The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-03
' AGRICULTURAL FAIR.


4 HE Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany will transport visitors passing over their
load to either of the several Agricultural Fairs
10 be held in Richmond, Petersburg, Lynch
burg. Suffolk and Norfolk during the months
of October and November of the current year,
and stock and other matters intended for exhi-
bltlon at the same, upon the following terms
and conditions:
lst. That five days notice of any stock TO be
sent over the Road to either of the said Fairs,
must be III all cases given to the agent OF the
station from whence the same is to be shipped.
The kind and quantities of STOCK must be like
wise stated. The observance of these precau-
tons are important in order that suitable and
sufficient accom- mediation of cars may be pro-
vided in all cases, and no guarantee OF accom-
nodation Is made without such notice. All
other matter intended tor exhibition at either
OF the said Fairs must be delivered at the sta
ton from whence it is to be shipped by II M :,
the day previous to that on which the freight
train carrying such matter to the particular Fair
makes its trip over the Road. In all cases
list specifying the number and description of
each article and the weight OF the same, must
be furnished the agent OF the shipping station
upon delivery of the matter for shipment.
I'd. In all cases OF stock or other matter in
tended for shipment to either of the said Fairs,
The particular Fair for which the same is de-
signed TO be shipped Eaust be stated.
Sd. Upon all stock and other matter carried
over the Road for exhibition to either of the
said Fairs the regular tariff will be levied and
prepayment equired, at the station OF ship
ment. In all cases however, where such stock
or other matter shall have been actually and
duly exhibited at the Fair for which it was ex-
ressly shipped, and returned over the Road to
the station from whence ii was originally ship
ped, the property the sh pper IL the first in.
stance, then and in such case the freight money
pl eviously collected will be refunded. This
coalition, it will be perceived, amounts in fact
to the Free Transportation OF all such matter
as shall have been duly and fairly exhibited at
tine Fairs-and at the same time protects the
ilroad Company against the abuses of the
courtesy designed to be extended in the premi.
SEES, Otherwise liable to be practiced. '''
ROUND TRIP TICKETS.
4. For each one of the said FAIRS separately,
good from the first till the last dayD will be is
saed at the following reduced rates
For the Central Society Fair to be held in
Richmond, Va, as bef,re published.
For the Lynchburg Far, commencing on the
18th ctober, Tickets will be issued (over this
Road merely on the 10, II and l8 and good till
the goth inst
For the State Fair, to be held in Petersburg
commencing On the LIST N.vember, tickets will
I've issued on the 3lst October, LIST, I'd, Sd and
4Gh November, and good till the 5th November
For the Nansemond County Fair. to be held
~ Sutfolk, commencing on the 26th October
Tickets will be issued on the Goth. 9th and
25th October, and good till the goth October.
For the Seaboard Fair, to be held at Norfolk,
commencing on the sth November, Tickets
VIII be issued the 18th, 8th, 9Th, 10th and
Nth, ana good till the eth November.