Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-04-08
Stock Notes.

Mr.. John Wyatt Lewis is feeding 800 head of
sheep.
DR.. Jas. Belt sold, to Robert Hudnall, March
4th. l2O head of sheep, at 81 per hundred pounds.
Stock men having their horse and jack bills
printed mt this ollice will receive notice In our
stock notes free of charge. New cuts, new
borders, new type, and good workmanship.
Don't forget that You can get your horse and
jack bills printed in two cOlOrs ut the Intelligent
Ger ONCE Tor the same price you will ordinarily
have TO pay for very plain black job "a neat, at
tractive Job is guaranteed in nll cases.
STOCK SALE DAY AND STALLION SHOW.
In spite of the high wind and binding dust
Which rendered it exceedingly disagreeable,
last Monday was q norable day for Lexington.
In all the history of our livestock days, NO
such crowd was ever before assembled. The
wide, open space west Of the court house looked
from a little Ill stance like sen of heads, which
swayed this way and that as the busy auction
eer, Capt. }. ID. Conner, called attention to
the different animals offered for sale. Main
street was everywhere crowded, as was Frank
lin anu all the cross streets; the stores were full
OF people trading, and the courthouse yard
much OF the time presented busy scene. Cat
tie brought splendid prices, and nine lenths of
the horses sold brought better figures than they
would have done ut private sale. Beside the
many public sales, the auctioneer being kept
as busy as Il bee aild day, there were hundreds of
private sales made, not only of live stock but Of
everything else that farmers have to buy or
sell. The special feature of the day WAS the
stallion show. which the lntelligencer had
worked up, for which it received many COM
and promises that the day should
he made one Of the institutions OF the county
IL was impossible. owing to the crowd and the
obtuseness OF some OF the groOms in keeping
out oil instead OF in the way, TO get reports
the animals shown. We noticed these:
Capt Ryland Todhnnter rode the magnificent
Denmark saddle stallion "KentucLy Bird. ,,
by Fayette Denmark. dam by Kimbrough's
Abdailali. sire of Alexamder's Abdalluh, sire of
Goldsmith Maid. lie is q beauty, splendidly
trained anil has speed. He will make tho ser.
son at the cap:ain's farm.
Another fine saddle stallion was Marshal
Ncy, the property of Mr.. Wm. d. McRay, OF
this city. He is beautiful iron gray with
silver mane and tail, fast, we'll gated anu highly
bred.
Mr.. Richard S. Lomax had his splendid all
purpose horse bismarck on the ground He was
the observed oil all observers, for his wonderful
action. Though over II hands nigh he has a
record of 2:l5. lie has 81 lendid bone, fine form,
and all the size that any one could ask. Tho
days show was worth great deal to his
owner.
Mr.. James L. Bohannon, of Page City,
showed his handsome Donernii, by Donerail.
o'Daniel q Sons were on the ground with
their powerful bay stallion Telegraph.
Mr.. Robert keene's splendid Edge wood step
ped proudly around to be admired by all who
SAW him.
Capt. Conncr's fine young horse, Frank Black
burn, by iDOneriil, was IN the show. He is a
handsome brown stallion. well bred, OF good
action, and rs kind as Il kitten.
Mr.. George Galloway had out his fine dark
bay stallion Red Eagle, Jr., by Red Eagle. by
Rel Eye. by Boston. lie was bred by Martln
ESD, has good size, bone, action
and style.
Frank Campbell put to his best PAGES his
stylish and fast saddle stallion, Allie Westfsll.
by MembrinO. out of the Denmark Ireland mare.
One OF the finest stalliOns on the ground was
Mr. Thomas Wheatley's MembrinO Morgan, by
out of II last pacing mare. He is q
four-year old, is 1G hands high, has fine bone
and form aud is u beauty
Mr.. Jerry Proctor rode his draft stallion
Tachelu. by Longs Tacheau. a good, sub STAN
tial animal. 3D..
Mr.. Mark Howsare was riding beautiful
dapple-gray Norman mare
w. L. Gordon. oil Ray county, 4 colored man.
had out sorrel stallion. Joe. handsome
Highlander colt. fonr-y years-old.,
q. l.. uack!ey, miles north of Richmond.
had two jacks and II jenet. yearlngs. He sold
one Of the jacks at $i4O. All sired by Thomp-
sons Black j Ohm
Mr. Philip knOble. of HigginsyilIe was In
his element showing OF McmbrIno, whom he ia
standing ut his stables, and his colts, One of
the finest shows OF the day when he paraded
Tile line old stallion and his five splendid colts,
Membrino Morgan. Allie Westfall
anu Camlilu' Earnett's line pair OF geldings.
ihese animals spoke in trumpet tones
IN ii'or oi their sire by their beauty and worth.
us Il" hundreds of others in this aud other states.
notably Marvel, ELLA Wuodson, Fleance, Bes-
SIZE M'mhrno amt Butnrd. Marvel has Il rec
ora oil 2:!s at Mystic Park, Boston.
Mr. " T. Earne5 showed the PAGES of his
'orrei saddle stallion, Young Cadmus, by Cad-
mis-.
Air. Wesley Johnson exhibited his three-year-
VI" norman stallion Farmers Glory, by Old
Farmers Glory. He stands near Dover
Mf George NJ ilaeAl'y was on hand with his
hne gray Norman stallion Duke.
There We're three very fine bulls on exhibit
tom
Mr. John W. WaddelI's dark fred, three
yenr-"ld. short horn bull, sam SAWYER. Sir.
II. Il lsl Duke of Walnut Grove aGl34: dam q II
K Rose I, :.JlS.
MIR. ID. w. Il. Tcvis fine young rcd short
norm hull, Royal Lexington, bred by t,bnr,,s
l.. Leonard. of Cooper. by lst Royal Ravens
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