The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-08
VALDOSTA DAY AT FAIR.
RAIN INTERVIEWED WITH COM
PLETE SUCCESS IN MORNING.

EIks Made Things Merry ut Night.
Judges Busy Making Awards.
Some of the Prize Winners-GOOd
Races on the Card for To-day.
Valdosta, Ca, Nov. To-day was
Valdosta day at the State Fair. A
heavy rain all of the morning threw
a damper over it, This afternoon
about ? o'clock the sun came out and
large crowds turned out, though the
crowd of visitors from a distance was
not as great as on other days.
Tonight the local order Of Elks had
charge of Harris Nickel Plate circus,
which is on the inside of the grounds,
and a large crowd attended. The Elks
have been working up the show and
they carried out their promise to make
a big success of it. The crowds took
in other attractions of the Fair, ma
jority of the people remaining on the
grounds from this afternoon.
The races of yesterday were post
poned until tomorrow, when the best
races of the week will be pulled off.
The judges have been very busy
making the awards, the following be-
ing the more important in the wo-
mans department:
Lace Department-Best Battenburg
table cover, SO. Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre
Haute, Ind. best Battenburg mats. So,
Mrs. S. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind;
best point lace tie ends, 81, Mrs. S. A.
Moore, Terre Haute, Ind; best honi-
ton piece, 81, Mrs. A. c. Tuthill, Mon
roe Wis; largest and best collection,
$40, Miss c. NJ. Parrish, Valdosta, Ca;
Best Battenburg centerpiece, So, Mrs.
Uz1l Ia
specimen point lace, IS, Miss c. Willis,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
Drawing Department-Best set
drawn work napkins, 81. Mrs. L. A.
Moore, Terre Haute, Ind. best drawn
work handkerchief, 81. Mrs. l.. A
Moore, Terre Haute, Ind; best drawn
work centerpiece, 50, Mrs. L. A. Moore,
Terre Haute, Ind; best drawn work
pillow shams, 81, Mrs. L. A. Moore,
Terre Haute, Ind; best drawn work
sofa pillow. 81, Mrs. Charles c. Har-
rell, cambridge. Ga; best drawn work
baby's pillow slip, 81. Mrs. ]. ]. Gran
ford, Valdosta, Ga; best drawn work
table cover, 81, Miss Eva Smith, Ca
milla, Ga; best drawn work
dress for child. $500. Mrs.
f. L. Chenoweth, Monroe, Wis.
Embroidery Department-Best and
largest collection, $40, Mrs. Frank G.
X. FltLBEIdlut va bCSb Ilay ClOAAti
81, Mrs. l.. A. Moore, Terre Haute,
Ind; best pillow shams, 49, Mrs. l..
A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind; best pi-
ano cover SO, Mrs. L.. A. Moore. Terre
Haute, Ind; best Roman embroidery,
81, Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute,
Ind; best tumbler doilies 81, Mrs. l..
A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind; best CEN
terpiece. SO, Mrs. C. w. Vance, Paris
Ill; best set doilies. 81, Mrs. C. w.
Vance, Paris, H.; best pillow shams
50, Mrs. G. w. Vance, Paris, Ifl.; best
bulgarian embroidery, 81, Mrs. G. w.
Vance, Paris, ILL.,: best sofa pillow
$50, Mrs. j. NJ. Morgan. Valdosta
Ga; best Mechlin bureau scarf, 81. so
Mrs. Howard Wooding, Hogansvine
Ga: best Mechlin table cover, 50. 80
Mrs. j. NJ. Wilkinson, Valdosta, Ga.
best table cover, IS, Mrs. o. r. Flour.
nouy, Fort Valley, Ga; best chTld's
cloak, 50, Mrs. o. r. Flournouy, Fort
Valley, Ca.
Domestic Department-Best pounds
butter, 81. so. Mrs. Dampier, Valdosta
Ca: best Jar lard not less than five
pounds. 49, Mrs. w. B. Goodman
Nashville. Ga: best loaf homemade
lightbread, S. Mrs. w. E. Rouse, Val
dosta. Ga; best quart homemade vim
egar, 81. Mrs. H. w. Brown, Belotes
Vile. Ga; best collection cakes, $40
MIS-. Is. w. bentley, NaldOSta, Ga.
best fruit cake. SO. Mrs. B. w. Bent
ley, Valdosta, Ga; best Jar preserved
watermelon rinds,$1, Mrs. &C. Brantley
Valdosta, Ga: best collection of pre-
serves. SIS, Mrs. W. w. Monk, Poulon
Ca; best collection of canned fruit, SIS
Mrs. w. W. Monk. Foulon, Ga: hes
collection of dried fruit, IS, Mrs. w
w. Monk Poulon, Ga. best and larg
est collection by one exhibitor, Mrs. w
w. Monk Poulon, Ga; best collection
of jellies, IS, Miss c. M. Parrish, Val
dosta, Ga; best jar canned peaches. 81
Mrs. Dampier, Valdosta, Ga: best SOU
cucumber pickles, 81, Thos. NJ. Cooley
Motifs. Ga; best sweet picked peaches
81. Thos. M. Cooley, Motts, Ca. bes
artichoke pickles. 81. Thos. M Cooley
Motifs. Ga.
Tatting-Best tatting centerpiece. 50
Mrs. A. E. Sheppard. Warrenton, va.
best tatting handkerchief 81. Mrs. f
L. Chenowett. Monroe. Wis; best TAFT
ing yoke. s2 Mrs. F. L. Chenowett
Monroe. Wis.