The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-13
THE COUNTY FAIR,

The first exhibition given by the
newly organized Hartford County
Agricultural Society, is in progress
upon the grounds near Bel Air this
week, having commenced on Tues
day. The organization is, strictly
speaking, a new one, having been COM
pleted at meeting held in the Court
House on Monday, july "a. Mr.. James
Lee was selected as president, Joseph
B. Hanway, vice president; Willard
G. Rouse, corresponding secretary ;
James w. McNabb, general secretary,
and Robert G. Richardson, treasurer,
and the following gentlemen as a
Board of Dire ctors: james Lee, s. A.
Williams, Robert G. Richardson,
Henry b. Bruins, Christian Smith,
Joseph B. Hanway, Joseph W. Archer,
George G. Proctor, Morgan Mitchell,
Charles A. Andrew, John H. Rockford
and Martin E. Ridgely.
The entries, considering the diff
culties which the Directors were COM
PEELED to combat were of an encourag-
ing nature. Nearly every department.
has been we'll filed and the display is
in every way creditable to the people
of Hartford.
Tuesday opened fair and warm, and
proved an ideal opening day. The
crowd was slow in starting but before
noon began to make itself manifest
upon the grounds. Everything had
been put in good shape and as the
last entries arrived they we're rapidly
put in order.
Hartford county has never had a
better or more complete exhibition.
Nearly all of the departments are well
filled, and in each of their lines are
peculiarly attractive.
HORSES.
Every stall was filled with the finest
and best stock ever exhibited in the
county. AS one of the Directors put it,
II have never seen it surpassed here"
Animals, blooded and otherwise, driv-
ing, saddle, single or mated, general
utility and all other classes, are to be
found upon the grounds, and the
lovers of the equine race will be able
to spend hours in admiring and heark-
ening to their good points. Among
those on exhibition we noted a mare
and foal shown by Master Lewis
Williams; handsome stations by DIR.
j. Russell Martinez; spans by Joseph
T. Hopes, R. Lee Magness, William
H. Day and others; general utility
horses by George E. Thompson, D. B.
Reckord, r. Harris Archer, Jr.; heavy
drafts by H. B. Bruins and saddle
horses by L. G. Hutchins, g. Cover
STREET., Frank Bruins sc. w. F.
kissing exhibited splendid mule
colt and Joseph T. Hopes a team of
lLules which would excite envy any
where. Those who entered their
horses in competition for prizes were
Mr. VIM H Roberts, Charles A Andrew,
H Clay Whiteford. w Morgan White
ford, George c Proctor, A w Lee,
VIM H Sappiugton, Frank Bruins
Bernard Bruins, Walter p Reckord, w
ID Bartleson, James Richardson, VIM
H Day, R Coleman Sheridan, B w
Amoss, VIM NJ Whiteford, H w Whist
Ter, Willard q Rouse, Roy Stewart, J
Lawrence Mccormick, J Royston
Stifler, David T. Benson, Charles
Wise, VIM H Knight, George E
Thompson, Mrs L B Robinson, Joanna
Holland, r STREET., w G Hoskins,
W T Trago, Robert Archer. John Il.
Magness, r Lee Magness, James Jones,
w 8 Webster.
CATTLE.
The cattle stalls. are filled with a. |
quantity and style of stock which !
would delight the heart of any practi-
cal farmer or dairyman. A Guernsey
herd belonging to J. i. Mccormick,
Farm, Holstein Freisians from J. b. |
Hoskins; fine Jersey cow and calf |
by w. s. Forwood, Jr.; and
or grade. animals by J. l.. Nc
Cormick, r. H. Archer, Jr., F w.
Smith and others, attract deserved at
Mr.. Mccormick Guernsey
herd comprises 10 animals, and Mr..
Hopes herd, also large number.
Messrs. A. II. Patterson and r. II.
Archer exhibit fine Jokes of oxen.
The principal additional exhibitors In
this department were: Jersey's-P.
H. McCormick Martin F. RidpaIy r