Evening journal., 1889-09-07
But the Crowd Numbered
Eight Thousand.
THE RACES AS USUAL WERE GOOD
How Governor Biggs Spent the Day.
Points About the Railroads Diplomas
Granted FOR the industrial and HIe'-
camille Exhibits.

together Uhey watched the races
The First Regiment Band played the
music for the day In the morning the
band played from the stand in the main
building
The tournament did not come of as
announced, SO there was little Of interest
ia the morning. The attendance was
large for the fifth day Of fair and
in the afternoon there were 9, 600 persons
III the grand stand William Lawton
has placed an exhibit of indurated fibre
ware in the cereal building Superinten
tendent McMullen has decorated the
annex with flags
A great many chickens and dogs be.
! longing to New Jersey fanoiers were
| shipped for home last evening.
At 30 o'clock Yesterday afternoon
threatening clouds coming from the
southwest threw damper over the fair
visitors, who became damper later A
heavy wind storm preceded a light
shower that turned to a steady rain
after a brief intermission The races
were kept up meanwhile The women's
and the main building were crowded with
storm stayed persons. Very few had
brought umbrellas The hacks from the
grounds did not lack passengers and
they ran loaded down through the
muddy roads.
At the conclusion Of the races the
crowd rushed for the train or the hacks
and filled them uncomfortably Beyond
slight ducking no mishaps occurred.
Railroad Incidents.
Many persons have wondered why the
p, w. q B. railroad did not make
special rates to the fair It's line is the
most convenient to the grounds, as it
would empty its trains directly in the
rear Of the grand stand The reason which
accounts for this apparent negligence
was heard yesterday from man who
ought TO know When the Fair Associa
tion began the search for special rates
tine B. q o. railroad Company offered
good inducements. The p, w. & B.
Railroad Company was then asked for
rates and il gave its usual excursion
figures. This did not satisfy the mana.
gers Of the fair, who wanted a bigger
slice Of profit than this rate would allow,
and they took the g. & o. rates to the P. /.
W. & B. people to try fora similar reduc-
ton The latter railway company had
given its rates and declined to consider
the matter further. and that is why the
: p, w. & B. X. r. did not run trains to
the fair
An illustration Of A. G. McCausland s
generosity has come to light and is here
published for the first time On Thurs
day great many Jersey people were at
the fair, having come on the steamer
HGber. Mr.. McCausland told two young
men on board, that the last car would
connect with the boat. The young men
were late on the return and the boat had
gone. The superintendent Of the w.
/ AZ Pail Tior 4n1A
that he would pay their expenses for the
night in Wilmington, and send them
home free Of charge in the morning. But
they wanted to go home that night Mr..
McCausland then telephoned for the
steamer to get ready, and sent them to
Wilmington where they got on board and
were taken home alone.
Dover state Fair.
D. P. Barnard, secretary of the Della
ware State Fair at Dover. did not finish
his work on Thursday and was again al
the fair yesterday. He says that all the
, exhibition space for the,pover State Fail
/ is taken. All the entries are larger than
1 usual The amusement department is
: very large A number of new stables
! have been erected. The management has
taken thought for the people anC
i building for the department of publ,
, comfort. In this space are $50 chair,
with tables for dining purposes In the
rear are numerous lounging and retiring
rooms for women.
, The managers Of the Wilmington Fai
( would do well TO adopt portion of thi
scheme next year.
Unentered Exhibits.
Hecker's buckwheat exhibit will 90 T.
Baltimore for the fair next week.
&c was countryman standing il
d front of the St. Bernard dogs rs that
o bulldog?" he asked. Yes" replied a MAJ
e near by, and as he was beginning to kee
4 up the lie by tale, another man brok
!, in and said mo, that amt q bull dog
/ for St. Bernard is the name of Its class
On Thursday the Waterman at tn
!. railroad gate took in $l5 for water a
one cent glass.
g John X. Bradford, A. L. Osborne
George w. Todd, Dr. j. Paul Luken
and sheriff Allen were visitors to the fai
yesterday.
Il William George Hill Presby Spruanct
- recorder of deeds; Joseph Burchmall, pre-
: thonotsry Of Smyrna Del DR.. william
~ II Cooper and wife of Kenton. Dell 6
/, A. MillingtoD of Dover, Del i N. Mills
and Bradford Murphy of Clayton, g. I
Supple of Georgetown. John Goldsbol
ough, William Lewis, J. Frank Denne
and daughter Of Smyrna, W. Marvi
he Truss of New Castle were among the GU
of-town visitors.
Of Levi G. Bird ESQ, was at the IA
yesterday attired in an English suit al
a soft hat
y Starting Judge Smith will act as judg
at an Ohio fair next week.
to One or two break downs among th
k. hacks resulted from carrying big load
4 but no one was hurt
g, Herbert +. Mayne and George J. PRE-
. tiss of this city received premiums {
some Of their pigeons.
!. Wilmingtonians Rewarded.
The following Wilmington exhibitor
received diplomas:
" j. f. Wood q Company, extonsible C,
% step: The William Lea and Sons Con
pany, corn meal specialties farins, hon
Y, Inv and F F. f. -four 9. w. Kennedy
+. Company, best display Of pianos; Isaac
lis Belts, power motor ana band saw
Thomas Ferry, patent carpet SWEEP
R. er; Bayhs & Calkins, tiles, maj
ma ties and CRATES; The Cleav,
III and Hearn Manufacting Company, stow
and ranges; same firm, special diplon
b, for cause door range; J. & j. N. Harmal
u best display of furniture; Il. W. MorroV
u pectoid and other products; Moystin
NC Brown, wall papers; Aubrey Nandeve