Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
WILMINGTON FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Many Special Premiums Offered--Last
Years Money Being Paid--This Years
Fruit Display.

Many Special Premiums offcred--Last
Years Money Being Paid--This Years
Fruit Display.
The fourth annual fall meeting of the
Wilmington Fair and Industrial Asso-
citation which opens on September 9Th,
at the Hazel Dell grounds and continues
during August 9th, 10th, 18th and 18th
will, according to the statement OF the
managers, exceed in success that of any
fair ever held on those grounds.
Strenuous efforts are being made by
those having the fair in charge to keep
the fair in operation at Hazel Dell and,
this being year when the yield of
fruit and vegetables and cereals is pro-
life, will contribute much toward the
fair attaining that high standard it has
never reached before.
While many of the fairs and industrial
associations in the neighboring states
have sunk into oblivion from mere lack
of sufficient patronage, or the fairs not
being suitably located or adapted to the
wants of those who would otherwise
have patronized them, the Wilmington
fair has been exceedingly fortunate, in
that il is as solid as ever and will be
held again this fall, Notwithstanding all
rumors to the contrary.
Checks for the fair of 1890 are now
being mailed to those who should have
had them long ago, but which, owing
| to the delay in fixing up the accounts
of the fair, had not been previously
settled up. Preparations for the coming
exhibition are being actively pushed.
The bran-new catalogues are being sent
out rapidly.
The privileges of the county fair will
| be disposed of at auction at the Hazel
Dell grounds on August goth at 3 O'Clock
p. M.
In addition to the long list of pre-
miums offered by the association num-
Der of special premiums are offered by
friends Of the ASSOCIATION. These will
be awarded by the judges of the associa-
| tion except where otherwise mentioned.
Articles competing for these specials in
addition to association prizes must be
SO entered and marked.
The William Lea & Sons Company
manufacturer of -four and corn meal,
offers one barrel of best -four for the
best loaf of bread made from this brand
of -four. Mrs. Rorer to be judge.
Fell & Peoples, hardwardware dealers
of this city, offers a fine carpet sweeper
for the best tidy in plush.
The Standard Sewing Machine Com
pany of No. 500 King street, offers $40
on the purchase of their No. sewing
machine for the best five specimens OF
Maiden Blush apples. Among the list
of other special premium givers are
Pratt Food Company, Philadelphia, 10
premiums; Harry Bucher, photographer
j. Paul Brown, photographer; Charles
II. Dubell, halter, No. . East Third
street, T. J. White, confectioner, No
FOG Market street, and many others.
The amounts offered for fruit displays
are very large. For instance the sun
offered for best collection of not less
than 20 varieties of apples is $50; sec
ond premium, $40; best collection no
less than 10 varieties, SIS; second
premium, $S; best collection, six fal
varieties, $l2; best collection, not lesi
than five varieties Of peaches, $50; second
premium, $40; best 10 varieties of for
eign grapes, ,$6; second premium "a; bes
wheat display, not less than five varie
ties, $50. The premiums offered in the
vegetable department are also very
ample. The entries in the speed depart
ment will close on Tuesday, Angus
25th. Several entries are already in tn,
hands of the manager. In the races thiI
year II. Wood Martin will ofiiciate al
starter
The amusements for Saturday, thu
last day of the fair, will include running
races, milk wagon race, bicycle races
fox chases and the like.
During the afternoon of each day
there Will be entertainments on stag,
and track, the stage to be erected bacl
of the judges stand or thereabouts. Tn,
managers threaten to make this coming
meeting of the fair the greatest yet helC
in this part of the country.