Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-22
THIRD DAY.

Tie weather Wednesday night as
sumed au ugly character. and yester-
day morning the public felt certain
there would be rain during the day.
which fact may have prevented many
persons from attending. But notwith-
standing this, every train coming owe;
the different roads was deasely packed
and the accommodation train from this
city over the 4. & A. A. l., Road
was crowded to overflow throughout
the morning, while the omnibusses.
carriages and all mai*ner of vehicles
between Raleigh and the grounds had
all they could do. By IL o'clock the
grounds were we'll crowded, and al
though cold rain commenced falling
the crowd continued moving from
point to point examining the differ
ent departments, Floral Hall being
the chief attraction for the ladies. and
walk through here evlde ced the
fact til 1t Eorti. Carciiba had seat t.
this Fair. in the person Of the lad e.
preset, IN ainpunt If beau'y tt,af
| could mol De surpassed my m14tre els
in the world
At II O'Clock the racing commenced
| The grand stand was filed with eag..t
| spectators, and several hours wer',
| shus enjoyed by the thousands VIII
are foad of this sport.
1t is safely estimated that 10. 600
| persons were present on the grounds
during the day.
The Fair throughout has been q
| splendid success, and reflects great
| ca edit upon it's able management.
The representatives from the Nlr-
GINA State Fair and from the Norfolk
and z, burg Boards of Trade were
yesterday under the special charge OF
he officers of the Society, and ex-
| press themselves as being we'll pleased
with what they have seen of our peO-
PIE and North Carolina products aud
manufactures.
! MACHINERY HALL.
| In Machinery Hall We have the
grandest display of machinery ev N
made in the State, which goo d judge
say equals any show of the kind in I'll 2
United States. There are no less thai
twelve steam engines running, aud
seven cotton gins, etc.
Beginning at the west end we first
| find a circular saw mill driven from
the line shaft, exhibited by the Lane
Manufacturing Company, of Mont
pelier, VT. The Beasley Power Cotton
Press of Iappey & Steele, Of Peters
burg, Va. comes next.
The Charlotte branch of the Erie
City Iron Works show a splendid
thirty horse power stationary engine,
a six-horse vertical boiler and engine,
a six-hofse portable engine and boiler,
an eight-horse agricultural engine, and
Winship Cotton GIN.
MICA lIum Wvck1ff a. Hone of
Raleigh, exhibit twelve horse verti
cal engine and boiler which is driven
by the line shaft.
Talbot & Son, of Richmond, have an
eight-horse portable engine. The
Remington Agricultural Works, Of
Lion, n. Y, have a very fine forty
circle Condenser Needle Gin, which
was in operation all day, ginnln G cot
tors.
The Salem Agricultural Works send
substantial baud saw mill
Next We have tbs Myers Portable
Vertical Engine, Of fve-horse power,
from York, Pa. This engine is exhib-
tied by @. A. Hege, of Salem.
The Virginia Iron Works, Of Nor
folk e. W. Goodwin & Co.. show a
handsome vertical engine of five horse
power.
Next we see an eight horse power
Shapley Engine, exhibited by julius
Lewis & Co., of our city, who are
foremost in enterprise.
The Carolina Gin McCallum, Wycof
& Hope, is next in line, and a beauti-
full self-feeding gin, Of Hall, OF New
London, Conn, exhibited by W. A.
Smith, of Concord, n. G.
VIM. Sorrell, of Carey, in our own
county Of Wake, sends up the Carey
Cotton gin. This is fifty saw gin, Of
strong and substantial home manufac-
ture.
The gigantic Cardwell Thresher and
Cleaner. running by steam power,
made in Richmond and exhibited by
Mr.. Hege, of Salem, was the object of
much curiosity.
Next we find the Bookwalter en-
gines, of A horse power, and the
Bigelow Vertical, of four horse power,
shown by George Allen & Co., of New
bern.
Now we have the Farmer Favorite
grain drill, the Wisner's self-dumping
rake. the Cornell corn shelter, the
Buckeye cider mill, the Van Wicker
grain fan, all exhibited by H. P. IN
derhil, of Baltimore, Md.
The Kendall Hsnd Shingle machine,
the Old Dominion wine and cider
mill, Smiths patent straw cutter, and
the Southern corn shelter Of the same
firm, of Richmond, Va, and the Queen
thresher and separator by the same
firm.
Farrar's Tobacco Packer, for pack
ing smoking tobacco, is good thing,
and deserves notice. Among the Gu
riosities of this department also, is a
Stone Force Pump, of J. @. Nichols
e Bro, of Atlanta, made entirely of
stone moulded from the pulverized
granite, and glazed within. It is both
q suction and force pump.
The Remington Agricultural Co.,
show some handsome steel plows.
MISCELLANEOUS ITGMs.
Floral Hall has received a number
of additions since our first report.
Among these are the fruit trees of the
Messrs, Westbrook and others, the
fruit of Lindley, that stirring horti-
culturist and nurseryman, magnolias
by J. nj. Barnet, and one hundred
varieties of Towering shrubs, each
distinct, from KELVIN Nursery, at
PlttsbOrO
In Floral Hall we ought not to neg
lect notice of the two nice quilts
brought by our soldiers friend, Aunt |
Abbey House, whose name is a house. |
hold word in North CarC.In4. She |
will be eighty-one years old on Christ
mas day.
Tue fine wines of s. t. Mickey, of |
Salem, and Capt. G. W. Lawrerce, of |
are creditable products
If CarolinIan skill.
THE RACES.
The first race was a quarter of a
nile dash. Purse $25. Two entries:
da May and Madge. Judges: Gen
1att. Ransom Clingman and Judge
Albertson. Madge won the heat aud
ace by half lpngth; but the judges
declared all outside bets off on account
f foul, the rider of Ida May having
ED her pack.
The second race; half mile and re-
eat. Purse $25-$20 to first horse,
5 to second. Betsy and Gray Eagle. T.