The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-11-02
LOCAL MATTERS.
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.
Breaking up OF the Fair Additional Pre-
miums, &e., SC

The Fair Grounds have been scene
of general breaking up to-day. Exhibit
tors were engaged in removing their stock
and materials, preparatory to return
ing home. We were DESTROYS of present.
ing the remainder of the premium lists In
full to-day, but time and space have pre-
vented us from doing so. We present be-
low the additional premium lists obtained
up to the hour Of going to press. Our
Mondays issue will contain the compile
ton of the premium lists, and our WEEK
LY of Wednesday will embrace the entire
proceedings of our State Fair.
ORCHARD PRODUCTS.
Natioe Wines.-Best still Catawba
wines, 50, J. G. Cammuck. Best Concord
wines, 81, John Werth. Best Virginia
seeding wines, IS, Mrs. r. R. Carter.
Best from any other grape, 81, NJ. b.
Buck, Front Royal, Warren county, Va.
Best black berry wine, 50, A. Q. Holiday,
Henrico. Best from any other fruit, 81,
Mrs. Jeter, of Petersburg.
Brandy and Whisky.-Best specimens
of native brandies, IS, M. B. Buck. Best
and purest distillation of whisky, 50,
James Bumgardener.
GARDEN PRODUCTS.
Best acre of winter cabbage, $25, to l..
H. Jeter. Best dozen beets, %, to Grit
! fin & Brother. Best bozen cabbages, SO,
to L. H. Jeter.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
Best specimen fresh butter not less than
10 pounds, s5, Garland Hanes best cheese
not less than 20 pounds, Virginia make, 50,
and medal j. B. Bland best peck dried
small fruit, 81, Mrs. R. 4. w. Duke; best
collection of can fruit, Virginia make, with
process and cost Of canning, 50, and medal
M. K. Davis; best bacon ham, cured by
exhibitor, with written statement of process
of curing and cooking, 50, Miss NJ. A.
Partington. Best honey, five pounds, with
written statement of bees, culture, etc.,
s5, and medal, divided between r. II. Bar
bour and Mrs. M. X. Davis best peaches,
preserved in cans, So, Mrs. E. R. Allen; best
tomatoes, preserved in cans OF jars, SO,
same. Best grapes, preserved in cans or
jars, So, same. Best ounces, preserved in
cans or jars, So, same. Best pears, pre-
served in cans or jars, 50, same. Best
cherries, preserved in cans or jars, 50,
Mrs Thomas Branch, Henrico. Best cit
rons, preserved in cans or jars, SO. Mrs. j.
I. Rogers, Richmend. Best peach butter,
Mrs. N. K. Davis, Henrico. Best currant
jelly, 90, Mrs. s. E. Kent. Best plum
jelly. SO, Mrs. M. X. Davis. Best rasp.
berry jelly, 50, Mrs. S. E. Kent. Best
strawberry jsl]sy, So, Mrs. s. Z. Kent.
Best grape jelley, 50, same, Best Siber-
ian crab jelly, 50, same. Best goosberry
jelly, SO, Mrs. c. r. Polk. Best cram
berry jelly, 50, Mrs. William Warren.
RrEAD CAKES AND CONFECTIONERY
Best wheat bread, four pounds, home
made, SO, Mrs.J. R. Anderson, Richmond,
Va. Best pound cake, homemade, 80,
Miss N. L. Wright. Best sponge-cake.
homemade, 50, Mrs. J. G. johnson, Rich
mond, Va. Best fruit cake, homemade,
So, Mrs. Thomas Branch. Best jelly cake,
81, Mrs. B. II. Crump. Best piece of
confectionery, plain or ornamental, medal
and IS, j. A. Pizzini, Jr. Best assortment
of candy, s., same.
PUMPs-ToBACCo MACHINERY.
Best pump for deep wells, medal, Paul
Bargamin. Best pump for shallow wells,
certificate, same. Best tobacco machine
for smoking tobacco, special premium and
medal, D. W. Hughes, Richmond, Va.
Best tobaclo-dryer, honorable mention, U.
P. Dowden.
AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL,
AND DAILY MACHINES, IMPLE-
MLNrs, &c.
Best combined reaper and mower, diplo-
ma, Lee Il Brother, for Champion. Best
reaper, diploma, j. W. Cardwell & Co.,
for Excelsior. Best mower, diploma
awarded to the Kirby. Best hay teddcr,
certificate, H. M. Smith & Co. Best hay
rake, certificate, Joshua Thomas. Best
wheat cleaner, certificate, c. T. Palmer.
Best wheat cradle, certificate, same. Best
hay press in operation, medal, H. M. Smith
4 Co. Best combined corn and cotton
elevator, W. G. Gaines, Salem, Va. Best
fruit and sweet-potato dryer, G.. II.
Revere, Fredericksburg. Best combined
reaper and mower, with dropper attach
ment, j. W. Cardwell & Co., for Excelsior.
Best horsepower, medal, Joshua Thomas,
for Carey's. Best railway power, medal,
for Heebner's. Best combined machine
for threshing, separating and cleaning. di-
ploma, j. w. Cardwell Co. Best thresh-
ing machine (simple), medal, same. Best
fan mill, medal, Montgomery's Rockaway.
Best cookie machine, medal, same. Best
agricultural engine and saw mill, diploma,
Talbot, Ettenger & Edmond. Bestgeared
hand.car for street and railroad, diploma,
to j. T. McIlwary. Best geared mill for
farm purposes, diploma, to Talbot, Etten-
ger & Edmond. Best corn shelter for power,
medal, to H. M. Smith & Co.; best cron-
shelter, hand-power. certificate, same; best
hay and fodder cutter, certificate, same;
best straw-cutter, for hand, certificate,
same; best root-cutter, certificate, III. M.
Smith 4 Co; best four-horse plough, right
or left. medal, P. II. Starke; best three
horse plough, medal, Watt & Call best
two-horse plough, medal, Watt 4 Call; best
one-horse plough, medal, P. II. Starke;
best sub-soil plough. medal, P. H. Starke;
best scraper for tobacco, cotton and vegeta-
bles. certificate, P. H. Starke; best
cultivator, certificate, Messrs. Watt &
Call. Best harrow, certificate, p. H.
Starke. Best drain pillow, medal, II. M.
Smith. Best machine for digging potatoes,
medal, P. II. Starke. Best machine for
digging ground peas, medal, P. II. S;arke.
Best rotary digger, medal, Watt & Call.
Best new-ground pillow, medal, same.
Best tobacco-ridger, medal, o. w. Gosler.
Best home hoe, medal, same. Best corn
planter, medal, Ii. NJ. Smith & Co., for
combination Of planter and driller, Best
grain drill with guano and grass seed