The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-30

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rn-DAy-THIs TO Re THE BIG DAY.
Th, weather Yesterday was as fine as
no,,II have been wished. There was 4 mod
sra,n attendance at the Fair throughout the
day.
m Yesterday The remainder will get to
work early This morning, and before the
crazd Gets in blue ribbons will be flying in
many directions.
S,ocE, horses. sheep, and hogs in many
\, me classes were examined and passed
nnaD lv the appropriate committees.
There were several pockets picked on the
,.rounls Yesterday, but only small results
we're obtained. and no arrests made, we be-
!ieye. A.,
Commissioner Of Agriculture at ashlhS
4on. >pen, Yesterday on the GROUNDS, ana
trrnrd much pleased with the display ana
,ba interviews which he had with tue
farmers oi Virginia.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &C.
In ,he Agricultural Implement Depart
meDf there are many articles OF mcrit-as
vfri these in everyday use AS others repre-
srr,inr the higher grades Of the labor ana
,,me..aying machinery. The new thre>h-
i,g.marhines. with attachments for separa-
,ng and cleaning the grain-the sulky-
rlows. for which the exhibitors claim great
s,y;nr in time as we'll as better work-thc
t.ll-rlows OF all grades, sorts, and sizes,
from those used in the olden time to those
ri modern invention, with their reversible
points and landSdcs-the gang-plows-the
culuyators-the harrows. ranging from
those Of old times TO the new fcXlDle
smoothing harrow-al will attract the at
tcntion they deserve, and receive, accord.
ing to their merit, the commentator OF
those who inspect them.
TIE Goddess OF Pomoogy must look
ss with appreciation upon the display when
Il here spread out 10 her view. 1t Is smali
but rood. The apples from Bedford ana
Aucusta counties, rs well as those grown
nearer our city. represent some OF the
finest GRADES Of fall and winter fruit ever
exhibited here. Several varieties of fall
peaclps, also on the tables, should attract
the attention OF all iruit-growers.
ACCIDENT.
4 section Of the shelving in the House
hold Department gave way yesterday morn
ing. hrr4kn" few Of the vessels contoIn-
inc articles exhibited there, but doing no
4 Aama.e beyond that. 1t was soon replaced
and ivrG lp, and no trace OF the accident
b w. left.
1 similar accident occurred last year in
;Lc Floral Department.
FREDERICK COUNTY EXHIBITS.
The exhibits from Winchester and Fred
trirk county sent here through the special
efforts Of Governor Holiday have attracted
general attention. They will figure con-
s!icuouSly in the premium-list. II every
! ti'y Of Virginia had contributed as nobly
I I, Winchester, and every county as we'll as
Frederick. we would have State Fair in
u 3D. ~ it is, the exhibition OF manufac-
81 les is not what ii should be; not what it
Ga!d be. Richmond does herself Injustice
il not having her manufactures of every
tine fully represented. But this only makes
he exhibit OF our Valley friends the more
&patriolic and prominent. The following is
their list:
Boots and shoes from Boot and Shoe Fac
tory, Winchester, Va; buckskin and sheep
>Sin gloves and gauntlets from F. A. Graf.
chen, Winchester, Va; oak-sole leather
from Star Tannery, Frederick county, Va,
4 Thomas Cover; oak-Sole leather from
Houck 4 Wallis, Harrisonburg, Va; tive
barrels flour from Winchester Steam Mills,
s Baker & Co.; straw boards from Winches.
lt Paper Company.
4 Mr. W. G. Russell, representing the
glove and shoe factories above mentioned,
!,n the city, doing a good work for his
8 People
DISPLAY OF wooLLES.MILL GOODS.
Virginia manufactures are always appre-
q tstel at our Fairs, but none more than the
Nsaiul products of the Virginia woolen
q nils. They are this year well represented,
y aud the usual space in the pavilion allotted
Il )0lLeir goods is fully occupied by cloths
aN1 casS,meres OF every kind. The display
Haicry handsome one. One OF the most
q NslklnS pieces Of the goods exhibited IS
apiece OF cddet-gray The military acad-
q tiaies III Texas and other southern States
4 @t now patrons OF our woolen mills. Be
4 s'les TINS class OF goods, there are plain ana
4 .''cy cbeviots. cassimcrcs, meltons, and, in
!'c', every variety OF cloth manufactured at
i s1ch establishments. The entries Of the
u W0OIten mills deserve more ut the hands OF
4 lie Fair visitors than passing glance.
MAJOR TANNERS PINAFoRE.
AessrS. William Z. Tanner AZ Co., OF the
4 metropolitan Works, OF this city, exhibit
Que oi the handsomest portable engines we
Ds'e ever seen-caied the Plnafore. 1t Is
j tshl-horse power, OF their agricultural"
a gAi'erp, and is. provided with their patent
y phkextirguisher, which is said to be an
II valuable adjunct to engines intended for
Sfeshng. ginning, and other farming pur-
81 !Aes. This sDark-extinguisber has been
"a Eooouneed by the insurance companies re-
ss se'eotee here, IS we'll as By the Chief En-
ssEerof the Richmond Fire Department
q many mechanical engineers, and also
,::,' perfect ".scloud Of witnesses" in the
II icons OF customers who are using it, to
II, srfect in its construction and opera
~'U nd 4 complete spark-annihilator.
p. ~ THoCGHTL EsssEss. ts,~ !,
LLts1 gentlemen and one lady constituted
,. ."aa Of passengers in one Of the omni-
t,s, es 70 the Fair yesterday, and probably
j G;." The gentlemen were smoking. Such
tI1ss should not be. or course ii was
mSssashtlessness enYtbe part OF these gentle
tS.. tSss 10 be smoking in an omnibus in which
4 rn.' rnte was LADY; but that is the only ex-
IN Ivy that can be offered. The driver failed
] iSas.ep IT, and the lady felt delieacy, where
tsI,e vte were SO many gentlemen present, In
S+ia2 attention In IL SraoR;nO Ia NOT pl-