The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-31

uiacturers and dealers.
The articles exhibited by Mrs. NJ. s. APP
person in. this department also attracted
much attention, and reflect great credit
upon the exhibitor. She has in the pa
vilion display OF jelly, fruit-cake, grapes,
and fruit and flowers generally. She has
also beautiful piece OF symbolic work
| Hope, Faith, and Carbohydrates ana
pure as the sentiment. There are also spe-
cimens OF her handiwork in the shape OF
| crotchettcd mats, afghan, and handsome
| breakfast shawl.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Rooney, the furniture-man around on
| Franklin street, has on exhibition set OF
| bedroom furniture-tbc bedstead made
with canopv-top-whch is certainly deserv-
ing OF especial mention. In the set is in
cluded most comfortable and convenient
bed-lounge--all of which was manufactured
in the city OF Richmond.
| An ingenious and novel piece OF mechan-
ism is exhibited by J. L. Hattery. 1t is a
safety attachment for buggy-shafts ana
poles. Mr.. Hattcry comes from Charlottes-
Vile, and his invention IS couplns
for vehicles which allows the shaft or
pole to be disconnected from the axle i'm
mcdiately in the evcnt.of the team running
away The coupling is so arranged that the
shafts, or pole can be detached by person
in the vehicle.
| Our stove manufacturers have on exhibit
ton specimens OF their work. Among them
| is an oil-stoye for cooking or heating pur-
poses, which, il it comes up to all that it
is represented to be, will in a short time
make n wonderful change in household and
kitchen arrangements.
On whiskey, w. ID. Blair & Co. received
the premium.
FINE ARTS.
In the Fine-Art Department there are
some beautiful pictures on exhibition. NJ.
7. Powers and d. II. Anderson vic with
each other in the tasteful arrangement OF
their work. There are also many speci-
mems OF amateurs, done in Oil, pencil, ana
Mr.. Powers received five premiums out
Of the eight awarded. The first, for best
life-size photograph in oil; best infant IN
oil: best life-sizc water-color; best infant
In watcr-color; best porcelain.
! Miss +. Il. Howard received the blue
ribbon for pencil-drawing.
HORSES AND MULES.
There are great many horses on exhibit
| tion. but few mules. The regulations OF
the Society forbids premiums to be awarded
| to constitutionally unsound animals, and 1t
NAV be said that all the animals tins year
are Of superior quality.
There is large exhibition OF heavy
draft horses this year. Mr.. 5. w. Flcklen,
OF Abemarlc, has several OF the Percheron
French stations, and several OF the Clags-
Gale stnllons-tEe farmhouse OF Scotland.
Mr.. Ficklcn's display is very fine
Mr.. A. G. Babcock, OF this city, has on
exhibition several OF his fine horses from
his form near Richmond,
Mr.. Il. II. Fife, OF Charlottesville, ex-
hibits his Engineer stallion Robin Adair.
Mr.. F.. w. Chiles, of Louisa, has his
thoroughbred mare Topsy, the winner OF
the first premium last year.
There are also other fine horses on exhi-
bition, which make this department one OF
unusual interest.
CATTLE.
The exhibition in the stock department
exceeds in numbers and quality that OF any
previous Fair. In short-horns. Mr.. q. W.
Palmer, OF Saltville, exhibits splendid
herd, and. as evidence OF its quality, to-day
carried of numbers OF first premiums. Dir.
A. NJ. Bowman, OF Augusta county. also ex-
hibits short-horns, and was not without his
share OF premiums. Mr.. George A. Chris
man, OF Rockingham, is here with very
handsome herd of short-horns, and we no.
tced the ribbon on several OF bis animals as
they passed from the ring. The Holsteln
Tor Dutch) cattle are represented, for the
first time at our Fair, by the splendid herd
OF Judge Fullerton, OF New York. The
Judge. in addition to the wonderful I'M
proyement he has made IN the farm
which came into his possession in
Fairfax county several years ago, mas
shown that his taste for improved cattle is
NJ hjph farminp.
and whilst he exhibits wonderful yield OF
corn-10S bushels to the acre. and from so
to GO bushels OF oats, on land regarded as
wastc-land when purchased-has also shown
4 COW that is said to produce ten gallons OF
milk per day, and OF good quality. The
uolstcin are black and white, OF large size,
and are claimed TO represent the uSetW-
viz, the carcass for beef and the yield OF
milk for the dairy.
Following the Holstcin comes the Ayr
shire, and among the largest eXllDitofs are
Mr.. 4. p. Rowe, OF Fredericksburg, Va,
and Major A. r. Tenable, OF FarmVllle,
Va, each being represented by line herds.
Next OF Ayrshres are the Jerseys. those
wonderful butter-cows. The largest eX-
hibitors are Mr.. G. Julian Pratt, OF Angus
ia. and Mr.. A. p. Rowe, OF Fredericksburg,
Va.
Mr.. J. L. Davis is also an exhibitor OF
JERSEYS, winning in the three-year-old cow
class the first premium, whilst the second
was awarded to Mr.. G. j. Pratt, Of Angus
ia. ....
Mr.. Palmer, OF Southwestern Virginia,
does not contine himself to short-horns, but
exhibited some very pretty Ayrshlres and
Jerseys, taking the first premium on Ayr
shire bull Sea-Gul, and first on Jersey
fhrpa
Pratt. OF Augusta, taking second, and bear
ing off the honors in the yearling class,
both first and second. DIR. Crenshaw, Of
Pour CITY, was awarded first premium on
Jersey bull Rambeau, two years old, bred
by Mr.. 6. j. Pratt, Of Augusta.
The Devon cattle are we'll represented
and by beautiful specimens OF the breed,
Mr.. F. w. Chiles, of Louisa county, show
ing some twenty head, among them the
bulls Duke OF Clifton and Royal George.
and COWS Blossom, Famine, Lady OF
Clifton, sc. Mr.. Chiles has carried of
the first honors on his entire herd at
Staunton, Culpepcr, and Lynchburg, al
ready, and is prepared to contest with the
beautiful herds OF General Lee and Mr..
Murray at our State Fair. Mr.. Murray.
represented by our friend Mr.. kennon, has
some beautiful imported Devons, which
have been honored in England al their eX-
hibitions before being shipped. In the
SWINE DEPARTMENT
we have never seen such an exhibit, Dir.
Talrord, OF Maryland, showing number
of extraordinary animals OF the Berkshire
breed; Mr.. Chiles, OF Louisa, exhibits
Essex and Poland Chinas; Mr.. A. NJ.
Bowman exhibiting Berkshires, Poland
Chinas, and Essex; Mr.. Lynneman, Berk-