The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-14
Baldwin District Fair.
A FINE DISPLAY, AND A GREAT SUCCESS
PROMISED.

most exacting could have wished
AT an early hour everything on tt
ground was stir and hustle. Like
winged thing the indefatigabIe, irr
pressihlt Secretary Pratt fitted hither an
thisher, sought of all men. and talking z
though his talking apparatus WAS ge;sre
toa 40-hnrs' power engine running uhJt
IL fuli pressure Of stean,-hc talked wit
his head. mouth, hands and feet, All
talked to a purpose, Tor everybody ha
some animal or thing to be put on exhibi
tion and everybody wanted his bushes
attended to first. And none the less &C
tive was the energetic president, Mr.. inc
W. Todd. 1t is safe to say that no tw
men ever performed their duties NOR
thoroughly OF acceptably than did they.
This opening day but shows what an i'm
mense amount of work has been performe'
by the management in the time that ha
elapsed since the organization of the new
association
1t was expected that tolerable fair ex
hibition could be gotten up in the time ant
that nine counties would be in greater o.
less degree represented /; but to-day shows
that the exhibition will far exceed any
thing of the kind ever attempted in thu
State, outside of Richmond, land indeed
there are those who say that the promise
is that it will in many respects excel tn,
State fair) and there is IA pretty full ex
hibit from ELEVEN counties.
Leaving the secretary's Office the re
porter wends his way through a perfect
maze of machinery, wind mills, buggies
carriages, &C., toward the rotunda, but
just before entering the door his attention
is called to vast crowd surrounding g
beautiful and roomy canopy from the TOP
of which floats several gay flags bearing the
familiar name,
E. LEyERING & CO.,
What draws them? v ny. nothing more
nor less than that right at these counters
is being served the most delicious bever.
age that ever tickled the throat of man,
Tor for that matter, woman either) viz
clear, strong aromatic coffee, and mark
you, FREE-aye, freer than the hydrant
water. for which you must almost knock
some fellow on the head that you may wet
your whistle, for you are cordially invited.
urged and plead with to 'partake of the
coffee freely, without money and without
price, Mr.. J. S. Bull, the company 8
agent, is prince of good fellows, and is
doing both his firm and the public meal
culable service. And when you turn from
him land the Coffee it is with reluctance,
but with pulse quickened by the exhiler-
ating effects of the nectar you have slipped
and the delightful songs you have heard.
as sang by his sable assistants. To Mr.. G..
T. James, the general agent, for Virginia,
of Messrs. lowering & Co., we are greatly
indebted for many eourteSies, and like our
friend, Goodloe of Nelson, who aided and
abetted us in demolishing half dozen
ours of coffee, IF ever we drink other
than Levering's coffee it will be some one
else's fault"
just inside the rotunda door we are
hailed by the genial o. M. Goode, whom
everybody knows and everybody delights
to claim him as his friend. All know why
he was there, for it is patent fact that
Goode is always and in all places on the
lookout for the interest of the firm of
T. C. WILLIAMS.
the great tobacco firm of Richmond. And
such a display! Why our mouth now
waters at the very recollection of the sight
of so many worldwide brands of that
famous firms tobaccos. Mr.. Goode has
displayed great taste in the exhibit he
makes, and if the firm S sales are rot III
creased from date it is no fault of Mr..
Goodies. The most popular brands now
on the market are the Mattaponi. Virgin,
May Apple, Lucy Hinton and Nosegay.
Walk up chewers and Mr.. Goode will give
you good chew after your cup of Lever
ing.
Now Pm in deep sea for surety for
I've been taken in tow by Mr.. Harlan, and
he has set me down in the midst of the
LADIES' FANCY DEPARTMENT.
and here are so many articles of wear. got
ten up in so skillful manner-so many
crazy quilts of all fabrics and of thou
sand different stitches that l shall be
crazy if I make an attempt to even emu
merate them. so tear myself away to pre-
vent such a catastrophe, and almost fall
into the arms of
DANIEL & CO.,
whose Musical Instruments and Wall
Paper and Picture Frames are attracting
80 much attention. This company have a
most creditable exhibit of everything in
their line, and in addition to Ryland s.
Lee, Fischer, Grovenstein. Fuller i Stien-
way pianoes they have the world-renowned
Mason & Hamlin and quite number of
other organs.
WALTER D. MOSES,
of Richmond, is represented here by Mr..
David Reinhart, whose face is quite
familiar to fairs oers, for this is the fourth
year he has been on hand to discourse
music as we'll as to talk for the firm he
represents. He has most attractive dis
play of fine instruments, and to name
hem is but to praise them, Mr.. r. has
IN exhibition the Hardman piano, WHICH |
las been recently perfected by the addi-
ion of peculiar CONFERENCE.-The harp
top and metallic key board. The beauty
# this Instrument is that by the simple
turning of key the tone is so modified
hat the ''gal" may 'fbang' as hard as she
chooses without disturbing the pater fam
las in his reading or snoozing. Principal
lmong the other instruments this gentle
nan shows is the Kimball organ, known
ar and wide for its many merits.
BRANDEBURG & HEWITT
ire here with such display of their wall
paper, window fixtures, pictures and
frames, that would take a big slice of the
VIRGINIAN to name them, but we can't
cave them until we've examined the won
lerful Stewards patent lapseal roofing and
plaster board. With this material you
aay roof large barn ip day and be as
fixed as though under slate.
lin or shingles.
THE ALLEN BROTHERS
nave added to the attractiveness Of the rO-
uuda by an exhibit of fancy toilet articles
that to see makes one wish for fortune