Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-20
THE TOBACCO FAIR.
peTERSeuRG'S EXHIBIT OF FINE
BRIGHT AND DARK GRADES.
Premiums Awarded-saies to Commence
An Alleged Case Of forgery--A
Matrimonial Venture.
rcorrespondeuce Of the Richmond DIspsscsj
PrrrRsnuno. November 10. 1889.

PrrrRsBuRo, November 10. 1880.
Petersburg's Premium Tobacco Fair
opened this morning with splendid and
highly-crcditable exhibition of the various
grades and classes Of tobaccos grown In the
Southside section. The exhibits we're made
at ell OF the warehouses IN the city, the
samples sent in being far too numerous TO
he displayed to any advantage at any one,
two. or three Of them. The exhibits en-
braced almost every class of fine tobacco;
and many of them are really beautiful and
evidence what can be done by the planters.
The judges. after careful examination,
made their awards Of premiums to-day as
follows. The sales OF the exhibits VIII
commence tomorrow
AWARD or TOBACCO PREMIUMS.
Oaks Warchouse-C Charlotte County: W.
II. Grafton. $40 pounds bright wrappers
$50; W H. Grafton. bright filler, $40; vii
liam Robinson. cutter, $40; William Robin
son. smoker. $40: II. V. Gaines. shipping,
$40; J. H. Friend. red filler. $40; j. Is. Friend,
black wrapper, $40. Prince Edward County
II. A. Stokes, red wrapper, so; Colin
Stokes red filler. SO; +. L. Clarke. bright
wrapper, $50: f. 4. Clarke, bright smoker.
$40: +. I. Clarke. bright filler, $40; ".
III. Gillian. shipping. SO; Jef. Hudson.
black wrapper. $40: L. b. WGlthall, bright
cutter. S20. Amelia county i. carter
shipping. $50: L, Il. Rogers, rcd wrapper.
$50: ". {. Booth, black wrapper. SO; +.
NJ. Hammer, red filler. $40; Thomas Brown
red wrapper. so. Cumberland county
=. II. Bonduraut. shipping. $40.
Noo-e's WarehOuse-B County;
George J.. Barrow. bright wrappers, so;
George T.. Barrow, bright cutters, $50;
George T.. Barrow. bright smokers, $40;
c. e. Matthews. bright filters, SO; ). NJ
Bailey & Sons bright mahogany; so NJ.
A. Jones. shipping, so; >. NJ Niilans'
red filters. $40; IL. l.. Matthews, req wrap
West-Hnl Warehouse inwiddie Coun-
IL: L. W. TAYLOR. block wrappers, $50. A.
a. Hardy. shipping, so; j. !. PoT&lnson.
red wrappers ialr-cuTed). ~; w iiilain
Henderson. red filters, $40 b. =. Bevill.
bright smokers. $40; b. y. Bevill, bright
fllers, $40; +. j. Watkins, black wrappers
$40: Theodore n. Watkins. red wrappers
$40
Farmers warchousc-Princc George
County: p. A. Worsham. filters with
smokers. $40. Powhatan County ;. ii.
Royal, shipping, so. Cbesterhcld C9un-
Ia: W. :. fvey. shipping, $40; j. 4. Les
Ter. cutters. SEQ: j. A. Lester. blight
wrappers. so; II. 7. J. Dahl, red filters
with smokers. SO. SUSSEX County q. Is.
Adkins. cutters. $50: G.. Il. Atkins, smO kers.
$40: A. f. Slate. red filters with smokers.
$40. NOttoway County: William Mes,
bright wrappers. $50: J. J.. Powell, cut
ter. 500. T. g. Barnes. bright filters, so;
Freeman Epes. bright smokers, $40: vs..
Thomas. shipping. $40. =. }. C0naily,
black wrapuers. $40: G.. {. Fitzgerald, red
wrappers $40: ". X. Fowlkcs, red filters.
$40 Mccklenburg County: IL. NJ JcHress,
brirht smokers. $40: Is. Nj. Jeilrcss. bright
filters. $50. Il. " Jcfrcss, bright cutters,
500. Il. VI. Jcffrcs- bright wrappers, $50
X. NJ. Jefre-s. bright wrappers specialpre-
rniuruel $50: ". ". Tanner. red wrappers,
so. c. n. Hawthorne. black wrappers.
$40: O.. II. Hawthorne, shipping. so ".
"A. Shaw. rcd filters. $40 Narrenton. y.
c.. Bowie a Rodgers, bright wrappers:
500. one lot filters marked Virginia and
North Carolina So. one lot cutters
marked IL. g. c." so. one lot of ma
hocanv wrappers. a. ;. D. No. 3, so.
Centre MarcEouse- LunenburG County:
T.. d. Kirk. black wrappers, go; ", }.
Wilkerson. red wrappers 80; IS. >; WIZ
crson. dark shipping. 50, MadduX
Johus0n. rcd Aue-curcd $40. l.. a. Hardy.
bright filler $40. Dahney Hardy, bright
smokers. $40. T.. Is. Hardy Il Brother.
bright cutter. so. L. b. Hardy Brother,
bright filler $50. f. j Hardy a Brother,
bright wrapper, $50.
REST AssOETYENTs.
The following premiums were awarded
for the best general aSsortncuts Of tobac-
cos exhibited: 4. N. Jcircss. Mecklen6urg
county. best assortment Farmers Ware
house,. 500: Dabncy Hardy luncnbuig
county. second best assortment Centre
Warehouse. SIS: J. A. Hardy. Iuueuburg
county. third best assortment Centre
Warehouse. $50: j. W. Bailey, Brunswick
county. fourth best assortment (AlUOre's
Marehouse). 500.
A case of alleged forgery was Reported TO
the police TODAY. II is reported nat few
DAYS ago a stranger. who gave his name ~
ROscnst0ck from the North. came down to
hunt IN this section. He went 10 City
Point engaged board with "A well-known
citizen of that place. and seemed 20 have
plenty of money, which he spent freely:
On Saturdav his board bill was presented
10 him. but ~ that time he reported him
self short of funds. and presented check
for SAD IN payment purpC-tlng 20 have
been signed by q merchant OF TINS city
He said that he hal not bad occasion 80
Use this check before. The check was
caehed and II is said passed through one
OF the banks here. but when presented To
the merchant IN question ~ was pro-
nounced IA forgery. Meanwhile the hunts
man had taken his departure with the
promise of SOON returning with some OF
M friends.
A large hunting party from j;eading. Pa.
passed. through here tins morning In "A
special car over the Norfolk and Western
railroad They expected 10 stop at Wa
verly and tO spend week IN hunting IN
that section. They were admirably
equipped and had some very fine looking
dogs along.
II is reported that young couple of this
city eloped 10 Weldon this morning with
the view OF being made man and wife.
The matter Of the Election contest IN the
senatorial district composed of the coun-
ties Of Dinwiddie. Greenesville. aud Sus-
sex viii be decided 10y the State Board OF
(auVRsser-.
Captain 5. ". Vcnable is in New York
EOBIS ADAIB.