The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-09-28

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EXHIBITS on UPPER FLOOR
On the upper floor Of the main build
ing j. Palmer Gordon and Frank l.
Covey. florists, have fine displays Of
flowers, p)tted plants, etc
Z. O Ninde, carpets. rugs. bureaus
lamps. China. ornamental chairs. ele-
gantly made up bed, etc
W. A Bell q Bro framed pictures,
ladies writing desk, handsome mirrors
tempting looking made-up bed. lamps
screens, etc
Sanders 4 Stayman. musical 'nstru'
ments-pianos. organs, etc.
II the middle Of the large hall are the
exhibits by the ladies, divided into
four sections. two devoted to needle
work, embroidery, lace work, crochet
ing. knitting and kn innumerable limo
Of fancy article and quilts; one II
cakes breads, pickles, preserves, canned
goods. catsups wines etc. constituting
magnificent collection OF articles
from the culinary departments OF many
Of the homes in this section the other
- flowers and fine ats.
Among the many attractive exhibits
in the large hall are vases and pottery
made by Mrs John NJ Hull, OF stat
ford; jugs over one husdred years old
nine pieces Of poetry competing for
the e. 30 gold piece offered by W. l.
Brapnan as an advertisement for his
store. the award being made 10 Miss h u
Mitchell engraving by Geo kirtley
among oil paintings, pictures OF the
old Mary Washington Monument and
Mary Washington House, both OF which
were awarded prizes among the many
figures cut on pickles in large jars Is
picture OF Admiral Dewey done IN pen
and ink on a vegetable by Miss LIZZIE
Kelly. OF Falmouth. which is really
good likeness, Judging from the cots OF
him published in various newspapers
even the expression being portrayed
one Of the largest displays in the cult
nary department is in vinegar Mr.. u
f Hunter has nice display Of his Is
land wines.
There are nearly one thousand articles
NOT including the merchants displays
on exhibition in the Ladies Depart
ment. many Of them exceptionally
meritorious.
Mr.. A p Rowe, Jr is the director
in charge Of the department, and undei
his supervision the committees OF ladle
commenced their work Of judging a
noon Tuesday and concluded about
o'clock in the afternoon, after seyera
hours Of arduous work.
Some of the articles Of embroider.
and batten5urg work are OF most ex
ouisite workmanship and pronounce'
by Judges as being superior to any the.
had ever seen.
FARM PRODUCTS AND POULTRY.
In this department is display b,
Bridgewater Mills: show case Of wines
WHISTLES. brandies, ale beer, &c, b.
Strasburger & Son, and by the variou
exhibitors splendid specimens o
grapes. apples, pears, all home grown
| watermelons, peas. green corn
sweet and Irish potatoes, oeets
cabbage. butterbeans, tobaccos, satisfy
. cucumbers, large pumpkins, Pop corn
[ very fine wheat of several varieties
3 very large corn on ear, cattle beets
onions, etc. poultry--black and whit
leghorns, Plymouth rocks, langshanF
game bautams, silver spangled Ham
bures. black breasted red games
Guineas, white geese, buff Cochins
black monorcous. black Hamburg;
9 blue andelusians, Rowen ducks. ligh
and dark Brahmas, white Wyandott'
. Pecan ducks, wild turkeys, golden Pol
4 ish, etc.
8 In this room is also an exhibit
fine Potomac herrings packed by Samut
Fitzhugh, agent
r.. L Biscoe has good exhibit o
the grounds, consisting of wind mil
blows and other agricultural impl'
. ments
THE SECOND DAY
Wednesday, the second day, We
g bright and beautiful. and crow
I numbering in the thousands ATTENDED
e Among the more active directors nj
Z ticed on the grounds, who were dom
everything in their power to add to II
q success of the Fair. were Capt. T. Nj
a Cracker, President; Capt. S. J. Quinn
Secretary; Col E D Cole, Capt n
B. Rowe, T. F. Morrison. g. W Shel
pard. A. P. Rowe, Jr, ". b. lyle
: Alex. Pratt. J. W. Jones. st. Geo. I
" Ftzhugh, S. s Bradford, J. B Ora.
q ]. p. Corbin, j. ]. Sale. A M. Garne
q O. H. Hurkamp aud T. J. Hayden.
% Dol E d. Cole, chief marshal. an
i his assistants. Capt M, B. Rowe, Gap
Dan M. Lee, B. T. Gill, I. A. Harri
@. L. Kennedy and W. ] Jacobs. we
all on duty.
; THE RACES.
+. Mule r ace-J L. Gouldin's bess
q first. f Skfnker's Emma second.
Scrub Race Half mile dash. FraI
Moncure's Nellie first, J. I. Harri