Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-04
WON THE PREMIUMS.
LIST OF AWARDS JUST MADE TO THE
CHESTERFIELD EXHIBITORS.
shops Close and People Go Fishing--Fire
In the County Brief Man-
chester Items.


Tho Chesterfield exhibit at the Exposi-
ton last fall won the following premiums.
amounting TO grand total Of S7o2 On
corn, S27; wheat, So; oats and rye. - I;
hay, S22.5o: dark tobacco. 80; light to-
bacco. 50; cotton, $3.50; grass. ETC.. 80;
fruits. S27; peanuts. SIS; root crops, sis;
vegetables. $is; fruit-nuts. SO; aericui-
turtl products. $3.50; minerals, $3.50 !
wood and timber. Si35.
President Baker in his annual report to
the Chesterfield and Manchester Agricu!-
tural Society took occasion 10 compliment
and thank the exhibitors Tor the interest
they had taken IN the recent Exposition.
THE INDIVIDUAL kwARDs.
The society has awarded the following
premiums TO the Chesterfield exhibitors,
which range from 90 cents to -. so. making
an aggregate of about Sl25:
On Yellow Corn-H. @. Chamblin, L. B.
wingo, Henry Watkins, Walter lvey, and
Mr.. Mammalian.
White Highland Corn--Dr. 7. NJ. Cheat
ham.
White Lowland Corn-James Bellwood,
w. Duval. Chris. Hatcher. and Willie
Watkins.
Corn on Stalk-James Bellwood, +. II.
Flournoy, W. johnson. and Artemus Clay.
Wheat-Daniel Bliley, Henry Schultz.
Mrs. Bette Wilkinson, and X. s. Hatcher.
Grapes-Catawba. George Is. Adkins;
Seeding, j. A. Lester and George Is. Al
kins.
Honey-w. +. Gregory.
Granite-J. ii. Brown.
Coal--W h. Gay and +. g. Dummy.
Leather-Baker q Martin.
Bricks-S. ID. Atkinson.
re-Bricks-Southern Fire-BrIck Com
pany.
Fyergreens-J. B. Watkins and NJ. A.
Catlin.
Cotron-James Carter and G.. B. Adkins.
Northumberland Richardson Il Bro
tber.
Winter Oats-W. W. Baker. c. Meade,
III. A. Cogbill. and J. p. Gillian.
Spring Oqts-C Meade and j. +. Gillian.
Rye-Howard Swineford.
Bright Iobacco-R. CT. Thompson and j.
A. Lester.
DARK Tobacco. A. Lester. J. ID. Simon
son. and A. h. Clay.
Meal. w. Miles.
Peanuts--R. Il. Butler. j. @. Condry, Lee
Peasants. and i. A. Phaup.
Black-Eyed Peas-John Firth. John s.
TAYLOR, Daniel BlIley, and ID; M. Goode.
Millet-C. Meade. Henry Walker, ard Il.
c. Flournoy.
Apples = Nansemond Beauty, J: A.
Brown; Winesap, E. Graves aud William
Brooks: Mason's Strange, J. b. Watkins;
:" Ben Davis" j. Il. Phillips and NJ. A.
Cogbil; Fall Cheese. A. ii. Goode; Bell
Flower, II. T.. Harnish; Johnson's Fine
Winter, huguenot, Father Abraham, and
Pearskeeper. John Il. Watkins; Pears
keeper, H. Swineford and Ii. Il. Harnish;
Duchess. H. Swineford.
Satisfy and Parsnips-H. Wolf.
Rutabaga-H. Swineford.
Carrots--B. j. Schultz and III. Wolf.
Radlshcs-M. A. Cogblll and II. Wolf.
Sweet Potatoes-W. j. Houghs, NJ. r.
Grove. and j. II. Martin.
Irish PotatOes-J. w. Miles and G.. Grim.
Onions-James Belwood, w. j. Iyey,
and G. b. Adkins.
Cabbage-M. A. Cogbill and P. V. Cog
bill.
Pumpkins Willie Lewis and Frank
Hay IN Bales-M. A. Cogbill, James Bell
wood, Henry Lyne, and BENJAMIN Adkins.
SOFA Beaus-M. A. Cogbill, John S.
TAYLOR, James b. Turner, Thomas Davis,
and Oscar Swineiord.
Sumac Baker & Martin.
Canned Goods-Mrs. L. A. Swineford.
Mrs. J. b. Watkins. Henry Lyme, and Ru-
pert Winfree.
Preserves and Jelly-Mrs ]. B. Watkins,
Walter Bonney, and E. A. Swineford.
Wine--H. Clay. w. j. Houghs, and J. B.
Baugh.
Turnips-w. W. Baker and W. J. Ivey.
Beets-H. Swineford and Miss B. Jahnke.
EASTER IN MANCHESTER.
The holiday was only observed in Man
chester yesterday by the closing of the pub
lie schools and the rallroad-shops. Agood
many people knocked of " and Joined in
some of the many picnic parties that left
tRve rc6thy RSMfAt RtRa2 66{HcTd d8g Rrttehfee
noon the streets presented n deserted, SUM-
day appearance. Several Richmond par
ties passed through the city en- route to the
woods of Chesterfield.
1t is understood that the business done
by the Manchester post-ofics during the
fiscal year ending the 1st of this month
has been sufficiently large TO justify an IN
crease of 300 per annum in the salary of
the Postmaster.
FIRE IN THE COUNTY.
A report reached Manchester yesterday
that there was very destructive fire III
the neighborhood OF the Courthouse Sa-
turday. The report was t. the effect that
the dwelling of Mr.. Hefner was burned,
as was also several hundred cords of wood
belonging to MIR. j. &. Sykes, of Manches-
ter.
A fire occurred at Messrs. Duval 4 Ro-
bertsons yesterday morning. caused by
sparks from a CRATE in the office when the
ofsce-boy was making fire. 1t was put
out before any damage was done.
The music III the various churches Sun
day was appropriate TO Easter. and added
no little to the impressiveness of the SER
vices. Large congregations were in at
tendance, and very liberal Easter offerings
were made.
Hull street will be much improved when
the street-car company finishes repsving
between its tracks.
The Perty-street cars were running Sun
day and yesterday on q 19-minute sche-
dule, and every car was crowded with peo-
pie gong out to Forest-Hill Park.
PERSONAL MENTION.
MIR. Samuel G.. TAYLOR. Of this city. re-
ceived letter last week from Mr.. William
c. Ford. of Holly Springs, Miss, asking
him if he could give list of the names of
the members of Company +, Third Missis-
sippi Cavalry, Colonel John McGuirk's
regiment. MIR. Taylor answered the letter
yesterday and gave the information asked
for.
Rev. r. II. Winfree, Of Midlothian, was
IN the city yesterday.
Mrs. X. b. Foster continues very Ill at
her residence. on Bainbridge street.
Mrs. William Michaux, of Powhatan, is
visiting relatives in this city.
A DULL SEASON SETS IN.