The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

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cattle consisted almost wholly of Jer-
sey stock; there was but single ex-
hibit of Durham, one of the Aver
shire, while the Devon and Swiss were
entirely absent.
HORSES.
The exhibit of horses was Coach.
Percheron, Clydesdae and Draft.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
Like that of cattle the exhibits of
sheep and swine were neglected but
those on exhibition were fine and
Showed great care by their owners.
MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS.
All the space that could be secured in
the Main exhibition building was used
by our leading Merchants and Manu-
facturers. The Snyder 6, Magee Co.
exhibited parlor and bedroom suits.
silks and dress goods, hosiery, furnish
Ing goods, ribbons, canned goods etc.
a miniature store of what they keep
in their large building on Market
street Mr. Berninger of Catawissa
also had display of furniture.
| Messrs. Baker & Wanich exhibited
their late invention of the u bed
Spring, and were present to show up
its advantages over all other springs.
Mr.. W. S, Campbell of Espy also
exhibited bed spring.
The pianos and organs had good
representations. J.. Saltzer had his
usual fine display, and showed up the
good qualities of the instruments by
having nimble fingers manipulate the
keys. There were also exhibits by A.
S. Truckenmiller of Catawissa and
Conner Thomas of Danvile.
Isaiah Hagenbuch represented the
Newell Clothing Company, manufac.
turers of workingmen's clothing.
Gliding & Salisbury had a large
space filled with Mems, Youths and
Boys clothing Upon each suit was
placed a neat floral bouquet.
The Carpet Works had exhibits Of
their carpets, while over the top,
spools OF yarn in various colors were
used to combine the words Blooms
burg Carpet Works.
F. J. Scharfer of Atlanta, Illinois,
was selling pairing, carving, and slicing
knives, as we'll as Russian cement and
microscopes,
A representative OF the New York
Optical Company was selling Brazilian
pebble glasses, and next to him was a
man writing name cards.
The Bloomsburg Potting Company
exhibited crooks ofall sizes and num-
Der Of quite small ones used for coin
boxes.
The stove department had good
representations in Eshelman & Wolf,
with single and double heaters and
cook stoves. Exhibits were made al
SO by w. f. Hartman and l.. f.
Whary.
The Bloomsburg Brass & Copper
Company had tubes Of their own man
ufacture, from about an eighth of an
inch in diameter to three inches in
diameter.
| l. K. Miller represented the Fair
banks Scale Company, with half
dozen of their platform scales.
The Sewing Machines had their
share of attention. B. f. Spots man
aged the department for !. Saltzer
with their celebrated White Sewing
machines; fancy floral work was made
upon placques and passed out to the
crowd gathered abont them. The
Singer Sewing Machine was looked
after by ]. B. Mckinney, and James
M. Kline of Benton showed up the
good qualities of the Standard Sewing
Machines.
| ]. w. Mears seemed to have the BIZ
cycle business all to himself. He had
several wheels on exhibition.
The machine that attracted especial
attention among the farmers was the
cream and milk separator. The milk
and cream were both poured into one
tank and by rapid revolution of the
wheels the cream would flow from one
spout and the milk from the other. 1t
did not seem to aid in gathering any
more cream, but only to make the
gathering more convenient.
Greasy & Wells had an exhibit of
lumber which showed sixteen different
grades of lumber they keep ready for
their numerous customers.
An agent selling Cash Registers in
terested number of people, but the
majority wanted to know how to get
the cash rather than keeping it, and
hence he made few sales.
An engraver on glass, who engraved
names while waiting was kept busy in
his line of work.
The Normal School had large ex-
hibit of work done in their Manual
Training department, which embraced
all kinds of wood work and clay mod
elling.