Evening journal., 1889-09-06

cred and nominal fee. like 10 cents
admission, charged.
The night force of the city Of vii
mington was on duty at the fair grounds
all day. few scraps occurred but the
ringleaders were quickly subdued. The
police cannot be everywhere, and credit
is due Mayor Harrington, Judge Ball
and Chief Swiggett for the prompt and
careful work. Mayor Harrington gave
his personal attention 70 this department.
No accident happened either on the
ground or on the road to the park. Judge
Smith told Mayor Harrington in congrat
ulation that he never saw better man
aged crowd anywhere.
Miss Martha Hayden had gold watch
and chain stolen at the French street
station.
Richard Duncan had his gold watch
and chain lifted at w. & N. Station. The
watch was family keepsake.
Two Antwerp pigeons had fight in
their cage and one of them was killed.
1t took from ten to fifteen minutes for
the crowds from the trains to get to the
entrance from the w. & N. r. r. station
platform. There should be more ticket
takers at this gate
A party Of ten enjoyed sumptuous
dinner in the pretty dining room eXhib-
tied by William Lawton, yesterday. 1t
was given by William Lawton, who fur
nished the dishes Moystein and Brown
who papered the room, the
The William Lea and Sons Company,
who furnished the coffee, hominy, bis
cults, etc, and the Cleaver and Hearn
Manufacturing Company, who furnished
the meats and vegetables and cooked
them on their cause door range. Mrs 5.
| 7. Rorer presided The other guests we're
Preston Lea, George w. Sparks, rep
resentative of the EVENING JOURNAL and
others both ladies and gentlemen.
One of the contest incidents of the
fair, occurred at dusk last evening, when
nearly every one had left the grounds.
A young man and maiden, presumably
from the country, came from the grand
stand, and at the corner stopped while
the gentleman assisted the lady to put
on her blazer They were in blissful
| ignorance Of any spectators, She put her
arms in the sleeves Of the garment and
then turning quickly TO her escort, held
up her pretty lips to be kissed. He be-
slowed upon them one of lingering
rapturous tenderness and they went arm
in arm to their buggy.
Yesterday afternoon Starting Judge
Smith announced from the judges stanC
that William Shoemaker and wife oi
Pennsgrove were wanted home immedi
atelp. 1t was learned that a member o
their family was dying.
William p. Rutter of No. 223 Monro,
street exhibits in the main building
completely furnished miniature house
1t was constructed by Mr.. Rutter during
an Illness which confined him to hi
J home.
An Interesting Exhibit.
In the southwest corner of the mail
exhibition building is one of the mos
interesting and curious displays Of e me
chanical nature at the fair. It is Thoma
Ferrys carpet cleaner which has at
tTacted an unusual amount Of attention
! from visitors. 1t illustrates while 4
operation the most successful system @
: carpet cleaning in existence. AS piec
OF machinery, Ferry's carpet cleaner is
marvel of simplicity and effectiveness
e It's principle is Numerically the revers
s of the old method of beating, as the dil
e is quickly and effectually removed leaV
$ ing the fabrics original brightness will
d out the slightest injury to the materia
J. The invention of Mr. Ferry which RI
II sembles in size the side wheel Of a soun
:, steamer, consists of large cage or drui
provided with axle bearings, upon whic
e it is rotated. The open periphery formt
9 by series of inwsrdly extending pane
g submits the carpet to a continuousl
e easy and regular action which operate
r on every piece, whether large or small
It They are in use by the leading carp,
g cleaning firms in fifty Of the princip
ie cities of the country, and also in LondC
D. and Montreal. Mr.. Ferry has devot,
3 twenty years to the business and Il
IT result is his name to-day
SYNONYMOUS with the best r
l. suits in this important branch
a domestic economy. his establishment
d, Eleventh and jackson streets, this cit
ID practically illustrates what the hous
a keepers Of Wilmington think of &
Id Perry machine. Perry's patent st
In duster for rags and paper stock is
IN equally interesting and effective apr
a ratus, nearly similar to the carp
cleaner. 1t is widely in use among pap
manufacturers.
ge Personal Jottings.
at Senator George Gray was on I
g grounds for a while in the afternoon
as Joseph Pyle was an interested spectat
e. Of the racing contests
ht The following Baltimore delegati
at was present: Hon. Hart B. Holton, owl
ed of the Meadow View Stock Farm Sa
he uel Rice, Richard Jobe, Charles Mort
Vn Moses Adler, owner of the sorrel geldi
rh Kirby, one Of the finest road horses
sc the State of Maryland.
y John L. Lorens, a Reading councilm
re came to the fair with the Reading excl
lir sionists
ey : Samuel B. Foard, owner Of the pal
zee Sagwa, B. Dunbar, Edward Taylor a
Harry Henry of Elkton, Md, were on
grounds.
of Elmer Green and wife, with their t
"a. sons, Frank and William, of West Ch
ad ter, Pa, were visitors to the fair
I'd Rev. George NJ. Hickman and Rev.
ed fayette Marks, d. D.. and their wiz
ci- were among the spectators in the grs
at stand.
to Secretary Lippincott Of the New Jers
IS State Fair was a visitor.
he A. w. Cooper Of the Philadelpl
MS Times was a spectator.
ed Edward Hawley OF the Reading Ea
de- came with the excursionists.
We The chief of the Reading police deps
he ment was on the grounds. BE is 6 +
he inches tall and is well built all over
3 d. p. Barnard, secretary of the De
an. ware State Fair, was an interested sp
led tator of the events and crowd.
9 The Misses Bayard dauQhters Of