Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-20
The Farmers Prizes !!

| cultural Exhibition will be unsurpassed.
On the third day the Farmers Alliance will
meet here. Here is list of the special
premiums for farmers and others-the
largest ever offered
FOR THE BEST WORKMANSHIP BY LADY OF
THE DISTRICT, FREE FOR ALL AGES,
| ESCORTS ALLOWED.
Julius G.. Scheffer, handsome gold watch,
name of winner engraved-valued at $50.
| A. j. Burkholder, three handsome prizes to
the ladies of the district for best Workmanship
list, handsome saddle; I'd, handsome bride;
Sd, handsome whip.
Whitmore & Liggett riding habit.
M. E. Doyle, handsome bride.
FOR THE BEST SPECIMEN OF HoRsEMANsHIP
BY DISTRICT YOUTH UNDER TWELVE
YEARS OF AGE.
| E. EchOls IS in gold.
hair bride.
| e. G. Berry, pair of boots.
FOR BEST SPECIMEN OF HoRsEMANsHIP ExHIB-
TIED BY DISTRICT MISS UNDER SIX
TEEN YEARS OF AGE.
Charles A Gladke, riding habit.
| Dinkle & Lang, handsome lace pin.
| S. M. Donald, material for riding habit.
| d. j. Landes, one dozen cabinet photo
graphs.
j. F. Kingan, handsome pair gold earrings.
UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS.
j. W. Todd, (President), S. in gold.
g. Julian Pratt, S. in gold.
NIaslin & Booker, handsome whip, value S..
F. D. johnson & Son. gold headed whip, en-
graved initials of winner.
SPECIAL FOR BABIES.
| M. g. Treiber, handsome hanging lamp to
parents of handsomest baby under four years.
| EN- F. Gilkeson, baby carriage for handsom-
est baby under two years.
SPECIALS FOR FARMERS.
Thomas Kivlighan offers for best bale of
timothy hay, one box Of cigars.
James H. Woodward, for best two bushels
of oats, one gold and one silver shirt.
| A. e. BraXton, Trustee, for best salt risen
bread, one barrel roller process flour.
T. c. Williams & Co., best average crop OF
hay, ) TBS May Apple tobacco.
T. g. Williams & Co., best average crop OF
Irish potatoes, 5 TBS .Mattaponi tobacco.
H. A. S. Hamilton, best fleece of middle
wool. S. in gold.
Bumgardner & McQuaide, for best two
bushels frye, 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 apples raised on the exhibitors own farm
in the district, 80 assorted apple trees.
A. Loeb & Co., collection of vegeta bles, one
hat, value IS.
| Myerly & Andrews, for best bale of mixed
hay one case of Myerly whiskey.
Andrew Bowling, for best yeast bread, one
barrel of roller process flour.
SPECIALS FOR WHEAT.
Baker & Brown offer the following premi-
um to be contested for at the exhibition OF
the Baldwin District Fair for 1889; for the best
bushel of Longberry wheat produced by the
use of Bakers Soluble Super-phosphate, one
ton of Bakers Soluble er-phosphate-the
contest to be subject to the following cOndi
lions Not less than one bushel shown. and
to be accompanied by affidavit that the sam
pie 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 sam
pie is drawn from his crop as prepared for
market. statement in writing to accompany
the exhibit giving the following information
Time of sowing, quantity of seed per acre, and
name of fertilizer used date of ripening and
yield per acre, together with such additional
information as may be thought by producer to
be of advantage to his brother farmers.
H. F. Lyle & Co., for the best buShel of red
wheat raised and cleaned by exhibitor, Vir-
ginia Chilled Pillow No. 20; also for the best
bushel of corn, white Or yellow, in the ear a
Livingston No. 4.
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 G. Byers & Son, season of Clydes-
dale stallion for best spring colt, get of thei1
horse.
Harper Hartman, season OF his imported
horse for best spring colt, get of his horse eX.
animation to take place on the grounds of the
B. D. Fair Association October I'd, 1889.
DR.. j. A. McClung, season of saddle stall
lion for 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 X. M.
Valley Varginaan, for best single driving
horse, one years subscription.
j. L. Barth, for the best grade heavy-draf
colt, male OF female, under 2 years Of age
suit of clothes, value $40.
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALS
VIM. Wholey offers one case of whiskey fol
best pen of fat hogs.
VINDIcAToR, years subscription for the
best five pounds of honey in the comb.
SPECIALS FOR LIFE INSURANCE.
The Valley Mutual Life Insurance Compa
nv offers to exhibitor awarded largest number
of first premiums, policy for $1,000, if he car
pass medical examination, future assessments
to be met by party holding policy.
s.Staunton Life Insurance Company, to same
on same condition, S., 900 policy.
Inter-States, policy $1,000, same as above
also, $1,000 policy to next highest award Of
first premiums.
SPECIALS FOR HOUSEHOLD WORK.
Stanton Spectator, for best rag carpet, ONT
years subscription.
: VIM. A. Burke offers for the best country
!, cured ham, to be boiled with skin left on, So il
j, gold.
VIM. A. Burnett, S. in gold to any lady il
the district for best butter, her own make
Not less than five pounds.
R. L. Stratton, for best fruit CAKE % pounds
graduated sugar.
A. B. Lightner, S. in gold for best pount
cake made by Miss under fourteen.
Eakle. Splitter & Co. offer 25 pounds of cot
fee for the best collection of jellies made b,
, exhibitor and put up in 1889. Also % pound
of graduated sugar for the best collection o
preserves made by exhibitor, and put up il
1882
Kreuger, the jeweler, offers for the best tiv
| of butta thon ha md