Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-01
THE GUILFoRD FAIR.
Thirty-first Annual Exhibi.fon-Per- feet Weather and Large Attendance
 Various Attractions-Some of the

Thirty.first Annual ExhibilfOn-Per- feet Weather and Large Attendance Various sAttractions-Some of the Premiums Awarded.
 The Guilferd Agricultural society held their thirtyfrst annual cattle show and fair at Guilford park and Music hall yes terday. The beautiful weather was all that could be desired by the exhibitors and by the visitors that were present to the number of several thousand The en- joyable weather partly accounts for the very large attendance. There were many flags floating in the healthful breeze at Guilford yesterday. MT. George 0. Kimberly's substantial and attractive residence was ornamented with | flags, bunting and other decorations. Two | spinning wheels were among the many at | fractions on his large lawn. One of the | wheels was for wool for yarn and the other | for reeling flax.
 Another attractive building on the.same street is the free public library, which was erected by MT. Dickie and with the land was presented to the Library association. The gift cost MT. Dickie about 5000.
 The hall show was ready for the patrons at an early hour, but not too early for vis- itors that were on hand to see the many articles that were exhibited in the various departments. Fruit is plenty in Guilford and of good quality, as was evident from the very many perfect samples of all kinds that were in the hall. Grapes were abund- ant; among the sixteen varieties exhibited by R. Bartlett were the finest large Pockling tens, Clinton, Jefferson, Rogers, Niagra, l Ulster prolific, muscadine, Diana, Vergen- nes, Poughkeepsie and others. Other fine grapes were exhibited by | Charles Dudley, Wardens; W. H. Lee, 1 Brightons; A. Le Barron, Martha. Among l late Crawford, Old Nixon, late White, and natives. A tempting display was made of apples and pears. Very large specimens of kohl rabi were shown by D. s. Leete. An incubator with hundreds of young chicks just out of the egg shells was ex- smined by many visitors.
 | All of the exhibition not in the hall could be seen on the large park. The poultry was in coops alongside of the park fence near the hall. Some fine fowls were on exhibition.
 The sheep and swine in pens on the opposite side of the enclosure. Henry Buel exhibited sheep of the following breeds Hampshire-Duns, Leicester, Sot5Wo1u, ohLOt'o SOuohSAO"A, HUI AAS and grades.
 Several fine colts were in other pens A fine young mare with foal was shown by George L. Griswold, the secretary Other fine colts were shown by A. E. Bald win and E. w. Leete.
 Several long strings of marking oxer and other cattle were on exhibition. Professor H. E. Fowler, leader, witt the Arion band, occupied the band stand l on1 fr1rpioba1 1a1iohff111 for fhI
 many visitors.
 A large number of peddlers were located on the park where they were patronized b. by the spectators.
 Some of the premiums awarded were a
 follows:
 In class A premiums on COWS wer
 awarded as follows: Jerseys-W. E. Welt
 first, R. Woodruff second. Grade Jersey HI. Fowler first, J.M.Lee second. Devon R. Woodruff first, R. L. Baker second Swiss graGe-R. Woodruff first. Nativ l-J. Evarts first, R. Woodruff second
 Best herd of cows-R. Woodruff first . Working owen, six years old were awarded
 premiums as follows: Mrs. George s. Foot first, A. s. Fowler second. Pairs of oxel
 five years old received the following pre-
 miums: John Benton first, Henry Hotch
 kiss second.
 Premium on poultry were awarded a
 first, on fowls and first on chicks. W. F
 Hill on chicks. Benton Bros. second O
 fowls. Benton Bros. received first pre-
 mium on the following varieties: Partridg cochins, white plymouth rocks, igh ) brahmas, buff cochins, white cochins N. G. Hall won first premium. on ply
 mouth rock fowls, white 1eghorn chick
 and brown leghorns.
 J. c. Potter took first premium on golde seabright bantams.
 L. G. Hall was awarded first premium 5 for white guinea hen and chicks. w. H. Lee exhibited wild goose fo , | which he received first premium. He als
 received first premium for bronze turkeys
 A. G. Sommers exhibited Indian games
 R. Loper showed carrier pigeons, Ere
 Page exhibited a coop of red cap chick : and A.G. Sommers showed coop of fowl r on which the card indicated that they wer Patagonians. They are not yet admitted
 to the standard.
 Two coops of silver-spangled hamburg , were exhibited under the title of creoles. Special premiums for draugh toxen wer ] awarded to R. L. Parker and Frank Bishop 5 The long strings of working oxen wer , awarded premiums in the following order |, Southwest district, West Side district, Nut plains district.
 A premium for best trimmed cart wen to the stone house farm. , cHILDREN's DEPARTMENT. , The following received premiums fo meritorious displays in this department: Arthur Dudley, John Dudley, , George E. Carter, Bertha Le Barron, Pearl Laddon, Lottie Somers,