Evening journal., 1904-09-02
FARMERS MET
CITY COUSINS
Great Gathering at Brandy
wine Springs at Close OF
Changers Fair
POLITICIANS OUT IN FORCE

Afer the most successful session in its
history the Farmers Fair at Brandy
wine Springs Park closed last night
It was in progress for three days.
Each day Of the fair the crowd wal
large. but yesterday it was enormous
From all sections within a radius OF
twenty-five miles farmers and their
families gathered, not only to see the
exhibits, which, by the way, surpassed
all former efforts, but also to meet
friends from the other side of the
county which, in many instances, they
had not seen since last year.
Farmers Greet Friends.
The boardwalk resembled a reunion.
Stretching from one end TO the other
We're small groups whose faces beamed
with JOY and good fellowship at meet
ing their friends. There was not the
constraint of a city crowd in the at
inosphere. The whole gathering was
characterized by an abandon that was
refreshing. Everyone seemed to be en-
joying it to the fullest extent.
Brandywine Springs possibly never
had 30 much food in its borders. AL
most all the farmers brought big has
kets and boxes not only for themselves
and their healthy children, but making
provision for friends who had not come
prepared to stay. The hills and groves
surrounding the park at meal time
when the multitude were satisfying
the hunger caused by a day in the
woods was a pretty sight AS far as
the eye could reach the groups sur
rounding the lunch baskets could be
seen.
Talked Politics.
Politicians made the most of the dav
1t looked as though almost every cam
didate on every ticket was there work.
ing among their friends and making
new ones. This was an exceptional on
portunity for them ana judging from
the manner in which they were hust-
ling much good was done.
John Higgins Speaks.
The Hon. John c. Higgins. consul 10
Dundee, Scotland, was the speaker ii
the afternoon. He told Of the sale of
Delaware apples in Scotland. saving
the merchants there were always anx-
ious for them. A large merchant told
him that the early apples are the ones
they want and Mr.. Higgins said ne
wanted to deliver this message to Del
aware farmers that IL they send their
apples over to this man carefully pack
ed ne was ready TO take the fruit and
give it a market Keller pears were
also in demand IN Scotland and fruit
there is not governed by quantity but
by looks Mr.. Higgins here smoke of
the beneficent effects OF nunicipal
ownership of public utilities which pre-
walls in Scotland. He said the cities
own their own trolley system. their
electricity and their own wharf. by the
latter preventing discouraging Of /
by charging exorbitant rates
for Wharfage. He said it only cost a
cent half mile on trolley cars.
Fruit at Auction.
This evening the fruit that had been
exhibited in the dancing pavilion win
be sold at auction at $50 o'clock and
viii remain on exhibition until sold.
The additional rewards announced
follow:
The $500 special prize for the great
est number of prizes in the poultry
show was awarded Norris G. Temple.
The buff Wyandotte eockerel. Offer
I'd by S. G. Cook, for the best pullet
II this breed, also a setting of the
strain of eggs for best cockerel was
awarded Mrs. William r. Fell
The one setting of white Wyandotte
'ggs offered by ]. G. Geisendorfer for
he best pullet of this breed, was won
~ Mrs. Wilmer E. Fell.
The trio Of S. c. white leghorns by
G. Mehaffy, Jr., for best display Of
his breed, was awarded Frederick q
snyder.
Ihe setting Of barred rock eggs for
'est cockerel and the setting for best
'ullet Of that breed offered by II. q.
dehaffey, Jr, was won by John M
The setting Of barred rock, Bradley
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