Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-10-11
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THE FAIR.

THE FAIR.
A GREAT SUCCESS-ADDRESS OF JUDGE
ALLEN-THE RACEs-LIsT OF PRE-
NUNS,
&C., &C.. &c.
The fact that the eleventh fair of Oul
county society, which ended yesterday
was a great success is gratifying to oul
local pride. But it is Of far higher impor
lance in another view. Everything con-
nected with it showed a revival of materia
prosperity, and of that cheerful spirit tina
leads to it. The attendance on the chief
day was over {, 600, but that often occurs
but iC has not occurred since 1873 that Oul
hotels were crowded as now with people
from other parts of the Valley and State
which is sure index of better times. Es
pecially was it noticeable that the large
part of the travellers were ladies-anothe
good sign, for the women are kept at holn'
when money is scarce. The fair eXnibi
ton itself confirmed the good impression
a large number of the exhibitors wer'
from abroad, and the show of machiner,
was unapproached by any former fair.
THE EXHIBITION.
The exhibition in many respects exceed
ed any held for several years. and III but
one fell short of them, and that was in
thoroughbred horses. The inducements
for them were not of the attractive kind
for, as one of the best known raisers OF
thoroughbred horses in the State remark
ed, sit costs money to bring them here,
and they only get certificate. What does
the raiser of thoroughbred horses want
with a committees certificate? He had
rather have his own, because he knows
something about horse and the COM
mittee don t." MI. R. III. Fife, of Char
lottesville, exhibited "Robin Affair."" a
splendid stallion, out of BED Eye dam
by ''Granite;" S. W. Ficklin, of Abe
marie, showed two fine Percheron stallions'
Atwell Ellis, a handsome saddle mare; A.
M. Bowman, some nice saddle mares, and
there were many other very attractive-look-
ing animals on exhibition.
The show of stock was very fine. Geo.
Chrisman had famous herd of short
horns. 1t included ''Julia McHeEry," 8
years and Z months old with her third calf
NY her side. She weighed 1850 pounds and
ba, I taken the first premium at the Staun-
ton. >Culpeper and Richmond fairs, with
her We. ~e "onow" years old, weighing
1850. sci 1derella" years old weighing
1.34O. ..Elviua" years old weighing 800,
s.Lizzie HAWKINS years old weighing
1.l50-an but Snow" with sucking calves
Inv their sides-and 'F'lora" 8 years old
weighing 1920 WHO has never had CALL
The bull of the herd is Lexington" 2
wears old weighing l ,526 pounds who has
taken the 1st premium at Culpeper, Staun-
ton and Lynchburg and the "a at Rich
mond. 1t is rather d singular tact That
every cow in the herd is d fine mixer. "A.
M. Bowman had on the ground the well
known ''Jennie O'Gant" who has taken
the sweepstakes at st. Louis and Richmond
and Lady Crags'' who took the I'd sweep
stakes at Richmond last year over all the
fine Southwestern Virginia stock shown
there. e. Julian Pratt had his heller
ssLady Daisy" who has never been beaten
in her class, and "Orange Blossom" a 2
wear old, the winner Of the 1st prize In
every fair in Virginia. Among the exIllb-
itors of Jerseys were ]. W. Newman, Z. r.
Killian, w. l.. Balthis and others aud
among the exhibitors of short horns wee
Samuel Frank of Rockingham, Geo. CHRIS
man of Rockingham, John Fl. Crawford,
A. NJ Bowman and others.
: The show Of sheep was very good and
among the exhibitors were Messrs. Bow
man, Pratt, Samuel Frank, Gllkerson and
lei. III. Hamilton. Mr.. Frank showed a
pen of Leicestershires that would pass at
any fair. A M. Bowman sho" ed several
pens of fine SouthdoWns from the Maple
,2bxdes'' farm Of Col. j. j. Wing OF N. Y.
y ,e Of which were imported. One pen
h.d xkei, the LIST prize at the New York
c. fr Among the flock was Mr..
pnw,nsn,s buck Royal Manchester 3D.
which was b red by Lord Walsingham in
Ero1a. d and sired by ''Royal Manchester
LOT , for whom Cord W. paid $4,000. MIR.
q Julian Pratt Nowed several pens Oh
worry handsome Sout.e downs and at the head
of his flock stood bl other OF MI. Dow
mans buck, ''Royal Manchester also oreo
by Lord Walsingham.
In swine there we're pens ol beihsiitlD
Essex and Poland Chinas, exhibited py
Messrs. Frank. Bowman, and fiaVI. ant
MIR. Jno. H. Parkins had d pen OF tat hogs
only seven months old.
The exhibition of machinery ana I'M
Elements was exceedingly good. Hhgh
Iyle & Co. had fine show OF pioWss th'
Staunton Wagon Factory had line als
play of wagons and Jerseys and 10 splendle
street dray; the Staunton Iron WorA'
showed al engine and SAW mill In opera
tion. and a good number OF ploWs; Lynn
50 Eyler had most extensive ana eolA
,su,ete exhibition, including Flick q 20. ahe
c. Altman 81 Go. S steam engines Dihder
drills. fans, reapers. mowers, haEro"S
blows, rakes, straw cutters, and d gflS'
mill to grind corn in the ileld; d. a. iia'i
ger had Nichols, Shepherd q 20. s engine
vibrator. clover huller, Broadway Sd"
smin, Studebaker wagon, and Jersey, the
."Wheeler'' reaper and D. M. OSBORNE q
COS reaper; Price & Miller and Franz
Alexander 81 20. had fine display
hardware and agricultural implements, ant
among the other exhibitors James Dor
den s. Son, of Bridgewater, 4. L. houtt
VIM, Bush, and others wSre represented
A handy farm fence and gate were .shs"l
Inv W ID. Mclaughlin u 20.
Among the things that attracted mosV "'
tention was some beautiful marble froL
the CraigsvilIe quarry in this county, ex