The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-01
The Baltimore County Fair.
A Fine Exhibition and Coed Attend.
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The display ut the baltimore County Fair,
one of the finest made there for many ears.
The attendance was good and the first day
passed OFF pleasantly. One of the most inter-
esting features of the fair is Il drill, daily,
by Battery NJ of the Seventh United States
Artillery. Side shows and catch penny devices
are abundant on the grounds, and all of them
appear to be doing u thriving business.
The display in the household department was
especially large and attractive. From the Fills
ton farm there was all apple weighing 26 and
another 1919 ounces S. N. Hyde, of Long
Green, showed his celebrated Maryland Won
der tomatoes, some OF which weighed nearly
two pounds.
An interesting exhibition was that of nine
teen ponies from Phil-Eddie Pony Stock Farm.
It gave great delight to the children.
The Weather Bureau had large display of
complicated meteorological instruments, i'll
charge of Mr.. L. }. Wall, local observer of
Baltimore.
MIR. y. N. Johnson, of the Geological Survey
of the State. and Mr.. II. II. Hindshart were in
charge of large number of specimens of road
material quarried in the State and used on pub
lie highways. These, with hghly-polished
stones used in building large ediices, and ma
chimes for testing road materials made Il dis
play Of especial value to county authorities
and others interested in good roads. The pro.
cess of road making vas shown.
A small road is being constructed for the en-
lghrenment of the public, powdered Stag being
used, it being the opinion of experts that this
process will prove valuable one. The earth
is shaped and rolled until it is qui'e hard. whch
prevents the road material from being forced
into the subs0il and wasted. Thea layer of
stone or marble is put on and rolled. Another
layer of the same material is added, and after
it Is well rolled, the powdered Stag is applied.
covering the entire surface. The pike surface
is about six in hes thick. Stag updergocs q
chemical change under the influence of water,
and becomes more compact and set. The wear
ing qualities OF the new road will be tested DUR
ing the fair.
In the races, on Tuesday, of the 2.24 class,
Walkers Walker Morrell came in first in three
straight heats, in 2.214, 2.1SA and 2.1794 !;
Rites Clarence B. I'd and HentscheI's Roberta
Sd.
In the ESQ class Greenway's Lord Hartford
won in three straight heats. Time 2.231i,
2.25A and 1924.
The running race, half. mile heats. was won
by w. b. Jockeys Champion in 81 and 50
seconds.
The steeplc chase was won by K. G. Fell's
Riches; George l.. Harrison's Farlea I'd. ard
George s. Baldwin's Trixie Sd.
The attendance on Wednesday is estimated Mt
5000. In the 900 pacing race, Tyson's Cassie
Fletcher came in first; Robert {. Richardson S
Cora's Own ID, and Atkinson's Smith O'Brien
Sd. Time 2.1.14, 2.l714, 2.17l@.
Miss Kate Stonebruker, Bynum, was awarded
first premiums for yeast and dried whortleber-
rIes; Miss Kate Gleason, AIlibone, first for
homemade rug, first cotton hose (knIt), second
worsted patch-quiit, second sewing ladies' shirt
waist, first infants dress first handmade shirt,
first fancy apron first plain sewing, first fox
grape jelly, first walnut catsup; Mrs. W. o. B.
Wright, Fork, first beaten biscuit, first white
potato pie, first preserved peaches, second pre-
served red currauts. first preserved plums,
second preserved grapes, second preserved
crab apples Crawford Burns, of Bel Air. was
| awarded IL first premium for non-staudard bred
mare Dolly Kin and foal
Jury for the September Court.
Judge Walters, on Saturday afternoon last,
| drew the following to serve on the grand and
petit juries for the september term of the Cir