Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-04
Alexandria Faifs
THE CLOSING DAY.


The Alexandria and Fairfax agricultural and
Industrial fair closed last evening. Thursday
evening after the military left the fair grounds
they were treated to banquet by the AleXan-
bright Light Infantry, at their armory. The
remainder of the reports OF the judges were
made yesterday morning,
THE PRINCIPAL AWARDS,
In addition to those heretofore published being
as follows: Mrs. John Truax, for female head
moulded in butter; Jennie l.. Ellitt, for fish
scale flowers; E. ID. Frobel and Miss Kate Tay-
lor, for fish scale jewelry. Boys department
Masonic bracket; Frank Fields, hanging
bracket; r. w. Reading, feather fan; G. II.
Smith, pencil drawing. Fancy and Orna-
mensal MoT Rnnasr to L. Parker N j.
Mrs. K: Taylor, Ann Potter, Mrs. Herrick Miss
Mary Williams (patchwork), Mrs. Patton, Mrs
ITobei, Mistresses Falsom, Jones, Jauntzen,
Payton, Br1scoe, Jones, Mankin, Reed, Mason,
Powell johnson, Clubb Moore. Schneider, Cor
bett, Donnelly, Chapman, Kerby. Balenger
Smoot, Misses Haynes, Baker, Cline, Wibert.
French, klipstein, Wood Knox, Marbury, Ro-
senthall, Fayman, Sepser, Gregory Fine
Arts-S. T. Shuman, f. j. Pullman, Kate f
French, Mary H; Lunt, Alice Heading, A. Il.
Tucker, Hattie E. Smith, Mrs. D. Little. Ella
Smoot, A. E. Hough, J. w. Hart, Mrs. P. j
dempsey, G; Cox, Hattie Strauss, B. F. Price,
vi.
G. Whittlesey, Il. E. Hutton, Miss bearing.
Miss Kate Price. Machinery-Herbert Bryant,
joshua 1homaS, OF Baltimore; W. II. May, SIN
ger and Wheeler q Wilson sewing machines
Mclean & uhle, Zimmerman, fruit dryer, J. s.
Crosby. Merchaddlse-Martin Gillett & Co,
baltimore; II. Strauss, F Patf, Jameson & Col
Inns. Charlottesville wooden mills, R. Portner,
ThoS. Hoy, Stansbury & Bro, j. j. George
Washington, D. c. Miscellaneous S. f.
Gregory, d. NJ. Aiken.
THE RACES.
AT O'CLOCK the racing commenced. The first
was trott1ng race, mile. best 2 In 8, open to
horses four years old. Purse $50; $40 to the
first horse and so to the second. Colonel Hey
wood was entered by jerome F. Carter; Belle
Dy Il. Bailey, and Star, jr., by T. r. Conklng
The race was won by Colonel Haywood, with
Star, IT., second. The, second was trotting
race, free to ALL best three in five. Purse sl25;
800 to first, 800 to second, and SIS to third. j. II.
MorroW entered Bateman: jerome Carter, Col.
Haywood, and John Eggleston, Trump. 1t Was
won by Bateman, with Trump second. This
watched WITH great interest. The next was
running race Tor purse of 500; $40 to first 500
10 second, and $40 to third, which was won by
Title, Bob Martin second. Bird third-the last
and pretttest race Of the fair.
A wAsBINGToNIAN KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED.
the Alexandria Gazette says that on Thurs
day Wash1ngtontan, whose name is not given
but who had INDUCED freely In beer and punch
near the fair grounds, started on walk to
washington. On the commons, Just north OF
Alexandria, he was seized by two men, knocked
down, severely beaten and robbed of a small
amount Of money. He succeeded in breaking
away from his assailants and made his way
back to town. He was shown to the office of
DR.. Stabler, where the wounds in his head,
seven In number, were attended to. Being stili
very drunk he was accommodated at the station
house for the night, and sent home yesterday