Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-28
THE FAIR.

spark catcher II the englue, u5eu ~ Ho'h ~
got clogged, and some time was consumed 10
getting things straight. When the machine
started, however, it worked like charm aod
to the grea! satisfaction of the crowd who we're
in attendance. The miniature engine made by
Mr.. Henry Kelly, st the Midland shops, was
also worked in the exhibition hall, and attract
ed many lockers Oh. 1t was much admired
All of the horses, stock, sheep and swine we're
removed last evening, ADD That part OF the TAR
closed Last night the hall was literally packed.
So great was the crowd that it required con-
siderable time, labor and patience to galn ad-
mission OF ALL Nearly everybody seemed to be
in a good humor. however, and the pushing and
jostiug were borne by all with great equanimliy.
The attendance this morning, owing to the
threatening and showery weather, was not so
large as on former days. The hall, however,
was comfortably filled during most of the day.
and much interest was manifested. Some OF
the exhibitors have removed their goods. The
greater number will remain until Saturday
morning.
The fair will be kept open until ten o'clock
to night, according to announcement. Exblbl
tors are requested to remove all articles before
noon to. morrow, at which time there will be an
auction sale of articles that have been donated
to the Association, including several hundred
apple trees of eighty.two varieties, two OF each,
which we're exhibited by Chalkley Gillingham.
at four O'Clock this evening the list of pre-
NUNS was announced, and the closing address
was made by His Honor, Mayor Kenper.
A subscription for tho purpose OF establish.
ing an annual fair was started this Id corning, land
in an hour or two over one thousand dollars was
subscribed.
The following is the list Of premiums:
Horses-Best thoroughbred stallion, VIM s
Spencer; best road stallion. G w Harrison;
best year old road stallion, A II Roberts; best
stallion for general purposes, John Young; best
4 year old stallion for general purposes, R D
Cats; best matched carriage horses, James
Chatham; best pair roadsters, A W Harrison;
best thoroughbred driving horse, r Danger
field; second best do, James Chatham; best
trotting horse, John Wenlze; second best do.
James Chatham; best pair draught horses, B
Garfield; best single draught horse. Wm Gray;
second do, Chss ,Balleuger; best ladies driving
horse, (Davy,) D 2 Smith; best four year
old mare, Henry McWiiliams; second d.,
w P Graves; best three-old flIy, (llght.)
Peter Pullman; second do; Norman Gibbs;
best three year old 6y, (heayy,) Levi B
stiles; best saddle mare. 4 Watkins; best
two year old horse COLT, 10 Ezra Trotb, jr;
second best two year old horse colt, to Stacy
Suowden; best two year old fiIIy, to Il W llar
risob; best one year old horse colt, to Oven
Carroll; best one year old 6y, to Thomas Her
ring; best mare and colt (heavy,) to Chas Bal.
linger; second best mare and colt, to Walter
Walton; best mare and colt (light draft to
Thos Walsh; second best mare and colt, to j
Marshall Smith; best mare and colt, for general
purpose, to S E Dyer; best pair mules to Smoot
& Perry best single mule, to Smoot & Perry.
Cattle.-Best short. horn COW, to Sam! Pull
third best short.horn COW, to Samuel Pullman;
grade twin calves, to NJ Sweeney; best Devon
bull and three COWS, to Gen " H Lee.
Jerseys.-Best COW and calf, to Mrs Carroll;
second best COW, to Samuel Pullman; best grade
better, two year old, to Thos Carroll; best grade
heifer, one year old, to D Smith; beat bull,
to G BalIenger; second best, to & Lukens; third
best bull, to Adam Martin; best two year old
bull,to Samuel Pullman; best Ayrshire bull and
two COWS, to Thos Walsh; best four dairy cows.
10 r + Roterls.
Sheep.-Best CotswolI buck, unier QUE year
old. to Thos Walsh; best three grade Cotswold
ewes, TO Walter Walton; second grade Cotswold
ewes, to Thos Walsh; best grade South Downs,
three ewes and buck, to VIM Daioger6eld
Swine. Two best Chester hogs, to VIM Gray;
four best Berkshire pigs, to W II Jorreysou;
best SOW and pigs, to Fl Troth; best four
grade Suffolk pigs, to Ezra Troth, jf; best Berk-
shire boar, to ? Fl Trotb.
JUDGES ON STOCK.
Horses--Wm T Herrick, j Z Bowman, and
E II Doty. Cattle-B Garfield, Alex Iaight,
and Jas z Machem. Sheep and SWiue--Geo
Aud, Adam Martini and Philip Salisbury
The committee on cereals make the following
report: Best FulIz wheat, red, Levi & Stiles;
81 BEST ? II Troth; Sd, G Lukens; premium,
ton fertilizer; best Mediterranean wheat, JAS
Hunter. This, 10 the opinion of the committee,
was the most valuable wheat offered. Best bar
ley, winter, N w PiersoD; best rye, W. Gilling-
ham. There was but one sample OF each OF the
above offered Best oats, 2 FL Troth. Other
varieties of oats offered would outweigh those
named, but their market value would not come
UP to them. Special premium ton fertilizer.
Best basket white corn, n W Pierson; do. yell
low, w ii Snowdep; do. bunch corn ca stalk,
e Il Mason. Respectfully submitted,
W A MOORE,
ALLEN G HARMON.
Department 4-Poultry premiums to John
Robertson, Samuel Pullman, Charles Watkins,
James Roberts, NJ Hart, NJ Entwisle and Ell
Dsnike.
Premium for fine display Of pigeons to French
Smoot.
Department getabies-Premiums to
Eli B Stiles, Chas Baenger, VIM II Torrisou,
VIM Il Soowden, Z H Troth, s Barton and
Thomas Carroll.
REPORT OF THE JUDGES ON FRUIT.
They award the eight special premiums pre-
scented by DR.. Snodgrass (ohromo fruit pieces)
to the following exhibitors Fer the best COL
lection Of peaches, s. II. SuoWden; apples,
S. H. Snowden; ounces, L. ?. Rowland
dried fruits, Falls Mills; pears, W. P. Graves;
best collection and greatest. variety of fruits
from single farm, Stacy H. Snowdcn ; for a
collection of pears and apples of superior ex
oeence correctly named and Tabled. to BcDja.
min Barton for the largest collection and
greatest variety of pears, to Chalkley Gilling-
ham. Certificates of Merit we're awarded to
the following exhibitors, many of whose fruit
were 80 good as to make it difficult to decide