The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-22
LEXINGTON. VA, October 20. 1856!


HIBITION.
LEXINGTON, VA, October 90. 1869.
After the very unpropitious weather YES
terdav we felt very sure that but little
would be done TODAY save to receive arti
Giles. even if we were favored with Q cleal
eky. In this we have not been mistaken
for although the day has been bright. very
few persons except exhibitors nave vislteG
the grounds. A large number OF additional
articles have been entered, and 1t is under
stood that many more will be entered TO-
morrow. ,..,,-
Pockbridqe Fair. Very few persons. out,
side of the county are here. ana nearly Ill
of the stock and articles are entered by
county men. In addition to the articles
noticed Yesterday. Fuller & Sloan show
very superior axc-helves, made in Greens
boro', n. c.: Rout's corn-planter, the
Keller plow, the "Geiser' thresher, q
rotary churn, and very handsome :" earth
cop1nlode" Of Professor S. W. Johnsors
p, Webb shows, in addition to articles
entered Yesterday, very fine lot Of tin
ware, such as chamber sets. cake-boXes, &c.
II. a. Humphreys exhibits also Wright
6 Mccormick plow, which is OF Rockbndge
invention, and claims several improvements
on the Livingstone, which have been re-
Gently patented.
taly churn, which claims many advantages
and cycitcs interest rs being q Rockbrldge
invention.
id. Humphreys, Of Lexington, exhibits
4 d" blade knife and screw-driver combined"
which he has recently invented, and which
competent judges pronounce very valuable.
He has applied for, and will doubtless Sc
cure, a patent. :.
F.P. RodeS shows also an &c illumination !"
coal stove and a lot of very fine tinware.
Bavlss & Henderson have also very SUI
perior extension table.
Bacon & Lewis, of Lexington, have 4
number Of very fine specimens of cotfecs
and sugars.
Miss Mary Pringlc exhibits a very hand
some fancy chair, ornamcnted with leather
work-all OF her own manufacture.
J. Compton & Co., of the, Buena Vista
Broom Factory, Rockbridge, exhibit
not be eyceled in the country. This fac
tory makes everything required in broom
except the wire, and turns out large num-
Der daily.
w. A. Donald exhibits fine specimens of
and iron ore.
The ladies (as usuaD have some very beau
tiful specimens Of their skill, which will be
noticed more particularly in my next. a
white, needlc-worked quilt, made tifty-eight
years ago by lady now living in LeXing-
ton is very pretty, and attracts great atten-
ton.
The Charlottesville Woollen Mills exhibit
gray and black cashmeres which one would
declare to be imported. 1t is certainly highly
gratifying to see orr Virginia factories turn
ing out such fabrics.
r. 3. Coleman, of Staunton, exhibits Il
very beautiful landscape view OF Clifton
Forge.
Boude e NIiley, Of Lexington, exhibit
specimens Of their photographs which chal-
lenge competition from any gallery in the
State.
The iron ores Of 8. f. and J. W. Jordan,
noticed on Yesterday, are said by competent
judges to be very superior.
J.W. Jordan exhibits one specimen which
careful analysis has pronounced to contain
5Sk per cent. Of pure iron.
G. W. Rentzel, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Asylum, Stanton, exhibits his toilet and
wash-tub soaps. which took the premium
at the Augusta Fair. and which your cor
respondent can pronounce very superior,
after actual trial. As Il Rockbridge invcn-
ton. this soap attracts considerable attcn-
ton and praise.
The exhibition of fruits, pickles, pre-
serves. cakes, wines, &C.. is not rs large as
last wear, but still very crcdtablc. In
family products there are thirty entries.
Rev. Z. d. Junkin enters pcach-blow po-
tatoeS.
Colonel J. ID. Ross, corn, flour, and po-
tat0es.
4. T. Barclay, red wheat.
Mrs. s. +. Jordan, mammoth gollrts.
Rev. ". II. Rut('mcr, cabbage and satisfy.
II. BARLEY, red wheat, rutlicd oats, corn,
rye, and very large sweet potatoes.
Mrs. Kahle, bccts and radi>hcS.
N. II. Ellingcr, homemade smoking and
chewing tobacco.
W. \. Ruff, Bou@hton wheat, amber
wheat, Harrison potatoes.
II. X. Wilson, white wheat.
j. NJ. lIogsett. cabbage, corn, potatoes.
Or. \. Leyburn, red and white wheat.
s. y. Gilmore, New Brunswick oats.
William Ii. OFT, red wheat.
/. Sehorn, long, red potatoes.
All Of the articles in this department are
good but the wheat is especially fine, and
will challenge any produced elsewhere in or
out of the State.
The exhibition Of poultry is large, and
very fine.
\. T. Barclay exhibits turkeys, guineas,
and ducks.
Mrs. Clarke shows ducks.
Mrs. Day, chickens.
W. \. Run, turkeys, ducks, and chickens.
DR.. McClung, three ducks.
Colonel Ross. chickens, ducks, and geese.
Archibald White, ducks.
William Campden, five ducks.
John Heck, four chickens.
Master Willie Bacon, two coops of Ban
tam chickens, eight white chickens, four
English rabbits.
W. W. Lewis, five white bantams and six
English rabbits.
Henry Holden, one o'possim-fata and full
Of fun; or at least he laughs all the time.
5. NJ. Templeton, Whitehall black Spanish
chickens and dark Brahmas.
Master James Jordan, one pair Of chick
ems.
\ tame deer attracts considerable atten.
ton. There are only four sheep entered a.
vet, but they are very fair specimens of the
long wool variety.
There We're only ten hogs OH exhibition
to-day, but all OF them are very fine.
One eighteen months old probably weighs
800 pounds.
The exhibition of cattle is very fine
Twenty-Five head have already been entered.
and it is known that 4 number Of Others
will he entered tomorrow, and cattle Judges
say that they have never seen finer stock.
The display OF mich COWS is particularly
fine.
w. A. Ruff, Of Lexington, has OIL eXhibi
ton ten head Of cattle which we learn he
will take to the State Fair, and which we
are not ashamed to show there as specimens
Of what Rockbridge can do in this line
Among them we notice two four-year-olt
DurhamS which weigh over LOO pound:
each, 4 thrce-year-old "Grade" which
weighs 1000 pounds, and two-year-olt
which weighs I, 800 pounds; 4 fiye-year-olG
Durham cow which now weighs 1,47t