The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-01
THE STATE FAIR.

exhibition OF our State Fair, and notwIth
standing the trying times in which 1t wa
held, it proved quite success. The gros
receipts exceeded $4,000. In our peram
bulations the first two days, noting article,
on exhibition, in some of the department.
we found that exhibitors had failed to plac
over their articles cards explanatory
Others, instead of having their entries II
place aohen the Far opened, seem to hav,
waited until it had been in progress day
or two before making display. Thi,
should not be allowed, as they were al
aware of the opening day, and on that day
| every entry in every department should be
| in place. Persons who attend the Fair til.
| first day, are entitled to see everything en-
tered for exhibition if the articles are not
in place their rights have been abused. The
society should see that nothing of the kind
occurs another year.
If party has made his entries prior to
the opening day, as is required, he should
also be made to have them in the proper
places on the first day, or be denied the
right to exhibit at all. Until some such
measures are carried out TO the letter,
visitors have just reason to complain.
The following additional awards were
announced by the judges yesterday:
CITIZENS SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 2
Best sample of Eve bushels Of corn
raised in Virginia, exhibited by producer,
s25, j. M. Lyneman, Henrco. Best spe-
cimen of type made in Virginia, exhibited
by founder, $40, Fl. L. Pelouze & Co.
Best specimen printing, wrapping, and
writing-paper made in Virginia, S25 each,
Richmond milling company. Best book
binding done in Virginia. $40, Randolph &
English. Best specimen Of plain and or
Damental printing done in Virginia, $50,
George w. Gary. Best tobacco fertilizer
made in Virginia and exhibited by maker,
$25; best grain fertilizer, $25; best truck
fertilizer, $25, Southern FertiliziDg Com
pany. Best dray for city hauling, 500,
Hoffman & Brothers. Best specimen of
-four barrels made in Virginia, $40, j. H.
Gwathmey, King William county. Best
granite dressed from Virginia quarry,
$25, Wilson & Sands. Best oooking.stove
made in Virginia, s25; best heating
stove made in Virginia, s25. Rich.
mond Architectural Iron Works. Best
one-horse buggy harness, S25, j.
FL. Dickerson & Co. Best dray harness,
s25, do. Best riding saddle and bride,
$40, do. Best horse collars, Wright u
Hudnall. Best sample of Virginia wine,
not less than five gallons, made from
grapes, $40, A. j. Bossieux, Petersburg.
Best lot Of parlor, dining-room and cham
Der furniture made in Virginia, $25 each,
Garrett f. Watson. Best specimen of
sashes, doors, blinds, &c. made in Vir-
ginia, $25, j. j. Montague. Best five bar
rels of family -four manufactured in Vir-
GINA from Virginia-grown wheat, $50,
Baker q Co., Winchester, William N. Eddy
brand. Best specimen of Virginia-made
horse-shoes, $40, Tredegar Company. Best
bright wrappers of the tobacco crop of 1873,
$50, Hill & Skinker, for D. Tilly. Best speci-
men of pig iron made from Virginia ores, !,
$40, Powhatan Iron Company. Best plan
convenience, and economy, $50, A. Y
plan of a dwelling-house made by Charles
II. Read, jr. Best specimen Of fire-proof
brick, stock. brick, and plain brick, $40,
Forbes & Allard, Baltimore Brick Com
pany. ~
HORSES. @fh
Thoroughbreds. Best stallion, four years
old or upwards, $50, I. w. Doswell's
Orion second best stallion, four years old
or upwards, $50, T. W. Doswell's King
Lear. Best entire colt, three years old
and under four, $25, R. Ii. Fife's Robin
Adair; second best entire colt, three years
old and under four, 500, W. H. Eubank.
Best entire colt, two years old and under
three, William A. Lambert Best BROOD
mare, four years old and upwards, $50, j. l..
Darlington second best brood-mare, four
years old and upwards, 500, john A.
McCaull's Readie. Best filly, three years
old and under four, 1926, T. w. boswell
second best flly, three years old and under
four, $l5, Chastain White. Best filly, two
years old and under three, A. G. Babcock.
The committee on thoroughbreds re-
commend a special premium of $50 for
Mr.. Jennifer's 1shmael Pasha, by imported
Arabian. tt4t ri
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
Committees recommend the following
special premiums: A. J. Miller & Co.,
for machinery and circular saws; C. M.
Roberts, new English milking machine
H. M. Smith & Co., for l.. H. Lee &
Brothers, tobacco lidger Clifton spoke
factory for spokes; A. b. Crowell, shaft
coupling; Watt & Call, two railroad
ploughs, and one stump extractor; special
notice to III. and b. f. Bean, of Pauling,
Chester county, Pennsylvania, for patent
mail pouch. This is very novel, though
simple and useful invention, and IS de-
signed especially for railway stations. The
invention consists of holder from which
an arm projects which holds the pouch.
This when erected along the side of the
track and set can be taken therefrom by
the mail-carrier while the train is in rapid