The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-09
ECHOES FROM WAYNE COUNTY
FAIR
Fair Best in Fifty Years-Large
Poultry ENhibit-Good Races
Large Crowd on Wednes-
day,

Filing Weeks, the aviator flying a
10. e. Williams biplane, made an as
Xcension at the fair grounds on
Thursday afternoon. After several
unsuccessful attempts the birdman
succeeded in getting off the ground
perhaps forty or fifty feet, flying a
distance of about quarter of a mile.
The machine stayed in the air only
IA few minutes and landed in the
meadow back OF the fair grounds.
Most of the people left early on
8Thursday after each days failure to
make a flight Those who remained
were partially satisfied for they were
beginning to think the aviator was
3getting cold feet. Thursday was an
ideal day for the fair and the
grounds should have been crowded
until closing time. Instead only
about $500 people attended during
the day. The failure of a big day
on Thursday is probably due to the
failure OF the aeroplane to make
"a flight on Wednesday and in this
THE management Of the Wayne Coun-
|ty Agricultural Association is in no.
wise to blame. Secretary E. w.
Gammell booked the attraction Of
the aeroplane with the understand
ing that it would make one fight a
day and he was buncoed as much as
those who attended the fair for the
purpose of seeing a real live aero
plane fly.
For all Of this the fiftieth ami
versary of the association was a
decided success and better and big
ger than former years. Everything
went along smoothly and there were
no disturbances of any consequence
to mar the pleasure of those attend
ing
Wednesdays attendance was be-
tween 1000 and 5000 and the
Stands and shows did big business.
The grandstand accommodated
about 800 people during the races
Wednesday afternoon. Tompkins'
Wild West gave free performances
before the grandstand between the
races and also gave a show on the
grounds.
State Troopers Lightiser and
House of the Wyoming barracks,
were here and patroled the grounds
and the road between the fair
grounds and Honesdale.
The Honesdale band and Jenkins
Boy band furnished music on Wed
nesday and also the Maple City Fife
and Drum Corps. The White Mills
band furnished music on Thursday.
Beach Grove and Pleasant Valley
Oranges had large exhibits of farm
and household produce and their dis
plays were highly recommended by
all who saw them.
According to Judge Purple the
display of birds was very good, con-
sidering that the persons having dis.
plays were not making a specially OF
the poultry business. Nearly three
hundred birds were on exhibition
Among this number were Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, Campines, An.
conas, Orpingtons and Columbians
and others. There were a few
ducks and geese on exhibition.
Clarence d. Fortnam of FarvieV
Crystal Spring Farm, George Erik
Edward E. Kinsman and A. w. Enc
all had fine exhibits of blooded cat
tie and it is thought that the arral
was the best ever brought to tn,
Wayne county fair.
William l.. Ferguson, of Seely
vile, president of the association
was present Wednesday and Thurs
day. E. p. Jones, vice-presiden
since the organization fifty years ago
was kept busy in the secretary's of
flee. E. w. Gammell is secretary O
the fair association.
F. A. jenkins, H. G. Rowland AM
w. H. Mcintyre had fine displays O
musical instruments in the manu-
facturers' building. Erik Bros. ais
had display of wares there
Murray & Co. was very we'll repre-
sented, having an assortment of farn
implements and machinery on dis
play on the grounds.
A slight accident occurred nea
the bridge over the Dyberry near tn
fair grounds when two wagons col
lided and the tongue of one wa
broken. The movement of vehicle
was retarded for few moments bu
no serious damage was done.
G. NJ Tingley, OF Bainbridge, n
Y, owner of Peter S. and Red Elder
the winners of the first and secon
races respectively, on Wednesday
left with his horses the latter paI
OF last week for York, Pa, wher
his horses will be entered in tn
races at the fair there. He state
that Peter S. and Red Eden wer
rated in the 2:l4 class and ca
make that time on a solid track an
when they are not held in by tn
driver The time made by them o
Wednesday was 2.25A and 2.18s
respectively. He stated that he wa
owner OF May Girl which took set
ond money in the races, before con
ing here, but had sold the horse [
Clark & Patterson of this place.
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