Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-27

FAMILY living block from our ,
lodgings. After breakfast we were
supplied with maps of the city and
given instructions as to what to do
If we were lost. We then started
on sight seeing trip during
which we saw many interesting
things. Chief of these were the
arsenal, the commercial high
school, the factory which makes
the Springfield rifles, and a monu-
ment erected over 800 years ago to
mark the trail to Boston. Our next
visit was to the City Hall with it's
beautiful assembly rooms and 300
foot tower. Several years ago the |
Mcnamara Brothers tried to dyna- ;
mite this.
After dinner we paid our first
: visit to the Exposition grounds
with it's beautiful buildings. After
going to the Exposition building to
report, we went sight seeing about
the grounds. Our first visit was
to Machinery Hall. Altho l was
sent on the corn team, l am just
as much interested in cattle and
r was very much surprised at the
: amount of machinery which might
! help to make life on the farm much
0 better, if used. But on the average
farm, as have seen them, practic-
a ally no use is made Of this great
v line of implements. Our next visit
|. was to the Coliseum, said to be the
l. largest of it's kind in the country.
0 In this building the shows were
e held and it's great ring was used
to judge the cattle in. Adjoining
= this are the cattle barns in which
t. were displayed over 1000 head of
'e cattle, all fine specimens of their
IS breed. But the one which draw
,r the largest crowd was Sophie 10Th
st of Hood Farms, the worlds cham
If pion Jersey cow. In the various
le state tents were exhibits of the
t, various agricultural pursuits and
in the horse barn were many fine
re horses.
We The building which concerned
ne us most, however, was the Expos
At ition building, situated upon the
ill right as we entered the gate. II
re this were housed the contests, ex
ne ,cepting the dairy and poultry, ant
tn the exhibits in the different pro
'jects. The large amounts of corn
h potatoes, and canning showed
on which projects were the most pop
re ular. In the corn, the flint was tn
err main variety exhibited.
he Next morning, we reached tn
he rounds around nine o'clock. First
EST we arranged the schedule of judg
ur ing contests and demonstration
ice for the day. We corn boys did GU
I'll, Judging at ten and at two in tn
on afternoon gave our demonstrate
cs. in corn storing and testing TO
rls termination qualities. At 4.3
VI that afternoon, the winners in tn
zen Judging contests were announces
sit Altho the corn team was left GU
the our market garden team won thir
aw place, and after we reached HON
vas we heard that one of the Gait
ext team boys, Newman Rose, had VIC
ak tenth place in lot of around Is
cal BOYS. After the winners were a.
ort nounced, we bade the grounds ar
i'd our rivals good-by by giving oil
to yell.
ter After supper at the lunch ROOF
to we were released for the evenll
and several went to see the motto
we pictures. The party of which
and was a member stayed out t
sed around midnight, as we did not e
elds pect to see the town again soon.
At Next morning, we were gott
rare up early to meet the $50 train t
Don New York. Soon after we lt
ms Springfield, we were riding alo
ork, the Connecticut, with it's beautl1
oco- scenery. Here we noticed a gre
the difference in the soil. In sol
;ube nlaces it is very sandy while
ssed others the rock strata comes c
S so upon the surface. Most OF I
ion. fences up there were of ston
| in laid without mortar. When
and reached New York, we stopped
the bus and rode to the PennsylVa'
we Station. We bought our lunch
Val the Station and ate 1T as we re
'ary. along.
few Tn the Station at Philadelph
'owd our marty began to leave. We w
eem- very sorry to part with our Phi
cies. dalnhia friends and our jolly lie
ron :er Mr.. Stanley, but before
: at narted, we promised ourselves
reunion some day. Then we g
york our last veil for Delaware and
sSed nI-.lolnb;a crowd reSpOnt