The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-06

--A
Southwest Fair.
We published the third and fourth days
proceedings yesterday. The following re.
port Of those of the second day was de-
layed by the flood, and has come to hand
out ofSorder. It completes our report OF
the Wytheviller Fair: q.;.; +,
Eacportcd for the Dlspa.ch.1
WYTHEvILLE, Sept. %, 1870. s
SECOND DAY.
The exhibition of blooded cattle yester-
day is considered by cattle-raisers the very
finest there has been in the State, at least since
the war. There were premiums awarded
Yesterday, understand, to some young cat
tie bred in Virginia over others brought
here from the purest breeds of Kentucky,
and, OF course, only because the yirglnia-
bred stock was superior to that brought
from Kentucky. There were two fat cattle
exhibited yesterday by D. p. Graham, of
Wythe, which weighed, the one 1,5G0
pounds. gross, the other l ,340, and only two
years old. The same gentleman exhibited
a one-year old steer, weighing I, ,4s5- pounds
gross.
One Of. the exhibitors recently sold his
herd of fat cattle for S1O6 per head. You
may judge from these weights and prices
the condition Of stock in this section, and
on exhibition ut the Fair.
The premiums were awarded Yesterday
| for sheep and hogs, and are as follows:
Best CotsWold buck over 2 years, Robt.
H. Crockett, Wythe; I'd best to do; best 1
year do. to do; I'd best year do. to do; best
buck lamb, best pen Of ewes, and best eve
lamb to Z. III. Crockett, Wythe. This
stock of Mr.. Croekett's is all from sheep
purchased out of the Maple Shade flock,
| owned and imported by Jno. D. Wing, OF
Duchess county, n. \. Best Southdown
buck, premium to w. n. Bently, Pulaski;
best Southdown eve, premium to G. w.
Palmer, Smythe; best grade eve, premium
to Solomon Umburger, Wythe. .,'-,
| IHogs.-Best boar, year old or over, pre-.
| MUM to r. Fl. Crockett, of Wythe: best
| sow. year old or over, premium to r. II.
| Crockett, Wythe. These were very supe-
rior hogs (Berkshires), purchased from Ken.
tucky. Best boar, 1.year old, premium to
II. Y. Thompson, of Washington county;
| best sow, under year old, premium TO Fl.
Y. Thompson, Washington county. These
| We're Chesters and very fine. Best fat hog,
premium to G.. W.. Palmer, Washington
county; best sow and pigs, premium to
Alex. S. Mathews, Wythe. The exhibition
OF hogs was good throughout. Z F.t -
In visiting the ladies' department to-day,
though not filled yet, as the premiums will
/ not he awarded till tomorrow, and many
articles intended for exhibition are kept
back till the day of exhibition therefor, the
eve was charmed with some beautiful speci
mems of handiwork, aud the mouth made
to water for ths.good things in jars, cans:
and bottles. :..,,r -, -; = -t# ia
A beautiful clouded carpet was on exhi.
bition, made by Mrs. n. p, ,!Oglesby, ol
LWythe. .~fss9-rs1.-; es.s-.a j ,.-.
4 rich colored afghan, worked in worsted,
by Miss Mamie Tyree, OF Frederick, Md.
| showed beautifully. IT p.~
Mrs. DR.. Kent (seventy years. old) and
Mrs. Jos. e. Lloyd exhibit beautiful speci
mems of handiwork in white crochet coun-
terpanes that were constantly being exam.
ined by fair eyes. ~ -IL .E2
| Miss Josie Deriot and Miss Kate Johnson
| displayed their taste and skill In beautiful
ispecimens of embroidery.
The ladies, rs we'll as their work, are Sc
beautiful that we are compelled for. the
time being TO turn from their Work and
skill to the other sex, lest we write nOn'
sense.
The Belfeld Mills. worked by Colonel j.
L. Kent Il Co., near Wytheville, exhibit
very handsome specimens and large yart.
ETY. Of tinely-made wool hats. These hats
are equal to any your correspondent has
seen of Northern finish, and are sold ut re.
had on exhibition the finest assortment oi
felt saddle-b]ankets ever saw.
| There were shoes and boots from Bul.
locks shoe factory,-SnoWyillc, Pulaski, -
that you could not have told from the north
ern make, save that they were evidently
made more for use than sale. .,...-....
| The machinery department was added tC
to-day by the appearance on the ground ol
Mr.. Brown, from the enterprising firm Of
Jones & Brown, of Abingdon, with fine
specimens of machinery from his ware.
house; among which we noticed Woods
mower and Cahoon's broadcast seed-soWer
C.. L. Fox, of Wytheville, had added to
his stock Montgomery's improved fan
(Which was working finely, Kelley's and
Hager's four-horse drill, and the Hager's
four-horse rake.
| Mr.. Graham, of Christiansburg, exhibited
two elegantly finished Jersey wagons OF his
| own.make.
Mr. John, r. Richardson; of Wythe, had
Oh exhibition q recentlyE-patened railroad
appliance, which consists of moyeable
cogs; attached to the drlving-wheel of the
engine, fitting to similar cogs in a double
rail, SO that on inclined plains an engine
can carry very heavy trains up without
slipping, and much lighter engines can be
used to transport heavy trains than now.
The exhibition of horses was very fine,
and the premiums awarded as follows
Best stallion for harness, four years OF
over, to &. c. Brown, Wythe, Bay Jim;''
second best, to James Magill, Pulaski, fol
Bolivar" Best stallion, two years and
under, to William Aker, Wythe, for g Ma.
nassas jackson :" second best, to Frank
Smith, Wythe, for " Manassas" Best one
year old stallion, to William O. Moore, fol
" Manassas :" second best, to D. Sexton,
| Wythe, " Red Eye.' Best under one year,
to Martin Wilkerson, Carroll.
Mares.-Best four years or over, to J.. e.
Summer, Washington, !" Gay Lucie." Best
| three wears and under, to Thomas Perry,
Tazewell, "Jessera." Best two years and
under three, to A. NJ. Young, Grayson, for
"Sallie billiard: second best, to j. L.
Patterson, Tazewell. Best under one year,
TO John Cophenhaver, Wythe. l',t-,. -". Z
"GeLdings. Best in single harness, to Il.
A. Kelly, Bland, for Robert Lee;" second
best, to A. l.. Porter, Wythe, for " Border
Trotter."
Carriage Horses.-Best pair, to j. P. Nc
Saunders, Wythe; second best pair, to r.
S. Spiller, Wythe. Best carriage mares, to
J. L. Porter, Smyth. ls
old and under three, to James Cadell, Pu-
laski. Best mares, fogr-year or over, to
John Cophenhayer, Wythe; second best to,
Isham Cox, Grayson best one-year old and
under two, to Spencer Lahue, Wythe. Best
mare for harness and saddle, to William G.
Sanders, Wythe. Best stallion for all pur--
poses, TO z. G. Buchanan, snyth; second
best stallion, to w. w. johnson, Wythe.
Best mare for all purposes, to John Whit
man, Grayson. .iaals q. ~ ss74g: zs =.
sJdcks.-Best three-year old OF over, to S.
G.. Hubble, Grayson. Best jack and tve OF
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