The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-10-25

= PLAY OF STOCK, FARM PRODUCTS AN
FANCY ARTICLES.
IT The sixteenth annual exhibition of til
n Baldwin Augusta Fair commenced nom
). nally on Tuesday last, but yesterday ma
L be said to have peen the first day of til
o exhibition. The continuous rains of MOI
9 day made the outlook exceedingly discoul
!. aging, but yesterday afternoon the cloud
Q cleared away, tie sun shone bright an
D warm and hundreds of people swarmed t
e the fair grounds.
. THE EXHIBITION
= is three times as large and attractive rs a
any previous year. Gentlemen competen
J to judge say that it exceeds in magnitude
and the quality of exhibits the State Fair
Nothing approaching it has ever beenseel
in this county, and if the bright beautiful
weather of yesterday evening continues
it will be one of the most gratifying sue
cesses in every particular. The grounds
surrounding the rotunda are alive will
machinery Of every class, kind and de
scription. Lynn s. Co.. have over 100 Ell
/. tries. embracing all description Of agri
cultural machinery; Henkle & Brown are
represented by almost as many entries, in
Guiding the machines of the Champion
Company Hanger & Armentrout have
a fine display, embracing the Osborne bind
: ers Hugh F. Lyle 6 Co. exhibit amagnifi
cent line of plows, among them the Liv-
ingston, Va. Chilled, and the improved
point of the Oliver plow, and there are hun
dreds of other representatives of leading
manufacturing establishments throughout
the Union. The display in the line of ma
chinery alone is worth double the price of
admission to see. The Champion and Os-
born binders are run hy steam, exhibiting
the peculiar advantages of each, as COM
pletely as il they were operated in the har-
vest field. Weller & Hartman have also a
fine exhibit.
These, together with three times as ma
/ ny side shows. stands, shooting galleries
and booths OF various kinds, give to the
grounds life and animation they have
never shown before, and assure the visit
1 ors amusements, whatever may be their
tastes. And while we are not advertising
any of these exhibitions separately, we
must say that the best side show on the
i ground and for that matter, that we have
ever seen, is the large steers They are
perfect monsters of flesh. and curiosities
I that are well worth seeing.
In the Rotunda the display is simply
bewildering. In the fancy department
there aremost extensive and beautiful en-
tries inallthe lines of fancy work, whilst
| in the domestic department, in fruits, but
ter, vegetables and farm and household
products generally, the number and va
riety are astonishing. Indeed, each dis
tinct feature Of the fair is infinitely supe-
ri0r to any previous exhibit on, and even
up to yesterday all Of the entries had not
beeI1made.
Among those making special displays in
the Rotunda are Messrs. Loeb Bros, Loeb
& Co., Gladke, Hamaker, Berkeley & Co.,
Kayser, Shirley & Taylor, w. M. Allen &
Bro, G.. Bargamin, c. B. Somerville & Co.,
Hewitt & Son, and others of 5taunton :
Ryland s. Lee, of Richmond The Gem
| Organ Co., of New Jersey, and many
others which we cannot mention for want
Of space, but which we may notice more
particularly next week
In the line of carriages and buggies, the
manufactures of Messrs. Clinedinst &
Bodell and J. M Hardy are we'll represent
ed and there are a number of inventions
of Augusta county men well worth exam
| lining.
In the stock line the exhibits are headed
by the magnificent short horn herds of
Messrs. Palmer & Bowman, of Saltville,
and Maj Geo. S. Criseman, Of Rocking
ham. MesSrs. Palmer & Bowman s 4
fine herd carried off over $500 worth
of premiums at the Roanoke fair and
took the sweepstakes of 800. That
herd is represented at the Augusta Fair by
about twenty head Among them are the
Sd Duke Of Elmwood, which stood at the
head Of the sweepstakes herd !; 18th Duke
Of Onondaga; Duchess of Kent, ID the eel
ebrated Rose of Sharon, the 10Th Rose Of
Richmond Moss Rose the 18th, which at |
eleven months old sold for 1925. There are !
also anumber of beautiful calves of these
fine families.
Maj. Chrisman had carried off the |
prizes for Shorthorns at Winchester and |
the hundred dollar herd premium, He has |
six of his famous cattle on exhibition and |
they are beauties. At the head is Hill
hurst Sharon Duke, out of Oath Rose of
Riohland and Duke 9Th of Hillhurst,
bull that sold for $780,. A three-year old
Beatrice heifer, Mary I'd by Lexington a
one-year old and two-year old Of the same
family land several other magnificent spec
linens of the bovine tribe, through whose
veins flow the richest of blood 1t will be
a battle of the giants when the herds of
Messrs Palmer and Bowman and Major
Chrisman come together for competition. /
Mr.. G.. Julian Pratt's herd of JERSEYS
which swept the field at Roanoke, and car
ries off the prizes wherever it goes, is well
represented, there being among the num-
Der some Of the daintiest specimens of cat
tie ever shown in Virginia. Mr., John N. |
Opie exhibits some handsome Durhams :;
H. E. Gay several fine Jersey grades Jno
S. Beard a handsome mich COW. and per-
haps others that we did not see.
In the sheep line III. A. S. Hamilton, !
whose focks won over $500 in premiums
at Roanoke, heads the list, and there are
a number of other fine entries. In swine |
J. J. Maxon. of Ohio, has fine pens Of Po-
land China and Berkshire hogs, and there !
are number Of other fine displays,
The exhibit of horsesaf all classes is very
fine. Thareare trotters and runners from
Maryland Tennessee, Kentucky West Vir-
-ginia and Virginia, and a number of mag
niticent animals, which will contend for the |
premiums I'M the various classes.
Of course we cannon to-day give any
thing more than q general notice Of each
department. The continuous rain had
prevented much stock that had been en-
tered from reaching here up to yesterday
morning. All day yesterday they were
coming IN in droves, until by this time
every department Is filed. There are
over 1900 entries. and in quality they fay !
surpa ssany previous year.