The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-11
HORSES PREDOMINATE,

HORSES PREDOMINATE.
Horses are the predOminating feat
urc. There is the best class of horses
ever entered here for races. Every
stall in the large barns devoted to the
auick-steppers Is filled. A number OF
the trotters and paccrs are well known
throughout the county and beyond its
confines, but there is some new blood
TO be tried out in the next few days,
which is at present a puzzle. The colt
race. which comes off today, instead of
Thursday, is a source of fertile guess
ing.
The cattle. sheep and swine exhibits
have not filled as well as usual this
year. In poultry however, there is
well-diversified showing. The exhibit
OF Eugene TANNER and Joseph Ref
Of South Scranton, in this department
deserves especial mention. Each pair
has nice green coop, newly painted
with white muslin Innings. This dis
play is really deserving of a special
premium for its get-up and neatness in
every way, particularly when contrast
cd with the huddled. unpainted coops
of some other competitors.
In the pastry, preserving and fancy
work departments the ladies' Of I.acka-
wanna county have not made as large
display as their sisters OF other Penn
sylvania counties usually do. but the
exhibits Themselves are as fine and
tempting as can be found anywhere.
The pies and cakes and other edibles
are warranted to inspire a hungry feel
ing in the breast OF the most confirmed
ydyspeptic.
" Upstairs in the hail of the main
building are booths devoted to the ex-
ploitation Of all kinds of farm truck
huge cucumbers, pumpkins. tomatoes
and household art. Downstairs are dis
plays Of pianos, patent washing ma
chimes, hardware, blankets, refresh
ment booths and other things FOR the
eye and stomach. In the little nall at
the extreme right end of the aiding
The Peckville Entertainment company
have installed moving picture ma
chine with Photographic attachment.
\ Nentriloquist also helps to make this
show success.
'S& THE SIDE SHOWS.
Scattered about the grounds. in tents
and i'm the open air, are "A profuson OF
side shows of all kinds, with the man
who rOasts beef on an old ashioned
spit aud slaps a juicy, dripping cut
between two slices of bread, nearest to
the entrance. Then there is a feature
which should appeal to Scrantonians,
especially to those residents who live
near Nay Aug park. That is James
Crosbys famous merry round -
with all it's lurid musical attachments.
1t will not be necessary to hire a band
while the fair lasts, for the steam
valves on Crosby's organ are all in
prime condition and make the hillsldes
:e-echo.
Then there is the human frog. whose
manager is an elderly gentleman of
solor. lie is nearly always the center
of throng of listeners while he dis
cusses the current topics of the day in
a vein that keeps the facial muscles OF
the bystanders distended widely.
The refreshment privileges and din
Ing hall are again in the hands Of c.
j. Stevens, OF Lenoxville. Mr. Stevens
catered so successfully last year and
gave such satisfaction TO the diners
that the management were glad 10
have him assume charge OF the res
faurant once more. A good country
ninner, with all the term implies, Is
served at a moderate price.
Besides these side shows, there are
ball-throwing games. palmists, shoot
Ing galleries, picture-takers, Yankee
peddlers, and all the heterogeneous fea-
lures that make Kaleidoscope OF the
county fair these days.
Today there will be two races on the
track, now in prime condition. one for