Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-02
EXPOSITION DOTS.
ARRAxayxgNTs FOR THE BOYS GAMES
AND CONTESTS.
no More Balloon Ascen sions-Award Of Pre-
miums-Eumerous Eotes-Last Days
Of Pompsii.

Yesterday very plous and gentle-looking
old lady, with her arms folded in front OF
her a. II afraid somebody would steal them,
appeared at the Expositiou-gate where rail.
road coupons are presented, and as she
passed through the passimetre and the gate
keeper returned her the coupon he said:
"lIave the ticket stamped, madam, Just
inside the main entrance TO the left"
"Sirfv
The gste-keeper repeated his instruction,
while the old lady looked at him steadily
When be had finished she asked in all ear.
nostness and candor: Must I get one
cent stamp or two-cent stamp put on itf"
This IS no Joke. 1t an actual fact. Dr..
Henry G.. Jones was standing at the gate at
the moment and heard the conversation,
and iiom him the Dispatch reporter got 1t.
FIRST PREMIUMS.
While the people pour in the gates by
thousands. yesterday the judges resumed
their work begun several days ago. The
following were yesterday awarded first pre-
miums:
Iihl safe and Lock Company Nv. T.
Crawford, Richmond agent,) safes for Office
use.
Dlebold Safe Company Or. L. Barnes.
Richmond seent,l best dynamite.prooi safe.
CardweIl Machine Company, Richmond,
cOLtOn-pTess, threshng-machne, compliant
eTs, peangt-picker and cleaner, tobacco
shapes.
B,scll Plow Company baldwin & Brown,
Richmond agents. three and four-horse
plows.
Ashton Stqrke, Richmond, best twO.horse
ploWs.
William Dearing & Co. baldwin & Brown,
agents, one-borse mower.
Walter A. Wood. Richmond, binder and
harvester, sweep-rake reaper, two horse
mower and Teddcr attachment, bay rake.
Princes PloW Company, Canton, o., one
horse pl0Ws.
West & Branch, Richmond, steam-heatlng
supplies and plumbers supplies.
William NJ. Shelton, Atlec, Va, bread and
cahe.rai-er
r. ". Tismor. Richmond, guns, pistols,
and sporting goods
Lee d Dandridge, shepherdstown, W.
Va, iannIng.mill.
Hench & Drougold Company Brown &
Baldwin, agents) riding and walking cultl-
yatOr.
Gallcgo Mills, Richmond. best spring
wheat patent family -four, best spring wheat
HUllIUi noun. btHl lll tilE WIZ ~ 'iAa hNhA =
best winter wheat straight llOur, best exhibit
Lnil-ieed.
Dunlop & McCance, Richmond hest win
ter wheat family flour, best winter wheat
clc,r -four.
Mann 5. Valentine, Richmond, meat.iuice.
:. l.. Allen & CO., Philadelphia, one culti-
ya'or.
Hipgamnn Manufacturing Company OF
New York. moving machine, knlie-gTlnder,
and harrOws.
John Bowers, Richmond, gauze-dOor
stove, and ranges, open CRATES Tor beating
two or three rooms, Fireplace heaters, sell
feeding aud double. .p9rlor heaters, grand oil
stoves fronts and CRATES, portable biick-set
ranges, best general exhibit oilice-stOyes and
bcltcr,.
Richmond stove Company, Richmond, best
exhibit cooking stoves.
4. PiZzni, Richmond, ornamental and
plain conioclioneries.
II. ". Moe,ta, Richmond, cakes and
bread.
!. :. Fry & son, Bristol, Eng, chocolate
aud cocoa.
Ammous & Hardestv, Richmond. pickles.
Rumford ChemIcal-Wo Providence, IL
l., bread preparations.
Tribbett & Taylor, Richmond, fancy gro
ccrics.
Od Dominion Cake and Cracker Com
pany, Richmond, cakes and crackers.
Kcnnon, Gray & Co., Sublelrs, Va, canned
corn and tomatoes.
George 7. KING, Richmond, corn-mesl.