The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-18

I. HGGner. druggist, eXnlDlteu his IeaSl
powders at the Fair, and was awarded
premium. Families will note the fact.
| sADDLERY, HARNESS, ETC.
In this department of home manufacture
our Richmond workmen are hard to beat
SIS. Cottreu & Co., one of our oldest bust
| ness firms, made grand show at the last
Fair. He exhibited plain Shafter saddle
Of exquisite workmanship, q beautiful
quilted Somerset. and an English hunting
saddle. to stradde either Of which would
have delighted the proudeSt equestrian Of
he land. We also observed at his stand Il
Terv fine set of single harness, made of the
| best material, and was OF the highest order of
workmanship and double set that would
do honor to Dexter and Lady Thorn. with
Bonner behind to tool them. Friend Cot
treIl is always up to "snuf' on occasions
! like the State Fair hut how could he be
| elbow to prompt him.
j. II. DicEc. son d; Brother. saddlers and
harness makers. had fine display of their
workmanship at the Fair. They exhibited
three very neat saddles and brides, two sets
| Of buggy harness ofeXccllcnt workmanship,
4 set Of cart harness which Judges pro-
nounced superb. and other articles in their
| line, to let the visitors see that Richmond
Welded the palm to no other city in work.
nanship or price.
| Wright & HudndU went in for the useful
as well as ornamental, and presented horse
collar that completely captivated that class
of men who know the Importance of this
piece Of to"gery ina long drive or heavy,
steady pull. Everybody admired their col
lar, and as consequence the Judges award
ed them premium for their skill and work
manship.
| UOOP-sKIRTS.
| The ladies who visited the Fair were
doubtless charmed at the exhibition ofheau-
tiful hoop-skrts made by Mrs. TURNKEY.
| This indispensable garment if such it may
he called can he manufactured as cheap and
rs durable ut home as anywhere else, and
we arc sure the ladies will prefer them, now
hat they have been seen and approved.
WAGONS AND CARTS.
| The northern farmers are far ahead Of
ours in the construction of firm wagons,
carts, etc. This, however, is easily account
| I'd for. Their road laws are more opera
| tive, and, as q consequence. their roadways
are vastly superior, two horses being able
to haul as much prOvendcr over their roads
AZ four can over ours. Under the new order
of things soon to be inaugurated, when our
farmers viii drive their own teams, and the
time of hired men will be money to them,
they will insist upon having good thorough
fares, and, aiding to make them, will then
| see the necessity OF increasing the capacity
of their farm vehicles, thus saving their own
time as well aS the wear of their animals.
At the last State Fair Z. r. Ru.fin exhibit
ed harvest and hay-cart, for one or two
horses, which would haul to the barn about
rs many stacks of hay rs could he packed
| uDOn an ordinary fOlIr-horSe farm Wagon.-
thus saving the labor Of two horses.
John 1VOOG,cOrth a northern settler. and
thorough practical farmer, exhibited the
best wagon body for hauling grain i'll Sleal,
hay, OF straw, That we ever saw.
l. FGnedr cXbibiteda very complete IRON
axle tumbril cart-a vehicle much needed
on larnS-for which he was awarded pre-
MUM.
II. u. Smith Dc Co. exhibited the best
whcclbarTow for farm and other purposes
that was shown ut the Fair.
IRON PLANES, ETC.
{. S. Maurice. of Manchester, exhibited
it the Fair Il set of superior iron planes for
carpenters work, which were highly spoken
of hy those competent to express an opinion.
| He also exhibited IN emory wheel. con
>iructcd by himself, lor sharpening the
blades Of reapeTS and other machinery,
which is said to ne il very valuable and
much-nccdcd invention. fhc perfection OF
its operations were exhibited to Il number
If practical gentlemen. who readily en-
dorScd it.
ABDOMINAL SUPPORTERS.
S. Z. Dose exhibited an abdominal sup
porter Of rare merit, and received Il pre-
| mi,1m. Good instruments Of this kind are
hard to find. and if Mr.. Dove has succeeded
| in invcntng one that will prove comiorta-
be rs well rs useful to those who need
| them, scores Of sufferers will "riSe up and
call him blessed"
BOOK-BINDIHG.
RQn0oIph Dc Eaglish had a case Of their
| blank books ut the Fair, and were highly
comDlimcntcd for their work. The paper
was good, the ruling excellent, and the
| binding supcrb. Many old clerks, who had
handled Journals and ledeers in banking
houses and elsewhere for Il score or more OF
wears. declared that they had never seen Il
more perfect set, and did not believe that
they could be surpassed in point Of work
manship and taste. Everything about them
seemed to be just right. The gilt, the color
ing, the lettering, all were in accord, and
made up Il harmonious whole rarely TO be
seen in similar WORK.
| FRENCH AND AMERICAN CONNECTIONS.
William ". Tr7bbett, French and Ameri-
can cOnlectioner, made beautiful display
of al kinds of CONNECTIONS. Mr.. Trlbbett Is
a live man, and courts competition on all
occasions. He thoroughly understands his
business, and can compete with the North
| in all articles III his line.
| H. Pizzim had his saloon filled with bon
mots and good things generally, such Is can
| he found only in tirSt-claSS houses. His can
dies, preserved fruits, aud cakes, were cX-
ccllcnt
PRESSED BRICK.
| Georae S. Prince, the celebrated Rockets
brick-lnaker, had specimens OF his work
! designed for front walls, which were really
beautiful. We heard but one opinion eX-
pressed Of their finish and durability, and
that was that they were OF the highest order
of workmanship and of the best quality ol
clay. Richmond brick-makers have always
borne high reputation, and none have
done more to deserve it than Mr.. Prince.
CAKES, BREAD, ETC.
T. D. Briggs, the popular baker, made I
fine show in cakes Of various sorts, pies
bread, etc. His reputation is so well estab'
lishcd that we need not do more than note
the fact of his being on hand.
TUBS, BARRELS, ETC.
Mr. Me!zger and NeSSrS. Whit'rorth d
CARY each exhibited large assortment o
tubs, barrels, etc, made here, which vii
compare favorably with those made any
where on the continent.
SASSAFRAS OIL.
Some beautiful specimens Of this Yalua
bic article were exhibited by MesSrs. Fur
cell, Ladd s Co. 1t is manufactured IL
Pittsylvania county and shipped by AessrS
Purcell, Ladd & Co., its agents in Virginia
to England, in considerable quantities..
The same firm also displayed some OF the
genuine Powhatan pipes, a famous article
of Virginia manufacture, for which they arc
also agents here.