Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-24

Bowman seLt specimens OF preserved
fruits and canned fruits. Mrs. 6. j. Pratt.
the editress of the Household Department
of the s'Southern Planter" sent hand
some hearth rug and specimens of silk
embroidery and crocheting. of her own
work. Mrs. J. S. Turk exhibits some jeans
of her own make. Mrs. II. A. Gilbert OK
hibits piece of stair carpeting, thirty
yards in length, her own work. Mrs. For
rer showed a beautiful rug, and Mrs. M.
W. D. Hogshead fine counterpart. Mrs.
A. r. Shreckhise, of Augusta, sent a
fine pair Of blankets. A beautiful Afghan
was shown, the work of the wife of Bishop
Glossbrenner. Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey ex-
hlbited we'll knit cotton stockings.
Miss M. Lou Walker had beautiful
piece of work called Art Embroidery, on
exhibition, the work being of the same
character brought to this country by Lady
Aglan on her visit last year. Mrs. A. H.
Taylor had a wall pocket ingeniously made
of pine burs. A piece of real domestic
work was in the shape of darning by little
A. Magill Fauntleroy, a twelve year old
daughter of DR.. Fauntleroy. Mis-. A. V.
BumgarGner and Miss Sarah 81 . HOtchklss
had some beautiful specimens of embroi-
derry. Miss Jennie Kayser sent some very
pretty crochet work.. Mrs. s., l.. Henry
sent some very pretty wax work. Miss
Maggie p. Keller, of Churchville, show
ed some fancy flower work and very fine
hair work. Mrs. j. III. johnson contribu-
ted hair work and worsted work. Miss
Mary Wright had some beautiful raised
work on velvet Th re was very hand
some tidy made by Mrs. J G. Hensley, and
some very pretty robes for infants made
by MRS. Emma Kunkle. Mrs Il. A. Gull
ley showed a counterrane and other pretty
work as did Mrs. W. H. Heisk.il and Miss
Lou Wlthrow. Mrs. Samuel Forrer show
ed handsome specimen of stair carpetng.
| There was a fine display of flowers by
Mr.. Trenary and another by Miss =. N.
Henry.
| Maj. Newton's booth attracted great
deal Of attention and the magic carpet ex-
hibitor was inspected by eager crowds.
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clothing standing on the corner of the
Majors counter created much laughter by
having two patches of tin sewed on the
rear of his pants, with the explanation
that 'My mother sewed on these patches
with Davis Sewing machine - W. F..
Smith, of Greenvllle, exhibited leather
tanned by himself. Samuel Childs, Of
| Mlddlebrook, showed some very excellent
homemade chairs. Mr.. S. M Wilkes had
burial case on exhibition which attracted
many visitors astonished at its splendor.
He also had a very handsome set of furni-
ture in his department. Very handsome
saddles and brides and other saddlery
were exhibited by W. H. Godfrey and J.
FL. Campbell. Alex E. Miller showed a
very handsome and well arranged case of
hardware. The exhibitions of paints by
G. W. May & Co., Berkeley & Co., and
| W. r. Tyree, deserved and received gen.
eral inspection from visitors. The Messrs
Bickle exhibited some handsome furniture
and number of beautiful burial cases.
W. o. Hurt, Of Bedford, exhibited
| very fine variety of Peaches, called the
clone Pine" They ripen in the middle
| of October, considerably after other varie-
ties are gone. Their name orig mates from
the fact that the seed from which they
came was found near lone pine tree.
standing in a field in Bedford.
specimens of Dread were exhbite d by
Mrs. Isaac Keaster, Samuel Byers, Mrs
s. A. Hoshour, Mrs. J. S. G.. Crawford,
Mrs. W. F. Smith exhibited fine specimens
of ham. Delicious cakes were sent by
Mesdames D. N. Vanlear, A. r. Shrek
hise, e. V. East, A. B. Lightner and
Misses Fanny Trout and Bette M Henry
oUTsID OF THE RoTUNDA-THE
MACHINERY
Outside of the rotunda the scene is
lively one. The thing that first strikes the
visitor is neat little building open in
front in which veritable East Virginia
looking colored cook standing at range
draws from an oven every fifteen minutes
a pan of delicious tea biscuits, which are
distributed to visitors free by Two clerks
who stand at the counter. It. is the es-
Enlistment Of the ''Sterling liking Pow
der Company" and you can stand there |
and see flour made into biscuits light as
snow in eleven minutes from thr time the |
flour is taken out Of the barrel. At the
head is the certificate of the Stae Chemist
of Maryland, that there is no delerteious
matter in the powder. The company are
baking up four or five barrels of flour at |
this fair to give the Augusta Pc ,ple free
opportunity to try their powders.
Near by is a specimen of what Augusta
can do in the slate line. Mr.. Buckley has I
specimens Of slate from the quarry below
the city, from the rough slab just taken
out, to the slate after being marbleized in
most beautiful fashion. There are imita-
tions of fine varieties of marble accurately
made in this marbleized slate. One piece
has limitations OF red, green and black
pyronees, and Assyrian marble. One
piece of imitation done in mosaic work is
lovely.
Farther on there is a patent washer, in
vented by J. Harvey Hamilton and made
in Waynesboro. 1t will thoroughly wash
clothes in fifteen minutes.
THE MACHINERY.
The exhibition Of machinery is very
large, and the spot is indicated by four
masts, from which fly pennants and the
national flag. The firm of Lynn & Eyler
have large variety of agricultural machi-
merry, the most startling of which is the
Eclipse Traction Steam Engine, which
goes all over the grounds by itself, and is
driven and steered by only one man. Their