The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-09

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tersburg Lfst-valedictory Address.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
DANvILLE, November S.-The last great
day of the Border Society Agricultural
Fair has witnessed no abatement of the
intense interest manifested during the past
four days by the many thousands in at
tendance.
As on yesterday, so to-day, the trotting-
course was the great centre of attraction,
it being known that there would be an
other trial of speed between the horses
which contested for the prize on Thursday.
The trotting match to-day was for the prize
Of $3.50. D. T. Harvey, of Pittsylvania,
entered his black horse Flyaway, and 7.
Paxson, Of Mecklenburg, the Philadelphia
bay mare Fanny Allen. Five mile heats,
best three in five. After some delay the
horses started amidst tremendous cheer
ing of the crowd, Fanny Allen coming off
winner. Time, 2.42. There was heavy
betting on the result.
The several committees of award having
made their reports, the long list of names
of the successful competitors for the vari-
Gus premiums was read to-day. Besides
the Richmond exhibitors mentioned in my
dispatch of yesterday, the following re-
ceived premiums: Baldwin, Beall s. Co.,
shoes Boyle & Gamble, saws; Franklin
Davis s. Co. and Allan & Johnson, fruit
trees; Lambeth s. Francis, buggies Gre
CORY s Co., stoves Mrs. NJ. A. Page, can
dies; R. P. Richardson, carpets; G. 7.
Morriss, refined sugars R. Fl. Whitlock {
Co., tobacco boxes Kahl s. Rahm, tobacco
shapes.
Among the Petersburg exhibitors the
following received premiums: Marable &
Utterly, alarm gun; Petersburg Iron
Works and Tappey & Lumsden, tobacco
presses.
Gold medals were awarded by the Agri-
cultural Society to NJ. H. Clark, of Dan
vile, for hydraulic press Guerrant 5;
Fields, of Leakesville, n. c., for machine
engraver; and DR.. 7. n. Read, of Dan.
vile, for combination tobacco-box press
and shroud.
The first premium for thoroughbred
stallion was awarded to A. Barksdale, O
Halifax. The first premium for thorough
bred mare to Samuel E. Pryor, of Green
brier. The first premium for three-yea
old filley to W. T. Suthcrlin, of Danvile
S. ". Ficklin, of Albenlarle, received
the first premium for bulls and cows.
Captain W. P. Graves, of Pittsylvania
the first premium for best boar and breed
ing sow. S. W. Ficlslin, of Albemarle.
first and second premiums for best lot Of
pigs under five months old.
TIC. Williams s. Co., of Danvillc, re-
ceived the first, [entitling them to the sill
yer cup offered by D. T. Williams & Co..
Of Richmond J. S. Cobbs, of Pittsylva.
MIA, the second, and W. J. Brown, of Hall
fax, the third premium for best yellow to-
bacco wrappers. G. B. Luck, of Caswell
N. c., premium for best sun-cured to-
bacco. W. C. Wilson, of Henry, certificate
for best flue-cured yellow tobacco wrap
pers. J. S. Cobbs, Of Pittsylvania, certi-
icate for best shipping tobacco. T. c.
Williams s. Co., of Danvlle, for best bright
yellow Jugs. W. W. Worsham, OF Pittsyl-
vania, premium for best barn of bright
yellow tobacco cured by any other coaI
| than charcoal.
The proceedings of the day were closed
by vaiedictory address from the Presi.
dent Of the Society, Major W. 7. Suther.
lin. Chiefly through his energetic efforts
aided By the Executive Committee of the
Society, was the Border Agricultural Fair
made great success. l..