The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-30
The MARYLAND Exposition.

AS the time for holding it approaches in
terest in the great Maryland Exposition at
Pimlico increases. Tie Exposition will be
held week after next and the exercises will
OCCUPY the entire week. 1t will begin on
Monday, September 9th, with an industrial
and civic procession, in which there will be
200 floats and $4,000 uniformed men in line.
On Tuesday the live stock premiums will be
awarded.
On Wednesday premiums will be awarded
In the household and other departments.
On Thursday, Sept. 18th, the battle of
North Point will be enacted. Five thousand
troops from Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware, in.
Guiding soldiers Of the regular army, will par
,cipate in this sham battle. There will be r
massed band concert with 80 bands of music,
II vocal concert in which 500 voices will sing,
and labor parade through Baltimore to
Pimlico, with 10000 men in line. The same
day the new Baltimore postottice will be dcd-
Gated by the President and his cabinet, and
the eventful day will close with Il grand ball
Mt night, at the CoucordiN Opera House
On Friday evening, at 8 O'Clock will
he the bombardment OF Fort McIIenry, in
which there will be in action eight United
States men of war, the Maryland Oyster
Navy and 800 men o! the United States army
and navy
On Saturday the exposition will close.
There will be races every Gay and sales OF
horses and cattle each day after Monday.
The premiums and purses will amount to
100000
A novel feature OF the exercises will be a
grand tournament on Tuesday at night. The
arches and tracks will be brilliantly illumin-
ated and the managers hope to make this a
great feature of the exposition. All knights
wishing to enter will communicate at once
with Dr. j. II. Scarf, when a circular will be
sent, stating the requirements and prizes 10
be offered. Hartford county Can boast Of
tournament riders equal to any in the State,
and We hope y number of them will take part
in this affair, which promises to be most
unique and beautiful scene.
These interesting sights, it is believed, will
attract to Baltimore city larger crowd than
has ever before been assembled within her
limits. Gen. Frank Brown, President of the
Maryland Agricultural Society and postmas
ter of Baltimore, is at the head Of this vast
affair, and it is due to his energy, determine
ton and organizing skill that it has assumed
such vast proportions,
The members OF the Democratic State
Central Committee of Hartford and Baltimore
counties met at the Carrollton Hotel, on
Monday, and decided to hold the judicial
convention for this circuit at Bel Air, on
Monday afternoon, September Esd, to nomiu-
ate candidate for Chief Judge, TO succeed
Judge Yelott. Baltimore county has declared
her choice to be Hon. DavidFowler, who is the
present Chief Judge by appointment of the
Governor. AS Baltimore county has seven
votes in the convention and Hartford but five
the nomination may be regarded as settled in
Judge Fowler's favor. Associate Judge n.
c. Burke, who was appointed to fill Judge
Fowler's place, is the choice of Baltimore
county for the position he now holds and
will be nominated.