Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-09

Their. 40: hest hay press. T. Whitman, 10; best steel spau'
fork, Z. Whitman, .. ,,i,ah,. col
EIGHTH CL,SS-for the most eNiehshe !" = Whitman v
lection Of useful machines and Implements Z" III" y
Baltimore. ts5. l.. ,,u, adapted 10
nm mn in operation, WIN. Bowden, JE:, Mehinon.' cutter j
scoon or scraper. Z. whitman, 10. Best sau'inpsr machine
w.. Vincent, Rhode lsiahn' = "
Glasses tenth. eleventh, twelfth and thlrtes nna, snd " ,arrss
- .xn Farm TKggs-fIKsr CLAsS-hest anu Uarses'
fRrirs AND M nrar, suitable for southern raising
e" Si,,n, 4 Son. Iienrico. flo; ditto apples, frahkhh ia
ys S,aunton. 10; best pear tree and peach tree; respyS
rs, UNIV " = rranklin Davis; best grape vines, Franklin
nnsS' :. y hest Strawberry, J. Stansbury, 3; bes, raspberr!
| nlants. +. Davis. =, best dried apples, ID. r. ""'A'h'' i'"''
rrIr,rd. hest dried peaches, do, i.
s,roSp observation-disclosures aud choicest eoGeeuo,
! Of plants, MIR Jas Ayres, Petersburg, *lc; best anu ir riSrS
ornament, Mrs } Is varnum, Petersburg. .; bes. pUgus. -
more than : inches in circumference, Miss NINA 10y rr.nk
tersburc. =; best and largest collection e'ein ~ rranIli,
lin Davis. :; collection OF hardy towering Shru's' l'a'>"
Davis 8. assor,meut
TaiRD ,nLEs.-Largest anu 'ts, hss, do
Of table vegetables. l. Chamberlain, iienIiSo' 5iT a. dozen
zen long blood hcrts. X X White, Dfn"lhue, :, - .,;,,n D
| head Of cabbage. l. Chamberlain, :: best carr, .. hes,
| ditto swse, potatoes. l. Il Sinon,on, ChestcrheiuiE ,r.,
prI1gR ASH CmEgsx-fIHsr CL.S.-best sPey ain. Ian,
butter, not les th'n h & , H. ,.' Mr.. McCaw. Of rowha,an, 5
SxcoSp Ci,ss-IluNEY, Bee HIVES AID BACON y. l y
specimen honey, u n White, r; nes, h s Mrs. las irres
.'nnnuI hes, ditto. Mrs J [ Hewlett, Chesterfield, l. "a.
Horspuolp MANrrAcrrhkS-,M . E Ms ~ y r. fanr,
Miss Emma H. sehH. c:unterpane, Mrs. Van pcl,, Peters
Snes " second ditto. Mrs. VIM 7. Joyncs, PETERSBURG =
Besi paT ,owr made carpet. Mrs. Vim. Gregory, Peters
S nr" s-Bcs, piece heavy, woolen jeans, Mrs n: a. Row
lett Chesterfield. .; second a a,isn a Sny. mf hr hand !, Lancn
pes pes ~ = second ditto, Miss Eliza Tro,,er.$ $. H..
ssccSp CL,ss.-Best fine long yarn hose, Mrs. ). =. hnT
- IIrmrlco. H. Best specimen home made wine, Mrs; IL
ton; i ns pinwiddie. 3.-Best Bread. Mn. u. ". Paul. q
n,rnJ cake, Mrs. Vim. 7. Joynes, 3-Sponge cake; WIS
lanes sm !Ayrss. 3-varic,y home made pickles, Mrs. Jane tn,i
- y It.t pr,sprNy. Mrs James AkrcS, y ~ u'
icily, Mrs. James Ayres, 3-Best sample oil soap "'''
S,urdivan;,h i. ~ ~. .,..;rcr,
embroidery. between Mrs Marias Gillian and Miss \ U.
Pre-, =; second do, between Mrs Sue Harrison y, im
| George, and Miss 5 L Grieg. Of Petersburg, y; bs;' sp,eiiiet,
crochet work, Mrs y Gordon. 5; second 40, aNss W"a
! Cook. y {, 4; best specimen wax work. Mrs Mary u hor.m..,
p.,.rshurr = second do, Mrs Jas Z Hewlett, lhes'e,,v,"
4. feather work. Mr. Judith Brown. aged 81 years, anu M'
u =; III Howe S,cckl.nburr. and Mrs NJ " Goodwin, g; hes
snscin,rn block work, MI. Toole, Petersburg. : second ao ,
Mrs stephen Watkins, q; best specimens knitting; W. v, W Wr
! ,JrrI Campbell and Mrs Darcy Paul. ;; second do; nr
! W WvJ Giilia,n. &: hest specimen OF netting. Mrs piehesr,,
WoolfolI and Mrs pr J L Williams. :; second d"' MISS :
nnnr.rlc MAxrrAc1rrIS-riEsF CLAss.-I.est Hour o
white wheat. } o pickenson, certificate oil n.srli; 40 u to-
wheat. Andrew Keran 8 Ero, ceriihSa'e VI ine en-, 1.,,
SECOND CLA>S-Best manufactured ''o"e'"' "'''"''' - -
: and Broainax, certificate OF merit u.,-
Dn,SIsG-Ir,, drained farm, \ II DrcHrS "' chester
fila 4aI: 10 the first individual who established u tuc,or!
go ~ ,r1r,,ar Jrniuiur tiles on an improved plan, DR. 4 White
head. 80; for the beet and cllcapcs' 'h'u!ar '"e'' Ut :
Whitehead, ~. =, s,,
mNHktluNAh1 =
do clo,hs and ,rappiuss. Miss Costii, r.; frame of raise'
Embroidery, Mrs. T. L. Walsh, Of lynchhnrg, !; worSg'
,innn cover. Mr., : \ Einncy, =; home made lalier haSnh
,,II. Mrs ii { Dabhs, OF Halifax. ): pair oi ottonians, Mis-
I,,ul,t, Of Petersburg, =: to, Mrs John Jarrdu. oi teters
hurr .: Thonl, Belts, Of England, for his imported shor
horn COW. Blush Rose. 81: 10. Imported short norm co"
J.mim,. ~: do, best imported Hampshire ram =" 90
second 10: do. best ram. cross Sou'lhlo"i' and ha'hPshte
~. do. second, Ia. Col. Lilly. Of AUGUSTA. Instrument Il,
surveying and calculating area, ~; jos W HOLDS. i"r III
oranc, ;rrr-. y; : { Luliingi"n. . years old Steer, !; IA
chul Iutori. yearlug hull. Ia; Theodore haley humiPln
wagon. III; Mrs \ Z Merton. for fine a,larasn-' : VIM
Tn,urv. for l> tobacco press, 10; L Fisher, d years ou
yellow mule. 10, T. y Tannaiill, collection game eniSseh,
Tn. following received certificates ol merit: ID ihoinI
SON. slaughtered mutton: } VI Vincent. sausage hHer; JON
Howe. platform scales; VI Burton, carpet sweeper Nort
Chase of y. C.. improved self veiftHatin: refrigerator: MI
burton Old Dominion coffee pot; VIM II Rogersor, nom
mad, starch: Mr. burton, invention "f carpet holder Jane
smith. for his production Of hungarian grass Z 'iars
son. single machine, ditto: Berger X Boyle, OF kichmoho
circular Jaw John NiIrs, specimen ROOFING; Mr. nuf!ot
milk pan Oh new principle samuel sutherland coIieetio
Of gun, and pl,;oi> ILind!e ln:crs"n, Invention Tor lrolt
cling rotary motion. rardley Taylor, Tor his plan anu "
scrip,ion Of a house for drying fruit pa.chnl buiorh' 10
baskets: : Shell. for lis exhibition Of Roach Traps. prem.
mn of A.: George \ Ayre- Of Loudoun. certificate oil nieri
For wan, Of sufficient time to properly investigate al Z
IA. very MANY subjects referred to this committee, 1t - ~
improbable. thai; some one may have been overlooked an
mi. explanation was made by the committee win the nope
,~a,ifyin. any reasonable person who may have been \ =" hri
lCct.,!.