Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-30


what they would be represented to be. The
advantages of imported sheep were too
plain to be set forth now, in Kentucky Il
raiser had showed HIM sheep sold ut SIS so
to 60 to England, while here We think
SIS so is good price for the sheep we aise.
Gen. NJ. said the sale was without reserve
and pledg = his honor that thor, should
be no 10y bidding. Col. L. p Muir, of
Kentucky, then commenced .l. sale,
which was Systematically arranged, each
sheepbeing sold alone. The animal was led
by the halter i'll front ot the stand, cried
off in twOminutes, IA tag with the price,
and name of the new owner fixed to its
halter and it was dismissed through gate
were sold III four hours, being at the rate
of two minute.
Tie Canada eve. first brought out,
was a three year old, Gen. Meem
stating that it WAS one of the celebrated
Allison flock The first bid was $40 and
the bidding ran along $3.50, SIG and final
ly SIS at which 1t was sold to III. Z. Var
Meter, of Moorfeld Hardy, w. Va, who
afterwards proved to be one of the largest
buyers on the ground. The highest sales
were made to w. J. Ficklin, of Albemarle,
at SIS; j. w. R. Moore, OF Shenandoah, at
81; DR.. A. Henkle, of Shenandoah, at SIS;
md then on up till several were sold at $25
and ST and one was sold J. w. R. Moore.
at s32. The buyers of Canada ewes were
e. H. DuIaney, f. M. Welton. E. W. Nc
Neil, of W. Va; Nike Bird, of Shenando-
;sh; S. W. M. Peters, of W. Va; Dan1 T..
Wood. of Winchester: W. o. Dennis, of
Nd; A. P. Rowe, of Fredericksburg; E. G.
Van Metre, of W. Va, and others. Of
one eve sold t., Mr.. Bird. the auctioneer
said, after the Sale, that she would take the
first premium at every fair in Virginia.
Next were brought the Kentucky bred
ewes from the McGibbon, Hall & Taylor
and other tlocks. The first one went off
at SIS to w. J. Ficklin, and the highest
sales were made to e. G. Van Meter at $50
and Mike Bird at S23. The purchasers of
this lot were Messrs Ficklin, Bird, ID. 7.
Wood. Jacob Miller. OF W. Va; Van Me-
ter, W. II. Kelmen, of Berkeley, W. Va;
Burtner, of Rockingham; W. D. Peachy,
of SHENANDOAH; Rowe, of Fredericksburg;
Mcneil, of w. Va; l.. P. Henkle, DR.. F.
E. Rice, G. L. Williamson, of Shenandoah
and others.
Then the Cooper flock of Pennsylvania,
were brought in and started by sale at
s23 to s. W. NJ. Peters, Of w. Va. The
highest sale was made at $27 to Martin
Wisecarver, of Frederick. The purchas
ers Of this flock were Messrs Jacob Miller.
of W. Va; e. e. Clevenger, of Frederick.
L. P. Henkle, W. J, Ficklin. J. W. Camp.
bell, Of Berkeley, w. Va; R. H. Stuart,
of Berkeley, W. Va; J. R. Thomas, OF
Shenandoah; ID. T. Wood, A. P. Rowe,
W. J. Chrisman, of Rockingham; Van
Meter, of w. Va; R. Barton naxall of
Orange; DR.. A. Henkel, L. p. Henkle and
S. Burton, of Rockingham. The sales of
all the ewes averaged SSH.
The Southdown bucks were next brought
to the stand, and opened with the sale. of
one at 's45 to J. W. R. Moore, of Shenan-
dc'ah. Among the highest prices was one
to the same gentleman at $50, ore to John
r. Best Of Frederick, Md, at s44, one to
W. r. Claggett of Clarke CO., at $40, one to
A. Jordan OF Rappahannock, at $40. one to
Solomon Burtner at $50, and one to Capt.
bucks were Mike Bird. T. D. Gould Of
Clarke, R. II. Dulaney of Loudoun, John
M. Miller of Frederick, Jos. A. Sharpe of
Clarke, G. L. Williams, Geo. ". Wendell
Of Shenandoah, W. Il. Rice, Sheriff OF
Shenandoah ard others. The Southdown
bucks brought an average of $35, Is
Then came the Cotswold bucks which
were started by the sale of one to l.. F.
Gilkeson. of Staunton, at s2S. The high.
est prices paid were 500 by DR.. A. Henkel
of Shenandoah, $3.50 by G. w. Rosenber-
ger of Rockingham, s5l by T. E. Rice of
Shenandoah. s55 by S. W. M. Peters, and
$47 by j. T. Best of Md. Among the pur-
chasers were III. B. Davenport of Jefferson
CO., w. Va, A. 2. Rowe, III. G. Van Meter
F. M. Welto1, T. Rutherford of Jefferson
CO., W. Va, Decatur Hodges of Berkeley
W. Va, Jacob Miller, W. J. Chrlsman, B.
7. Newman of Shenandoah, H. S. Hamil-
ton of Augusta, Fred Martz of Md, Reed
& Co. of N. Y, John T. Ogden Of Freder-
lex, S. W. M. Peters of W. Va, E. G..
Davenport, Rev. John E. Massey of Able
marie and others. The Cotswold bucks
brnuuht an avarara of S27 X
The sale of buck and eve lambs closed
tie Gay. They brought an average of $14.-
IS for ewes, and $l0S2 fOr bucks. Among
the purchasers were John H. Crawford, of
Augusta; E. W. Tabb, Of W. Va; A. P.
Rowe, Hon. Henry e. Allen, r. B. Haxall
and others. The whole days sale brought
81, 159. the number sold being 200, and the
average being about $20.79. At the close
Gen. Meem offered two focks of lambs TO
be sold in 1ocks, fixing the price at s10and
$12, but refusing to sell single lambs.
There was 10 sale, though a number wan
ted single lambs. The Gen. in closing
SAID he was pleased with the success of the
sale and should repeat it at future day,
though he had lost on the imported sheep
and didn't feel encouraged to go to Eng
land again for more.
Everybody was greatly pleased with the
day and at little after six O'Clock the
people, after settling, came away, our Au
gusta people coming home in charge Of
Capt. Kemp, at the speed of forty miles an
hour. Fl. G. T.
HON. JOHN T. HARRIs.-The Demo-