The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-03

order. He informed us that "de white
folks liked to look at dat as well as niggers."
The following dialogue ensued:
"Well, uncle, how does your enterprise
succeed E'
"Ten cents for old folks and five cents for
young ones under ten years OF age" -
"Well, if it is fair question, how much
money did you make ?"
"Well, boss, faint far question. cause
I didn't make nuthin' out'n you. [Ten
cents paid to the last speaker.l was in de
war, was, from South Carolina"
"What did you carry, musket or
sword 2"
"Nar one."
"Well, then, you were non-combatant'
were you not?"
".Yes, was dat, an 1 staid dar, too. Ha!
ha ha I"
Thus ended our chapter of the days ex-
periences aSwe reached the FREDERICKSBURG
depot on Broad street.
sEcRETARY's OFFICE.
The Secretary's office in this city will be
open from O'Clock this morning for the
sale of annual and life memberships, and
the office at the Fair Grounds will be open
during the day for exhibitors.
Mr. James Chamberlayne will also be at
the office at the Fair Grounds during the
day for the purpose Of issuing certificates to
the members of the State Central Agricul-
tural Society.
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
The members of the Executive Committee
are requested to report themselves at \.
NJ. to-day, at the Secretary's office, to renew
| the books for the judges, to fill vacancies III
the judges from the bystanders OF others,
as required by the resolutions of the 2lst
September, 1869. The following members
were assigned to these. duties-viz
| Class I. Essays-F. 6. Ruttin.
Glass II. Cattle-S. w. Ficklin.
Glass Ill. Horses, &c.-R: B. Haxall.
Class ". Sheep, &c.-J. Cloyd.
Class V. Swine-J. Cloyd.
Glass VI. Poultry-,T. NJ. McCue.
Class VII. Farm Products-R. e. Has
Glass VIII. Domestic Departments-W.
T. Walker.
Class X. Household Manufactures-F.
Glass x. Ladies' Fancy and Ornamental
Work.. N. Watkins.
Class NI. Agricultural Dcpartments-W.
| C. Knight.
Glass XII. Farm Dwellings-E. Ruf1in.
Glass XIII. Minerals-R. W. Noland.
Glass XIV. Fine Arts---J. Lyons.
Glass XIV. Miscellaneous-L. Z. HarYle.
Judges are urged to attend to their duties
promptly at 8 A. NJ. Of each day.
EXHIBITION OF HORSES.
The public exhibition of horses will take
place at / o'clock in front OF the pubic
stand on the mile track.
pLoUGHING MATCH.
The ploughing match for the best plough
man, &c., has been arranged to come OF on
the farm OF William Shepperson, on the
| p,o,J rooJ aboya thp RJntiSt Col
lege, on the left hand, this side of the Fair
Grounds, from Y to 3 O'Clock to-day, and
councillors under section II are notified to
be promptly on the ground, or they will be
ruled out.
TRIALS or SPEED
To-day the trials of speed will begin at ,
o'clock punctualy. Premium, 5000; mile
heats. best three in five, to harness. open
to all trottcrs. Time not TO exceed 2.4O. If
three or more start, the second horse to re-
ceive 800 of the premium.
Second premium, SO; mile heats. For
colts and 1lllies three years Old aid under
five years old:
These trials will take place alternately.
It is earnestly requested that visitors will
keep clear Of The space Ill front OF the
Judges stand, and that no person other than
those permitted or invited by the Judges
will occtipy the judges stand:
/ Parties entering for the trial must en-
deayor to be in harness and ready by five
minutes to O'Clock, and to let is little time
elapse as possible between trials. At the
sound of the bugle succeeding each trial
they must appear promptly before the
judges stand.
GENERAL MEETING.
The general meeting of the Society took
place ut the hall Of the House Of Delegates
at o'clock last evcuing.
The following annual report OF the So
cietv was submitted ana received
At this the largest meeting of the Virginia
State Agricultural Society since the war, 1t
is proper briefly to inform the members
what has been done since the list SLOW and
Fair, which was held in 1860.
During the war, of course, there could
have been no show or exhibition. All that
could be done was to protect the interests
of the Society. This was done by the (then)
:. President Mr.. John Il. Edmunds, OF Halifax,
: war, and, by specialrequGst ofthe Executive
Committee, until Mr.. Willoughby Newton,
: his successor under the constitution. could
take his place and by Mr.. Charles Is. Will
liams, then and until recently Secretary OF
the Society. And it is gratifying to repeat,
what has been already stated, that the joint
efforts of the President, Secretary, and
Executive Committee, succeeded III pre-
serving intact the property which tic SO
ciety had entrusted to their keeping.
In January, 1869, an attempt was made tc
have general meeting Of the Society fol
,, several important purposes ; and among
them to take into consideration the pro
priety of purchasing q lot Of ground or
!, which to hold the future exhibitions Of the
f Society.
The property at present held by the So
ciety. and which has been viewed by thu
members to-day, was offered for sale, ant
the Executive Committee wished to be in
structed by the Society az to the purchase
4 quorum did not attend but the sense 0
the informal meeting confirmed the Execu
tive Committee in the action to which the!
were predsposed, and they took the re
sponsibility of making the purchase on th'
| terms and with the means already an
: nounced. The bargain was completed il
: the spring of 1868.
In the month OF January, 1869, meeting
5 of the Society was held, and the action o
: the committee was then fully sanctioned
f At that meeting it was determined to holC
Fair and Exhibition this fall, and the fol
$ lowing officers were elected
| President: William Il. Sutherlin, Dan
: vile.
r ce-Prestdents: LIST, james Lyons, Rich
: monQ3 "a, w. L. Scott, CHii iloIte on
Frank G. Ruffin, Chesterfield; 4th, K. Bar
ton Haxall, Richmond; 9th, S. w: FickIin
, Albemarle 9th, Edmund Rutfin, Jr., Hano
: yer; 7th, Lewis E. Haryie, Amelia; Sth, }
Marshall McCue, Augusta.
!, Secretary and Treasurer: Charles D
Williams.
!, [The President and Vice-Presidents ar
eG oficio members Of the Executive Com
mittee.
.. Erecutiue Committee: Richard Irby
Richmond; William c. Knight, Richmond
r. H. Dulaney, Fauuuier: Z. w. w. No