The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-13
FARMYILLE FAIR
A GREAT SUCCESS
A Grand Tournament the Feature 0
The Last Day.
CORONATION AT OPERA HOUSE.
The dwelling OF the Monnmcn
Thursday Was Most Impressive
and Splendid occasicn-Thc
Crowds large.
Special Dispatch te The Times.)


FARMvILlE, VA, Oct 12-The last
day OF the Farmvilie Fair was, N point
OF number Of visitors, the largest of the
three days, and the crowds were We'll en-
tertained.
AT 10 O'Clock the Hampden-sidney Col
lese football team met the 81. Adams boys
on the gridiron and defeated them p 10 Q,
The BABY show at II O'Clock had many
Contestants and caused mucn interest.
GRAND TOURNAMENT.
The GROWING feature of the day was the
tournament at the race track, in which
twenty-six knights contested for honors.
governor Tyler WAS present accompanied
oy MS son and daughter, ana addressed
the knights from the srandstand.
Dr. W. ID. Anderson delivered the charge.
congressman, Was on hand and was
warmly received by MS friends.
ihe contest was one of the best ever
held n Virginia. and before AN enthusiast
tic crowd of over five thousand people
assembled from all sections OF the State
The knights rode and rerode before the
decision could be made.
THE KNIGHTS.
The following were the contestants and
title they bore:
j. ~ Williams. Knight of iNottoway
j. j Franklin. knight of Prince Edward;
r. ~ Friend, knight OF brakes Branch:
c. A Allen, knight OF Indifference; j. S.
Morris, knight OF Ivanhoe; J. l.. Dillon
knight of Spring Creek; w. p. Crutc
knight Of Lone Star; j. Allan Jeter
knight Of i2owhatan; j. i. Allen. knight
of Treadwayr; n. c. C1utc, knight OF OAR
lington Heights; Charles Berkley, knight
Of No Sweetheart: ]. NJ VenabIe, knight
of Farrnviile; e. B. Womack, Knignt of
National Colors: I. a. Proctor, knight of
Hope; W. j. Bragg. Jr.. knight of Ilunen-
burg; Frank Epps. knight of blackstone;
u. Z. Moseiey, Knight of Catalonia; a.
II. Foster, Knight of Cumberland; c. II.
Bragg. knight OF No Practice: j. s.
lIatchett, knight of Free State; T. d.
Bragg, knight of William Jennings Bryan;
Hans Jansen, knight OF Mcfarland; r.
D. AllnUt. Knight of Rock Castle: Tom
Friend, knight of Charlotte: j.. J. Rucks,
Knight Of rigging Ways, and a. D. Ham
ner, knight Of l<eysville.
THE WINNER.
knight OF brakes Branch on last round
won with total OF twenty-sx rings out
of a possible twenty-seyen; knight OF
Blackstone won third prize: Knight of
Prince Edward second and Knight of
Darlington Heights fourth.
Captain John r. Martin acted as Chief
marshal.
The coronation exercises were held al
the opsra House tonight and the ball al
the arunory Miss Courtney Cox was
crowned Queen; Miss Jennie Oaks, OF
gamplin. first maid of honor: Miss Annie
Phoenix of Crewe, second maid OF honor,
ana Miss Mary Dillard, of Darlington
Heights, third maid OF honor
Judge w H. F1ouTnoy delivered the
coronation address,
TILE UNWILLING
The unveiling Of the statue 10 the Con-
federate heroes Of Prince Edward county
Yesterday Was q great success. The pa
Is,le vas formed at he Randolph Hotel.
near the N s W. depot. Al the head OF
tne column WAS the military band followed
lay the F5lrmxille Guards, under Captain
Martin. These were followed by carriages
containing the speakers and Daughters OF
tlae Confederacy. y column OF Old veterans
and many citizens were in line. feature
OF the column was a whica pony, drawing
= nonv carriage. N which we're seated
TWO little girls, Misses Virginia Ph"iette
and Nellie Miller who unveiled the statue
THE PROGRAMME.
The following programme was success
fully carried out:
Prayer, by Rev. DR. Harding. pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church. Opening address
by Samuel " Paulette. of Prince Edward
v. 4
poem, by Rev. S. il. Thompson. Of Farm
vile Chorus. by the young ladies' Of tac
State Female Normal school Address,
by Judge w H. Mann. followed By Prof
Thornton, Of the University of Virginia
Cc-1rade Robert Miller closed these eNes-
cises in a few well chosen remarks to his
old companions IL arms.
MILITARY SALUTE.
As the covering fell from the bronze
figure HE Farnlville Guards fired a mill
tary salute.
The monument is OF gray granite, sur
mounted by a bronze statue of a Confede-
rate soldier. The whole being twenty
seven feet in height It was constructed
bv Charles NJ Walsh. of Petersburg. Va.
This is the GROWING of the arduous
labors of the Ladies Memorial Association
cd the old veterans OF Prince Edward