The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-30
| Co.. Best,and purest distillatioon Of whis-

ky, $5, j. Bumgardner q Son.s
No premium offered for bitters, but ths
committee thinks u. Bakers premium
bitters entitled to honorable mention.
Domestic Products. ts.-Best specimen prime
butter, notles than five pounds, S5, Gar.
ind Hanes, jr. Best variety of canned
fruit, Virginia make, with process and cost
of canning, 500 or medal, Mrs. M. X.
Davis. Best bacon ham, cured by exhibi.
tor. with written statement Of process Of
curing and cooking, So. Mrs. R. II. Crump,
Best peaches. preserved in cans or jars, 50,
Miss E. r. Allen. Best tomatoes, do. 50,
Mrs. r. B. King. Best grapes do, So. Best
ounces, do, So, Miss Il. R. Allen. Best
pears, do, SO, same, Best cherries, do, SO,
same. Best citron, do, SO, Mrs, r. A.
Mayo. Best currant jelly, So. Mrs. VIM,
Warren. Best plum jelly s3, Mrs. ]. w.
Dennis. Best raspberry jelly. SO, same.
Best strawberry Jelly, So. Best grape jelly,
S3, Mrs. S. c. Kent. Best gooseberry
Jelly, 90, same. Best cranberry jelly, 90,
same. Best apple Jelly, 90, same. Best
Siberian crab Jelly, So, same.
Bread, Cake, and Co,fectioneay.-Res
wheat bread, a lbs., homemade, s5, Mrs.
DR.. McCaw. Best poundcake, home
made, $5, Mrs. B. II. Eppes. Best sponge
cake, homemade, So, Mrs. j.. W. Beve-
ridge. Best fruit cake, hotpe-made, s5,
Miss Bette Branch. Best Jelly cake, %,
Mrs. w. War ea. Best piece of confec-
tinnery, plain or ornamented, medal or $40,
A. Pizzihi, jy. Best assortment of candy,
$5, A. Pizzini. Best soda crackers, 10 lbs.,
so, r. A. Adams. Best picnic crackers,
10 lbs, So, do. Best Boston crackers, 10
lbs, So, do. The committee make
honorable mention Of sponge cake made by
Miss Rosa August, young lady of twelve
years of age. -
ImyituTe Made fa Nrg,afa. II ,argest
and best collection Of furniture, diploma |;
best set chamber furniture, $40, q. F..
Watson. Best chairs for Office, S5, Cor
louisville Chair and Agricultural Imple-
ment Factory. Best specimen Of orna-
mental wood carving, $40, John . George
Gibson. For best wooden mantel, IS; do.
slat blinds, So; do. panel door, So; do.
window sash, So; do. set Of mouldings,
So; do. carpenter's finished work, Sl0, j.
j. Montague, Richmond. Special premium
to William B. Coates, of Philadelphia, for
convertible folding lounge.
Heather, 4a9s, Hafr, Stra,a, and other
Manufactures. = For best dray harness,
J. H. pickerson, medal or So. Horse
collars, first premium, Wright & Hudnall,
medal or So. Best set of buggy harness
for one horse, certificate and s5, first pre-
MUM, j.. III. Dickerson & Bro. Do. best
riding saddle and bride, certificate aud S5,
first premium, ]. II. nickerson \ BRO.
Special List.-Best article finished har-
mass leather made in Virginia, O. H..
Dhalkley. One case silk hats manufac-
tured in Virginia. awarded to Fl. Cunning
ham. Best tanned sheep and goatskins,
j. N. Armstrong & Co.
Best specimen of refined sugar, certifi-
cate, A. Y. Stokes q Co. Best collection
of chemical and pharmaceutical products,
certificate, Purcell, I,add & Go. Best
specimen Of hops grown in Virginia, SO and
certificate, Thomas b. Hooper. Best
specimen of Palma Christi bean, 80 and
certificate, Thomas B. Hooper
At A O'Clock dress parade of the First
Virginia Regiment took place (Which was
Witnessed by an immense throng. This
closes our notice for to-day.