Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-26
Augustus Great Fair but Bad Weather.
THE FAIR TO CONTINUE TO-DAY AND
SATURDAY.

THE FAIR TO CONTINUE TO-DAY AND
SATURDAY.
| Notwithstanding the rain this. the 10Th
annual fair of the Augusta Agricultural
Society. has been the best exhibition ever
| held. There are over three Thousand
entries. Tuesday, the first day was SO full
ct falling rain that nothing but the in
domitable pluck and hopeful countenance
of the Secretary, G. Julian Pratt, allayed
the fears Of the public that the exhibition
was 60 be adjourned until next year. On
Wednesday the sun came out and the peo-
pie who had been waiting in town began
to pour in. AS for the city itself it was
never as much crowded At the Virginia
Hotel, the parlors Wednesday night were
full of strangers who could not be given
rooms and who were sitting up all night.
and the American Hotel was no better off
THE HORSE DEPARTMENT..
AT the fair grounds, our reporter found
the Horse Department full, and among
the entries we're some magnificent trotting
ard running stock from Kentucky, Ohio.
West Virginia and Maryland. The 1 ,775
pound imported Percberon- Norman Stall
lion Victor" owned by s. W. Ficklen,
of Charlottesville, was much admired, as
was the heavy draft stallion 'Matchless"
owned by Warner Wood. of the same
place. A very attractive pair of FLIES
were shown by A. NJ. Bowman and &, ].
Pratt.
CATTLE.
There was a splendid exhibition of cat
tie including the following: Palmer &
Bowman's short horn herd which carried
Oft $500 in premiums at Roanoke, 6. J ulian
Pratt's herd of Jerseys which had just
carried off the ribbons at Roanoke. H E.
Gay, Geo. L. Peyton ana Mrs. DR.. Donaghe
also showed some fine animals. In short
horns Maj. Chrisman, of Rockingham
was as usual we'll represented by his herd
which had swept the field at Winchester
Mr.. A. nj. Bowman by his herd which
cook the sweepstakes at Roanoke; and
DR.. Klllian aud Mr.. Bee nler of Leesburg,
and Mr. John N. Opie showed some hand
some Durhams.
The cattle wonders in size, howeve. re
two immense steers exhibited in SIDE
show by Geo. Eyranet, of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. The largest was seven years old,
six feet tall, weighed 1900 pounds and
was Is feet in circumference. The other
Was years DID, weighed $500 pounds and
was six ieet high.
M. F. Gllkeson showed som fine grades.
SHEEP AND HOGS.
Hugh A. $. Hamilton alone has twenty
five pens of sheep. John J. Maxon, of
Ohio. has thirty pens of sheep and hogs.
THE ROTUNDA.
There never was as good an exhibition in
the Rotunda as this year, either in point of
ar ticles really worth looking at or in arti-
eles skillfully arranged as attractive adyer-
tisements. Among the displays those of D.
B. Hamaker, W. M. Allen & Bro, Kay
ser, Shirley & Taylor, Berkeley & Co.,
Loeb Bros, and J. W. Newton, were
among the most attractive. The Gem Oh
gan and Piano Co., also had fine display
In fruit Mrs, A. r. Shreckhise had 100
jars, T. M. Parkins 81 varieties of fruit,
and Fl. G. Kindig go varieties. The fruit
and vegetable show was the best ever had
Messrs. VIM. and John Sproul exhibit
ted thirteen varieties of farm products. In
the lot is a specimen of white wheat called
the Centennial, weighing IS pounds to
the bushel and making % bushels to the
acre. Mr.. Sproul obtained three grains
of this wheat at the Centennial exhibition
in 1876, and this IS some of the result.
Mrs. M. A. Barnhart, and Mrs. A. Y.
Menifee-sSow Largo collection of green
and dried fruits.
An applique quilt made by Mrs. James
Rumgardner, a lady aged sixty-three
years, attracted much attention.
MACHINERY, sc.
The display of machinery is the largest
eyer seen here. The agricultural imple-
ment firm of Lynn & Co., alone have 1O7
machines of different kinds on exhibition
This firm and Henkel & Brown ale con-
testing for the $50 prizs to be awarded to
the exhibitor showing the largest quantity
of mach1n cry.
The display of buggies and other vehi-
Giles is very fine.
THE COMPETITIVE HoRsEMANsHIP.
Tue prIzss for best display of horse man
ship by youths were won as follows: 1st,
Hugh Sproul, t$l0 suit of clothes); ID.
Everett E. Koiner, (sl0 suit of clo.hes);
81, T. Thornburg, (s5 briale); 4th, Hous-
ton Freed, (pair of spurs -
The prizes for best display of horseman-
ship, by Misses under IA years, were won
as follows: 1st, Leila q, Klllian, of South
River. (Gold Rlng); I'd, Miss HatJlt
Coiner, OF Fisheisv.lle, (Ridiug babit);
81. Miss Meta Pratt, (uapAin ring); 4th,
Miss Mony East, (ridlng whip.
THE BABY COMPETITION.
There we're is babies entered for the
prize for the handsomest baby under two
years, "a $35 baby carriage). The commit
tee to decide were A, Mauzy, T. g. Nor
ton and r. D. Buford, of Bedford county.
After fist inspection four were selected
from the sixteen. as follows: Elsie Ham
iltOn, daughter of DR.. r. S. Hamilton
Cecil Wright, daughter of Rubt G.
Wright, of Waynesboro, Katie GlIkeson,
daughter OF M. Fill. Gllkeson, and Archie
STAGE. son of II. l.. STAGE, of South River.
The committee were so undecided between
the four that the prize was decided by lot,
Archie STAGE getting it.
For the prize for children over 2 and
under 5 1.-THE plash odor CASEY there were
10 entries. Again the judges had to sift
out from the lot as follows: KentOn
Hartman, son of A. G.. Hartman Mary
Berkeley. daughter of Dr. Carter Berkeley;
Stel Hewitt, son of G.. w. Hewitt; Claude