The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-15
From our Special Reporter.
AUGUSTA FAIR.
Second Day.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE on I'll
aPoIrSpS GRAND SUCCESS.
SrAUSToS, VA. October 10, 1876.

STAUST0S, VA. OCTOBER 10, 1901.
The showers of yesterday made us fear
that the weather would prove llntaVorable
FOR the exhibition to-day, but the morning
showed clear sky, and at an early hour il
was evident that the crowd on the grounds
would be considerably larger than on yes
terday.
The officers Of the Fair estimate that al
least ten thousand people viSitcdt the srounds
to-day. The scene was brilliant beyond de-
scription. Standing on one OF the emf
nences, the eve could take in at once the
whole panorama, and il were worth long
trip TO gaze on it for even few moments.
one sees 60 much that Is attractive that
he really does not know where to- turn; bu'
we will first finish our walk through the
rotunda which we began on Yesterday
The ladies have on exhibition such great
variety of beautiful articles that your print
crs would rebel if / were to attempt an
enumeration. There are silk quilts, coun-
tcrpanes. rugs. embroidery, hair-wOrk, etc,
that will not be beaten at the State Fair. D
pair of cotton blankets from the Eagle and
bbmniy Cotton Factory, Columbus, Ga.
attract great deal OF attention, and are
certainly very beautiful and comfortable.
There are wines and liquors enough to set
I'D a large bar-roon. but as your corrc-
spondent does not belong to the tasting
committee" he will not particulariZe.
John Carroll, Of Lynchburg, exhibits
smoking tobacco, and Larry d Timberlake.
Of Staunton. both smoking and chewing to-
bacco.
Mrs. j. j. Par'kins has mammoth cab
bacc, bcetS, tomatoes, satisfy, &c. There
are ten entries Of bread-all very nice.
The collection of apples, pears. grapes,
&C.. is very fine Tannehll Il Wheat cX-
hihit 100 varieties. grown by Captain II. Is.
Jones and William Peco.
J.B. Asst and NJ. Parker exhibit carcases
of mutton which make ones mouth water.
William Asst exhibits fine sausage and
beef.
Mr.. G. W. Reutzel, agent for the Deaf
and Dumb ASYLUM, Staunton, has on cXhl-
pition bar Of soap weighing upwards OF
300 pounds, and a large variety of toilet and
washtub soaps. This soap was invented by
Mr.. Reutzel, who has sold his patent to the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Staunton, but
continues TO manufacture it for them. /!
claims many advantages which consumers
especially those DESTROYS OF encouraging q
maimed Confederate soldier-would do we'll
to examine. Wilson & Foster and Il. ".
Powers are the Richmond agents for the
soap.
Clinedinst, of Stamton, exhibits some
very fine specimens of photography.
award the first prize, 10 B0ude Il Miley, oi
Lexington. who exhibit Il lot Of photographs
which can scarcely he surpassed by any gal
lcry in the country. Their photographs OF
Generals Il. +. Lee. Early, and Breckn.
ridge. and of :. Stonewall JackSon'S grave"
tall recently takcn.) arc well nigh perfect
likenesSes and taultless pictures. They eX-
hibit also over four hundred faces in one
frame. every one Of which is striking like
ness.
Mrs. Baldwin. Of Staunton, exhibits some
very fine oil landscapes, and Mr.. /. Is. Cole
man, of Stanton. has two" Sunlight after
Shower" and " Sunset Scene (which
friend, who is every way qualified to judge.
pronounces to be of extraordinary merit.
Two Rembrandt paintings Of Mr.. Berk-
lev, Of Staunton, are said by critics to be
Two of StieGs pianos attract considerable
attention.
But il is time for ,,S to leave this faToritc
resort, anti see something about the agricul-
tulHl implements.
Hoqe q: Brother, STANTON, exhibit " best "
wheat rake. which they have generously do
mated to the Fair "a Keller" wheat drill Il
cookie separator. and Il Morning Star wheat
fan.
ParLins * Nelson show 4 revolving wheat
rake.
Woods d; Gilkerson, Stanton. exhibit a
Wi!!oughbv drill. and Burdicks hay cutter.
George +. Price exhibits Bickiord n
Huffman drill.
4. p. Rout, Liberty Mills. Orange, has on
exhibition his celebrated c0rl-planter. doll-
blc->hovcl pl0w. with Coulter attnchmnnt ;
hay rakcS and Secd-sowcr. marking ploW.
cora-coycrer. Garden pl0w, drain pillow,
sinc,2-<hoyel p!aw. and dough kncc,icr. lie
takes the premium for largest EXHIBITION oi
implements Of his own make, ana the first
premium on his co'n-piantcr.
". i. Burke, OF the Staunton Iron " orkS,
exhibits six varieties OF Livingston ploWS,
four hillside plows-two-horSe two double
shovel pIows, Gadde:S harrow, ticld-r0iler,
five SETS plow-castineS, and two sorghum
mills.
.u0geg.S d Jones. Gorlon>yilla, exhibit the
"Challcn@c planter" >outheln-stal
Wheat-tircsher, and - Double-@cared
eight.horSe power" al Of their own inlen-
ton.
They take the first premium on the thre$h-
er, and the second on the corn-planter.
They received the first premium on the lat
ter in contest with Rout 1T RockbrldSc
Fair last year. These two young men have
established themselves ut Gordonsy!lc since
the war, and are building up large ilnplc-
DltnI tIauc. lncN alC iit at''' w,
serying-none the less 50 because they gal
lantlv followed the stars and bars in the old
Thirteenth Virginia infantry, and freely
risked their lives to defend the land they
now seek TO improve.
4. T. ,SL!nncr. Alexandria. exhibits
Woods self-raking reaper, and Woods
prize mower.
u. II. KaTcofe d Co.. Of Rockingham.
exhibit their new patent corn-harycStcr and
shockcr: which not only cuts but shocks
the corn.
John Tnmber exhibits Il homemade horse
whcat-rake.
". e. Douglas, Narrcnton, exhibits cider
and wine mill, sorghum mill, and cookie
separator.
Henry Miller, Rockingham, shows corn
harvester and patent garden and field hoes.
McCiUer d. BumGGyIt9ler. StauntOn, eX-
hibit for II. VI. Smith. Richmond. corn
shelter. cider and wine mill. and we'll 1iX-
lures and for sladc Il Co.. Baltimore, corn
shelter, lnasticator of corE->talks, southern
corn-sheller, hay and StraW-cutter.
/. S. Fisher exhibits line specimens of
homemade wooden pitch-toykS, rakes, and
aXe-helyes.
The committees were busy to-day making
their awards, but some Of the most ini-
portant were unable to complete their
work. We will send flilllist tomorrow o.!
those we have not already given. The eNhi-
bition of horses on the track to-day excited
universal interest. which eliminated in the
mule race and the trotting match.
Five mules were entered but the contest
mile heat was between William \. Mann
sorrel and Master Frank X. Bears black
mule "Jeff." Bear won after most eX-
citing race; in which men. women, and
children. took the deepest interest,
The crowd gathered around the judges
stand to witness the presentation OF the
"Sllrer Cap," announced on the pro namme