The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-23
From Our Own Reporter.
ROCKBRIDGE FAIR.
Second Day.
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRE-
MruMs-RAILRoAD MEETING.
Lsy,SGroN, VA, October 81, 1SG

determined to so, and about 1,5oo persons
visited the grounds during the day. ihe
rain prevented projected outdoor exercises,
b,,t during the intervals of the showers the
scene on the grounds was quite animated.
The gray uniforms Of the cadets, red jack
cts Of the fire company, and handsome cos
tunes OF the bellies, mingled pleasantly WIN
the varied dress of the crowd, Whlie lhe
stock. horses, agricultural implements, &c,
showed TO fine advantage.
The programme for to-day was not sent
To the printing office until II O'Clock, ana
viii MOI roach the grounds until tomorrow,
hut. by diligent inquiry and wlde-open
cvcS your correspondent was enah!cd 10
keen the rum Of things. There were no
very fast horses exhibited, but the crowd
was entertained by several closcly-contesteo
races. The Lexington lire company pa
raded in their new uniform, ana Win Vhelr
,,rautiful engine and hoSc-carrIage al
trorfc6 considerable attention. There were
. number Of additional entries to-day, but
we have SPACE to note only the following:
O, =. Smith, of Augusta, entered seven
head Of very fine thoroughbred cattle.
William Graham, Of ChristianSburg, Va,
entered family carriage, top. ana open
buggy, and spring wagon, OF ms own
nrakc-ali the work being done WIN MS own
hands.
Sloan & Fuller enter the Keller plough,
Birk's hillside plough. and the Livingstone
nIo1Irh manufactured by Burk, Of Staun-
ton), and appIe-peeicr. They also enter the
Family :" and " Manufacturing sewing
machine, Of Grover Baker.
The weather prevented the spccch-maklng
ut the Valley Railroad meeting. The meet
iur was simply organized by calling Jacob
Fuller to the chair and adopting 4 series oil
resolutions offered by Major DcIman (ac-
cUnpanicd with a few explanatory rcmalkS),
urring the county court TO make at once
the Subscription Of 100000 authorized by
vote OF the people Of Rockbid%c-t&klhg
measures to secure the REIMBURSEMENT ol
ilu .-damaocs hy parties through whose
firms the road viii nasS--and appointing al
executive committee to carry out the WISHES
Of the meeting.
The meeting adjourned to next court
day, and agreed that there should DC
meeting every month until the road IS built.
The committees on awards were orgl-
nizcd this morning, and were busy during
tho day.
The premium list will not be announced
until tomorrow. but we have secured III
advance tho official award Of some OF the
most important committees:
HORSES.
7Horou7EbredS-Capta J. j. White, OF
Lexington, takes first premiums for his two
year old orion lilly I" Froic" and Tor his
Shiloh colt Manassas" \ very fine Shiloh
colt, entered by William A. Ruiz, was, by
some mistake, not seen by the committee.
Salute HorseS.-Hest two-year old mare,
J. ". Hamilton best under four years,
Charles kavscr. Best mare colt under one
wear old. j. J. White. Best horse colt. onc
wear old, Professor \. L. Nelson. Best
cclding, II. s. Locker. Best mare, {. j.
Braw!cv.
LtgtiDrauqhi.-Bcst pair horses, PROBES
sorJ. j. White, Best single harness, p johns
ston. Best lilly, a. T. BARCLAY. Bc-t'gc!G-
ing under four years cid, &; NJ. buld. Best
colts under one wear, :. Gilmore.
Erooi NarcS.-S"ddle: First premium,
Captain J.J. White: second premium, VIII
Liam A. nuN Light draugAt: First pre-
MUM, u. 4. Tcrrill; second premium, y.
7. Barclay.
Neary Draught.-Dest horse colt under
one year old, s. McCorklc; best mare colt
under one year old, II. Barley; best tive
Old mare, L. X. Wilson best two-year old
.;cldng. A. T. Barclay; best brood mare,
W. II. OFT.
Nuies.-Bcst four-lnulc team, j: s. Hogs
set: best pair mules. 4. Y. Barclay; best
two-ycar old mule, 5. Holden.
CATTLE.
Thorouyhbrcd-Bcst huh over three. 5.
il. Moore, for General Forrest best
hull cali, o. p. Smith, Of Augusta, for
Judge White; best COW, S. X. Moore,
for :. Lottie Linwood" best heiler, Q. 7.
smith. of Augusta ; best calf, O. Z. Smith,
o. Augusta.
Matrices and GrQdcs.-Best thrcc-year old
bull, j. S. TutWilcr; best bull under three,
s. Gilmore best mich COW, Professor y.
l.. Nelson; best mich COW under three, W.
\. Ruff; best yoke oxen, w. A. Ruff; best
show Of fat cattle, w. A. Ruiz.
SWINE.
Best large hog, Professor 4. L. Nelson
best pen Of fat hogs, w. \. Run; best boar
pig, ". \. Run.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Best corn. II. BARLEY; best white wheat,
J.. l.. Wilson; best red wheat, w. ii. OFT
homemade tobacco, NJ. II. Etlinger; best
head of cabbage, j. NJ. 1ouell best colec-
ton of cabbage, j. NJ. Hogssct best collec-
ton Of vegetables, j. n. Hogsset best
sweet potatoes, II. BARLEY.
FRUITS, WINES, ETC.
Best and largest collection of apples,
John Kmnear. The committee make favor
able mention Of mammoth pippjns exhibited
ny Q. p. Smith, Of Augusta; and very fine
collections Of apples shown by Mrs. j. A.
Clark, James Johnston, and j. NJ. HogsSct.
The collection Of apples is not so large us
last year-owing chiefly to the failure Of
Captain II. 3. Jones to bring his 100 yarie-
tics-but the quality is very superior.
Best peaches, Henry Miller.
Best collection OF flowers in plant, Mrs.
General Pendleton.
Best cut flowers very beautifully, Mrs. W.
W. Lewis.
Best Catawba wine, j. \. White.
IN. B.-The Augusta Fair first premium
Catawba wine WAS OH exhibition, but our
committee, without knowing where It came
from, unanimously pronounced 1t the most
indifferent III the lot. Good for old Rock
fridge y
Best cllrrant wine, Mrs. 7. d. Heck; best
blackberry, gooseberly,, and raspberry
wines, Mrs. Joseph G. steele; best apple
brandy and whiskey, j. n. White.
The display Of wines and brandies is no.
thing like so large, and the quality is said
to be inferior to that Of last year.
IN THE HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT
Mrs. j. Z. Wilson takes premiums for
preserved tomatoes, ounces, peaches, aud
pears Mrs. L. l.. Graham for white cake !;
Mrs. 5. 7. Jordan for pound cake Mrs.
William A. Ruiz for picked pears, canned
peaches, sWcct-citron pickles, ounce jelly,
and grape Jelly; Mrs. j. NJ. RuiT for canned
peaches put up in 1861; Mrs. j. I. Clark
Tor strained honey; Waltz & FinStcr Tor
brandy peaches; Mrs. William White for
loaf of bread CIV. ReutZel, Deaf, Dumb,
and Blind Asylum, Staunton, for toilet and
wash-tub soap; L. s. Tntwiler for cheese
". w. Tribbctt, of Richmond, "a native Of
Rockbridge,) takes premium OH beautiful
case OF candy, which is very much admired.
Fest butter, Mrs. William A. Ruff
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Best corn-planter, Movers Il Jones, Cor
louisville. They get this over A. Z. Routt
ana another competitor. This makes tt0fce