Evening journal., 1906-08-08
PREPARING FOR
BIG COUNTY FAIR
Fall Exhibition Will Be Held
at Delaware Horse Show
Park in September
ENTRY LISTS NOW OPEN

Members of the committee having in
charge the Eighth Annual New Cas-
tie County Fair, which will be held at
Delaware Horse Show Association
Park, on September A, 5, 6 and z, are
working hard for the success of the
undertaking and If honest efforts
mean success, then it viii surely be
attained.
At the fair there will be numerous
departments, and for the best exhibits
in each valuable and useful prizes will
be awarded.
Entries must be made either by let
ter or in person by addressing the sec
retary, at his Office, at No. East Fifth
street, First National Bank Building,
between August / and %.
Entries OF live stock and poultry
viii close on Saturday, August 25, at
o'clock p. m. and for general exhibits
on Friday, August 81, at 6 o'clock p. m.
After that time the books will posi-
lively be closed against all new en-
tries in all classes, and cannot be in
! spected by any person, except the
proper officers, until awards shall have
been announced.
All articles for exhibition in the
building must be in place by Monday,
September 3. at 6 o'clock, open air ex-
hibits and perishable goods. which
must be Jon the grounds by Tuesday,
] September 4, at y o'clock noon.
Already a number of persons have
entered their names as exhibitors.
Race Feature
} There win be racing every day dur
4 ing the fair and while there will be
no professional racing for cash purses.
there will be prizes offered in all
classes for horses driven by amateurs.
These prizes viii consist of silver cups
to winner and ribbons fol, second and
third.
Records. where horses have them.
must be given; where there are no
records. best time for half-mile track.
Howard I. Wallace is chairman Of the
racing committee.
Officials of Fair
The officials who will have charge Of
the fair, the committee and the heads
Of the departments and their assist
ants, follow;
President. ]. Atwood weldin. Will
mington; secretary, Frederick Brady,
| Middlotown; treasurer, L. Scott Town
send. Wilmington.
! Committee-John Nivin, Newark; r.
! G.. Buckinham, Newark; William NJ
/ Eastburn. Newark; William p Peach,
Newark; Irwin Gregg, Hockessin: L.
Scott Townsend, Wilmington; Robert
Mccullough, Guyencourt Harlan
Highheld, Hockessin: Horace Dill
worth Centrevile; Charles Megginson.
New Castle; J. Atwood Weldin, VIII
mington Frederick Brady, Middle
twon; A. T. Neale Newark; ]. II. Wal
ker Marshallton; George w. Burris
New Castle, r. +. D.; j. Palmer
Dickey Stanton; Robert p. Robinson,
Wilmington; ]. A. Cleaver, Mt. Pleas
ant; Clayton d. Appleby, Bear; John
T. Hayes Bear
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Heads of Departments
Ladies' Department-Mr Leslie J.
Eastburn. Newark chief: Miss Eme-
line Derrickson. Newark; Mrs. s.
Frank Sterling Rockland. assistants.
Fruit and Cold Storage-Winiam p.
Peach, Newark; John Hayes, Bear;
Archibald Armstrong, Jr.. Hockessin.
Vegetables and George
w. Burrs, New Castle. r. f. D.;
[ Charles II. Simon, 1921 Market street.
/ Wilmington; Emmett Simon, New Cas-
tie. r. f. d.
Grain and Forage Crops-R. G.
Buckingham, Newark; Charles Meg
ginson, New Castle; J. A. Cleaver, Mt
Pleasant.
Horses and Mules-Winiam East
burn, Newark; Joseph Davidson.
Eighth and Market streets Whining
ton; Robert p. Robinson. Fifth and
Market streets, Wilmington.
Cattle-Arnold Naudain, Jr., Mar
shalton; Z. J. Dawson, Elkton. Md;
Horace J.. Dilworth, Centreville.
sheep and swine-James II. Walker
Marshallton; ]. /. Greenwalt New
ark; Hervey Walker. Marshallton.
Poultry-L. Scott Townsend Will
mington; Courtland Rice. Wilmington.
! Bees and Bee Supplles-Dr. Joel S.
Glfllan Newark; Z. NJ. Miller, VIII
mington.
Carriages and Farm Machinery