The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-29
FIRST DAY OF
COUNTY FAIR.

Finest general display OF Jelly, Mis-
Woodward; Miss Louetta f. Lyman
Newport
Finest general display preserves
Mrs. Arnold Naudain. Marshallton.
I Peach jelly, first prize L. Ly
nam, Newport
Grape jelly, first prize-Mrs. Klair
Marshallton; second, Miss L. Lyman
Plum jelly, first prize-Mrs. S
Armstrong
Crab apple jelly. first prize-Mrs.
Stephen Armstrong.
Pure honey, first prizc-Mrs. A.
Naudain, Marshallton.
Honey In comb--Mrs. A. Naudain.
| Canned pears, first prize-Mrs. H.
Dalby, this city.
Canned peaches, first prlze-Mrs. J.
A. Weldin.
Canned rhubarb, first prize-Mrs. A
Naudain.
Preserved plums, second prize
Mrs. Stephen Armstrong.
Preserved plums, third prize-Mrs.
]. A. WeIdin.
White Bros. display Of farm ma
chinery received several prizes as we'll
as the Wilmington Farm Supply Com
pany.
From 10 O'Clock 300 people arrived
at the park every 8 minutes.
This afternoon in order to obtain
room On a car. 1t was necessary to
board an incoming one and pay fare
to Water and King Streets and then
retain your seat. AS high as twenty
passengers would board a car at Du-
Pont Street ind at every corner
groups stood waiting for the cars.
AT > O'Clock this aftcrnOn a fair
computation OF the attendance
would make it at II, 900. Everywhere
you turned you could find men and
woman regretting that they had not
been in the contests with either farm
produce OF preserves or cakes.
The Grange feels that special prizes
will be awarded next year. The farm
Ing implements will he twice as many
next year.
LIVE STOCK DEPARTMENT.
Best pulling pair of horses-H. Por-
dam. Stanton, Del.
Best ploughing horSr-H. ,Pordam.
Stanton, Del.
Best looking colt, A. c. Mcarns, Kim
blevile, Pa.
Finest horse display, A. {. Mcarns,
Kimblcvillc. IA.
Grntlcman's finest driving horse. }.
Edward AddirkS. Clnymont. Del.
Best u.splay litter of pigs. Il. Wood
ward. ElSmprc. Del,
Best butter COW, j. Edward .AdlirkS,
Claymont, Del.
Largest and best bred Plymouth
Rock chicken. Emma Armstrong.
Best milch COW, J. Edward Addirks,
Claymont. Del.
Best display of sheep. ii. Pordam,
Stanton. Del.
Best general purpose stallion and six of
his get. II. Pordam, Stanton, Del.
BEST grntlcmans roadster and four Of
his get. A. e. Mearns, Kimblcvilr. Pa.
Best mar" and colt. A. c. MearnS,
Kimtlcvillc. Pa.
Best four mule farm team, j. Edward
Addicks. Claymont. Del
Best thrce-year-old colt T. l.. Bailey.
Foulkland. Del.
Best two-year.old colt. Pcnnock Bros.
Wilmington.
Finest unbrokcn colt Y. l.. Bailey,
Falkland, Del.
Best looking single team. J. Edward
Aldicks. Claymont, Del.
Finest team in harness, ]. Edward Al-
dicks, Claymont. Del.
Finest yoke of oxen, j. Edward Adj
dicks. Claymont. Del
Pen of sheep. first and second prizes.
r. l.. Bailey. Foulkapd, Del.
Oxford buck, two gray lambs. two
y2arling lambs, two Hamshire ewes, H.
Pordam. Stanton, Del, took first prize
on each.
Best herd of Jersey cows. A. Naudain.
Marshallton. took first and sccoud
prizes.
Best Jersey COW, five years old; hest
Jersey cow between three and five; best
Jersey cow between two and three; best
Jersey hniffer between one and two; best
Jersey hffcrc under one: best Jersey bull
A. Naudain. MIursLallton, d., took first
prize on each.
-Four yearling IIolstein hcilfers; two
yearling Holstein heiffcrs; four yearling
Holstein steers, II. pordam, Stanton,
Del. took first prize on epch.
Two Oxford ewes, T. l.. Bailey. Faux
land Del.
Best Luestcr White boar, J. Edward
Addicks. Claymcnt. Del.
Best Berkshire boar. j. Edward Ad-
dicks. Claymont, Del.
Largest hog. j. Edward Addicks,
Clnymont. Del.
GRAIN DEPARTMENT.
Best display of peaches, o. w. East
burn. Union. Del.
Best Bushel of Potatoes. II. II. Kelley. !
The Cranston prize was awarded to Il. |
H. Woodward.
Best bushcl of wheat. =, l.. Bailey.
Frank Ycarslcy was awarded the Grams.
ton prize.
Best bushel of corn, A. W. Armstrong,
Ashland. Del.
Best display of bccts, John Brackin,
Mermaid, Del
Best bushel of Long Berry Red wheat.
Frank Ycarsley.
Best display of Mangcl Wurvcl, Rich
ard G. Buckingham.
Best display Of popcorn, H. Ralph
Ewart.
Six heaviest stalks of corn, o. W.
Eastburn.
Best specimen of Lima beans. II. Il.
Keller.
Best display of apples, Philip Pier
son.
Best display of tomatoes, ]. Edward
Claymont, Del.
Best display Of thoroughbred potatoes,
Philip L. Pierson.
Best display Of pears, c. NJ Eastburn,
Union. del.
Best display of twenty-five stalks Of
corn, A. Naudain. Jr., Marshallton. Del.
Best display Of wheat, Frank Yearsley.