Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-20
THE COUNTY FAIR.
TODAY TO BE THE GREAT DAY
OF THE FAIR.

TODAY TO BE THE GREAT DAY
OF THE FAIR.
THE MILITARY TO PARADE AND THE
STORES TO CLOSE TODAY.
| Reported for the Staunton vIND1cAroR.l
The fifteenth annual exhibition of the
Baldwin Augusta Fair opened under very
| Encouraging circumstances on Tuesday
morning last, so far as weather was con-
cerned. The clouds were thick and low,
with stiff eastern breeze which always
forebodes rainy spell. But later in the
day the wind shifted and the clouds dis
per5ed, not. hOwever, before many had de-
cided to stay at home. In consequence of
the small attendance but little of interest
transpred; most OF the day being spent by
I exhibitors in arranging their exhibits for
he next day. On Wednesday the crowd
oegan to come in early and before 10
o'ciok the crowd was variously estimated
al from to 1000, the latter figure being
nearer right. The general spectator after
entering the grounds makes for
| THE KoTUNDA q
and as natural consequence it was
CT wd+d all day. Among The many cred
liable displays which filled every inch OF
available room in the building was the
flower stand Of NJ. A. Trenary, containing
| IS varieties and carrying off y premiums.
| fne century plant too was the object of
h,bited by j. .. McCorkle of MiddlebroOk,
| is over six feet high and about IS feet in
| circumference ana from a card fastened
| to its broad leaves we find it to be IS years
| old. In front of this is row of glass
Cases filled with stuffed birds and they are
most handsomely gotten up. This was
the result of the exhibitors Ingenuity, Mr.
| Arthur Elgood of England. but now on
visit to Augusta county. At the fruit
stand the Apple Woman" created much
| comment; it was complete bust made of
| made OF red apple Feelings, while curls
| and bangs were made of the same materi-
al. Altogether it presented laughable
sight. The wax work of Miss Shields, the
| she'll work of Mrs. M. A. Bear, and the
beautiful case of Hamaker's pure silver
ware with some beautiful specimens of en-
cravings, deserve special mention.
ON THE GROUNDS.
The quantity of improved machinery,
buggies and carriages. are quite striking.
Among the enterprising exhibitors are
Lynn q Eyler, steam engines and the cele-
brated INVESTIGATOR OF Corn Stalk Crush
| err Clinedinst u Bodell, J. II. BurdetJ,
| j. M. Hardy; and the Rrldgewater Car
| riage Co., had fine display of Buggies,
Phaetons, &c.
Hanger & Armentrout, m achinists :;
thresh.box and propelllng engine.
| Passing along, we visit the stock pens
| and are much surprised to find so many
States represented. Here are Ohio, wa.
Kentucky and Virginia. One Ohio man,
J; j. Maxon, ESQ, of Galopolise, exhibited
q pens of hogs, and it is said by good
judges, that it is the finest herd ever
brought to the Valley. Kentucky and
West Virginia furnised their quota of
sheep and cattle, while South. West Vir-
ginia furnished the finest short horn and
| sweepstake cattle (from the large stock
farms of Palmer e Bowman,) ever exhib-
tied here, Mr.. R0senbarger, an old and ex-
perienced cattle raiser of Rockingham
County, when called upon to award pre-
| miums in the cattle department, declared
he had never seen so fine display of thor
Oughbred cattle on Virginia soil. The Jer-
ssys OF G. Julian Pratt, and the short horns
OF Geo. IL. Chrlsman, of Rockingham,
we're the centre of admiration for cattle
raisers,
dOHSE OMANSdlR.
At l O'Clock, four ladies we're on the
track for the purpose of contesting horse
womanship. They were Mrs. K. A. Fire
escort, DR.. Kunkle; Miss Virginia Har-
man, escort. W. T. Bell, and Miss Mamie
E. Pratt, escort, Mr.. Atwell Ellis. The
prizes for which they we're to contest, we've,
1st prize, handsome ladies' side saddle; End
prize, bride, and Sd prize, ladies' rid
ing whip. Mrs. DR.. Kunkle took the 1st
prize; Miss Virginia Hartman, End and
Miss Mamie E. Pratt, 3rd. These were
awarded by Capt. P. Roller, of Fort De-
fiance, in few pleasant words.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
LIST race-special race-Augusta county,
trial OF speed; mile heat, purse, S25, VIM.
R. McComb,, ''Rilly Mahone,, VIM, B,
Crawford, "Reville," took LIST prize. The
betting ran high for BILLY Mahone," but
he was badly distanced.
% race-special, open to all purse $25 !;
}. N. McComb, s'Nancy Lyle" LIST pre-
MUM, and Nj. M. Moore, maggie" Fad
premium.
REMARKABLE EXHIBITION.
The extensive establishment of Lynn &
Eyler, which keeps everything farmer
can call for in the agricultural implement
iidCf A4oh AOo ouIo ldII OIL I'LL.
precedented in Stanton. On Tuesday
they started procession of their steam
engines, threshers and drill from their
warehouse for the fair grounds. The
traction engines without the assistance of
horse power, drew the whole procession
including q wagon carrying brass band
in full PLAY. Though from Church street,
nearly quarter of a mile is up steep hill,
the wonderful engines carried the train
safely up and over. The arrival at the
fair grounds of the novel procession, which
extended the length of a square, created
more excitement than anything that has
happened on that ground since it was
opened.
YESTERDAY
was almost blank day from the heavy
and continuous rain, but the whole fine
programme was postponed until to-day
Mayor Cochran has officially asked that
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