Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19

c0SaOsAiy VI wax SeieCteu FRANK w. Blr0.
| OF massachusetts,, TO NIL a vacancy In the 81 600
class In the paymaster generals once OF the War
department.
GETTING RID or TESANrs.-w c. Re,necker was
In the Police Court to-day, charged with assault
on MT. and Mrs A. J. Parrish. Mr.. Parrish tesu-
put their things out, and in passing In he
slammed the door against witness and also showed
that he had rented the rooms 70 M and NM Par.
fn ana nsd eeen endeavorng TO get rid OF them
hm %iss that he a slam the door against
not strike or take hold OF Mrs. Parrish The court
SAID when party rented house he had a tenure;
the defendant should have taken the legal steps 70
get rid OF the tenant nne OF IS and costs Wss
imposed In each case.
The Leesburg Fair.
HORSES WITH LONG fEDIGREEs AND CATTLE wosrn
ALMOST THEIR WEIGHT IN GoLD-oTHKR rHNoa
ON EXHIBITION IN THE FAIR GROUNDS
Correspondence Of TIE EVENING STAR
LKEsBUR0, Va, September 18th, lssa
The attendance at the fair to-day was small.
owing TO the rain last night The weather did not
clear until towards the middle OF the day The
STOCK exhibited was moderate I'm number but ex-
celent In quality, being mostly blooded pedlyreed
ana registered. There were more racers than
usual. good many trotters and some fine saddle
| horses
AMONG THE FINE HORSES
the following attracted much attention: SAD dle
morse OF Mr.. Neville'S, bred In Kentucky out OF n
Grey Eagle mare, by Diamond Denmark, by Den.
mark, four-mile race horse In the blue grass re-
gion. This gentleman also had on exhibition h,s
English draught horse Saxton, perhaps the largest
horse In the county. A dark grey stallion, two
years old, owned by J. r. Gilmore. thoroughbred
Percheron. out OF Queen: by Frazier owned by Sell
Jane Walton, by Belmont Mr.. James SifrsH
Jones, well-known lawyer OF Richmond, had
three horses worth seeing. civilian" three-yeaf
mn 0R
gree unknown; John, another three-year old by Ec
lect1c, out OF a saddle mare from Kentucky ana
Tem1l Sn, aamoietonan mare by Henrico Mr.
Hickman Of %a1yisSd m shex ea
& Otley, blood bay stallion, Frank Morgan. and
MI Archie Snouner, OF Maryland an imported
rercneron, Johnny Crapand, four years Old. Mr.
Caruthers, the county sheriff. shows q colt two
years old called Billy Button, out OF a Canadian
mar male 10, 0y ,,h Ieegrsph horse Billy Button is
strawberry roam stallion 1ve years old
THE CATTLE EXHIBITION.
Among fine cattle j. B. Beverly, OF Loudoun. ex.
hlbs twelve head OF short horned Durhams n
splendid lot, pedigreed, registered in excellent
condition; Capt Foster, OF Leesburg, four Dur.
hams In good trim; j. r. Beuchler, OF Leesburg
has six Holstens. worth not less than g. 5O0-two
costing $1,000, and he refused for the others about
$yoO when they were young. They are ALI nedi-
greed the Older ones registered, and have wonder
Il I'M
milk record OF 1873 lbs. for II months as a two
year DID, and II 500 lbs for months as four-year
Martha Washington gave IL 900 In II months. "a
much as 50 lbs on some days as a three-year Old
Inese cattle live better than the average man and
one OF them costs more than the highest SALARY
pall 10 any public school teacher In the county,
Their hides are like silk and as clean as Kid
glOve "a Clean onel The bull In this herd is called
Henry sellman, OF Leesburg, shows a fine lot or
Aloerneys clean lmbed as deer, which they much
"A q IL
take several hundred dollars to buy any OF the Al
derneys, Durhams or -Holstens, and these are not
caves, milk and butter shows more than the usual
per centage On their price as an investment The
GS@ aPa shs0p
mon grades. A rne lot of Jersey red hogs were
shown by different exhibitors.
FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY.
For the machinery exhibit one OF the most note
worthy features was a road locomotive used for the
various purposes OF an engine but travelling from
point TO point on the ordinary roads OF the coun-
Try, and guided with as much ease as a gentle
horse 1t came from beyond Hamilton this morn
dng, ABOUT seven miles along the county road ana
has travelled from Waynesboro, Pa. The tire
WneelS are or wrought iron, the Spokes of wood
It turns in circle described by the center point of
front axle, moving around the center point OF the
quired for an ordinary wagon Mr.. j. r. PeugS
the agent, says that 1t has not had horse hftched
70 II IN the Two years he has used IL. 1t is made
oy the Gelse Manufacturing company OF Waynes.
ooro,, Pa They call 1t the Lands improved peer.
less traction engine and road locomotive A. w.
riages. ShrOn & Co., or Leesburg, one or agr1cul.
tural lmplements-a machine to cut a furrow dron
SEED SEED corn, cover it up and mark furrow for the
next corn row-being especially worth looking at
The display OF vegetables was meager. one could
see among them green vegetable more than a
yard long, shaped like a baseball bat What they
were Providence only knows-may be vegetable
baseball bats
THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT
In the ladies' department there was less to be seen
than usual. owing to the RAM but there were some
beautiful pieces OF handiwork and specimens OF
culinary skill, including every known kind OF
cake, literally, until you could not rest az you had
to eat them); all sorts OF preserved fruits pears.
peaches. cherries, Strawberries, apples ounces.
1ellies, &C., besides the natural frulL Apples,
SHOW; beautiful specimens OF Deedlework, crochet
work and embroidery, with penwork, painted
IN their snnsonraia , cotor ana waxwork were
In silk life size. looked so natural that one ex-
pected almost to hear it talk Some field flowers,
attracted deserved attention. A caligraphic (or
calioraphic) piece OF penmanship by Miss Roberta
Lord Prayer with a pen and ink sketch in The
middle OF the page. Several paintings on china
weTe e xere 10 few cabinet organs and no
machines were represented. There were mo lew.
ery exhibits as heretofore.
Besides the horses mentioned above w. F. ILL
colt exhibited promising three-year old coz
Peerless, for saddle, and quick drart out OF a Com
ductOr, AMI Mark Antony, mare, by Peter Simnle
"a revenue horsel This colt changes his gait at
the word without using whip or spur.
Mr.. C. F. Dowdell exhibits a stallion named
Sherrard, which a few years ago sold for q barrel
or corn He Is handsome In shape and color and.
put for an accident to his right hind foot would be
hard TO beat In looks or action. He Is out or A
Morgan mare by FitZ' Sherrard, descended from
Boston, well known race horse.
Inc committee decided not TO Judge the stock
until tomorrow, the 18th
Dangerneld L-wis, with Thomas W. Harrison,of
the Winchester Times, was on the grounds
A Dismtssed Minister'S Desperation.
HB ATTEMPTS no KILL HIS WIPE AND HIMSELF.
Rev. James Kemlo. formerly pastor OF the Re.
formed Presbyterian church at Boonville, N. j.,
and residing In Newark, was on a visit with his
wife to his mother, an aged lady who occupies
rooms on the fourth door OF the Atlantic bank
building. 40 Fulton street. Brooklyn. Yesterday