The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-24
THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR

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IN automobiles and accompanied bv a
! band of music. marched from the CITY
! Hotel to the Fair Grounds, and when
they formed in procession and paraded
& around the race track, presented SPLEEN
/ did sight
Treasurer George 6. Rodock reported
that more than $500 tickets for the
! Household Department had been sold.
| This means that the department is now
/ taxed to Fits utmost capacity, for these
/ figures forge far ahead of those of last
/ year.
The Superintendent of Privileges, Mr..
| Harry NJ. Cramer. SAYS that the grounds
1 are crowded for every available foot OF
ground to be used for exhibits of some
! sort. Mr. Cramer was not able to eSti-
mate Just what the ground privileges will
| total, but he says that he is safe in say
| ing that they are far ahead of last wear.
The Horse Show is attracting general
attention, and the lovers of horse flesh
! floCked about the stables on Tuesday to
catch glimpse Of the entries. Interest
Ceniered about the twenty imported thor
ouGh-bred Percherons. exhibited by the
| Aunngton Farm Company, of Dicker-
son, Md, and Mr.. J. H. Oyster, who has
/ a milk plant in this city and another in
Walkersville.
Among Mr. OYSTERS exhibits is the
four-year, old-mare, Idee. which was I'M
ported from France four months ago.
This mare was shown at all of the great
horse shows in France, and won practi-
caly all of the highest awards.
!. B Mclaughlin, the President Of the
Arlington Farm COMPANY, recently re-
fused $4,000 for journalist, recently i'm.
ported from France.
A reproduction Of College Park was
placed in the main hall This exhibit OF
the Swastika Realty Company shows
street Intersection and an entrance TO the
park. Two arches, constructed of the
famous Frederick county lime stone.
equipped with electric lights, together
with the general scheme, makes a sight
worth seeing.
The Frederick Gas and Electric De
partment of the Hagerstown and Fred
erick Railway Company. have a booth
IN the main hall of the exhibition and vul-
canning appliances are artistically ar
ranged for display. A Westinghouse
expert electrician was in charge of the
booth and explained the advantages of
A very neat and attractive stand in the
main hall has been erected by DIR. H. wv
Harner, the local druggist Sodas OF all
kinds and ice cream are on sale and
Harner's Rizona tablets will be dispensed
tree gratis. The blue and white decora-
tons are artistically arranged.
An Illustration of the productiveness of
Frederick county was seen in the pro-
duct display of Mr.. Charles n Reeder.
OF Rocky Springs. in the Agricultural
Department. Immense cabbages, tur-
nlpS, potatoes apples. tomatoes and
choice vegetables of all kinds and grains
have been placed in the booth to the very
best advantage
Tuesday was devoted to Judging the
exhibits in all of the departments and
for the greater portion OF the day many
OF the exhibits were roped off to facll-
tate the Judging. The bread and cake
contest in the Household Department,
was feature of the fair, over 600 exhib-
its being made Miss Rebecca Wilcoxon
won the first prize $50 for the best loaf
OF bread, and Mrs a. 5. Knill was sec
ond, winning $40. The apple exhibit
this year was particularly fine The
stock exhibit is excellent.
Because of the disagreeable weather
and high wind. many of the attractions
in front of the grand stand could not be
given.
The poultry entries were the largest
and the most select ever introduced
under any previous management. The
Cattle Department, hogs and sheep filled
all Otthe stalls which were set apart for
their exhibition.
The following exhibitions by local
firms were most admirable:
Edgar S McCardell, candies.
Brely's Palace OF Music, pianos and
organs. etc.
Rufus E. Baker, of Monrovia farm
Harner's Drug Company, ice cream,
soda, etc.
The Victor Remedies Company have
a fine exhibit.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany have al artistic exhibit.
The Everhart Temple Of Music has
display of pianos, organs, etc.
The apple display excels any that was
ever made before. Roger B. w. Wolfe
has IS varieties and Hooper Lewis has
twenty-five varieties
The Art Department has more dis
plays by professionals and ameteurs than
in any former wears.
L. f Mullinix had a fine display Of
carpets. mattings etc.
Mehrl H. Moberly exhibited speci-
mems OF the decorative art.
The Westinghouse Electrical Company
has fine display ofelectrical appliances.
The Steff Piano Company, of
Baltimore, have a splendid exhibit OF
pianos, organs, etc.
Collins & Grossnicke have a fine dis
play of agricultural implements
The Farmers Exchange had fine
display of engines, and farm machinery
OF all descriptions.
P. l.. Hargett and Company have
fine display of Oliver Chilled Plows,
engines, corn planters. etc.
The Economy Tank and Sio Com
pany have display of silo, Il by 3d.
and six large tanks.
G.. c. Winebrener. of Walkersville.
has display OF Rude manure spreaders,
New Way engines. Peerless feed mills
and fodder shredders, Syracuse plows.
drills, lime spreaders and farming i'm
plementS.
John d. Conard and Company have
a display OF goth Century manure
spreaders, Frost King engines, Buckeye
lime sewers, etc.
Hench & Dromgold, of York, Pa,
have an exhibit OF walking and riding
plows, grain drills, corn shelters, plows,
etc.
!. w Evler, of Middleburg, has an
exhibit Of attractive wire fencing.