The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-12-16
THE COUNTY FAIR

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/ termihed and resolute men can do
who believe in showing the resources
/ Of old Marion as Messrs Geo X. Rob-
( inson and David s Williams have
done in the short space OF two months.
/ We took a hurried look over the
grounds this morning and CHANGED
/ into the ladies' department presided
over by Mrs. s. r. Pyles Mrs. Z. L.
/ Carney and Mrs. VIM Gist Here is
everything you can think of in which
woman has part from needle and
I basket work to all manner Of dressing
room ornaments, paintings in oils and
coiors. TO butter. syrup. eggs and jel-
/ lies and preserves OF all kinds, and
a constant stream of people are COM
| ing with new displays. Secretary Will
liams with the assistance of d A
( Miller and the ladies OF the depart
ment are doing everything possible 10
number and ticket the exhibits as they
arrive.
The lady managers are under obi
cations to the following ladies for as
| sistance rendered yesterday. namely:
Misses Bette Ray McIver, BESSIE Mac
Kay and Ophelia Sawtelle.
The agricultural department is fill
| ed with displays OF the farm and gar
den and among the largest and best
displays you will find that of our
thrifty colored population. Perry Ed
wards is among the latter and his ex-
hibition Of syrup. sugar, preserves,
pindars and sweet potatoes is a Won
der.
Fessenden Academy came next with
display of its industrial department.;
door. window and picture frames, lock
joints. squares. all made in the school
/ by the pupils. Also a model OF Car
negie Hail. Then the work of the
girls in the sewing room. All manner
! of dresses. aprons. hats, corset COW
! ers, etc. The culinary display will be
/ in this afternoon.
Emerson school. coio=ed. is also in
evidence and its display Of needle
work and edibles as prepared by the
girls in that school show an art and
ability to do that is truly refreshing
to the eyes and the senses.
There is also fine display of Mar
ion county woods. dressed Then
comes cane, sweet potatoes. peas, pin
dars and preserved goods that is WON
derful when you think of the short
time the people had to prepare.
You have often heard Of quail on
toast. but it remained for the Marion
J County Fair to bring forth quail on
pickle, the handiwork of Mrs. Perry
Edwards. In her exhibit there is wine
galore, and looked good enough to
tempt water wagon man.
Ben Freyermoath of Blitchton, had a
fine display of home cured meats. and
]. l. Smiths display of a bundle of
sugar cane, sixteen feet tall, was a
sight worth seeing. Jim thinks he will
carry off the blue ribbon with his blue
ribbon cane. 1t sure looks good
. Jim Nelson with the Ocala Gas En-
CINE Co. is supplying the water fol
the fair grounds. He is lifting it into
big galvanized tanks with one of then
engines. No one need go thirsty or
the fair grounds.
Mr.. Olin of Kendrick. drove in will
a fine lot of Japanese sugar cane, a.
lid Mr.. and Mrs. Pillans of Electra
it'll lot Of syrup. etc
The stock pens are located just Il
the west of the exhibit buildings Thu
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L. Grantham, who has two fine Duro'
shoats; Edwards Bros, with two PEN
of splendid Berkshire hogs, large ant
small. Then came Mr.. S. R. Pyles
three year-old bay mare colt, also I
black colt Of same age, Marion count,
/ grown and they bespeak their healtl
and good points. Jim Pyles is show
ing a fine -year-old colt and Dr
]. C. Boozer a two-year-old colt tina
is certainly revelation for Marion.
William DeHon of Blitchton. show
several big bone Florida grown hogs
and T. L. Seele of York, native saw
grass and pig rooters that don't lool
bad.
of course, Whitworth of the Hia
watha Lake farm, is there with sew
eral pens of ponderous Red Durocs
led by Top Notcher. a small sized ele
plant in size.
Lee Howell of Anthony is in evi
dence with some fine colts. and alon
the horse stalls are horse and mul
colts by the dozen that are indeed fine
The Palmetto Park Stock Farm,
c. Chambiiss & Co, the original be
\ levers and producers of thoroughbre
cattle. have three pens in which ar
represented a half scrub COW with
three fourths blooded calf and the
\ tell the story of how the native stOc
can be improved by crossing with full
blooded Shorthorns. Messrs. Charlie
Howell and a. C. ChambIiss of Martin
have a pen from their Martin farm {
blooded ShOrthOrns. and they sho'
their blood and breed.
Alfred Aver. Marion's tax assesso
is showing a pen of six ine Holstein
from a calf up Next is a pen of
- Jerseys from the stock farm of ].
Simonton, near MicanOpy, where yo
can see them from the calf TO III
ID head of the herd, a splendid bull.
70 Next you come to the pen of Fran
D. Sampson. of BOardman. the big Oh
ange grower. who has IL mead OF JeI
III seys that are indeed beauties an
7 must be seen to be appreciated.
Nor must the pen of 10 head
lie horses be overlooked coming from
, NJ. Meffert's Lowell farm. consistin
of two mares with eight colts. The
show what can be done in this lin
fine object lessons OF progressiN
st farming and stock raising in Marie
county.
Walter Ellison of Anthony is maxim