The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-10-10
Baldwin Augusta Far.
A SPLENDID DISPLAY-LARGE NUMBER
OF ENTRIES-SPEECH BY SPEAKER
AIIEN-FINE TROTTING. &C.

iums awarded by the Baldwin Augusta Fair
for the season OF 1878. would be paid in cash,
it was predicted that the Fair would be sue
cess. The prediction was verified, for the
entries were more numerous and the quality
better than at any previous exhibition.
The cold disagreeable rain of Monday Gre
atcd some apprehension, but when Tuesday
dawred. bright and CHEEKY, the sun dis
pelled all doubt, and soon the stock tina It had
not been entered before, came pouring in,
but there vas comparatively small attend
ance on tie first day, owing doubtless to
the fact that the track was heavy
The display on the outside and Immediate
ly around the Rotunda, was splendid. The
Staunton Iron Works company, had hand
some exhibition OF its numerous manufact-
ures. Mess.s. Lynn & Eyler, had fine dis
play of machinery of all kinds; Gibbs &
Licklter, exhibited their splendid wagons,
&c. Besides these, were the McCorm lex
Self Binder; and plows, machinery, &C., ex
hibited by J. A. Hanger, Hugh Lyle & Co.,
A. r. Routt, Price & Miller, VIM. Bush,
Bridgewater Manufacturing Co., F. Alexan-
der & Co., Jake Myers, Borden & Co., and
others. Some magnificent marble from
Craigsville attracted universal attention, and
J. C. Marquis: also had a fine supply on
hand. J. w. Clincdinst, of New Market,
had a fine lot Of buggies, sc.
Inside Of the Rotunda, the display, whilst
not on aytapeivo xvoc cuporior to opu prox,;
Gus year. The contribution from the ladies
were numerous and beautiful, and in thu
pickle and preserve lire unusually large
one lady, Mrs. A. r. Shreckhise, Of Moffctt's
Creek having 90 entries. In the furniture
line S. NJ. Wilkes, VIM. Loose and J. B.
Fauber, had handsome stocks; J. w. Bren-
naman and Hunter 4 Co. had organs; Maj.
Newton, sewingimachines; Grubert &c Son,
and F. W. Hager, stoves. &C.; besides which
there was any number of the various pro-
ducts Of taste, art and skill.
Prominent in the stock line were the
splendid thoroughbred herds of Geo. Chris
man. A. NJ. Bowman. Samuel Frank, G..
Julian Platt, j. Nc. P. Crawford, VIM.
Crawford & Co., and smaller lots.
Among the handsome blooded cattle
were the Jersey cows OF J. N. Woodward
J. w. Newman, an alderney bull (; and P.
N. Powell Deerham bull, and l.. Bum
gardner, alderney calves. Tn the sheep and
hog line were the fine pens of A. M. Bow
man, S. Frank, II. S. Hamilton, NJ. F. Gilke-
son, q. Julian Platt, J. Nc. Crawford, VIM.
Crawford 6 Co., George Chrisman, and
others.
The speed horses entered were numerous.
embracing numbers from stables all over
the State. Some fine blooded horses were ex.
hibited by-Fife, A. M. Bowman, WI. Hunter,
]. L. Schoolcraft, VIM. Crawford & Co., T..
Thornburg, Arch Walker, G. P. Bryant, and
and exec lent.
OF match horses Alex. Mowry had the
premium team of last year; Thornburg a
neat pair of greys, and there were other en-
tries.
We have not The space to note each par
ticular feature as it deserved, but have no
hesitation in saying that il W as the best ex
hibltion in the history of the Augusta Fair.
At O'Clock in the evening there was a
trotting race by horses that had never beat
EN- three minutes. The premium was $75-
$40 to the first; 500 to the second, and $40
to the third horse. The entries were School
crafts ''Rigno!d," A. E. Sprague's ''Tem-
pest" W. C. AGams's sMattie b. A. J.
aLar tsI
Banner" Rignold was an easy winner in
three straight, heats, time-2:50, $3.50 and
2:57-" Tempest got the second money and
s'Mattic B'' the third
SECOND DAY.
The crowd to-day was equal to any that
ever assembled on the Fair grounds in this
county. A particularly noticeable feature
of it was the large number Of ladies pres
emf. Citizens from all the adjoining coun-
ties were present, and the most genial
feeling pervaded. Everybody seemed to be
in a good humor, and delighted at the EN- l.
nent success OF the exhibition and all
the appointments and arrangements OF the
occasion.
meeting on the grounds OF the Executive
Committee ar d chiefs of the various depart
ments. Music by the Stonewall Band, with
parade Of military and Reunion of Compa-
ny E. of the 1st Va. Cavalry. West An
gusta Guards, Capt. BumgBrdner, and
Stanton Artillery, Capt. Fultz, were in full
dress and made handsome appearance.
At II O'Clock, Judge Allen, of Shenan-
doah county, delivered brief address, the
most appropriate of the kind We ever heard.
necessity OF developing more fully our ag
ricultural and manufacturing resources, and
educating the rising generation of the State
and elaborated them with marked ability
and learning. He pointed to the large ex-
hibition of machinery and agricultural i'm
plements, made out of timber, such as we
have growing in our section, all of which were
from manufactures in distant States,in illus
tration of the want of proper appreciate on
of our resources, and urged in forcible and
cate her clildren-not for the professions,
but that they nigh. intelligently cultivate
the soil and give impetus 10 mechanical en-
terprise.
The speech was carefully prepared, well
delivered and listened to by very attentive
audience.
The big trotting race Of the Fair came of
at two o'clock. The prize was $l50-$l 0G
to first horse $50 to second, and $40 tt
third. The entries were r. N. Powell's SAL
temont." VIM. Bradshaw's Scent Love, .
D. T. Harvey's 'sTop,'' Geo. Shuburger's
'Auction girl, Grimm's Frederick. The
race was won by 'sTop,' with ''Gen'l Love-
second.-Best time made was 2:3S.
There will be trotting, running and mule
races to-day.
A FULL-FLEDGED DEMOCRATIC ORATOR
Saturday evening last an ashen-hued, hun
cry, cadaverous looking colored individual
arrayed in the seedy habiliments of the av
erage Democratic office-seeker, and carrying
general appearance Of woe, presented him
self to number of our citizens, and in tn,