Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-05
CLOSE or THE FAIR,
Over $4,000 People at Brandywine Springs
Park ThuradnY Afternoon md Nipht.

Over 20 900 People at Brnndywlne Springs
Park Thursday Afternoon and Night
The County Fair, which was held at
Brandywine Springs Park, c'osed Thurs
day after being voted decided suo-
cess. During the afternoon and even
ing there were ever 25,000 people on
Ethe grounds, and several thousand went
nut;early in the morning. The people
wers chiefly from Wilmington and tho
surrounding country, but Philadelphia,
Chester and other places we're we'll rep
resented. The cars of the Peoples rail
way we're crowded all day.
N, The CHANGERS, under whose auspices
the exhibition was held, feel much IN
dehted to Richard W. Cruok the mana
ger Of the park aud railway, as it was
largely through his efforts and outlay
OF money that the project was SO suc-
cessfully carried out. 1t may become
q regular annual event at Brandywine
Springs Park.
The awarding of prizes was completed
Thursday, the additional awards being
as,follows:
Farm implement department, Charles
W. DAY, manager; judges, William
Bird and James Hossinger.
Fertilizer spreader-First prize,
Weber farm wagon; second prize,
blizzard ensilage custre; farm
er's fayorite gram drill, second
prize; Hover potatoe digger, first prize
Success potatoe digger, first prize;
Oliver chill pillow, first prize. There
were two spring drag barrow and
wooden frame drag harrow which won
blue ribbons, there being no ccmpeti-
tors. Aspinwall churn. first prize;
Star cream separator, first prize. All
the above we're the exhibit of the Will
minsto Farm Supply Company.
Buggies-First prize. Mr. 8. Barrett,
Elsmere also, rubber tired runabour,
which won second Prize.
Cranston and Justis had good dis
play, not in competition, however. of
coal and wood sundries.
Ohio ensilage cutter and blower, first
prize; celery hitler. fret prize; milk
areator, butter worker, U. S. cream
separator, CORTLAND platform spring
wagon, runahout, rubber tire wagon,
lever harrow, spring tooth harrow,
superior DISC harrow, farm wagon,
wooden pump, grain fan, dirt cart,
buggies, ladders and butter boxes, all
OF which won blue ribbons, were the
show of White and Bro.
These prizes were awarded in the
ladies' department:
Finest display of preserves-Mrs. A.
Naudain, Marshallton.
X Finest display of jelliss-Miss Wood
ward, EIsmere; second, Miss Louetta
Lyman, Newport.
Best display of honey in comb-Mrs.
Arnold NoudaIn.
Best jar of preserved plums ISIS
A lice Moore, Marshallton.
Best jar of preserved pears-Mrs.
Harry Dalby, this city.
Graf Apple jelly and plum jelly
Mrs. Stephen Armstrong, Ashland.
Grape ielly-Mrs. Klair, Marshallton.
Peach and grape jelly, first prize for
peach and second for grape-MIss
Louetta Lyman.
Best jar of preserved peaches Mrs.
y. Atwood Weldln.
During the afternoon John S, Rossell
OF this city, delivered an address before
a large crowd on county government
The grsngers estimated that there
were 800 carriages on the grounds dur
ing the day. A car jumped the track
during tho day at the park, delaying
traffic for half an hour. 1t was one Of
the biggest days at Brandywine
Springs,