Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-10-13
THE FAIR.
FIRST DAY OF EXHIBITION.

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beautiful, and hundreds of people
were on the grounds. The exercises
commenced with a tournament, and
eight knights contested for the pre-
miums. The riding, generally, was
not first class, owing, in measure
to the fact that the knights we're out
practice. The following is list of
the knights:
d. w. Burdette, of Howard Co.,
Md; III. G. Burdette, same county
and State; j. w. Lyddan, of Wash.
ington county, Md; T. A. Payne, of
Berkeley county John F. Morrison,
same county; Zeph Morgan, same
county, and George Criswell, OF
Martinsburg.
The knights were drawn up, and
p. A. Rohrbaugh, Esq, delivered
the charge in a handsome speech,
when the fitting commenced. The
contest was spirited. The first prize,
silver cup,was won by D. w. Bur.
dette, of Maryland; the second, a
pair Of vases, was won by Mr. d. w.
Burdette, of Maryland; the third, a
card receiver, was also taken to
Maryland by j. w. Lyddan, the
fourth, a boquet holder, was kept in
Berkeley by T. A. Payne. The Ber-
kelley boys came very near let
ting all the prizes go out of the
county. The successful knights
crowned Miss Mollie Hedges. of
Berkeley county, queen Of love and
beauty; Miss Eva Kugler, first maid
ofjhonor.
Mr.. p. A. Rohrbaugh addressed
the successful knights in an eloquent
speech and placed the crowns upon
the heads of the chosen ladies.
A match game of base ball was
played in the afternoon between the
"Berkeley" and "B. & o." clubs, of
Martinsburg, for prize of set Of
bases and foul flags. The game was
spirited and holly contested, and
was interrupted at the close of the
eighth inning by darkness, with a
score of IS to Is in favor of the
Berkeley" club.
SECOND DAY.
The first day of the first annual
exhibition of the Valley Agricultur'
al Association placed the success of
the Fair beyond all doubt, and the
second day was far more satisfacto-
ry than the first. The weather was
all that could be desired, cool and
pleasant, and everybody seems to
have come to see the sights and en-
Joy the pure fresh air, which always
pervades the elevated position upon
which the grounds are located.
The hall for the exhibition offarm
products made an excellent show.
1t was not as full as it ought to have
been, but the exhibitions embraced
cereals, vegetables and fruits, IN
eaqualed anywhere. The wheat,
corn, oats, etc. shown were the flu
est of their kind and would take the
red ticket anywhere. The potatoes,
beets, cabbage, pumpkins and the
squashes are very monsters, and
were most creditable to the exhibit
tors. We trust the success met
with by those OF our farmers who
were public spirited enough to make
the display that has been made, will
stir up all their neighbors to compete
with them next year for the honor
of having raised the best bushel of
wheat or corn, or the largest pota-
toes and beats. BY competition
alone can we hope to make the Fair
what it can be made-the most at
tractive and successful in the coun-
try.
The display Of poultry, though not
large, was first class, and the COM
mittee must have been puzzled
among so many good specimens, to
select the best. In the hall were al
SO shown some fine specimens of
carriages and buggies manufactured
here, and good selection from 9th.
er States. The Martinsburg Spoke
Works had varied display of spokes
of their own manufacture. Alex
Parks, Jr., exhibited sample of his
family flour, and his manufacture of
bone meal, dissolved bone, animal
bone phosphate, plaster. etc.