The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-08

fair was held at the Fair Grounds. half
way between Dublin and Newbern.
ye:y large crowd. composed almost en-.
tircIy Of county people. was present b..
day Some estimated the crowd Al
two thousand five hundred, Others At
three thousand.
There was little or no exhibit Of cat.
tie. "A fact much 70 be regretted. since
Pulaski ought 10 loose no opportunity
To sustain her reputation as one ~ the
leading stockraising counties Of the
Southwest.
The exhibit Of heavy draught. saddle
and driving horses was much more
credtable. and showed that greater at.
tention Is being paid by some ~ our
farmers 10 this department Of stock.
raising than formerly.
The feature OF tn day wss Tho con.
test for the seventy-fve dollars prem.
um offered by the society for "ihe best
lady rider There were thirteen con.
testants. among them several very
skilfu aud graceful horsewOmen AZ
ter long trial, much discussion ana
some differences u opinion among ths
Judges. the premium was awarded to
y =
After this came the little girls riding
contest. in which the prize was awarded
t. Miss Jennie Bridges, ~ Richmond
The Pulaski Guards attended the Fair
to-day and after Che public drill were
addressed By Major J. lloge Tyler. our
next Lieutenant Governor DO a short
graceful. and appropriate speech. in
which he alluded M touching terms i0
Fthe seven brave young members of the
Guards who lost their lives 40 the battle
of Manassas the first battle in which
the old company were engaged.
A lawn party given in The yard ~ tho
Methodist Church by tbs Children.
Missionary Society last night. VAS b
pleasant aud well-managed little enter.
iainmeut. from which the sum ~ thirty
dollars WAS realized by the children
Clipped. Culied and Condensed.
THE submarine telegraph cable be.
tween Cape Henry and Cape Charlie.
has been broken by an accident AMI
the break has not yet been located
THE county Democratic Convention
will meet ar Orange = piember l.lI.
and the Senatorial Convention 700 ll..
pepper on September 18th. Mr. sha Sci.
/ ford. of Orange. Will likely be- the r.n..
nee for the lower House and Chairman
b. b. Gordon for the State Senate
ON Friday afternoon. while Mr.
Erb, Y hO lives two miles northwest NJ
/ Berryvlle. was engaged boz thn-lu.
/ his wheat crop. tho steamer set hFe f0
/ bis large barn. and lhc building i.-
gether with the wheat from ii0 acres
over 600 bushels-and one hundred
tons of hay. were burned. Ry the eide
Of the barn was standing shed City
/ feet long. containing about $500 worth
of agricultural machinery. which Was
also consumed. The barn, wheat. and
hay were insured. but there was no iu-
surance ON the agricultural machinery
destroyed. Loss about $1,000 The
horses with difficulty were saved. Mr
Erb came here from Carroll county.
Md.
ABOUT I'D o'clock Friday night. dur.
ing the progress of the Shiloh Bapis.
Church festival in Alexandria. q tramp
ish-iooking negro man, named J00
Jones. vs. hO came here about two years
ago from North Carolina, undertook.
with TWO other men. Co force his way
past the d0orkeeper. James Jackson
Having no money. they were refused
admission. and Jones turned. appa
rcutly 20 20 away. hui quickly wheeled
around. drew pistol and fired it 40
jackson. the bali taking effect in
the latters right breast. penetrating
She lung The greatest csAfusiGn
followed. some n the attendants on the
festival snmpeiiug m one direction
and s0mo no others. Doctors Bechtel
and puryi- were summoned CD attend
the wounded man. and upon an eHami-
nation of Dbl, injury his wound Was pro.
uou1ced fatal. bis death being regarded
as only matter of short time. In the
excitement which followed the shoot
iug the assassin escaped. though hc s
well known 10 the police.