The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-10-15
Baldwin Augusta Fair.

The Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Bald
win augusta Fair commenced On last Tuesday
and eli .ses to-day. The entries OF fine stock
are far in advance Of any previous year, and
the exhibition altogether superior. The dis
play OF Blooded Horses and Cattle is especially
a sr,c.ive, while the agricultural, mechanical
and fancy departments, present on appearance
altogether new, in the history of County Fairs.
1t was the universal remark that such q eollec-
tIon had never before been exhibited i'll Staun-
ton.
Tuesday was bleak, cold, windy day, not
withstanding which, at an early hour the peo-
pie began to ponr in from the four corners, and
mt II o'clock quite q large crowd was assembled
.on the groun1s, and ere long were distributed
around examining stock, riding hobby horses,
swinging, shooting, attending the side shows
and listening to the music. There was some
thing to interest every one, from the child en-
'raptured with the little white Bantams, to the
old stager who could see nothing beautiful
less it was covered with an eqnne's hide. Two
bands were in attendance-The ''SUonewall''
and D. D. & B., which during the day contrib
. tated no little to the enjoyment of the people,
by their fine music.
We have neither time nor space this week to
give fulllist OF the entries and premiums. as
our paper goes to press on Wednesday even
:. ing and can only mention some OF the most
prominent can lil.tes for premiums. The list
of tforou s3l-bceds is headed by. Hon. Jno F.
: Lewis. one year OLD anville'-sired by
liking Lear" Mr.. Lewis also has some fine
thoroughbred mtres, and colts. G. L. Pey-
ton exhibits two beautiful colts-by Engineer
one by Shiloh and one BY I.ish Boy. Besles
these there are a number Of entries for heavy
and light draft, trotting, &c. A. M. Bowman
entered fine cattle and Harper Harm IN, sheep.
and quite large variety of poultry, OF all
sizes aud colo-s, when on exhibition. Besides
tho live stock we noticed we noticed some half
.ssozen fine bugges from the manufactures OF
J. M. Hardy, J. II. Waters & Son, OF Staunton.
and Mr.. Clnedinst, OF New Market-agricul-
tsral implements of all kinds from the Staun-
t,n Iron Works-Eyler Cooper & Co., ard
.: Ter prominent agricultural implement deal
ey. Wagons by j. NJ. Lickliter and Burkhold-
cr S Hanger, and q great number Of other i'm
,pleme It's from different manufactures.
There were ouly two trials of speed on Tues
. l.
drsd yards-was won by Sns tn, of Salem
second best, by Fisher, OF Stanton. At the
;trosting match which c.ine of at O'Clock
best three ont OF fiye-four horses ware en-.
tered. '.i,aly Glide" by Spriggs- of - Sol
itade by Jno. Noornan, of Augusta, Red Ro-
vs., by - Brad shaw, of Lyncsburg. and
Alice, by j. H. snapp, of Augusta. On the
third heat Lady CLYDE was declared winner
Solitude, second. r.
wednesday was bright, beautiful, day and
Augusta and adj oining counties seemed to have
.empted themselves ITO the Fair Grounds
The principal attraction was the troy g match
which was won by Moornlan's So3eide.
The Washington Republican Of recent d,te
.alluies to the Statement made i'll the State
Journal and Norfolk Day B1ot, that Hon.
John F. Lewis HI w-ttea Il letter expressing ;
Is wish that Nj. Go1de b. elected over Hoa. J. +
II. Platte in the Norfolk District. The r. I
publican disco lrases the belief that such Is the
fact, ana thinks NJ. Lewis should s'speak out"
Wef.el authorized in saying Senator Lewis
has never written any s:lca letter, i'll reference
IL Mr.. Platte or any Other Republican cal
tidate, nor has he ever expressed desire to
a.e Mr.. Goods or a,y other Dem ocrat elected
ever Republican cans,i5late for Congress in
Virginia or any other State.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
The Convention OF Republicans from :he
Southern State asSe nbled at Chattanooga en-
the 18th inst. There were about 200 Delegates
present, JUICE L. A sE'l'n.ker and Captain