The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-03

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ON EXHIBlTioN-MILIT ON THE
GRoUND-oTHER ATTRACTI0Ns--THE
PLoUGHING-AfATCH-A PRE-
NUNS AwARDED-TIIE RACING YEsTER.
DAY-MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY LAST NIGHT-ELECTIoN OF
OFFICERS, &C. z9.
Yesterday was gala day at the Fair
Grounds. The 10 o'clock train from the
depot carried out hundreds OF
persons, while almost every available We.
hicle for hire in the city, crowded with per.
sons anxious to get an early peep at the
animals and articles on exhibition, hurried
out by the various reads to the Fair
Grounds. By noon several thousand per.
sons were there, and the scene presented
was lively and interesting. AS usual on
" air-Thursday," there was brisk, high
wind, but the sky was clear and bright and
the temperature mild. A few addi.
tional entries were, made. The cadets
from the Fredericksburg Military Acad.
emy-about forty strong-who arrived
In Richmond on Wednesday night,
Shortly afterwards the Richmond City
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out, and were received by the ca.
diets from the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. About noon the cadets had an in.
teresting battalion drill on the lawn in front
OF the Grand Stand, General Lane com.
and afterwards dress-parade,
which attracted vast crowd. The evolu.
tions of the military were very interesting,
when it is known that many OF
4 Ia,
tains have only recently been in command
OF them. .-.a.
The ploughing-match, which came Oft be.
tween 10 and IL O'Clock, was witnessed by
very large number of persons, chiefly
farmers, who evinced great interest in the
match. Elsewhere the awards will be found
THE OFFICERS AND MARSHALs.
There are persons who will find fault un'
der any circumstances with the manage
ment of the Fair, but there has been little
or nothing to complain Of this year except
the Inconvenience that life members eX
perienced while with their families in hay
ing to procure tickets OF admission at the
gate instead OF exhibiting their certificate:
Us heretofore.
The marshals-General r. Ransom, chief
J. Thompson Brown, u. w. Pickrell, w
II. Perkins, and Captain L. D. Starke-havt
been very efficient, and the press arc in
debted to them for many courtesies anC
much information in connection with tht
Fair. The Society could not do better thar
to reappoint such useful and efficient Off
GERS.
We may say of Voelker's band, which has
furnished the music for the Fair, that they
also deserve to be kindly noticed. Their
music has been good, the selections taste
full, and the members polite.
THE REAPER AND BINDER.
The machine which has attracted more
attention at the Fair than any other is q
new invention, and one that will hereafter
no doubt be found most useful to the farm
ers in Virginia. 1t is McCormick's i'm.
proved reaper and binder, put up by Messrs.
II. M. Smith & Co., and exhibited by Mr..
A. NJ. Hamilton, OF Staunton, Va, who Is
McCormick's agent for the State. This ma.
chine will be in the market next year in time
for harvest, and will doubtless have an eNten.
sive sale. 1t will reap from ten to twelve acres
per day, and will bind and drop the bundles
as fast as the grain is cut. 1t is operated by
one man. Just think of it, farmers Of Vir-
ginia, that one man and two horses can in
one day with this invention reap and bind
twelve acres OF your crop. This machine
was made especially for the Richmond Fair,
and has been thoroughly inspected by near.
ly every agriculturalist who has been on the
ground. Its operation is apparently sim.
ple, and certainly very interesting. One OF
its chief beauties is the tightness with which
the bundles are bound. Thin wire is used
for the purpose, and the operation is some.
what similar to the working OF sewing
machine.
Messrs. Smith & Go. are also exhibiting
other machines interesting to the farmers.
OTHER MATTERS.
Another invention, which is highly
spoken of by the ladies, is Mr.. John B.
Crenshaw's "Little Monitor" sewing
machine without shuttle or bobbin, requir.
ing no rewinding OF the thread, and makes
three kinds of stitches direct from two
whole spools.
Messrs. Mountcastle & Cofer, in the ma
chinery and implement department, eX'
hibit number of beautiful stoves and other
wares in their line.
The lower floor of the main building il
perfumed with the cedar-ware, exhibited
by the Manchester Cedar-W Works, OF which
Mr.. w. II. Parrish is agent. The tubs AND
pals, noggins and buckets, have delighted
the hearts of many housewives in this ole
State.
Messrs. o. H. Chalkley & Co. make fine
display of leather, oils, French and Ameri'
can calfskin, tanners tools, DC.
The Old Dominion Boot and Shoe Com
pany exhibit handsome lot Of boots, shoes.
&C.; while Mrs. Thurston, the fashionable
Broad-street miliner, and Redford the hat.
ter, have cases Of goods for the other eX
tremity. The Charlottesville Woollen Mills
make handsome display of cloths and cassi
meres for the body, exhibited by Cardozo
Fouruurean & Co. thinner, the lower Main
street confectioner, has on exhibition case
of beautiful candies and other confectlon'
cries.
". B. Hersman & Co. have display Of
spices, coffees, &C.; and Robert Harold
creditable display Of children's carriages,
household goods, dc.
Another entry deserves to be ment1one eo
in the ladies' department. 1t is beautl'
night-dress and other
embroidery, made by Mrs. Major B. b.
Lewis and Miss Freeland, OF King George
county.
In the fne-art department there are sew
eral handsome pictures painted by BITS
and Miss Smith, OF this city, that have been
much admired. Also, q beautiful lot Of
and pictures, exhibited by
Wright Il Co. and Trahern, artists.
The PreRniun.Lfst.
The following additional awards have been
made.
NATURAL HISTORY, RAW
MATERIAL, AND PRODUCE.
CLASS 4.
Section 3-1faLt Liquors, Brandies, Gc.-The
Judges in charge OF this section report as follows:
sd G. Yuengling, Jr., exhibits very fine coliec-
Ia nd The c0IoYD ftp3