Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
THE FAIR.

A SUCCESSFUL EAHIBITION-FINE SHOW
OF STOCK AND CATTLE-TIE RACES
LIST OF PREMIUMS AWARDED-THE
SILVER PRIZES.
&C., &C., sc.
Wednesday as the real day, though Tues
day is the calendar day, of the opening of
the Augusta county fair, showed a scene
on the grounds that has not been excelled
for many years. The number of visitors
must have reached three thousand, the
track was dotted with the racing horses,
the lake was ruflled by the boats with the
national flag flying, the park of artillery
was frownlng with its black guns guarded
by sentinels with bright sabres, the infan-
trymen and artillerymen off parade were
promenading with the girls, the rotunda
was packed with a moving throng of visi-
tors and strains of music from everything,
from the fine d. D. & B. band down to the
shrlll organs piping from the side shows
Tiled the air, the shoWmen screamed at the
top OF their voices and-well, in short. it
was the old scene of the fair in it's busiest
days with some new scenes introduced. 1t
was witnessed by a number of distinguish
| ed visitors, among whom were Col. Brad
ford, President of the Culpeper Agricult-
urai Society, Capt. Clark, Mayor of Win
chester, Col. Byrd the law partner of Col.
f. W, M. Holiday, Capt. Harmon Hiner,
candidate for the legislature from High
land, Col. Barton, the conservative nomi-
nee OF Frederick Co., the Judges Of the
| Court Of Appeals, and others. The cheer
| full tinlding of the Moffett Register at the
saloon on the ground gave happy announ-
cement that the people amid their rejoicing
was also helping to pay the State debt.
| In the stock depM tment the exhibition
was very fine, though we had to regret the
| absence OF Mr.. Frank, of Rockbridge, who
| has always brought fine herd. But Maj
Chfisman, OF Rockingham, was there with
a he'd Of fifteen short horns and 5. W
| Ficlllin, of Aibemarle, had several short;
| horns among which was Lou Ann OF.
Belmont" a two year old heifer who h;ss,
| taken a number of premiums, though it is
! her first appearance III Augusta. a. Nj
-
ort horns including the distinguishe
Eideett Oxford I2th,' who has taken the
| II st prize at Lynchburg, Culpepar and
Richmond, the sweepstakes at Richmond,
and stood at the head OF tie first prize herd
! ut each OF those fairs. His ''Jenlie 0.
| Cant" who has taken first prizes in Iowa,
Illinois and st. Louis, and her daughter,
Lady Craggs ID who took the sweep
stakes a5 the Richmond fair last yea1 were
also there. G. j. Pratt, OF Augusta, had
his fine herd of Jerseys with the celebrated
'SRose Harebeli," who has carried off so
many prizes.
Among the horses was the imported n or
man stallion, "The Colonel" Of S. w.
Ficklin, and several Norman stations
raised from him. A fine thoroughbred
stallion Duke and several thoroughbred
mares were exhibited by J. W. Davis, of
Greenbrier county.
The exhibition of sheep was good. Jno.
d. Hamilton had a pen of very fine Cots
wolds, and Jno. J. Larew had a pen of eX
! ira fine grade sheep. A. M. Bowman had
% SouthdoWns on exhibition.
The exhibition of swine was quite good,
and notably the Berkshires of MI. G. w.
Shuey, and Poland Chinas of Mr.. Jno. E.
Hamilton.
In the rotunda a sight met the eye that
carried away everybody, especially the
ladies: it was the display of silverware to
be awarded as prizes. The chief pieces
were the three farmers prizes: one, cost
ing $3.50, was q silver waiter and nine
pieces, tea and coffee uTns, de-, all splen-
dIdly chased; another, costing SS5, was q
waiter and eight pieces, and the third, cost
ing a55 was an ice urn of silver, two feet
high, with goblets of silver supported on
brackets Oh each side. There were nu-
merous other silver pieces for prizes of the
most novel and curious devices. An old
log OF silver resting on d silver saw horse,
being touched, parted in the middle, show
ing Il satin lined jewel case. A gilt para
sol, opened and turned upside down and
resting on silver base, was a beautiful
card receiver. A golden shell. drawn by
two silver swans, was another card re-
ceiyer. Ice pitchers of the rarest work
manship were also there, and the whole
selection did great credit to the taste of
Capt. w. L. Bumgardner, who made it,
There were many useful as well as orna-
mental things in the rotunda. Among
them were quilt, made by Mrs. Ham
mers, containing 1880 pieces; a quilt over
hundred years old, made in Ireland, and
sent by Mrs. Asher Harman; some beauti-
full embroidery by Miss Shipley and Mrs. !
J. M. Daniel; some fine wax WoEk by Mrs. (
A. Y. Lee and Miss L. Rosenbaum, and |
some skilfully made hair work by Mrs. J.
W. B. ParkeTs 9 dress by Miss Nellie
Thompsoni q most valuable household i'm
provelaent called Sterrick' ssteam cooker;
a atne stove, some homemade toWelling by !
Miss M. p. Henderson,; a towel rack made /
with penknife by j. W. Daniels q self
sealing burial case, a beautiful piece of
work made from Augusta county walnut
by J. q Y "a. Giekle; furniture by T. W.
lambert OF Waynesboro, S. M. Wilkes and
5he Messrs. Bickle, of Staunton two pieces
OF statgsary made by g. A. Richardson, the
artist; the Horizontal churn, which attract
ed great attention from housewives, aad
which is remarkable i'll the way Of bltter-
making generally, had 8 crowd around it,
ending in it's getting the premiun., and
many otheg interesting things.
THE RACES,
tIhe following is q summary Of tne trials
of speed;
Ts'ssttoy-silver plate, 800 value, all
horses that never beat minutes-S5o arst
horse, $50 to second horse, Sl5 to third