The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-10-03
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITS.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITS.
The display by pupils of our public schools
is very creditable to them and their teachers.
The work, generally, shows higher ad-
vancement and greater proficiency than any
exhibit heretofore made, and we congratu-
late our young friends upon their good show
ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An interesting exhibit was three very
handsome black English setter puppies, be-
longing to Mr.. John t. Harkins, of Forest
Hill. Another was pair of ferrets and som e
beagle puppies, by John L. Walker, of Mont,
gomery county, Md, and puppies and young
beagles, by VIM. Scarf The latter received
a first premium for puppies and a second
for his dogs.
A pair of Angora cats, in the lower room
of exhibition hall, attracted the attention Of
the juveniles.
In the same room VIM. D. Harryman ex-
hibited Sexton grand heater and specimens
of wall paper.
The Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station also had an interesting exhibit, con-
sisting Of many varieties of wheat and oats,
giving the yield per acre of each. 1t is in
charge of Mr.. E. H. Brinkley.
The W. c. T. u had tent near the exhi-
bition hall where lunch was served. 1t af-
forded, too, quiet resting place for wearied
sight-seers. 1t was in charge of Mrs E. D.
Finney, Mrs. Hollingsworth.
The music, by the Forest Hill band, led by
DR.. F. P. Smithson, was very good.
Near the Exhibition Hall Mr. L. Fl. Bald
win, General Agent of the Washington Life
Insurance Company, of New York, had a
tent where visitors were welcomed and life
insurance literature distributed Mr.. Bald
wins tent afforded comfortable resting
place
the agreement with the State Society, it
is understood to be that in consideration of
the State fair being held with the Hartford
fair at Bel Air, this year, the Hartford Society
would join with the State Society in holding
a fair at Pimlico next year.
The Superintendent of the various classes
were as follows: Horses, j. P. Mitchell ;
Cattle, P II. Mccormick Sheep and SWINE
James B. Luckey; Poultry, Nathan Grafton;
Factory Products, Carriages and Machinery,
G. c. Kinsey; Agricultural Productions,
Robert Mitchell; Domestic Productions, An
drew Boyle Household Manufactures, G.
c. Kinsey; Children's Department, Geo, W.
Jones Paintings, Drawings and Floral
| Decorations, A. NJ. Fulford.
WEDNESDAY.
The attendance on Wednesday was per-
haps equal to the average on the second day
of the fair. The programme included u mill
tary parade and sham battle, in which the
companies participating were as follows
Towson Guards, Lieut.. Harry Lyle in
command Waverly Guards, Lieut.. G. H.
Gabler; Co. K, (Howard Zouaves,) of Balti-
more, Lieut.. Edward Eckert Jackson
Guards, Lieut.. w. w. Preston, commanding
The battalion was under the command of
Capt Charles B. Mclean, of the Towson
Guards The men marched well and went
through the manual of arms with credit.
In the sham battle the battalion was in two
divisions, the Jackson Guards, under Lieut.
Harry Bateman, acting as reserve, while
Lieut. Preston served as adjutant.
A brass band contest followed by the
Norrisville band, J. R. Richey, leader !;
Franklinville, J. w Blakeney, leader Havre
de Grace, Clinton Jones, leader; Emmorton,
Lee Magness, leader. Prof. Geo. B. Charles
instructor of the two last named bands, led
them in the contest. The Judges, Prof
Wright, of Baltimore and Prof Muellein,
of the Second Artillery, Washington, award
ed the prize of $25 to the Havre de Grace
band.
Mr.. Harry 1. Buell., OF Bel Air, was stun
ned and badly bruised, by fall received
while riding Kate Devlin in the first beat of
the running race. The accident was caused
by the breaking of a stirrup.
Hon. J. M. Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture,
who, it was announced, would deliver an ora
ton, failed to make his appearance.
Among those present on Wednesday were
Mr.. Frank Brown, President of the State So
ciety; VIM. s. Walker, of Kent county; DR..
Jas. Watt and daughter, of Carroll Archer
H. Jarrett, Thomas H. McGaw, Samuel
B. Darbie, W. j. T. Riley and John S.
Bullock, of Baltimore.
THURSDAY.
Thursday is usually the big day of the fair,
but this time the day broke with a cloudy
sky, an easterly wind and drizzling rain,
which developed, about nine o'clock, into
steady down-pour. Early in the morning,
however, carriages began driving into Bel
Air, laden with hopeful people, willing to
take the chances of the weather.
Despite the rain there were, perhaps,
thousand people on the grounds in search of
pleasure amidst the mud. The races, of
course, could not take place and the direc-
tors determined to call it an off day and car
ry out Thursdays programme to-day, con-
tinuing the fair on Saturday, when the tour
nament will take place.
An interesting address was delivered by
Mr.. All. Chase, editor of the Wlnne6dgO
Summit, of Forest City, Iowa.
On the subject of the tariff Mr.. Chase said,
incidentally, that the tariff is not party
question, but one of purely business princ-
pies. We do not want class legislation in
this country. He quoted the Declaration OF
Independence, which guarantees the right to
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
You have good county here, said Mr.
Chase, and all you need is to develop it as we
have done in the West.
delegation of the Old Town Merchants and
Manufacturers Association arrived in Bel Air at
5 O'Clock, having come by way of the Hartford
turnpike. The party consisted of ]. George
Gehripg, Jr., Charles E. Ehmann, j. Il. g.
Thirlkel, Har ry d. Busick, Lewis w. Flauu-
lacher, Gus. Dannenberg, Thos. F. Hetfner,
G. l.. Brown. G. E. Harker, Isaac l.. Harzberg,
David Harzberg, Harry s. Joyce, Col. Louis
strausburger, DIR. Charles Beck, IA. Hickey
and A. B. Cochran.
They were accompanied by 81. Lee Clark, of
the San, and Ed. Mccormick, of the Herald
s. F. Krauss, the noted bugler, woke the
echoes as they came along. A. Nathan hand
led the ribbons of the six gallant grave which
brought the party to Bel Ar.
THE RACES.