Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-27
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.

Best specimen OF iresh Butter, not less thsn ten
pounds, s25 Mrs Edwin HILL Hanover, and Mrs WIN |
n Saunders, Henrico; SECOND best 10. Mrs Mowry,
Augusta best frkin tub Of sailed Butter not ei
than months old, of 40 pounds more, Is, Mrs Lou
HAnsburger, Rockingham; second best 10, Zone spe
cmen offered considered very superor Cheese not
less than 20 pounds, 10, Mrs N McCue, Augusta.
Glass 69.-Honsy, Bss-Hives aud Bacon Hams.
Best specimen OF Honey not less than 10 pounds 81,
s haddux, Chesterfield best Beehive, 10, A Mad
duI, do for Phelps improved best Ham, cured by ex-
hibor, 8, r Haskins, Richmond second best, 4, W
Ficklin Albemarle
eB-The committee regret that they could not award
third premium for ham exhibited by Mrs Bnford, Of
Hanover, which was highly recommended.
Class 70-Domsstie Manufactures.
For the best and largest variety of Wooden Goods man.
afactured in any other slave State IL Of equal superb
or quality to those manufactured in Virginia. $50 Young
Wriston Of Charlotte N. c.; best and largest variety
OF course cheap Shoes, 8, Beck Co., Fredericks-
burg; best and cheapest Negro Brogans, TO- J Beck
Co., ditto.
rB-rhe Committee report that Of Wooden Goods
Of the kind designated, there exhibition
manufactured 10 Virginia. which considering the number
OF private and incorporated factories in the State capa
BILE OF producing variety OF fabrics Of undoubed ex
celence; the handsome premium offered, (sl00) and
the OCCASION Of united Fair they think shows not only
excusabe but reprehensble indifference the part
Of portion Of the people.
Glass 7l.-Homehold Manufactures.
Best Bed Quilt, So, Mrs Lorain, Richmond second |
best, Mrs Brock best Counterpart, 8, Mrs Bruton
Madison; second best 3, Mrs X A Mills Richmond; best
pair homemade Blankets 8, Mrs Bush; IA fine pair
also exhibited by Crenshaw 4 Co., Richmond) best |
homemade Carpet ., Mrs T b Anderson; best home
made Hearth Rug, 8, Miss II. z. Johns, Buckingham
best homo made Curtains O. Miss Harold; best fine
long Yarn Hose, 8, Miss Turner, Louise; best fine
long Cotton Hose, s. Miss Turner Louisa; bes, Silk
Hose Of home silk O. Miss Talley, Hanover best
five pounds of Maple Sugar. g. Mrs Mary Waddell best
homemade Family Bread 8, Mrs WIN Willis; best home
made Pound Cake, 3, Miss Bigger; best homemade
Sponge Cake g. Miss Bigger; best and largest vare
~ Of home made Pickle, g. Mrs VIM Willis; best and lar
gest variety Of homemade Preserves, 3, Mrs w
Green best and largest variety OF home made Fruit Je
ly, 3, Miss Julia Turpin; best five pounds Of home
made Soap the process Of making 10 be described in
writing by exhibitor, 3, Mrs VIM Miller, Hanover.
This is IN accordance with the return made by the
Judges. The premium ribbon for best family bread
was however, attached to loaf deposited by Mrs
Tabb.
Class 72.-Lqdes Ornamental and Fancy Wo'k.
Best specimen of Embroidery, IS, Mis- L Dudley;
second best &C. Mrs Peter Warwick; best specimen oil
Worsted Work, S. Mrs John Allan; second best, So,
Mrs + Semmes; best specimen Of Crochet Work, IS;
Miss Gordon; second best, 50, Miss Grey; best
specimen of Shell Work. IS, Mrs f. II. Burton; second
best Sc Miss Case; best specimen OF Knitting, IS,
Mrs T Morris; second best, So, Miss Nickel, Prince
ward; best specimen of Netting IS, Mrs Voolfolk;
second best Sc Mss p Grey; best specimen Of Net
de Work So Miss Vanderv, nter; second best, So,
Miss X, nnie best made Shirt So, Mrs. Burton;
second best 50, Mrs Sheppard, Lynehburg; most
extensive variety Of Useful Ornamental and Fancy Work
not excluding articles which may have had premiums
awarded them under the above specifications, premium
Of $40 Mrs b W Green. Discretionary premiums on
Wax Work awarded to Mrs + Bowe aud Mrs Luck.
"A" The committee found no leather work worthy Ct
premium but ia lieu thereof recommended discretion
sry premiums TO Mrs VIM Moseey and Miss Warren,
for be- ct and second best specimens Of their work.
Class 73.-Srvdnts' Premiums.
Best dozen assorted Baskets made Of Virginia grown
materials S. Ira Carlton, Caroline; best Chair,
Corbin Street.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS.
Glass 7i.-Pioughs, CHttirdtors, DE.
Best or 1-horse Plough, $40, p II Starke, Richmond;
best 2-horse Plough, So S;arke, do; best horse
Plough So II Slarke, do best shovel Plough, S.,
Il Slarke, do; best subsoil Plough So Geo Watt Co,
d. best ground coulter Plough, IS, Starke,
do best hillside Plough, IS, Geo Watt Co, do; best
waterfurrow Plough S. II N Smith, do; best Cultiva-
tor for corn and tobacco, IS, Smith, do best Cul
tivator for horses, So, Smith, do.
Class 10 Drills, Broad Casters, dc.
Best Broad Casting Machine for sewing grain grass
seed $40, Bckford Huffman, New York best Wheat
Drill with guano attachment, 40 Black, Harrisburg.
Pa; best Corn-Panter with guano attachment, 10,
ROut Orange county, Va; best Implement for sewing
and covering peas among corn at or Immediately follow
ing the last tillege either with without guano 10 DIR
Richmond.
Cas- 76-Wagon,, Curtis, Harness, dc.
Best Wagon for farm use, II embracing aay new and
valuable improvements that shall be deemed worthy Of
premium $50. Flynn, Lynchburg, for elfadjusting
break best Wagon Body or Ladder for hauling wheat
in the sheaf hay straw, ., Ii Smith Richmond,
best and must numerous collection of Saddles, Brides
Collars, Hames, Harness, &c, 25 G Kahn, Richmond
Glass 77.-F;rm Gate, Horse PoOsrs, 1hreshers, dc.
Best Farm Gate including best hinge and fastening,
&C. may be exhibited by model slO Leonard S. Treat;
best sweep Horre Power, 25 John Haw, Hanover best
Threshng Machine 30, G Wexford Fredericksburg.
Class 7S.StrGS and Root Cutters, Aiiis, 0orn-Shei
iers, dc.
Best Hap or Straw Cutter, $40, ii Smith, Rich
mond best Corn Shelter, TO- machines exhibited by
Smith, Sarke Watt and Cardwel, recommended; best
Grst Mill for horse power, ~ Shinn Taylor; best Saw
Mill for fOrm use, 10, John Haw, Hanover.
IL The committee recommended TO favorable notice
the cylinder Corn Shelters exhibited by II Smith, Geo.
Watt 4 Co.. L II Starke, and Cardwell & Co; also,
the Straw aud Root Cutters exhibited by Messrs Smith,
Starke aud Wait.
Glass 70 Hay Press, Fan JGR, de-
Best Hay Press, SIS. ii Smith, for Railroad Press;
best Fan Mill 10, Montgomery Bro, for Rocssway;
best Cleaner, II NJ Smith.
Class s0.-Maehines and Implements.
For the extensive and valuable collection Of
full Machines aud Implements exhibited and made at any
one Ectory in Virginia WHISTLER including subjects for
other premiums not, premium of $50 The COM
mUee premium VI SOO cdCu 10 II N Cnlhn
and w CardwelI Co. Richmond; but IL this cannot
be allowed then TO divide the premium OF $50 between
the two concerns.
Glass sl.-C1riages aud other Vehicles.
Best and most numerous collection and variety Of
hicles made ia Virginia, $50, George Ainslie, Rich
mond best two-hose Family Carriage, made in Virginia,
20, R II Bosher Richmond.
Glass 81 -MScelidneoHs.
Best Pump adapted to deep wel. $40, Daniel 0'Don-
mel, Richmond best Lifting and Forcing Pump. sl5,
Sampson Pae, Richmond best Churn, embracing some
new Improvement deemed worthy Of premium, go Sa-
lem Lamb; best Sewing Machine for general use sl5,
lcox Glib; best Folr Barres cert fed to be lair
simple Of 100, made and delivered by the exhibitor $40
premium withheld because there certificate
that The 2 offered fair sample Of loo
10 fhe committee recommend the following dscre-
tiouary premiums To Sampson & Par for arrangement
Of shaft 10 water Wheel to Frederick Smith, for water
wheel TO WIN Pleasant, for win iml, honorable no.
tice) 10 Odtten for rail road brake; TO Sslem
Lamb for clothes dryer; to II Miller, (or Henry,
Miller Co } for corn and cane harvester; to w w
Justiss, for tobacco straightener to Smith, for
fruit ladder honorable noiics) TO Geo WATT Tor homi
ny mill, do; to James Hunter for iron aud steel, do
to Burger Bro, for saw; to r der for Parrafne
candles to Thos Burton for American soldihed milk;
to Fisher Burt for game and rat-trap; TO Warren's
gravel roofing, honorable noiice to India Rubber
springs do TO Waermtn, for stencils, DO TO stock
brick labeled No. 20; TO Fosters building block TO
Whites thief deecter, honorable noticG;) to Ro
bey's graft cutter; to DR. -, for drain tiles; to
g Little for brooms
Glass SO -Agrienltwdl Steam Engine.
Best Steam Engine application to Agricultural purpo-
generally a substitute for horse Power 800,
Anderson 4 Co., Richmond.
Glass S5-Redping aud Morning Machines.
Best Reaping Machine, $50, to McCOrmick's Reaper
best Rake and Reel for combination with Reaper, $50,
Chas Dimmo"k Richmond.
The committee recommend a discretionary premium