The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-27
SECTION THREE.
SECTION THREE.
Furniture, Musical Instruments, Coopers
BoI- Makers, TinUdre, Stores, dc.

raw and the other the manufactured mate
rial. In one OF the wagons he had miuia-
ture box-factory, showing how boxes were
gotten out and put together.
William DaHron, Of 1888 Main street,
came next with two double-team wagons
filed with q fine assortment Of handsome
and costly furniture.
John Bowers made a fine display in q
snowy wagon, in which was seen hot-air
furnace, n fireplace heater, half-low CRATES
with nickel and brass finish, polished brass
fire-sets, gas-chandelicrs, &c.
A. Gunst & Son showed variety OF sash,
blinds, doors, &c.
Jim Phillips, gas-ftter, plumber; &C.,
came next In line. He had among the va
rious wares in his line e machine for ham
mering and rolling tin, in full operation,
which attracted much attention.
Josiah liyland& Co. deserve special men,
tion for the elaborate and tasty manner In
which they had their fine pianos and organs
displayed. They had one wagon repre-
senting 4 parlor containing Stcinway
grand piano, and another representing 4
throne, on which were placed Mason &
Hamlin and a Shoninger cymbella organ.
The horses were led by grooms.
K. B. Chaffin Il Co., real estate agents and
auctioneers, turned out with two double
and two single teams, with the red flag fly
ina and the auction-bell ringing Going
going gOnel Wagons driven by the Sc
nior member and three clerks.
Preston BelYin exhibited a very hand
some walnut bedstead, completely fur
nished with mattresses, spreads, and pill
lows.
Hercus & Savage, furniture manuiac-
turers-A single team, with set Of fine fur
niture.
j. b. Welsh displayed in a two-hOrse
manufacture.
George y. Stacy-One two-horse wagon,
with furniture and mattresses.
l.. G.. Stacy-Shuck- and hair-mattreSses
Of his own manufacture, and display Of
raw material.
IL. Metzger, cooper, had two double
teams in line--onc containing samples OF
his wares, and the other representing q
cooper-shop in full operation.
The Richmond Stove Company displayed
an assortment OF stoves, fronts, CRATES, and
hollow-ware on one wagon.
Messrs. Ramos a. Moses exhibited their
usual taste and enterprise In the get-up OF
their display. They had three teams. On
the first was erected pyramid, upon which
a large variety OF music and musical instru-
ments were arranged i'm very artistic man
uer; the second wagon was surmounted by
large platform, upon which was knabc
grand piano; and the third contained a
number OF EStey, Smith-American, and
Sterling organs.
II. l.. Staples & Co., real estate agents
and auctioneers, followed with two-horse
wagon with signs on horse-covers.
j. D. Moore, general insurance agent
wagon with n variety Of insurance show
cards.
A. A. Allen & Brother, hatters, were
represented by masked youth on mule,
both OF which were adorned with variety
Of hats and head-gear worn I'm the last cen
tury. A very comic picture.
At the close OF this section followed a
large number Of the employ e OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway.
SECTION -FOUR.
architecture, CiUa Engineering.
The establishment Of Warner Moore,
manufacturer of galvanized iron-wOrk,
headed this section with two fine specl-
mems Of turrets intended for the spire oi
DR.. Reads church.
G. l.. Gross, wagon-maker, came next
with n four-horse wagon, in which were
various men engaged at work; also fine
sample OF work in the shape Of handsome
side-bar top-buggy.
w. G. Smith, age-manufacturer, eX-
hibited 4 fine single-carriage OF his own
manufacture.
SECTION FIVE. zzT'
LihOqrdpherS, Printers, EngrdrerS, BO0b-
binders, StdtiOnerS, Pdper-DeGterS, Pd-
per- BOreS.
The lithOgraphing establishment OF a.
Hoen Il Co., Eleventh and Main streets,
was represented at the head OF this section
by an imposing array OF vehicles, consist
ing OF a long line OF carriages, i'm which
were seated the forty-eight employees OF the
concern, followed by two large wagons
in the first Of which was representation
Of huge rock, on which was inscribed the
legend, Crooks Will Speak" alluding to
the material used in the art; in the second
wagon was an ancient photographic hand
press, such rs was used one hundred years
ago.
This was followed by the display Of 4.
L. Hill & Co., printers.
Cussens, May & Sheppard, Of Glen Al
len, the famous labcl-printers, were repre-
gented by an immense platform and canopy
on wheels, in the interior OF which was Il
Liberty printing-press in operation.
The book and iOb-printing house Of
John ". Ferguson Il Son came next IN
order, In charge Of the junior member OF
the firm, Dir. Edgar Ferguson, who had
one OF Gordon's presses turning of cards,
which were thrown of to the crowd as
printed.
The display which literally lowered above
all the others was that OF j. W. Randolph
& English. They exhibited an immense
array OF paper boxes on huge platform,
artistically arranged, the horses being
tastcfullv trimmed with festOOns OF boxes.
A large wagon, filed with packages marked
for shipment TO various foreign and do
mestic points, closed their display.
The house OF Baughman Brothers, sta
TONERS and printers, made very beautiful
display Of the fine goods comprised in their
line OF business. Their wagon was very
tastefully arranged, and attracted universal
attention.
Payne &c Straus, bill-pOsters, had repre-
sentative engaged with brush and paste
exempliiylng his trade.
SECTION SIX.
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Leather, ClOth-
ing, Hats, Millinery, Bags, Carpets,
Drugs, Oils, dc.
S. $. Cottrell, Of 1903 Main, gave a very
beautiful exhibit Of their skill in the horse
tailoring department. They had arranged
in pyramidal form fine assortment OF sad
dies, brides, harness, blankets, &c.
NJ. +. IIudnall showed a miniature coli
lar-factOry on wheels, having quite NUM-
Der OF workmen engaged in the various
processes Of collar-making.
The wholesale drug-hOuse OF Purcell,
Ladd 6 Co. was represented by four
horse dray laden with packages OF drugs,
oils, minelal-waters, &c., consigned TO va
r.inrlr nItlfoniars