The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-10-11
THE COUNTY FAIR.
4 Slim Attrndance-Exhib Not a,
Good as I'm Former Years.

4 lin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Not As
as Years.
The twenty second annual exhibit
ton o the Hartford County Agricul
tural and Mechanical Society was
opened Tuesday on the grounds OF
the Association Bel Air, and
proved to be of the best exposi-
tons of the resources of the county in
the history of the society. The
weather exceedingly inclement
cold northery wind blowing steadily,
which accompanied by rain, interior
SeGrar~rsaar ed materially with the attendance and
ssAs<N caused much discomfort to those who
$500 courageous enough to brave it.
Ex The display n the Horticultural
sE and Agricultural Departments exceed
M&E#4 ed the efforts of past years and added
.resh laurels to those already worn by
as ss<al4xAs3le interchangeable officers of the asso
ss%s "a sA&gSa e5at ion Among the many exhibitors
EAEF 1S$ 3sRnSt the lower floor of the Exhibition
"a 81ss St51SE the Falston and Forest
34ffn Farmers Clubs, extended
80 as$a4s EA1&ee of which may be found else
- $ass Tflkfe. In the space allotted to fruits |
tAe prominent entries : '"l
5ssz.sz sa--<---~-ry who exhft /
A ~ised thirty eight different varieties OF
sA 3f# HrIges Alexander Y. Walters, whose
- 1A38ts comprised twenty nine varieties
A. b. Hollingsworth who had on
- Is E1SaHd eighteen varieties Others lie
&x serving mention John r. Rut- |
ledge, Mrs. William l.. McCaw, Will
liam H. Harlan, Miss Mary Lou Amoss |
r. Percy Hanway, Mrs. W. s. Bayless |
Charles L. VAIL Robert Phelps, Jervis
Dean, w. q. Hoskns, B. f. Warner |
Richard n Harkins, james E. Ely
Robert J. Gilbert Mrs. E. H. d. Pue
Edward Ely, J. w. Gabreath and
zacheus Debow. Other fruits were
there in abundance pears peaches |
&C., in sufficient qualities and quaint
ties to tempt both and palate. In
addition many named above, the
prominent exhibitors in this depart
Mrs William T. Sawyer |
Mrs Charles E. Barton and Mrs
James Dean.
PAINTINGS DRAWINGS &c.
The evidence of talent displayed by
the ladies goes far to show that in |
fancy and those little adorn |
ments which make the home atrac
tive the representatives of the gentler
in Hartford need not fear compar-
with any in the State. Misses
Georgia Jacobs, Rebecca Slaymaker,
sss1545Rahet Walker, Rosa Jacobs Daisy
k<SSKnnse MARY Davis, Florence Snyder |
e2SzAvABan Fannie Turner, Lydia Boar
FHfnaMst1ld Jennie Mitchell and Mes
DANES SAllen Hoffman, William S.
~ Hprspeh, S. e Smith, Ella Kyle and
i 81 gAafks 81 barton among the
a ~ 81 many wlt1seasft and exquisite handi-
ii II Fl WORK sViIE ci41ienge competition, and
- epaftes them to rank among the fore
49, 8bS1 faosk So thsE46unty in the arts to
Which they have devoted their spare
IN the space allotted to dried and
preserved fruits, jams and jelies there
is exhibited a variety conserved |
= preparations enough n ap-
petite which would be difficult to salts
xxp2ost avery conceivable idea in
1900 &hatf has been realized and the
~ 5e& Sisiisptayi Is worthy of the highest
~ toEnEne atom. Among the note
81 "a exhftats those of Mrs |
sod ee* EaShksrsAe~ Stonebraker, Mrs. James
&S<vS@zs@~ Dean Mrs. Amos V. Bailey, Mrs. w. |
o. b. Wright, Mrs. William f. Reasin, |
Mrs. Charles Denbow, Mrs. c. O. |
Blackburn Mrs. Charles Gorsuch |
Mrs w G. Hoskns, Mrs George NJ
Halle Mrs. H. c. johnson, Mrs. Allen
Hoffman, Mrs. Arch. Wilson, and
sAisses Grace Coae, Bessie Dean, Mar
II sreES Walker, Julia Gilbert, Alice
- ~ H51fatssn, Mary E. Gilbert Carrie Bull
- 9 ~ ~ anfae Smithson, Minnie Carnes
III g. "a VIZ tEgkAnRth Norris, Ella Wilson and
y r. - - gTiittzzfe Paca
AS usual, the display of organs and
pianos is good Mr.. William e.
~ Jeffrey has several fine specimens of
the Miller organ and an attractive and
handsome Heinekamp piano, and
Prof. z. Lynch represents the we'll
known Estey organ. Played by skill
full hands, the crowds which gathered
around the performers proved the
truth of the adage, Music hath
charms"
The sewing machine department
vas filled only with the favorites
themselves with the specimens OF
rare and artistic work which sklfu
1lanipuIators rapidly turned out for
distribution
The stables, while not q we'll filed
in past years, present a fine n.''ef"
ance. There several fine Am -,
exhibition, notably r. n. Ho ;.:.i's