The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-10-03
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:, Thursday opened with a hight al
clear skv, a cool and a pleasant hree
blowing. Crowds of visitors bcga
pouring in early in the day In fact, IL
-, sound Of vehicles passing through Bel \
and over the pike to the far gruunr
= coul be heard from almost dawn II
estimated that there were bet wren cigl
and ten thousand persons present
Governor John Walter Smith, accom-
panied by quite number of distinguish
i, cd citizens from Baltimore was present
having come to Bel Air on special trair
committee, compose of General HeI
: man Stump, Senator Thomas H. Robin
son, George L. VanBibber, ]. Roysto
Sitter, ]. Pearl Wilson, George Y May
nader and Ohio S. Lee, met the Governo
, at the Maryland Club in Baltimore, an,
escorted him to Bel Air.
The children's department was a yer,
creditable display with all kinds of fruit
vegetables and the sweet things which
children are SO fond of, and the exhitit O
the Maryland Training Schoolfor Feebl,
Minded children, which is located al
Owing's Mills, Baltimore county, wa.
worthy otspecial note. Rugs, Gotten lace
work, rope mats, knitting and worSted
work of various kinds, drawing and
kindergarten stitching were shown.
The school children exhibited many
fine drawings, specimens of map model,
ing, essays on different subjects, nature
studies, and different. kinds of banks, all
bearing more or less upon the studies
which have occupied them for the past
year.
In the lower hall of the main building
an exceedingly well arranged collection
of greenhouse plants was noticeable,
among which were many fine specimens
of ferns
The clothing exhibit of Hamburger and
Sons, of Baltimore, attracted general in
tcrest. All the latest styles of fall and
winter wear were tastefully displayed by
Mr.. William L. Bosley, formerly of this
county. who was i'll charge of the xhibit
Messrs. E. II. Hall and Son, of Bel Air,
had a most creditable displ..y of stoves,
ranges and hanging lamps This exhibit
was neatly arranged and was greatly to
the credit of this enterprising firm.
Messrs. Hanway, Barnes and Nc
Comas, also another popular hardware
firm of Bel Air, displayed splendid line
of stoves and ranges which shared equal
Is in the attractiveness GIFTS display with
their next door neighbor.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Stietf, of Baltimore,
had fine exhibit of his handiwork in
turning out sweet toned painos, as was
evidenced by the music which his attend
ant i'll charge brought forth from the ill.,
StrumentS.
MIR. w. G. Jetfery exhibited Weaver
pianos and Miller and Weaver organs,
as well as the well-known Domestic Sew
ing Machines, one of which was ofspecial
note, having an automatic drop-lid, ell
;rbling the machine to be used as a table
while not running.
MIR. James W. Hamilton displayed the
noted Singer Sewing Machine, in neat
arrangement and decorated with fancy
work which had been stitched on these
machines.
MIR. John H. Heuer had on exhibition
a number of the famous Wheeler and
Wilson Sewing Machines. This exhibit
was well arranged, nicely decorated and
in every way credit to the exhibitor
Work done ON the machine was shown.
On the grounds Leverings exhibit of
coffee was most popular stand. A cup
of the invigorating beverage was gener.
ously distributed to all.
The Empire Drill Company and the
Bickford and Huffman Company had
fine line of drills.
Messrs. Hanway and Keen displayeda
number of farm wagons, in which, beauty
and strength were combined.
lIoRsEs.-The horse department was
well filled, many fine animals passed under
the eye of the judges. Premiums were
awarded as follows: Saddle horses
Barnard Bruins, first premium; w. f.
lIanway, second. Mares or geldings,
light draft, J. II. Smith, first premium;
DIR. w. S. Archer, second. Mare and foal,
David Hanway, first premium. Span of
horses. H. D. Hanway, first premium; w.
colts and tillys, N. Z. Hutchins, first
premium; w. p. Bavington. second.
Two-year-old colts and fillys, David Ham
way, first premium. General utility, w.
II. Day, first premium; David Hanway,
second. Mares or geldings, James b.
Luckey, first premium; A. b. Courtney,
second. Mare and foal, X. H. Archer,
Jr., first premium; w. H. Day, second.
Span of horses or mares, B. Hanwav,
first premium; W. BOYD Bell. second.
Three-year-old colt or filly, J. H. Smith
first and second premiums. Two-vear-
old colt or flly, John ". Wilgis. first prem
ium; Oliver Bay, second. Stallion, H.
b. Bruins, first premium. Three-year old
colt or filly, James R. Jones, first premium
MuLEs.-Span of mules, Robert w.
Holland. Jr., first premium. Three-year-
old mule colt or filly, Moses Endfeld,
first and second premiums.
CATTLE.-The cattle exhibit under
Mr.. ]. L. Mccormick, superintendent,
with Mr.. D. A. Bay, assistant, presented
Il very interesting feature of the Fair.
There were not only more on exhibition,
but the quality was higher than ever
before, and this in spite of the fact that
some of the entries did not fill. The herds
of Messrs. P. H. Mccormick. J. E. Web
ster, !. l.. Mccormick, and Robert w.
Holland. Jr., and the celebrated Hereford
herd of MIR. Merryman, of "Haynelds,"
Baltimore county, together with the
Filston Farm Jerseys, presented as fine
lot of exhibition cattle as one wants to
see Premiums were awarded as follows:
Tcrsey-Herd, Filston EARN, first Jer-
scy hull, three-year-old or over, Filston
Farm, first, w. =. Bavington, second;
Jersey BULL two years old, Filston Farm,
first; Jersey bull, between one and two
years, Filston Farm, first; Jersey COW,
three wears old, Filstun Farm, first and
secod; Jersey COW, between two and three
years, Filston Farm, first and second;