The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-08
THE ELkTON FAIR.
A Good Line of Exhibits in Each
Department
A VERY SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION
Excellent Races, and a Large
Attendance on Thursday. A
Full list of the Pre-
NUNS Awarded.

The fair of '94 came, it drew four big
crowds, and it's over.
The fairs excheQuer is topping ovel
with silver and gold, the stakeholder;
are smiling happy grius, President
Woolley is sure of re election, aud Secre-
tary Tucker finds that a months hard
work--day and nights sure of re-
ward the next morning.
Those who stayed away from the fail
are mad exceedingly, and those who
attended are sure of attending in '95.
and the management is thinking ser
lously of adding 90 acre field to the lot
in order that no little children NAV be
crushed in the rush.
The beauty Of the Elkton Fair Grounds
WAS never more noticeable than en-
| Tuesday, the opening day. Every
condition existed for successful Ex.
hibltion, except that o: weather, the
murky atmosphere that bad prevailed a
number of days indicating uncertain
Weather. The Storm was delayed now
ever until Thursday night when the
rain began to descend, and Friday morn
| ing dawned dark and lowering, the rain
increasing until late in the morning and
blighting the prospects OF the managers
for second big day. The exhibition
was in all respects superior to that of
last year. While there was no increase
| in the plumber of exhibits, there was Il
| gratifyiu improvement in their quality,
this fact being particularly apparent in
in the Art needle work and household
Departments, The live stock display
vas creditable aud the exhibits Of
Poultry, aud farm produce good. The
Race Track was pronounced by experts
the best in Mary land, and the races, ia
the class of horses and the time made Oh
the track was the best ever seen in
| Elkton.
As in previous years, the grounds be
| tween the entrance gates and the grand
stand were occupied by displays OF
| Agricultural Machinery, on the right
the carriage disIlay of the Msssrs Pogue
at Rising Sun, and the Fertilizer exhibits
of the Scott Fertilizer Company, and
Messrs Woodbridge and Company of
Baltimore being conspicuous,
The "a in of Friday played slight
caper with the attendance but the
promise of q clearing and an afternooa
sun treasured 5000 people at least, and
the crowd on the grand stand swelled to
good sized crowd. TIE weeks attend
ance reached 10000, the daily numbers
being Tuesday 1000, Wednesday 5000,
Thursday 5000, Friday 5000, Figures at
the railroad station show that $500 fair
visitors were brought to Elkton by rail.
The daily number of grand stand tickets
was: Tuesday, 225; Wednesday, 400;
Thursday, 1884; Friday, $50. Total
PRS.
sTINGUIsHED VISITORS.
At no other fair, has q greater lumber
of distinguished Maryland visitors been
unfortunate that the Gubernatorial party
selected Wednesday for visiting the fair,
as the threatening clouds OF the early
hours of that day materially affected the
attendance. AS he had informed Mr..
Woolley the President of the Society on
Tuesday by telegram, Governor Frank
Brown arrived on the limited at 8 so a
m. accompanied by Mayor Ferdinand G.
Latrobe, Congressman Isador Rayner and
J . Fred c. Talbot, State Comptroller
Marion DeKalb Smith.
Other prominent visitors were Captain
William T. Master President of the
Columbian Iron Works at Baltimore,
recent Republican candidate for the may
oraiity of that city, and whose name is
now prominently associated with the
next Republican nomination for Cover
nor of the State; Richard II. Hynson,
Esq, of Chestertown; J. 8. Usilton Of
the Kent NetcS; Thomas B. Hill, Esq, of
Baltimore; George E. Stengle of the Port
Deposit Press; E. E. Ewing of tho Mid
land Journal; Samuel Z. Rowland, Esq,
and F. S. Everist School Commissioner
for Cecil county of Port Deposit; a, Il.
Magraw, Esq., VIM. Knight of the Gus
tom House, Baltimore; Gel. Enoch Noyes
OF Port Deposit.
During the fair among a large number
the following visited the grounds; Hon.
WIN. B. Baker Republican Candidate for
Congress George NJ. Russum Esq of
Denton. President Sylvester, Prof James
S. Robinson, aud Prof Toiivar of tie Md.
Agricultural College; Thomas j. Shai!cross
| President, ard Messrs Il c. Morgan, George
W. RGdernhiser, j. y. Groves. and Horace
wilson members of the Board of County
Commissioners of Kent County
| MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
| The comprehensive agricultural exhi-
bit of the Maryland Agricultural College
at the northeast corner ia Mitchell was
both instructive and popular with the
agriculturalisIs. 1t was in charge of IL.
| I. Sherman, assistant chemist at the
institution. The most practical part OF
the exhibit was the display Of she aualy-
ses OF fertilizers, with specimens aad the
authorizations used in the fertilizers.
set of l6 samples showing the priE-
| cipal types of soils in Maryland and
CLASSIFIED according to the crops for which
they are best suited made attractive
display. These types are compounds of
the samples taken from different sections
of the State, contaiuining this particular
type of soil. With respect to Ceci
county, the soil is generally found beat
adapted to the growing of wheat anc
corn, and the heavier lands are vel
adapted to grass. The lighter lands are
adopted to the growing of vegetables
and particularly tomatoes. This soil il
technically known as the gueiss forma
ton, one of the oldest of the geological
formations. It is known as brownisi
clay with greyish cast, the sub sol
generally lighter.
The enlarged models of plants ant
animals were attractive of much atCen
ton and proved most interesting, ant
credtable samples of work done by til
students in copper plating, silver platiui
and electfotyplng. In the practical farm
ing line the display consisted of display
of grapes-23 varieties, tomatoes, egg
plants and other vegetables aud fruits.
CATTLE.
Good, better and larger than for sew
eral years. Superintendent MoDowe
said so, and all the people were Statistic
that his opinion was correct.
The most attractive exhibit in thi