Evening journal., 1908-09-01
COUNTY FAIR OPENS
WITH FINE EXHIBITS
Everything Mas in Readiness When fhe Exposition
Gates Were Swung TO the Public Today
Pony Race This Afternoon Feature

low-eyed COWS and fat bulls and sheep
and poultry and the numerous other ex'
hibits. not forgetting, of course, the home
products department, where Aunt Sarah
herself might have on exhibition perfect
vision of a mince pie.
It certainly was great and Little Johnnie
just boiled over with hunger when he got
10 this department.
Substantial Exhibits.
But what pleased hard-worlSing old
Uncle Jim most was the agricultural ma
chinery department This shared with the
cattle department the interest Of the big
crowd When Uncle Jim saw the very
latest pattern Of a fine steam thresher and
the newest wrinkles In horse rakes and
plows he simply wept 20 himself. For the
old fellow for years may have been using
implements as old probably as the old
farmhouse itself.
This department is in charge of Fred.
erick Brady and Clayton d. Appleby, who
have selected one Of the choicest positions
in the grounds for the exhibit The Inter
national Harvester Company of Baltimore
and Chicago, has a very large exhibit, as
have Armstrong and Shank. of Middle
town, Mallalue and Conroy, OF Philadei-
phia, the Kennett Square Farm Implement
Company and the slocomb Company, Of
this citv.
When Uncle Jim got to the poultry de-
I partment he was so tickled that he chuck
led for more than an hour out Of pure
4 pleasure. The poultry department is one
Of the largest Of the fair, one exhibitor
I alone having entered 100 birds AS in most
Of the other departments, neither the
judses nor the exhibitors will be named
until after prizes have bn awarded. This
is to avoid the possible charge Of favorit-
ism.
4 Woman's Department.
4 All other departments are being largely
+, visited. The womens department, in which
\ are displayed fancy and plain work in
| cloth. painting and paper work, was
especially interesting to the women. Veg.
etabes and fruits. of course. also at
j tracted great attention and there are some
splendid exhibits of Delaware peaches,
, The vegetarian is in paradise in the vege'
4 table department for here handsome dis.
plays of all kinds of vegetables almost IN.
duce the inveterate meat eater TO become
one of the cult The grain and forage and
the horses and mules departments appeal
:. to tho horse owner quite as much as do
>, the daily races. T. c. Bradford has a
handsome display OF automobiles and as
this is the first automobile display TO be
S made in Delaware 1t is winning much at
&. tention. There is no telling now what ex-
y pensive habits New Castle county farm
4 ers may contract
i Places to Rest.
n.N.. nF Ln I0A
on the grounds at any itme There is a
big lunch tent and elsewhere many kinds
4 Of dainties may be obtained. On the Mer-
' camille Midway, the Middletown farms
r have a booth at which buttermnk and
other refreshments are served On this
I midway too, James c. O'Nesl, the wei.
i known grocer. has booth, while along
n side is the booth of the Mercantile Asso
= citation with its many interesting adver
tisements and exhibits. making quite a lit
n, tie board Of trade for Wilmington gro
s GERS at the grounds.
s The Sunshine rest tent which has beer
e placed I'm charge Of a matron was largely
patronized this morning and afforded quie
and rest for many who had walked them
n selves away in their inspection Of The
many exhibits.
e Barnet B., Jr., to Race.
d A new announcement of especial Interest
c to horsemen has been made by the fair
g management This is notice Of an exhibl-
= tion heat during the fair by Barnett b.
/ Jr., 2O6 colt of Barnett y, said to be
q one Of the fastest PAGERS in the east. Bar
e nett b., Jr.. holds the worlds record for
e stations for having made the fastest three
g consecutive heats on any half mile track
d The horse is owned by William Barnett
s OF Aiiddletown.
Tomorrow the speed attraction will be
4 the 2.3O pace and the 25O trot the lve-
s eighth mile running race and the farmers s
3 trot. There was to have been a 27 trot,
= but this has been scratched, and the 2.5o
trot substituted.
Judging for premiums will be begun
] today and will continue until the close
=. of the fair.