Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-28
HARRINGTON FAIR
DRAWS THOUSANDS
One Year From Its Birth II II
One Of the Best Fairs on the
DeImarvia Peninsula.

STAFF Correspondence OF Every Evening
Harrington, July 2se-The Kent
and Sussex Fair is rfow In full swing
and the attendance is inerea sing daily
In infancy II is making rapid strides
j Its attractions are numerous and
varied. A year from It's birth 1t Is
ono of the best fairs on the Dei-penn
circuit
The mercantile department. under
the grandstand. ~ notable. Exhibitors
linclude: Miller Brothers. Wilmington.
Kitchen cabinets: Economy Motor
Sales. Inc. Wilmington. L. r. Morris
Dover. w. s. yinyard. Milford, r. T..
Hardesty & Sons. Dover and seaford
Garage Co. ceaford. automobiles: N.
II Downing CO.. Milford. and r s.
Adkins Co. Salisbury. Md. building
materials: NJ. T. Adams. Harrington.
fertilizer; Wharton. Dover. Milford
Music Co. Milford. and Downes Mu.
| sic House. Dover. pianos and other
musical Instruments; Electric stor@
age Battery Co.. Phiiadelpi storage
batteries: Kent County Electric Co.
Dover. electric fixtures. The Red
Cross and the Child Welfare Com.
mission exhibit nearby.
Many departments accupy the state
Building. Although small. the arrf-
cultural and horticultural displays
are attractive. J. W. kilion, FELTON,,
exhibits tomatoes, corn, beans.
sauashes. beets. carrots. potatoes.
onions, peppers. parsnips. pumpkins.
ualnuts and rhestnuts. and Francis
NJ. soper, Frederica. and Oliver A.
Newton. Bridgevilte. exhibit apples In
the women's department 500 exhibitors
have a fine collection Of articles, in
Guiding embroidery. practical ideas.
plain sewing. knitting. crocheting.
quilting, oil painting. china painting
and manual work in wood One hun.
dred and twenty-five children also
exhibit farey work. The culinary de-
rartment contains bread mullins, rolls.
biscuits. rusk. butter. pies, preserves
and pickles. Included In the floral de-
partment are geraniums, begonias.
ferns. palms, fuchslas, roses, foliage
plants. dahflas, eannas. zinnfts. mari
Colds. phlor. nap-dragons. potunias.
gisdioli, sweet peas. lilies, calendula
ageratum. asters, nasturtiun1s hello
trop. larkspnr. gailIardia, scarlet
sage. golden glow. bleeding hearts.
pansies and spider flowers With
canning contests. bread contests and
clothing contests. the Boys and Girls.
Club department is popular resort.
The sheep department shows South
Downs, oxford Downs. Shropshires
Berkshires. Chester Whites. Poland
chinas. Duroe-Jerssya and Harnp-
shires; cattle department. Hofsteins.
Guernseys. Jerseys. Frie-
slams. Ayreshires and Heresfords.
poultry department. chickens, tur-
keys. pigeons. ducks and geese.
Departments are superintended by
the following persons. Women.s Mrs
Ora C. sapp. with Mrs. Charles ID.
Murphy as assistant. ehildren's. Mrs.
Fred Wilson: culinary. Mrs. W. r.
Poole. floral. Mrs. Poole. agricultural
and horticultural. Warren c. Newton:
Boys and Girls Club. Dewey Sapp.
horse, Alfred Raughley; sheep. swine
and cattle, c. $. Warren, with J. II.
Bullock and Mr.. Raughiey as as
sistants; poultry, w. ID. Scott. with
Mr.. Newton. p. NJ. Brown. c. f.. Keyes,
ants; machinery, Joshua Smith.
Horse racing is one of the best fea-
lures of the fair. The races are gov
erened by the rules of the Dei-Penn
circuit. with Joseph Davidson serv-
ing as starter and j. NJ. Harrington as
Yesterdays races re-
suited as follows:
2.18 Trot, Purse $3.50.
Eavilie d, blk. e., Lord Dewey.
William H. Scott. Darling
ton. Md. ............. / )
Marshore, b. e.. Marsheim,
Cyrus Becker. Wilson. n. C. 3 ?
jolly Simmons. Binjoila. S. p.
Peacock. Middletown ...... Dis.
ch. 8. IT. A C.)
Bellini. william E. Miller,
Washington ........ 4a11
Time, 2.24L. 2.feA, 2.1sA. 2.1sA.
Els Pace, Purse $3.50.
Gladys H., bl. m. Alcantara,
Jr.. Geo. E. Sutton. Worton.
Md ................. Dis.
Thompson Todd. br. s., Ken
lucky Todd, E. ]. Saunders,
Goldsboro. Md. ............ Dis.
Chester. b. g.. untraced. Cyrus
Becker. Wilson, y. c. .. A
Hal. Regent. b. g., a sec. T.
A. CD Hal B., Joseph L.
Herman. Asbury Park. y. ].
Don c., r. s.. On Gregory.
Charles S. Middagh, Miffiin,
Ia.
Uncle Joe, b. g., Col. Brown,
Jno. E. nottingham, Frank
town. Va. ...... IL
r. F. D., b. g., Columbia Boy.
]. Mcqueen, Little Rock.
S. c. ............... .......... s