Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-11-10

! s. FL4NNEL.-The beat specified
was exhibited by Mrs. Lyles II. Robin
son, and the committee deem il well wor
thy of the premium, and do award it 10
her.
4. hearth RUCS.-There were
five different rugs exhibited, all of which
the committee was much pleased with;
but the one exhibited by Miss Elizabeth
BryarIy, OF Frederick county, entitled
to The premium.
1 5lCARPETINGS.-There were ma
ny very handsome specimens offered;
ibut The committee think that one OF the
pieces offered by Airs. Edward j. Smith,
OF Frcderickcounty, is superior to the
rest, and awafdedSher the premium of
five dollars. 4sss7 i-r q
6. BLANKETS.--Tbere were three
specimens of blanketing offered; on the
respective merits Of two of them The
committee were equally divided. The
umpire to whom they appealed deci-
ded in favour of MI. Thomas Russel,
of Berkeley county. They therefore
awarded him the first premium. The
committee are unanimously of the op-
inion tibet Joseph Hackney is entitled
to the second premium on blankets"
.BLEACHEDL LINEN. TIE ON
mittee awardedt to Mrs Thomas Russell,
of Berkeley, the premium for linen.
8. TABLE CLOTHS.-0f this ar
ticle there was very great variety of
specimens offered. \ majority OF the
committee decided that a piece Offered
by Mrs. Bushrod Ta) lor was entitled to
the pre- mum, which is awarded to her.
8. COUNTERP ANES.-The com
mittee do award to Mrs. jaime. Bowen
the premium for the best counterpart
offered.
10. COTTON.-The committee "a
ward to Mrs. Thomas Russell the premi-
um for the best ample Of cotton.
II. FURTHERMORE offered.
10. CHEESE.-None offered.
IS. STRAW BONNETS.--None OF.
fered.
IA. HEMP.-For the best specimen
OF hemp, the committee do award the
premium of $40 to Alfred RI. Parltins,
for quantity dressed by mill erected
by him within five miles of Winchester.
Is. DOMESTIC WINE.-Tbere
were offe red to your committee three
samples of domestic wine; two of them
by Mrs. Jo'm W. Page, the other by
Mrs. John Page, of Pagebrooke. This
interesting article drew the earliest az
tenton of the committee, and they fre-
quently, during their dry investigation,
required to the subject They are un-
animously Of tue opinion that they were
all of the right sort; such as make the
heart glad; but after fair and full
trial, they prefer that offered by sSrs.
Page, of Pagebroolie, and award to her
the premium of Eve dollars.
DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS.
OF the discretionary premiums, your
committee do award ore 10 the Asr:i,s
Conradts, of Martlnsburg, for hearth
rug, which is to be particularly admir-
ed for the brilliancY OF its co!ors, and
the taste displayed in THAR aFrang cement
One to Miss Ann Brinker, for a very
handsome silk purse OF her own manu-
facture. One to Miss Elizabeth Roys-
ter, member Of the family of Page
brooke, for specimen of netting, pre-
pared from cotton of the growth Of the
present year in this valley. One to Mrs
A. C. Smith, for ar excellent piece of
bleached table linen. And one tos!iss
Sarah McUun, for apiece of silk and
cotton cloth, manufactured from silk,
the production of silk worms in her
own care.
Aiiwhich isrespectfully submitted.
JOHN YATES, Chairman.
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