The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-12
Baldwin District Fair-Special Pre-.
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DISTRICT, FREE FOR ALL AGES, ESCORTS AL

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FOR THE BEST HoRsEMANSHIP BY LADY OF TIL
DISTRICT, FREE FOR ALL AGES, ESCORTS AL
LOWED.
Julius C Scheffer, handsome gold watch, nam
or winner engraved, valued at $780,
a. j. BurkhOlder three handsome prizes tt
the ladies of the district for best horsemanshil
list, handsome saddle: I'd, handsome bride; 3D.
handsome whip.
Whitmore & Liggett, rididg habit.
NJ f. Doyle handsome bride.
FOR THE BEST SPECIMEN OF WORKMANSHIP BY
DISTRICT YOUTH UNDER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE.
E. Echols, SIS in gold.
Mason Miller splendid Texan or Spanish hair
Bride
c. G. Berry, pair of boots.
FOR BEST SPECIMEN OF WORKMANSHIP ExHIB-
TIED BY A DISTRICT MISS UNDER SIXTEEN
YEARS OF AGE.
Charles A. Gladke, riding habit.
Dlnkle Lang, handsome lace pin.
?, NJ. Donald material for riding habit
ID. j. Landes, one dozen cabinet photographs
D. f. kmgan, handsome pair gold earrings.
UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS.
/ j. w. Todd, PRESIDENT SIS in gold.
| 6. Julian Pratt, SIS in gold.
Masin Booker, handsome whip, value So
graved initials OF winner
SPECIAL FOR BABIES.
NJ. C. Treiber handsome hanging lamp to pa
rents of handsomest baby under four years.
M. +. GilkeSOn, baby carriage for handSomeSt
baby under two years.
SPECIALS FOR FARMERS.
Thomas Kivlighan offers for best bale of tim
othy hay, one box of cigars;
James H. Woodward, for best two bushels of
oats, one gold and one silver shirt.
A. c. BraXton, Trustee, for best salt risen
bread, one barrel roller process flour.
T. e. Williams Co., best average crop of hay,
lbs May Apple tobacco.
L. c. Williams q Co., best average crop of Irish
potatoes lbs Mattaponi tobacco.
a. r. A. s Hamilton, best fleece of middle wool,
Bumgardner McQuaide, for best two bushels
OF rye, case of J. Bumgardner whiskey.
Clemmer Hogshead, for best two bushels of
rye, one case of Clemmer whiskey.
staunton, Va, Nursery Co., best assortment Of
district, 80 assorted apple trees
A. Loeb y Co.. collection of vegetables, one
hat, value $3.
Myerly & Andrews, for best bale of mixed hay,
one case of Myerly whiskey.
Andrew Bowling for best yeast bread, one
barrel of roller process -four
SPECIALS FOR WHEAT.
Baker & Brown offer the following premium,
to be contested for at the exhibition of the Bald
Longberry wheat produced by the use of Bakers
Soluble Super-phOsphate, one ton of Bakers
Soluble Super phosphate-th contest to be sub
Ject to the following conditions: Not less than
one buShel shown, and to be accompanied by
affidavit that the sample was raised on the farm
OF the exhibitor, harvested in 1889, and from a
crop OF not less than one hundred bushels, and
that the sample is drawn from his crop as pre-
accompany the exhibit, giving the following in
formations: Time of sowing, quantity of seed per
acre, and name of fertilizer used, date of ripen
ing and yield per acre, together with such addi-
tonal information as may be thought by pro
dqcer to be of advantage to his brother farmers.
Ill. +. Lyle u Co., for the best buShel of red
wheat raised and cleaned by exhibitor, Virginia
Chilled Plow No. 20; also for the best bushel of
corn, White OF yellow, in the year, Livingston
No. H.
SPECIALS FOR HORSES.
B. F. Smith, season of imported Percheron
''Pollux,' for best colt, get of his horse
Gilkeson & Maslin offer season of Kentucky
Denmark for spring colt, get of their horse.
samuel Z. ByerS u Son. season of ClydesdaIe
Harper Hartman, season of his imported horse
for best spring colt, get of his horse; examina
ton to take place on the grounds of the B. D.
Fair Association October 3D. 1889.
Dr. J; A. McClung, season of saddle stallion
Tor best spring colt, and also for best yearling
colt, get of his horse.
Burkholder Paul, for the best colt sired by
Kentucky Mammoth, season of K. NJ
Valley Vifginidn, for best single driving horse,
one years subscription
j. L. Barth, for the best grade heaYy-draft
colt, male OF female, under 2 years of age, suit
OF Clothes value $50
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALS.
VIM. Wholey offers one case of whiskey for
best pen Of fat hogs
VindtcdtOr, years subscription for the best
hve pounds OF honey in the comb.
SPECIALS FOR LIFE INSURANCE.
The Valley Mutual Life Insurance Company
offers to exhibitor awarded largest number of
first premiums, policy for $780, if he can pass
medical examination, future assessments to be
met by party holding policy.
StauntOn Life Insurance Company, to same on
same conditions, 5000 policy.
W,
$1,000 policy to next highest award of first pre-
miums.
SPECIALS FOR HOUSEHOLD WORK.
StduntOn Spectator, for best rag carpet, one
years subscription.
VIM: A. Burke offers for the best country cured
ham, to be boiled with skin left on S. in gold
VIM. A. Burnett, S. in gold to any lady il the
district for best hutter' her own make. Not less
than five pounds.
r. L. Stratton, for best fruit cake, 25 pounds |
graduated sugar.
A. B. Lightner, SIS in gold for best pound cake
Eakle, Splitter s. Co. offer 25 pounds of coffee |
for the best collection of jelles made by exhibit
uated sugar for the best collection of preserves
made by exhibitor M and put up in 1889 o4
pounds of butter, other than creamery, hand |
some silver butter DISH
M. Il. Miller, handsome silver plate to Miss
der 16 years of age, for best butter, her own |
make-not less than five pounds.
SPECIALS FOR LADIES' WORK
A. E. Harnsberger, for bestspecimen of crotch
tea set, A pieces.
Warden s. Co., for best embroidery by Miss I'M
der l6 years of age, writing desk. valued at $3.50
B. A. Blakemore, for best embroidered piano
cover, photograph 14x16.
Wheat & SummersOn offer for best hand made |
calico dress by a Miss under 16 years of age, Is
pounds Rio coffee.
w. IL. Weller offers one bolt of bleached cotton |
for best specimen Of plain thanksgiving by Miss |
John H. Crawford, for largest and best co1lec-
ton of crotchet knit and fancy work, S. in gold.
w. L. Olivier, for the best collection of pickle
put up in 1885, handsome clock.
Major Hart for best specimen of knitting, Ia
dies handsome scrap basket.
E. Berkeley, photographer, for best patch
work sofa cushion, one dozen cabinet photo
graphs.
J. A. Fauver s. Co., 25 pounds granuated su-
gar ar, for r best plain sewing by hand
handsome antique oak nickle=plated sewing
machine to the lady in the district who receives
the largest number of first premiums articles
of her own manufacture.
SPECIALS FOR FLOWERS,
w. B. Reed, Chambersbug, Pa. 100 choice flow
erS, 50 choice roses, and 25 choice roses for the
best collection Of roses other flowers grown
from plants purchased from him
Professor Gauthier, of Paris, states
that certain vital processes of the body
develop putrefying substances in the It's
sues, which, il not speedy eliminated,
produce disease. Ayers Sarsaparilla
effects the removal of these substances,