Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-05
MonticolIo Wine ComnanY. Of CharIotte

Monticello VINE Company, olCharloll"S-
vile, who make a very large exhibit.
They have about 400 bottles Of wine and
brandy. Messrs. Hotopp, of Charlottes-
vile 4. Roussow, Of Profits, and VIII
liam Hilbers, Of Greenwood, also exhibit
wines, but not on quite as large scale as
the Monticello Company.
In agricultural products this county
makes a good show. The grain, wheat,
oats. and Irish potatoes are fine.
The Njller Manual Labor School, Of
Crozet. show fine chamber suit made
by their boys This is admired by ell.
Their mechanical drawings are very fine.
The two large county maps we're par
italy made by them.
/. ". Porter. Charlottesville, exhibits
600 or 700 pounds OF honey.
G. G. Wertenbaker. of the Monticello
Cigar Factory, has q showcase Of his
cigars.
Tho mex. section is occupied by the
Charlottesville Woolien-Mills. Here the
visitor may see the Icon at work weaving
the celebrated goods maze by this mill.
The next and last section is TO be Oc-
cupicd by l.. W. Cox, Of Charlottesville,
as a siatc.pencil factory. Owing to an
accident the machinery cannot be put IN
operation until next week.
AMELIA.
One Of the counties making displays is
amelia, which has principailya mineral
exhibit, which includes large stock OF
mica. both cut, dressed, and packed IN
one-haif aud one-pound packages ready
for market and the crude mica Just as
taken from the mines that abound IN
that county, together with large and
beautiful specimens Of her fcldspar and
kaolu, used extensively for the manu-
facturo Of porcelain and chinaware.
Also, one oftLe finest tcoilectionsol quartz
crystals in Virginia. The largest speci-
men Of mica Is from the Rutherford
properly. one mile from Amelia Court
house. There have been over 100, GO
pounds Of cut MICA shipped from tins
mine, with large lot OF feldspar rock.
The next best specimen Of mica was
developed on the farm Of Mr.. John a.
Wallace in the past sixty days by Mr.
Booker Robertson and leased 10y HIM TO
Messrs Anderson & Traylor, of this city,
and the mica taken out was very fine
with a grade of feldspar rock. There
are several flower designs made from the
mica chips into wreaths and other forms
thai are beautiful. There is a pyramid
made from soapstone from the land OF
Mr.. A. &. Tucker that Is Of delicate
texture and susceptible OF fine marble
polish, as shown by a specimen with a
dressed face. This is very valuable
stone. and easy of manufacturing. IL Is
a great abundance, the voln being seven
ty-One feet vide and fully half mile
long.
There are a pair Of good paintings by
Mr.. Nellie ". Jones Of two OF her
own children. This lady is An amateur,
and has taken several premiums on
pieces OF her work. There IL q good ex-
hibit Of kaolin, fcldepar, and chrysta-
lied quartz, all used In the pottery busl-
moss, from the Pinchbcck property, and
a collection Of ancient furniture. table
ware, etc. one secretary, bequeathed by
President JcileTsOn's niece tO the Rev.
j. I. Burklcy, now deceased also an
exhibit 10y Nj James II. Anderson, OF
some tableware that belonged to Cover
nor Giles.
Miss Sallie +. Booker has on oxhibi-
ton twenty-five pieces Of very peculiar
tableware and old relics, some of them
lJ2 years old. which have been in the
family and handed down to her from her
Great st-9reat-grandparcnts.
Amcia county makes the finest dis
play of mica, fedspar, kaolin, and
ocLrc III the Exposition, the ochre being
from the farm Of Mr.. Thomas +. Whit
worth.
TOVHsTAS's EXHIBIT.
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