The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-14
NELSON, ALLEenANY, AUGUSTA AND

ALBEMARLE
% show to the world of what stuff the
are made in the grand display of oats
q corn. wheat, rye, buckwheat, barley, hay
a beets, carrots, turnips, radishes, pump
kins, cymblins, and in fact, all farm an
@ garden products, for in the display here t
A be seen are samples, that, each in it
class, compares favorahly with the sam
I class produced in the newer states an,
: territories.
| But now we are in proximity to a elias
of exhibits that cause lis to long for TIL
privilege of making practical test of TIN
good qualities of the articles before lis
for if We may judge from the toothsom,
external appearance of the stacks of cakes
bread, pickles, hams, canned and preserved
fruits we see, as to what their real quail
tiles are, then it would be worth while tt
spend an hour discussing their merits, but
Harlan is too close and we forego, and &c
also but not before taking a longing look
at the
DAIRY PRODUCT
as displayed by the ladies' of Augusta and
Nelson.
Outside again and we feel as though we
must see emerging from one of those
pretty little tents (which have so much the
appearance of those used in the day of
Richard Occur de Leon) some armored
knight ready to spring into his saddle and
with knightly lance make proof of his de
votion to the cause of his espousal, but
tits not knight 90 ye olden tyme'' who
steps forth, but real true, tried and
chivalrous modern one in the person of
the gallant chief marshal, J. w. Church.
man. and we learn then that each one of
his aides has been assigned to similar
quarters ana now we see them dotting the
fair grounds at regular intervals all
around
| CLINEDINST & BODELL
next claim attention with their most cred
liable display of strictly home made goods
in the department to which they belong.
Here we become entangled amidst such a
maze OF glittering handiwork that we can
hardly see to take the names of his ex
tension top side-bar surry, extension ton,
elliptic spring phaetOn. brewster side bar
buggy. improved side bar buggy, combi-
nation end'spring buggy, concord top
| wagon, blackboard (improved) elliptic
spring four passenger wagon and Improved
concord buggy. There you have them
ana II you can I find one to suit you. and
iru
you ought to be made to ride on a rail back
wards all your life and be kicked to death
/ by sick mule. Hunt the COUNTRY over
| and no finer display of the handiwo1k of
our own home folks, cant be found. Cline
dinst & Bodell are young men and have
fought hard for place Oh the top. most
round OF business and take my word for it,
they are thar and thar to stay. Speak
Ing after the manner of one of orr old
friends We may say we've rid in one of
Them same make O. wehickles and by
George she nat rally slides 'aong an We
hardly feel yer gwine at all'' Mr.. II. r.
Dolen, the firms trimmer showed us manv
courtesies for which-thanks.
j. NJ. HARDY & SON,
though new name, is like the fellows
coon-the same old rings on his tail tells
the secret tn it its the same old coon. The
first buggy ever saw was made oy Jack
Hardy. and all along the rugged path of
life We been meeting Jacks buggies. mn. |
til can safely say that their form hasn't
been out OF my sight nor their rate out of
l..
my hearing for "A hours in as many years |
Don't take my word for it, but Just step
round to the n. E. side of the rotunda
and see for yourself his display. Then
come and tell me if am not RIGHT in saw
Ing that any man who will pass J. M.
Hardy u Sons shop and go north for a |
buggy pliaeton. spring wagon, or anything
in the line ought to be brought back in a |
wheel barrow and dumped on the garbage
pile outside the corporate limits and left |
there.
1--we find that it impossible to complete |
the notices We have written out of the |
various exhibitions and the stock and
goods. and will have to cut them short in |
order to get the paper out to reach the |
mails. We therefore, much to our regret, |
are forced to close our report abruptly at |
this point, for this week.
The attendance at the Fair was large on
the second day. and every one seemed
to be delighted at the splendid exhibits of
fancy articles, farm products. poultry, cat
tie. horses and machinery. At about one
o'clock, Col, Robt Beverly, President of
the National Agricultural Society, made
few remarks to the audience at the grand
stand, and was followed by Mr.. Holt. of
Surrey. in an appropriate address. Short
ly after this, the day s races were announc.
ed.
FIRST Race. Purse. $3.50 mile heats
best two in three, open to all trotters in
harness. There were three entries-Red
Oak. J. S. Abernethys Billy D., VIM.
Fiss Leman, L. E. Flaugher. Red Oak
won in three straight heats, Billy d. Sec
ond time. 2:40, 2:4O and 2:3s.
Second Race-Running -purse. $3.50:
mile heats; best in 3; A. D. Payne en-
tered Medock M. D. Coffman, Jennie
Morris and Tate Sterritt, Henry. Medock
won first heat in 2:O3 Jennie Morris sec
ond. Jennie Morris won second heat in POI
with Medock second Medock, third heat.
with Jennie Morris second. i
Third Heat-Purse $40-open to all colts
owned in the district, years old and un-
der-half mile heats. E. A. Stands enter
ed Elyerton F. A. Daingerfeld, Ehie
Dean and A. G. Daingerfeld, Tetie T.. all +,
sired by Sam Purdy. Elverton won in 2
straight heats time, 1 35 and :3S. with a
tie between the other two, which was run
OH, Tetie 7. winning in 1:47
Fourth Race purse, $1OO.-runniug
mile heats, best 2 in 8. Medock, entered
by Payne. Sam, by Wright and Stewart,
and Henry, by Tate Sterrett, were the en-
tries. Medock won in two straight heats.
Henry second time, 2:03, 2:23.
There was not great deal of excitement
over but lively interest in these contests.
To-day the racing will beof different and
Tar superior character. Doswell's horses
arrived last eyening,as we understand, and
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