The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-04

could have been shown. The cakes,
pies and bread look both tempting
and appetizing. The childrens depart
ment is well filled, especially the in
FAINT portion. The paintings and oil
decorations are ofthe same character
as former years. Mr.. Charles E.
Brown has on exhibition Wheeler and
Wilson sewing machines which are
shown BY Mr.. ]. S. MARVEL, ofBalti-
more, Estey organs, Franklin and
Valley Gem pianos. Mr.. William 6.
Jeffrey exhibits sewing machines and
Estey organs.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
The school department, since ad-
ditional room has been allowed it,
presents a much larger display than
usual. The Bel Air Academy has a
number of fine specimens of work, in
GLIDING book case made by Miss
Bradshaw's class. Angleside school
has a number of striking original
border designs framing historical
pictures. Calvary shows the Village
Chapel in moss, which is a handsome
piece of work. A map by the
fourth grade of the Bel Air school
showing the products of the different
states makes a striking illustration.
Havre de Grace High School has a
number Of drawings and crayon
work, also relief work in pulp, being
made from old newspapers. Forest
Hill has some fine work illustrating
different poems and the leading poeLs.
The straw work of the Fallston
school deserves special mention as
does the symbolic calendars of
Hickory. Bethlehem school has the
Round Tower of Newport made of
different seeds which is quite striking.
CATTLE.
The cattle department has many
fine registered and grade animals. 1t
includes the exhibits of Meadowvale
and Norwood stock farms which re-
Gently came from the State Fair,
Buffalo, New York. There are also
quite number oflocalentries. The
animals were Judged on Tuesday and
the following premiums were award
ed: Jersey bull over three years, w.
W. Bavington, first premium;between
two and three years, Meadowvale
first, also between two and three
years; cow three years or over
Meadowvale first, B. F. Cronin,
second; COW between one and two
years, heifer between one and two
years, heifer under one year, bull
under one year; Meadowvale first
and second respectively; Guernsey
herd, Norwood Farm, first; bull three
years or over, R. w. Holland, first;
bull between two and three years,
Norwood first, Meadowvale second;
bull between one and two years,
Meadowvale first, S. L. and E. Dietz,
second; cow three years or over, be-
tween two and three years, heifer be-
tween one and two years, heifer under
one year, Norwood first and second
respectively; bull under one year,
Norwood, first, Meadowvale second;
Hereford herd, Ann Colt Merryman
first; bull three years or over, be-
tween two and three years, between
one and two years; cow three years
and over; cow between two and
three years, heifer between one and
two years, heifer under one year, bull
under one year Ann Colt Merryman,
first and second. Grade or native
herd, Robert w, Holland first; COW
three years and over Robert W. Hol-
land, first and second; cow between
two and three years, Robert w. Hol-
land, first, William Minnick, second;
heifer between one and two years, B.
F. Cronin, first, Robert w. Holland,
second; heifer under one year, Robert
w. Holland, first. Working oxen
three years and over A. T. Patterson,
first; yoke between two and three
years, R. T. Hopkins, first, A. T..
Patterson, second; yoke under two
years, R. M. Hopkins, second. Best
dairy herd Meadowvale farm first.
The exhibit of Norwood Stock Farm
is the property of Mr.. P. H. McCor-
mick, of Bel Air.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The rain on Wednesday seriously
interferred with the attendance. The
Farmers Meeting which was planned
to take place in the morning could
not be held on account Of the small
crowd. President R. w. Sylvester,
ofthe Maryland Agricultural College,
was on hand and spent the day ex-
aiming the many exhibits and was