Evening journal., 1902-08-28
FARMERS Arb
AT THE SPRINGS
For Good Time and Incl
deltally to Make Show
THIS THE Big DAY THERE
/. Irving Handy Talks to Husband
men Of Their Crops and Hopes
to See Good Roads
THIS THE Big DAY THERE

This is the second day OF the Farmers
Fair at Brandywine Springs. It's open
ing was not as conducive to a successful
day as was that Of the first, but crowds
are there despite the lnolement weather.
the grounds.
The rain OF yesterday afternoon came
at time when the first days interest
OF course there are many politicians on
was at its height. l.. Irving Handy had
Just finished speaking TO several thousand
grangers their wives and families and all
had gathered TO exchange felicities when
the storm broke. it drove many persons
from the park and served 20 keep down
the urban attendance in the evening.
Before the storm, however, the thous-
ands OF farmers, wives and children had
a delightful time I'm the grove. The women
folk passed much OF their time I'm the
pavilion at the south end OF the park
wherein the handiwork OF the women was
displayed. Delaware College also made a
oredltahle display On the hillside the
men looked at the fine point in cattle
horses and fowls, exchanged ideas on
anecdotes. As a whole II was gather
ing of farmers OF which New Castle
| county may well be proud. pomonn
Grange, under whose auspices the fair IS
being held, had done herself proud.
Mr.. Handy addressed the crowd from
the band pavilion. His subject was the
relation Of the farmer 90 the city resi-
| dent and for half an hour he talked in
| terestingly. He also appealed for better
( roads throughout the State. saying that
/ the cost would more than come back Ia
the farmers. On the platform with Mr.
Handy were President George A. Harter
] Dr. A. f. Ncale, and Dr. Dawson, of
Delaware College, Grand Master John
Hayes, OF Pomona Grange; William Dick
son, OF Kent county; Arnold Naudain, Jr.
o. W. Eastburnc, Richard buckingham
and representatives Of the oranges al
/ Newark Stanton. Red Lion, Hockessir
and Middletown. Following Mr.. Handy'
Prizes for Exhibits
1 Early in the afternoon judges examined
4 the show OF stock. produce. women''
work. etc. and awarded the prizes.
The prizes We're as follows.
Agricultural implements - White
brothers. first prize; no competition.
Dairy wagon-James Watson, first
lprize; no competition.
Unregistered Chester White SOW
with litter of pigs-James II. Walker
first prize.
Registered SOW and boar-Arnold
lNaudain. Jr., first prize.
Poultry-White Pekin ducks, Oak
Spring Poultry Farm, first prize
White Wyandotte-Oak Sprine POul-
try Farm. first prize; Mrs. W. Il. Fell
lsecond.
Royal Blue Plymouth Rocks-Oak
Spring Poultry Farm, first; Mrs. Fell
lsecond.
White Plymouth Rocks-Mrs. Fel
first
Bun Plymouth Rooks-Thomas
slack. first
Dogs-White silk-haired French
poodle, Mrs Fell, first
Other premiums will be awarded thi.
. morning. Among the exhibitors ar,
the following: Sarah Worrall, Mrs
Arnold Naudain. Miss Churohman
? William Bradford. the Hon. James NJ
shakespeare, the Hon. James #. Shall
cross. William G.. Walker. Lewis Der
/ rickson. ]. Atwood Weldin, c. f. Nc
e Waugh, John b. Bringhurst, Fredericl
Brady, James q. Ellison. Miss Letitii
7 Talley, George G. Kerr, James Hos
: singer.
Mortimer Whitehead. Of New Bruins
wick, N. J., will be the speaker tht
. Afternoon.
In the afternoon the TIockessin team
, defeated the Brandywine Springs team a
baseball by the score Of 20 to 8.
Awarded Prizes for Grain
Prizes were awarded this mornin
for grain as follows
Golden corn, Red Mediterranean an
! King of the Harvest wheat, Henr
, Kelley. Of Marshallton. first prize. oatl
S. S. Armstrong, first prize; field corr
Richard Buckingham and son, frs
prize, and w. Worrell, second prize.
! Celia Gave Farm Dinner
I Although there were many big lunc
/ baskets on the grounds, Peter Cell;
the enterprising manager of the bi
cafe, gave a regular farm dinner an
supper, and did a big business. NJ
Celia also gave away as souvenir
books containing photographs OF a
4 points OF interest in the park He di
tributed over a thousand OF the book
It is one of the biggest days that II
e park has had. The rain of yesterda
!. laid the dust, and il is one OF the COO
l. est guOfg in Delaware today