The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-11

were as follows bread and biscuit, SO; but
ter, 16; cakes, 207; pies and custards, Sc;
dried fruits, Is; fruit buffers, "a; preserves,
147 jellies, ia canned fruits and vegeta-
bles, 90; spiced fruits. 81; pickles, etc. 100.
In the class embracing fancy work, en-
broidery, etc, there were 533 entries, and in
household and domestic manufactures 332
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
The progress of art in the county was
marked by an unusual number Oc good paint
ings and drawings. Among the fair artists.
specimens of whose skill were shown, were
Miss Annie f. Amos Miss Blanche Lee, 6
oil paintings, etc Miss Mamie Michael and
Miss Roberta Archer, landscapes, decorated
china, etc. Mrs. s. A. S. Kyle had pieces
on exhibition. including painted shells, a
PLAGUE, oil paintings Miss Hannah B. Lee
charcoal drawings from nature; Miss Geor-
gle Forwood aud Miss Lillian Forwood, oil
paintings. Others who exhibited specimens
of their artistic skill were Mamie L. Rich
ardson and Miss Juliet G. Street. Mr.. B. S.
Romer, of Bel Air, exhibited some ue speci-
mems of his Photographic work.
Mr.. VIM. G. Jeffery, of Bel Air, was at his
old post with his famous Domestic sewing
machines and organs
FRUITS AND FLOWERS
The display offruit was excellent the pears
and apples being particularly fine. Among
those who showed pears were Chas. Good
water, 13 kinds; 5. f. Hanway, 8 kinds r.
Harry Webster, E. Haviland, Z. W. Finney,
T. II. HsnwGy, S. X. Fendall and Chas L.
Vail.
Mrs. L. d. H. Pue displayed 5 kinds OF
peaches, and grapes were shown by Mrs.
Kate Dean.
r. Harry Webster had kinds of apples :;
Chas. Goodwater 10, S. E. Hanway 90, n.
B. Greenland 5, r. Percy Hanway 8, T. II.
Hanway @, J. j. Dean 10, Wm. Dawson 0,
n. s. Webster H. VIM. Webster Is, Mrs f.
d. II. Pue 90, John Moores G. Other exhib-
itors of apples were f. Haviland, Mrs. c. c
Cronin, VIM. o. Davis, Mrs. E. j Hooker,
VIM. Waters, David II. Silver, Jas. A. Jones.
Among the exhibitors of greenhouse plants
were Mrs. NJ. J. IIelmling, Annie J. Watson,
Mrs. E. Kirk, ]. l.. Griffith, VIM. Sanner,
VIM Famous, Miss Lizzie Paca, Mrs. Kate
Dean, Miss Ella Sheridan, Mrs. Jas. Dean,
Mrs. ]. G. Dawson, Miss Georgia Airhart
Cut flowers and floral designs were shown by
Misses Ella and Emma Sheridan, Mrs. Ii. A.
Osborn, Mrs. Jas. Dean, Mrs Robert Dill
worth, Miss Bessie W. Hopkins wild flow
ers by Miss Blanche Lee.
CHILDREN DEPARTMENT.
In The childrens department Meta Gil
bert exhibited oil paintings pencil drawings
by Jack and Ned Quares painting in water
colors with pen, by Willie Russell crayon
drawing,by r. E. L. Richardson. The little
folks also displayed vegetables of various
kinds. Among these exhibitors were Allan
May Dean, Harry A. Osborn Michael L.
Pue, Jr., Frank w. Lee and John Eslcy.
Miss Kate NJ. Martin had apples on exhbi-
ton; Willie d. Bartleson showed water
melon and pumpkin Grace Kyle, pears,
and Harry and Agnes Sawyer also display cd
various articles.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the miscellaneous class ihere were a
number OF interesting exhibits among which
were beach pony, by Chas. GoOdwater
ancient blue ware vase, by Mrs. w. D. Bartle-
son; steamboat by Harmon Hobirzell Eng.
lish bull terrier, by w. W. Fnney; fox TEL
rier, by $. Hancock, sea shells, by Mrs. E
]. Hooker cross in bottle by JOS Lee black
Hamburg and white MArs,ilcs figs, hy Mrs
W. II. Scott; Maryland figs by Charles J
Parker baskets, by F. Abbott dish rug
plant, by Mrs. Uriah Minnick guinea pigs
by E. F. Herman and Bowdoin CraigLill
a raccoon, by L. +. Herman "a kicking
mule" by Frank Craighill; tomato figs by
Mrs. Z. d. Woods
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
have tent near the main exhibition building
where hot coffee and temperance literature
J are both distributed, for the moderate sum Of
five cents. The tent afforded II convenient
J resting place aud depository for lunch bask
. cts, wraps, etc.
| Near the rear ind Of exhibition hull, is the
, neatly furnished tent OF the Washington Life
/ Insurance Company where Mr. l.. fl. Bald
win, Manager, and Mr.. Allen Hoffman, Gen.
eral Agen', can be found by all who wish to
, be enlightened on the subject of life insurance
: Near by is a tent in which an Edison Pho.
. nograph is exhibited. This is one of the most
: interesting side-shows on the fair grounds -
J The little instrument, about the size of a sew.
: ing machine, repeats distinctly choice mu.
steal selections given at frst-class concerts
: conversations, etc.
: Messrs. H. S. Miller u Co., manufacturers
of fertilizers, have tent on the grounds, in
which Messrs. w. S. Farmer and Thomas II.
Roberts dispense the Inequalities of the firm
and show samples of their various fertilizers
: PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBIT
The specimens of work of various kinds
exhibited by pupils Of our public schools IT
Elected credit on both pupils and teachers -
1t consisted of maps, arithmetical and alge-
braic problems, penmauship, physiological
and mechanical drawings, free hand draw
ings, paintings, designs, etc. There were
also specimens of cTocheling and needle
work; herbarium prepared by the girls OF
; school No. 2, third district; collection OF
seeds by the boys of TIE same school, and a
number of other objects Of interest. All OF
the schools were represented and the display
showed marked improvement, in extent
variety and excellence, over previous eXhib.
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