The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-10-14


Bel Air. The day WAS Il beautiful one,
,veru showers having lrllcn during
the previous might. which laid the
last and made Travelling GeIiGhIinL
The .uarr., fy-,n rsr "a lag attend
auCe Anh q .,!"na>-iGi @usniu". The
crowd was h",v. .,.. lieu "a" ans.
the ;.liarucr -; e44r sns~~, and tie |
small nuub,r ri tahirs present, in
dictated that come outside pressure
had been use! 10 destroy lie main at |
tractious of SUCH exhibitions.
The Ulcers Of the Association are:
President. J. r. ston Stitler; vice
president, J. R)Ss sc rhnrouGh; Ger |
responding secretary, Harold Scar
boro; general secretary and treasurer,
james w. McNabh. Board of Direc-
tors, H. L. $ raabauGh, Il ebert a.
Mitchell, James +. KeuIy, James w.
McNabh, James &. fourg, Henry Is.
Bruus, Luther q Gross, j. X Stiller,
WIZ. \. Wheeier.J L rs, Scarborough,
Clement X. neweii and Dr.. .. 3. Car
caud.
The chief marshal is sheriff William
J. Forsythe, with } Crawford Ihomp-
son as his assistant, this making tive
twenty fifth conse cutive season for
Mr.. Thompson The reception com
mttee is composed OF Messrs. Murray
Vapdiver, Edward II. Hall, John
Mocres, Il. Frank Hanway, Dr. John
Sappiugton, Thomas II. Robinson,
William 5. Forwood Frank L. G"rTeil,
f3euiamin BisseII, Garrett Amos and
John S. Young. Their efforts to en-
terrain aud welcome visitors showed
that they are the right men i'll the
right place.
MACHINERY.
The grounds are mapped off in the
usual style. The department OF ma
chinery is perhaps the best for years.
| The Griffith, Turner Co, of Ba!ti-
play and their array OF agricultural!
| implements is sufficient TO gladden.
| the heart of any progressive farmer.
Plows, harrows, corn planters and
workers, feed cutters, farm wagons
| re. are exhibited in the most tempt
| ing manner. while the attendants are
ready 20 explain each of the Insny iln-
| proyements which have taken place
since the ground was scratched with
a stick and the planted ground cover
ed with brush. David Hanway hs :
strongly made and practically useful
| They also exhibit the well known
| Superior grain drill. Mr.. George
| W. Stinchcomb exhibits the noted
Buckeye" binder and mower and the
! Empire drill.
| CARRIAGES.
The display Of vehicles is probably
| as large as any which has been made
during the existence OF the AssGcia
ton. Robert G. Richardson has twC
large tents upon the ground, in which
are exhibited every species of vehicle
which can be used for pleasure OF
business. Buggies, carts, phaetons
traps, road wagons, buck boards Ne,
are there, models of neatuess and
beauty. Prominent among them are
the new rubber-tire carriages, The
acme of perfection, in which one would
like the tabled Arab, silently stea
away"
The Enterprise Company, of Be
Air, have on hand close to the Grand
stand, several specimens of the:>
handicraft which speak more foi
themselves than the pencil of the re
porter can 90. Tasteful in design
perfect in finish, and substantial il
their construction they are splendid
advertisements of the work which
that well known corporation is able
TO place upon the market.
rhe Bulett Company show surreys
Brewster buggies, and a specimen o,
the latest style milk wagon which ary
a credit to that extensive establish
ment.
The display made by Mr. b. Ii
Rees, OF Calvary. comprises spindle
wagons, buggies, dAytons, surreys auc
the latest improved selr-oiIng road
wagon, beauties every one of them.
EXHIBITION HALL.
The lower portion OF this building
contains the vegetable, fruit and grain
exhibits The quantity is not very
extensive one, but the quality of the
products snow to a great extent the
capabilities of Hartford. There are OIL
exhibition some notable vegetables
outside of the big pumpkiu,- which
seems to be prominent feature of al
county iairs.-Messrs. Il. w. Phelps,
p. H. Mccormick, VIM. T. kessling
John NJ. Griffith and others have line
displays, the private exhibits Of
Messrs. r. w. Phelps and p. l.. Nc
Cormick being especially fine, There
|
exhibited. Upstairs, the ladies have
had full sway, and the evidences oI
their skill with the needle are sniff
cient to convince the public that Har
ford il not behind her sister counties
The housewives art and ability IN the
preparation of all that is tooJhsome
and paiutabie in the cuisine is fully
exhibited. Bread, pies, cakes, iellies
jams &c. &c are in profusion and in
such styles az would make a dyspeI
tic howl at his inability to partake OF
them.
THE CHH.DRENS DEPARTMENT.
This department by far exceeds any
previous year, there being nearly two
hundred and fifty entries. Tne beG uty
and completeness Of their exhibits
speak well for the children of HAr-
Al /.