Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-13
DISCRETIONARY AWARDS.


oI excellent writing irks to Ferguson & Bro,
for elegant display of human hair, 10 al! sorts
of uuf,, rolls and twists; to Mclean & Uhler,
| iur numerous articles of useful and ornamental
hous, Furnishing goods to Robert Bell. tor
| beautifully arranged case of elegant stationery.
GRAINS AND VEGETABLES.
10 the department OF grains and vegetables
| there vas full display Of the choicest cereals
and the largest vegetables that can DC produced
10 any section. Unfortunately, for want OF
space, they were placed under tables and 10 OBJ
scure corners where they ecu not be seen to
advantage, aud, where the judges could DOT get
at them in the crowd.
CEREALS.
Tn the opioion of the Judges the most valua-
BILE wheat, for market, on exhibition, was the
Mediterranean, grown Ivy James Hunter. Pro
MUM ton Russell Goes super phosphate;
best red wheat Fuz to Levi B Stiles; ID best
red wheat Fultz, p II Trotb; 81 best red wheat
Fuz Z Lukens; best rye, W Gilllngham; best
barley, winter. N. ". Piersop. ,
There WIS but one sample OF each OF inc
above exhibited
81 best oats, No. a. p II Troth. Other Va
ricl,s I' oats offered would outweigh those
named, but their market value would not como
ny to them.
Best basket white corn N W Pier5ou; pre-
MUM ton Russell Goes super phosphate;
best yellow CORD. w Ii Snowdep; best bunch
sra, Oh stalk, Il K Mason.
w A MOORE Jnlocs
ALLEN U HARMON. ''1A''
VEGETABLES.
For The best display Of vegetables, Thomas
UarroIl-l5 varieties, number Oh these tho
best Of their kind ou exhibition: best sweet po'
tatoes, Levi Stiles; best Irish potatoes, Esrly
Rose, Charles Ballouger; best Peerless potatoes,
= Fl TrotlI; best Peach Blows, Z IL Trotb; best
Barton; best spiunaee. BcGj Bart0D; two sugar
traugh gcuris, VIA II Soowden.
The vegetables on exhibition, in size and
quality, were very orcditablc. Owing to the
EaDt Of space they could not be exhibited in a
narner TO do ns,lco.
RFRoBEn!s. Judses
ROBT SMITH
FRUIT EXHIBIT.
The quality and size of the fruit on cxhlb!,
tion would compare favcrably with any exhlbl
ton held 10 this section OF country, not except
ing the American Pathological exhibit at BaIti
more. The principal varieties were apples
pears and peaches, it being too late Tor grapes
in this section. DR.. Snodgrass, Secretary Of
tho Potomac Fruit Growers Association,
Washington, D G, generously offered eight
chrome fruit pieces as special premiums Tor the
hest fruits on exhibition, which We;e awarded
as follows -
For The best collection Of peaches, S Snow
: den for the best collection OF apples, 5 II
Snowdsn for the best collection OF qulnoes L
p Rowland; for the best collection OF pears. W
p Graves; for the best collection of dried fruits
Il. NJ. Mills; for the best collection and Creates
variety of fruits from a single farm, Stacy T.
, Snowdru Tor the largest collection OF pears, I
GilIingham.
In addition to the foregoing special premium:
the Judges recommended the awarding OF c"rtI
ficates of merit to the following exhibitors
many Of whose fruits were 81 good as to make
I it difficult to decide whose were best.
3 TO Edward Daniels, for pears; to Geo Aud
) for apples; to w ii Snowdep, for pears; to Dir:
w ii Snowden, for dried aud conserved frulfs
Wnksr s1d psaohss to of R Toc ras
for pears; to K r Mason, for apples; to w Gil
llngham: tor apples; 10 Pullman, for pears; to
David Walton, for pears; to James Hunter, for
Seeding peaches; to Mrs Albert Gardner, for
apples; to l. b Stiles, for pears: 10 Adam Mar
tio, for apples to Benz Barton, far collection OF
pears and apples, of superior excellence, cor.
rec!y named and labIed; g Giogham g.
Go, Mount Vernon Nurseries, for 81 vaiotic
OF apple trees, including nearly ali the locally
approved varieties is entitled to something
more than the certificate OF merit had we au.
thority to do 80.
The judges are prepared to say, that 10 their
opinion, tho exhibition of fruits was highly
commcndablo to all concerned; 10 quantity,
quality and variety, and prophetic of better
things to come 10 the future exhibitions.
j X SNODGEASs,
BRAINARD, Judges.
SW MASON,
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
The offerings in this department were OF such
great abundance, OF superior excellence, and
tempting appearance, that no hOusekeeper
having them on hand need be at all disconcert
ed ii unexpected company should como sudden
| y upon them.
Two special premiums offered by Mr. E
| Pullman. of Washington, consisting each, of
six csbinet size photographs of the successful
competitors, were awarded to Miss Kate Fshn-
line for the best wheat bread; to Mrs w Il
SnoWden for the best butter. Twelve special pre-.
mlums offered by DR.. Joseph Jouey, of Wash
lngton. consisting of Photographic gems Of art
copied from paintings and ststuary in the Cor
coran gallery, were awarded as follows For
second best wheat bread to Mrs VIM H Lewis;
for the second best butter to Miss Sarah Troth;
for the best Graham bread to Mrs A q Harmon;
for the best pressed cheese to Mrs FL Snow
den; for tho bost corn bread to Miss Cora Gil
lngham; for the best breakfast rolls to Mrs
Charles Smoot; for the best plain cake to Miss
Maggie HARRISON; for the best layer cake to
Miss Kate Simpson,; for best quality and great.
est variety OF canned fruits to Miss Lille Bar.
ton; Tor the best quality and greatest variety of
pickles to Mrs A Gardner; for the best quality
and greatest variety Of elIies to Mrs V Baker;
for the best catsup to Mrs John l. Smith.
Certificates OF merit were awarded as follows:
Note.-ln making the awards the judges al |
lowed first, second aud third premiums For |
the first on bread and on butter we're given the |
most valuable prizes; for the second were given |
the next 10 value and to the third were award
ed certificates. I-For excellent bread to Miss
Annie Lukeus; second best breakfast rolls TO