won
first premiums at Olneinnati, Ohio, and
Philadelphia. 1t also won first premium
| here last year.
The cattle Judges are awarding the
premiums In their department for the first
| time this year by the system OF a percentage
| of points instead OF as hitherto BY gen.
There rs no accommodation whatever for
the press on the fair grounds in the way of
| tables, chaits or desks, or privacy. of any
| description to write their reports.
Thousands OF copies OF the Philadelphia
| Press, and Philadelphia Times have been
distributed gratuitcusly during the past
several accidents occurred at the Market
street crossing of p, W. q B. railroad yes
| tsrdav week, A., frightened horse
caused woman and child to fall from a
| vehicle and the team and Its recent occu-
pants might have been struck by train
which just then came along hau oncer
Sherer mot gone to the rescue. The woman
| and child were not hurt. A young boy was
struck and knocked down by a teah1 at
this place also. The wheels Of the vehicle
passed over mis- neck, but he came up emil-
ing. carriage had a whesl knocked off
by colliding with the southern approach to
Market street bridge. Teams were reck-
lessly turned at Market street and Gar
asehe lane. but no accidents occurred
there. To-day the force OF police on duty
from p, W. h B. crossing to Garasche lane
was increased, and the confusion was les
sened.
Among other victims OF the pocket pick
ing fraternity Thursday were Mrs. Peter
$40 cash. q railroad ticket and other
articles: Mrs. Frank Stidham $l.75 and a
fair season ticket.
In front OF pen containing Guernsey
COW and four pretty calves q little 3-years-
old tot stood In amaz sment-"She's dot
free OF 'em aud a iddle itdle one more."
Along one of the fences at Hazel He'll
Park Thursday l49 farm horses were
counted hitched 10 one unoroken compact
line. At little distance 1t looked like q
cavalry en3ampment.
That strange song chanted In deep
basso profundo by the ballad peddler at the
fair which has provoked 30 much quiet
laughter from every direction where the
itinerant singer happened to be heard is
given by request as follows: Ut Is chanted
In one continuous breath and Is therefore
reproduced without punctuation) "What
funny things you see when you alnt got
your gun now when come to think Of It
where did you get that hat Hattie get on
the band wagon and tAks your feet OUT oil
the sand halioa Richly I'm going to have
my name upon tha door can you tell me
why marriage is failure"
A private carriage with q pair of large,
mettlesome horses, driven by colored
servant In livery back and forth continu-
ally Thursday afternoon, through the dense
the cause of continuous alarm to the nu-
merous pedestrians at that point. Many
women were terrified at the prancing OF
the horses on each occasion that the bands
; played. The presence, In the midst OF the
crowd, of the dangerous animals was the
; subject OF frequent animadversion by cltt-
: zsns, and the comment was made that 1t
would have been much safer II the carriage
had been ordered away.
Among tho visitors TO the fair Thursday
were David and Harry Ward, Ridley Park
Thomas Thompson, Crum Lynne; Repre-
sentative Calvin W. Crossan; Ferris M.
Mitchell, Philadelphia; Charles Cooke,
Coatesville; Isaac Pyle, Kennett Square
N. Il. Hutchens, Dover; Joseph Lukens,
Crum Lynne.
The cheeky manner In which people who
had not shadow of right there crowded
Into the reporters' quarters was Calling
Some of the fair directors monopolized the
seats, while men detailed to report the
races for their papers had to stand up,
| Other IepurterS remained away, preferrtnR
to take chances among the grand stand
crowd instead OF trying to do their work
among the gang that had usurped theii
The manner In which grand stand tickets
wore sold after the stand was packed was o
caution. After l.3J O'Clock the Ticket
, sellers TOOK the precaution to announce
that the tickets were being sold only fol
the small open stand, but this was also
crowded from top to bottom, and still the
sale went on until the enclosure was full
, and people stood five deep along the pickei
, fence.
A well.known real estate agent wrenched
his arm in throwing the base.bail at tht
negro'- head at oue OF the eide shows. a.
. explained the circumstance by saying tha
. he threw the ball very hard, as he wished
80 give the coon crack that ha'd feel
But he missed the wool.y heal after all,
thomas johnson, owner OF the Brandy
vine summit c4mp-grolnds, visited tat
ttir Phurs lay.
ID. Z. BARNARD, Jr., secretary OF the Dove
fair, was ou the grounds nearly all day
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