The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-03
A Very Slim Attendance
on the Grounds
Yesterday.
INC APPROACHING ELECTION BT-
LIEVED TO BE TuE CAUsT.
Exposition News AID Notes


who were present, however, seemed 70
enjoy themselves thoroughly, and Gala
ties, The swilchback and the other side
shows were quite literally patronized.
The main feature Of the day was the
AWARD or PREMIUMS,
and the blue ribbons which adorned the
various booths were very numerous.
The following is a partial list Of the
awards 50 far decided on
Hall Safe and Lock Company (W. ].
Crawford. Richmond agent, safes for Of
fee use
Diebold Safe Company tR L. Barnes,
Richmond AGENT, best dynamite proof
safe.
Cardwell Machire Company, Rich
mond, coiton-press, threshing machine,
planters, peanut picker and cleaner,
tobacco shapes.
Bssell Plow Company Baldwin g.
Brown, Richmond agents, three and four
horse plows.
Ashton Starke, Richmond, best two
horse plows.
William bearing & Co. Baldwin &
Brown, agents., one -horse-mOwer.
Walter A Wood, Richmond, binder
ard harvester, sweep-rake reaper, two
orse mower and Tedder attachment, hay
axe.
ri,esl Pow Company, Canton, O.,
one be rse plows.
West d Branch, Richmond, steam heat
ing supplies and plumbers supplies.
William NJ Shelton. Atlee, Va, bread
and cake raiser
T. w. Tignor, Richmond, guns, pistols
and sporting goods.
Lee & Dandfidee, Shepherdstown, W.
Va tanning mill.
hench & Drougold Company Brown
& Baldwin, agents., riding and walking
Gu iiyatOr.
Gallego Mills, Richmond, best spring
wheat patent family flour, best spring
wheat straight -four, best spring wheat
clear -four, best winter wheat straight
for, best exhibit mill feed.
Dunlop g. McCnnce. Richmond, best
winter wheat family flour, best winter
wheat clear flour
Mann :. Valentine, Richmond, NEST
juice.
S. l.. Allen & Co., Philadelphia, one
cultvatOr
Higgaman Manufacturing Company
of New York, moving machine, knife
grinder, and harrows
John Bowers, Richmond, gauze door
stoves aud ranges, open CRATES for heat
ing two or three rooms, fireplace heat
ers, self feeding and double parlor heat
ers, grand oil stoves, fronts and graf IS,
portable brck-set ranges, bes, general
exhibit Office stoves and heaters.
Richmond stove Company, Richmond,
best exhibit cooking st0yes
A Pizzini, Richmond, ornamental and
plain cOnfecii0neries
II. W. Moesta, Richmond, cakes and
brea J.
J. 5. Fly & Son, Bristol, Eng, choco-
late and cocoa
Ammons & IIardesty, Richmond, PICK
les
Ramford Chemical Works, Providence,
r. bread preparations.
Tribbett & Taylor Richmond, fancy
gr ,ceries
ora Dominion Cake and Cracker Com
pany, Richmond, cakes and crackers.
Kennon, Gray & Co, Subjects, VA
canned corn and tomatoes.
George f. King, Richmond. cornmeal.
BOYS DAY.
This being Saturday and a general
school holiday, it has been designated for
Bows Day, and the grounds vii! no
doubt be ihronged with Richmond speci-
mems of Young America The following
programme has been decided on
There will be running, wheelbarrow
and sack races, jumping, pole climbing
and other amusing sports.
There will also be the following novel
ties
Picking and placing ten potatoes IRE
MUM. So Twenty entries.
Eating bread ana mOlasses suspended
from wire. \ loaf OF bread is cut IN
quarters, dipped in molasses, suspended
over each boys mouth, and the boy that
eats bis share first gets 80. There are
fifteen entries.
double goat race is on the pro
gramme. for which there have not yet
been many entries. The premium Is 50
\ A grand gala time is expected, ami Viz
gnia manhood will be fully maintained
by the future men of the Old Dominion.
WHAT THEY SAY OF Is.
The Lexington kentucky I'oaasa9pt
under the caption Mayor Foushee
Talk" says: "Mayor Foushee is Just
back from visit TO the Richmond Elk
posiiior. and is foil OF very interesting
ialk." Among other things the Mayor
tays be saw granite streets in Richmond,
and In talking about them a prominent
citizen there pointed TO The paving around
an important square in the city, and said
Nov all the street that you can see from
here does not cost the city s. year tor
r.pairs." The Mayor added in speaking
tothe reporter, If this city would pave
its streets with granite the interest on me
money she would have TO borrow 10 dolt
would not be more than half what Is az,
nually paid 10 keep them IN repair, anu
then we would have streets worth talking
about"
He saw General Fitzhugh Lee at the
Fxposition and had talk with him. lie
saws General Lee is little fat man and
l1oks ike General Jan es t. Robinson
h re General Lee enquired about MAJOR
M Clellan, of the Sayre Institute mere
W 10 ne said was his only acquaintance IN