Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-06
CLOSING The FAIR.
Exhibitors Packing Up and This After
noon i nds the Weeks Fxhfbffson

@NhADitors facktng Up and This After
noon Ends the Weeks Exhibition.
The fair will close to-day after the
most successful week Of the association
three years existence.
The exhibitors, this morning are pre-
pairing to break up and leave, and are
packing the exhibits. The stock owners
have already shipped some Of their stock.
Many Of them will go directly TO Mt.
Holly, N. j., to attend the fair there
next week. The poultry departments is
being diminished by the sending away of
the chickens for next weeks exhibition
at Mt. Holly. II. W. Vahle, the bird fan
eier, will take his birds there. He won 40
hrst and thirty-eight second premiums
on pigeons, sixty-nine first on cage birds
and twelve on pets. In response to the
question whether premiums paid the ex
hibits expenses. he said. Yes, they
cover the expenses, aud we make on the
advertisement and the sales while on ex
hibition."
Professor Parker and his wonderful
dogs will leave for New York this after
noon, They will join Samuel Doviers
Speciality company, which opens az the
olympic Theatre, New York, next Mon
day.
William Lea and Sons Company will
take their unique exhibit to the Trenton
Fair, September % The blackboard on
the old mill to-day quotes wheat at o5
and corn at so.
The machinery department is thinning
ont.
The big tank near the women's build.
ing has been supplied with water this
Week pumped from well by an Ericsson
hot air engine. The great Ericsson in
vented this engine and 1t is remarkable
Tor IFS compaetness and capacity for
good service. II can pump 500 gallons
Of water an hour.
good story of sharpers fooled was
told this morning. Thursday evening
the Pennsgrove people were waiting for
the boat at the w. TN. pler. Some
sharpers from PHILADELPHIA were IN the
crowd and began the 'thimble.rigeipg"
game on the unsuspeeting and
innocent-looking Jerseymen. They
took shells and putting money under
one OF them would make bets a. TO the
one the money was under. They soon
won several dollars from the Jerseymen.
and then the latter saw the scheme. THE
Philadelphia men were bounced anon
and soundly thrashed, and no sympath v |
was shown for them. They were glad to |
escape from the Jerseymen ana had not
whole piece Of garment on them.
uperintendents of many of the
divisions were interviewed this morning
and each said that the department he !
controlled was more successful than ever
before.
President George G. Lobdeu Of the
association said: Gan can say Is inst
what you have seen; the fair has been a
success. We had more cattle. sheen
hogs and horses on exhibi |
ton than ever before seen
in the Middle States. We have demon |
strated that an agricultural fair can be
made a success without rum or gamb- |
ling, and without any amusement that
would offend the most chaste."
The crowds will be here TO-DAY. not
withstanding the poor weather. The
clouds have been threatning all morning.
but no rain has fallen and the sun often |
appears. The atmosphere in every moist
and General Humidity is present.
The following is close estimate OF the |
attendance for the week Monday.
900; Tuesday, 5000; Wednesday. |
20. GOO; Thursday, 35 600; Friday. 1000 |
Saturday, 5000 Total, $4,000.