Washtenaw's Fair

Jlonday afternoon, 'when Prof. Harrington arrived in Washington to asme charge of Uncle Sam's weather, the first thing that "ocurred to him, naturally, was the fair at Ann Arbor. It was too hot. The iong torrid season must be brought toanimmeiü ate termiI nat;on. The result was that, Monday 1 night, Júpiter Pluvius reigned. Fortunately, however, he rained so hard that i ae soon emptied his whole tub, and Tnesday morning dawned clear and cold. It was ideal weatber, and added the one thing that remained necessary tomakethe forty-third annual fair of theWashtenaw county agricultural and iorticultural society one of the greatest in its history. Tuesday was consumed, as the first day of the fair always is, in getting the I exhibits in position. Secretary Bach I md his assistant, J. W. Bennett, entered [ the names of exhibitors as they arrived, and answered so many quesüons in the cotirse of the morning, that they feit they ought to be excused from I knowing anything for the rest of their Uves. The entries in the horoe and cattle departments are fifty per cent more than last year, and are of a higher class. H. P.Finley, W. H. Tuomey, and J. C. Ttiomey have a fine herd of sixteen horses, among which are the stallion Golden Era and the Standard mares Gertie Welch and Bell Marvin. Patrick Irwin, of Ann Arbor, has ten head, trotters, all by Mambrino Gold Dust who was sired by Mambrino Gift. Among them is a magnificent fourmonths old colt. E. Helber, of Saline, is exhibiting Lord Wenlock, a fine Cleveland bay.who took first prem ium this year both at the Detroit exposition and at the state fair; Emperor of Mirfietde, a three-year-old Shire, recently brought from England, and who bore away a flrst premium from the Detroit exposition; and several others. J. E. Perry, Salem, shows the big Clydesdale stallion, Lochiel, and E. J. Steele, of Detroit, has the trotter Garfield. Fine trotting stock is also exhibited by C. D. Bills, Tecumseh; Johu Mount, Napoleon, Jackson county; Oroon Stimson, Saline; and C. L. Tuomey. M. S. Conklin, of Detroit, presenta two pacers, Little Fred and Jobnnie Miller. Among the exhibitors in the cattle department are S. O. Tubbs, of Delhi Mills, who haa twelve head of fullblooded Galloways; Richard Nowlin showing a fine herd of short-horns; Supt. F. E. Mills and Harry Day, both of whom have Holsteias; and J. F. Avery, of Saline, who exhibits a herd of sleek, mild-eyed Jerseys, headed by the buil York, all of the Stoke Pogis and Rioter families. Mr. Avery also has an immense grade dairy cow. The display of fruit, as would be expected, is of more than ordinary excellence. One of the largest exhibitors is Etnil Baur, especially in apples and pears. J. Ganzhorn and V. F. Bird each show over thirty varieties o! grapes. The displays of peaches and quinces are also very fine. Up at the other end of the hall, Dr G. L. Laraway, of Emory, has some mammoth yellow dent corn that he has been grading up for several years There are thirty-four rows of corn on the cob. When shelled, one ear wil make nearly a quart. The merchants' displays in the Art Hall are very creditable. Among them are exhibits by Mack & Schmid, Dean & Co., Eberbach Hardware Co., Koch & Henne.M.W.Blake.and Schuh &Muehlig Here, also.'.is a bewildering display o ladies' fancy work, and an art booth with several paintings of great merit. A large share of the exhibits, in all de partments, were not expected to arrive until Wednesday. WEDNESDAY. If Secretary Bach had bis hands ful Tuesday, Treasurer Paul was the busy man Wednesday. But he Btibmittei most gracefully to the inevitable: am the harder he worked and the louder and faster the silver clinked in the till the more expansive grewhis smile. The crowds began to come early in the morning, and they kept coming all day They canie in backs and hay-racks, in carryalls, omnibuses, carriages, and big lumbering farm-wagons. 4Those who went up on the motorline probably thoaght that about two-thirds of the population of the county was going tha Way. THE ASCENSIÓN. In the latter part of the afternoon the fire was kindled in the furnace pi tOiinflate the balloon, and a crowd soon gathered to see the big gray dome rise steadily from the ground, swaying in the wind. Lithe little Gertie Carmo soon appeared from the dressing-room, and stood ready for the ascent, with the trapeze bar held tightly underneath herAt the word from Prof. Bartholomew the guy-ropes were cast off, and Miss Gertie sailed up into space, performing gaily on the trapeze as she ascended, Up, up she goes, until her slight form can scarcely be diatinguished against the background of the sky. The sharp crack of a pistol is heard. The aeronaut is seen preparing for the 'chute-down Now she's off, dropping at first with tremendous speed. Then the parachute upens and the fair Gertie floats down as gently as a thistle blow, repeating her tricks on the trapi ze until near the ground. She landed in a little grove about a mile to the west. THE OFPICERS of the society are as follows: President, F. B. Braun; Eecording Secretary, Jas. R. Bach; Corresponding Secretary, Henry S. Dean; Treasurer, Henry Paul; Vice-Presidents, F. E. Mills, E. E. Leland, Dr. D. P. McLachlan, Geo. A. Peters, W. E. Boyden. The Superintendents are: General Superintendent, F. E. Mills; Superintendent of Speed Trial, Charles Hill; Marshal, Patrick Irwin; Superintendent of Cattle, John Sperry; Horses, Patrick Tuomy; Sneep, John Braun; Swine, K. Nowland; Poultry, John M. Bird; Farm Implements, John Kepplei; Farm and Garden, Heman Hicks; Dairy and Sweetmeats, Mrs. C. Kirn; Fruit", S. B. Winans; Flowers, Mrs. N. Sutton; Mechanical AVorks, Wm. April; Floral Hall, Thos. J. Keech; Miscellaneous, Geo. Sperry. SOTES. The 2:30 trot was won by Garfield. The genus fakir is not present in so many varieties as usual. Prof. Bajtholomew won the balloon race at Adrián Saturday. Deputy-Sheriff Peterson is in charge of the pólice department. A pond of Germán carp, exhibited by R. C. Reeves, of Dexter, has its share of the spectators. Gov. Winans and President Palmer, of the World's Fair, will speak at the grouods this afternoon. Tomorrow is Ann Arbor day. The stores and schools close for the fair. The Ann Arbor light infantry will give ashort drill.