Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-29
ABILENES FAIR DAY.
FAIR AND RACES HAVE BIO
ATTENDANCE.
NUMEROUS ATTRACTIONS
Some Of the Best Horses in the State
Are Present on the Grounds -
Horsemen from All Over Kansas
Here "A Few Of the Exhibits Men
toned,


From Thursdays Daily.l
The closed stores, banks, schools and
public Offices this afternoon proved how
generally the people Of Abilene had
turned out to visit the fair meeting.
Almost no business was transacted and
hundreds of farmers teams stood In
front Of the livery stables while those
who came In with them gazed on the
whiring sulky wheels or inspected the
huge Pumpkins and large squashes.
IL was somewhat windy and conse-
quently dusty, but the grounds did not
show any depletion OF sghtseers on
that account The largest attendance
of the season was present and teams 10y
the hundred were hitched to the fences
while loaded hacks deposited their
freight every minute during the after.
noon. Every part Of the county was
represented, old and young, married
and unmarried, parents and children,
all were there, filling the grand stand,
Overlooking into the quarter stretch
and gazing with satisfaction on the
antics OF tho amusement booth mana.
gers.
The races were not started until late
on account Of the dust and no complete
score has been made ps we go to press
The Judges were: G. l.. Bowman,
clyde; J, q. A. sheldon, Manhattan;
&. Dudley, Topeka; timers, Bert Shank,
f. Is. Kicks, +. H. Shelley, +. l.. Ball.
The horticultural hall has a lart e
number OF excellent displays, showing
both the variety and quality Of Dickin.
son county's products. In all kinds OF
fancy work and mercantile displays,
there IL an abundance Of exquisite
material ON exhibition.
SPECIAL DISPLAYS.
John Taylor, the wealthy farmer OF
Pearl, has some handsome specimens OF
Golden Cross wheat in sheaf and meas
ure as well as some big ears of corn
that prove what farming is doing In
Kansas this year.
Il. NJ. McBride From one garden
patch. Mr.. Mcbride has a collection of
at least n dozen varieties of products
All show careful raising and prove the
grower u thorough gardener.
j.. sB. Warheld The corn shown
by Mr.. WaIlield was raised on his farm
east of the city. 1t will yield over At
bushels to the acre. The display in
cludes other grains, all good.
h. Miller The garden products
and n)wer displays Of Raymond Mile
occupy nearly one.third Of the ives
side OF the building and evidence de
cided skill In the horticultural ant
The garden products are varied, includ
ing dozen or more kinds OF vegetables
while the flowers are beautiful in thei
rich foliage and with handsome bios
SONS. Many of the plants are In full
bloom. Mr.. Miller also has n fine cas-
OF insects.
Mrs, Il. ID. Humphrey-lf Mrs
Humphreys plants had been entered
for premiums, she wolld have capture'
number. They were direct from he
home windows and attract much atten
tOn.
Mrs. Goldhorn and Mrs. j. H. Spea
have some handsome samples OF frui
and preserves that prove their skill 4
putting up such goods.
II. Coffenberger - Wheat and cor
are the staples Of Mr.. Colfenberger
display. They are such as Kansa
may well bO proud OF.
SINGER MACHINES.
The southeast corner Of the buildiD
is occupied by an elaborate display q
the work OF the Singer Sewing Machin
under the management Of W. /. Allen
of Salina. The exhibit Is one of III
handsomest ever seen in Abilene. Al
the embroidery, etc. shown was don
on the Singer machine, and the ladie
are delighted with the work. A pal
Of boiling cloth curtains with Roma
embroidery are worth Sl22. Tw
portieres Of satin backed with raw sill
and embroidered partly with arasenG
are worth 500 and s25 each. The child
rem are delighted with a handsom
doll, dressed in delicate embroidery
Banners, throws, head dresses, cusl
ions, portraits. pictures, etc. are show
in abundance, eyidencing the mos
perfect mechanism and faultless Ski
on the part Of the machines doing III
work. Several machines with operi
tors are at work showing how the fame
work Ia done. The ladies' find III
corner the most attractive in III
building. The Singer Co. sell 500, OC
machines year, three fourths of a
machines sold, aud all do as line woI
aud as exquisite as that dlsplaye,
Mr.. Allen politely explains all points
visitors.
To restore gray hair to its natur
color as in youth, cause 1t to gro
alb undant and strong there in 1