Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-30

" CGd M1Eelsi DE"seY tlGGcT, reaper ana
mover; cal,9etors, cider mills vel fixtures
and pumps; hGvs three Standard fertilizers
uauut,c ursd b. then, and full lice Of their
ottcc + r.iiiZ:Is. bore meal, 10.
Joshua Thomas, IF Baltimore. exhibits the
Es,icso Agricultural Eaeinc in fu: operation,
self-b!ndIny reaper, mss!icator. Noaparei
grinding mill Kirby single wheel re,p,r and
mower, and Daisy horse rake.
j. l.. Gorrcl. Of Ca,latt's Station, Va, cx-
hlblts Champion drill aEd fertilizer. eud boaes
Of Mastodou. brought IRON Novs So0!il.
MuDsCn Hill Nurseries !s thu next that st.
tracts attention, where D. d. Muoson. Of Falls
Church, exhibits 50 varieties of apple trees
and many otter different kinds OF fru! and or.
nsmcntal trece, strawberry plants, &c.
Jss. Cooper. Of Fairfax, exhibits the differ
cnt kinds OF Cooper wagons, for farEicg FUR.
poses ard passenger wagons.
Thos. +. Young, OF Washington. has large
number Of family carriages Gf all descriptions.
Then comes ring gsmas, Japanese tops, flying
h0rsea, md many other games Of like char
ac!cr, demonstrating that the heather Cninee
DOS not excel in ways that are dark and tricks
that arc vsin." Medley Il Ullmsn have q
| shooting gallery that attracts much attention.
The exhibition o! pigeons is one CT the fioest
probably ever made. J. II. d. Smoo5 exhib-
lis Antwerp carrier pigeons. that few 90 Juno
g. ia the Interstate race, 240 miles. air iioe, 10
| 6 hours and H minutes also some of the Same
| breed that flew from lIeesburg. ~ miles, iD so
| minutes; alao black Turbits. Whits crested Cal
cuts Faus, Yellow Jacobins, notified Trunpo
ters black Nuns, bald headed Birmingham
Rollers, Blne Magnets, Rad Dragons, Notified
Jscobina Black Trunpetcrs, I,ra Hills: oil
really very beautiful aud we'll worthy The atten
ton they attract.
DR.. L. II. Evans, Of Washington, HIS very
handsome display. consisting Of pair of black
s. II. Fanais. pair white booted d., pair vel
low do.' pair white pouters, pair black do, nsir
red do, pair yellow do, pair blue DO. Tho
Smallest of these pigeons vas IS inches 10
length, aud The largest -. d.. EVaus says lie
would refuse $500 for one lot of pairs.
The POULTRY display is without doubt the fu-
es! ever made this sdo Of New York. embrso.
Jog nearly every variety known. and are entered
by Dr.. L. Ii. Evans. of Washington; Mr.
N. W. Pearson, of Fairfax; Wn. Chutb. 6.
Parish, aud S. NJ. Clark OF Washington; Rob
ert ROBBERS, Tbos Fletcher. and Robert Jetfer.
son, of Alexandria county; VIM. Rogers Of
Alexandria Chas. r. Hooff and VIM. Dsir-
Reiheld, OF Alexandria couoty; VIM. q. Lee,
of Washington George Noland of AIexas.
dria; NJ. Hart, i. Reioecker, and Bapj. Bar
ten. cf Alexandria county; r. J. DaingerfeId,
CT Alexandria Robt. Smith, Of Wasaiogton :;
Misses Clara and Julia Fleming, OF A!eya3itia,
and Master Benz. Ellis.
| Maor Geo. Dutiey, CT this city, has e fee
DISPLAY of brjs.
" Neal l. Lucas, ct their auction b:zlsr, have
fne display of auction goods OF ell kinda from
c parar Of pins TO suit OF clothes.
Z. X. Ward, Of Washington, is represented
On tho grounds By fine lot OF patent milk cans
aud i handsome milk wager.
81 II o'clock there was 6uo jispiey Of
hor:cs. All the hols!s entered were marched
arouad tbs track, accompanied by Donch's
bard, Of Washington, sld headed by General
Crafts ArsbiAr saions. These beautiful
horses attracted the attention OF all en- the
grounds, and wcr5 much end favoraby com.
meptcl Oh.
The display Il cai;!o is very large, ard said
10 DO far tupei0r 10 that Of last year. They
attract general attention, eud arc remarkable
fer NE, aud beauty. All breeds arc re prescated,
AID the loving. Believing, blsetirg, snoring,
| ard sru1tlng en- be heard at q great dis :ance
| r0m tho grounds.
hr. Peters. e Hayuaakes. has lot OF pure
bred SouthdOwn sheep, which, in siz. and fcrn,
| equal 4 they do not sufpass any On exhibition
| Iucy we're purchased by Mr.. Peters ut tho re.
csot sale cf Gen. Meen, OF Sbensnd ,ah, and
ara vel worth the inspection
! Portr,its OF MIS- B:ckhlm, Dr. Bullock acd
| Capt. k-IsaG, b. ShuMan, Gro particularly
hoe. both 81 liked csses and cxtcatiob; PntInao
| tanl y. IS DaW OF; also by same, Mr.. Sissou,
c.rpeulcr; lamborlue eisl, by DR.. Powell; a!so
COL Louis Powell, by ssms; Miss ALMA tuck
CT, IT WashlDgtaD, hes len pain,nss; q case OF
photographs By Pullman; pair OF pictuies from
| thn Sisters OF Mcic5, by Miss Shannon. Il years
ca; pair oil noodle wcrkod pictures, by Miss
IaI'oai elsa OF iruis, nntl, candy, a., 10
| wax, By the LITTLE year old daughter of Clriin
| CtcIghlcD; ten nakea, in embroidery, b.
Rabbits wife, which are very fue; whlle CT.
ton hauiwo,ksd embroidery quilt by Miss
ffobe which is very beautiful; white castle
soap, houc manufacture, made st WOODLAND;
| a'wclls bcS ialsid by Mr.. Henry.
10 The Chll1rcns' Department ara many a.
gEan quilts, rugs, dolls c!o:hc:, cakes bread,
pickles, ieillc5 and preserves, all made by chill
dlca u1dcr Ii years old; specimens Of Geo1rst-
ed china, by Nlra. Noyes, Of Chi,aeo czhib!:-
Cd by Mrs Charles Wli.tcsey, which gre very
beautiful; two soia cushions, worked in silk
aud beads, by Mrs Dicnell; feather il,weIs
and corn shuck hat, made By lady in West.
moreland, (hliss Huntcr,) from materials pick
Cd up in her yard; vase OF skeleton loafWork,
crystal ferris t.blo napkin, from Mrs. Marris
Taylor, lS0 years old; two white skirts, beau.i-
fully worked ty hat d. by Mrs. Taylor and Mrs.
HcTrick
10 tho Ffuii ard Vegetable Department
spls nGid rears, qu!Lc:s, apples aud erapts,
sweet ard Irish potatoes. turnips. ouion:, to-
mstoes. pumpkins. cucumbers epl bects Of
splendid Sc, aod variety.
A wreath aud pyramid CT natural nogart;
tho l1ral display by Mesrs Carroll, R,inccke:
ard Miss l.. White IS exquisite; Large bone
phosphate 10 the Agricultural Department at
tracts much attention; Vienna bread and unr
gals food, By Freud, Of Washington, is cx.
callcnt crd tasted good; two paintings on tin,
BY Misses Katy aud Mary Frerc1; two rlsqrc,,
by Miss Alice Rcdiug Of AIexardris, o pupil
OF Reuben Johnston: lr; an ell painted reti-
culs, which is very beau,iiu riso,s of Kio.
siogtou work, by Miss McGIaw aud Nlrs. Nor,
riIl aud Mre. French; figure, 10 fur, Of r 9b.
iuson Crue. by Mrs. Dr. Powell; also her fr:t
attempt 10 clay of child. Papa, give mo
cake" Chief Justice Marshall. drawa with four
ordinary lesdpencila hy his prnat preat mind