The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-28
7CAMD TO CARNIVAL,
FREDER1cKSBURGF FAIR.
Fine Exhibits and Ladies De,
Y,artrnent VERY I arpe.
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IS FREDERICKSBURG VA, September
21.-The eighteenth annual fair Of the
Rappahannock Valley Agricultural and
Mechanical Society opened here to-day
In the ladies' department alone there
are about 1920 entries which reflect credit
poun the the taste and ingenuity, and the
housekeeping qualities OF the fair women
lof this favored part Of /. the country.
Everything imaginable for! the household
culinary, substantial and ornamental, can
he found in this splendid array OF exhibits
made by the women. Their works Of art
are OF the highest order. fancy work Of
exquisite designs. hams. honey. butteti,
preserves, wines, pickles. cakes. candies
and other good things. that make the
mouths Of the visitors water. Among tie
principal exhibitors In this department are
Mrs. H. Adler. Mrs. Medorah Bowling
Mrs D. Bledsoe, Miss A. l.. Boulwnre.
Mrs. w. N. Blake. Miss Annie May Ba-
ker. Mrs. "A. r. Chichester. Mrs. J. B
Colbert Miss Halle 2. Chichester, Misc
Elizabeth Darlington, Miss May Coghir,
Miss Mortense Cosby Miss Lucille Carter.
Mrs. w. D. Carter, Miss Bette Cole,
Mrs. r. II. L. Chichester F. 7. Covey.
Mrs. Z. l.. coghill, Mrs. c. 3. Durrett,
Miss Mary Dix, Mrs. J. ]. Dorian, Mrs.
a. w. Embrey. Mrs. A. T. Embrey, Miss
! e. w. French, Miss Lena Fitzhugh. Miss
Nellie Gatewood. Mrs. ]. l.. Green.
kins. Miss NJ CT Johnson. Mrs. John NJ.
Hull. Mrs. c. r. Howard, Mrs. S,.&W
Howard, Mrs. c. E. Hunter. Miss Lizzie
Kelley, Mrs. II. Kaufman. Mrs. Charles
yKeoppen, Mrs. 3. g. Leayell. Mrs. II. B.
Lane. Miss Jane Lefoe, Miss Mary AIu-
len, Mrs, w. A Moncure. Mrs. J. w.
Masters, Miss Mary Knox Moncurc. Mrs
w. A. Mullen. Mrs. George Nicholson
Miss Rose T.. Orrock, Miss O'Bannon,& Mrs,
a. r. Pen1berton, Mrs. c, G. Rosencrantz}
Mrs. Alvin r. Rowe. Mrs, AIaly c. hoy,
Mrs. T. p. Rose, Mrs. J, p. Rove, Mrs
a. P. Rowe, Miss Evelyn Samuel, Miss
Mary Shepherd, Mrs. D. E, Smith, Miss
Blanche Saunders, Mrs. j. II. StocltmnIi5
Miss A. Shepherd, Mrs. W. II. Tyler, Mrs
a. M. Tyler, Miss Nettie Tyler Miss Fan.
I ME Taylor Mrs. G. r. Timberlake. Mrs
RI Taylor. Mrs II. Elmnn. Mrs. G, NJ.
Wallace, Mrs. Helen s.. While.
The agricultural department. is one Of
great interest to all classes. Corn. wheat.
oats, pumpkins. vegetables of every char:
acter. fruits Of all sorts and poultry OF
many varieties are shown, in numbers.
Some fine horses are exhibited and sren-
did registered cattle Of many breeds.
Among the most prominent Of the lat
ter are the Jersey cattle, shown by NJ.
b. Rowe and Company. Of this city, aid
Polled Angus shown by Benyenue stock.
farm. of Spotsylyania.
f In addition there are fine breeds Of.
sheep and hogs. The principal exhibitors
In tho stock and agricultural department
are: E. o. BInks, John l., Brooks, Judge
R, II. II. Chichester, a. Hansford, Mrs,
&C. r. Hunter, c. w. Jones, ", a.. Me-
fWhirt,l George Newton w. II Rollins
j, G. Powell Robert Sullivan, D. A. San
ford, Charles A, Trusow. Mrs. G. M.
Wallace Henry Warden, r. ~, Harris.
Dan Hess, G. Fl. iHurkamp. George Mon-
roe ], y. Monroe, M. 3. Rowe and
Company, c. c. Rowlett, A, r. Penn
berton, ], II. Stockman, ], J. Sale, T..
{Utterback. T, Wallace. Altogether the
fair is creditable to this section, and
pleasing to the visitors. Judging will
commence In some OF the classes to-day,
but will not be completed until to-mor-
row. f
Tho races resulted as follows:
Half-mile dash-G, u, Jacobs's BESSIE
first, Wyatt Millss Dixie second. w. n,
Simpson s Bailey third
Farmers race half MILE. i. simp-a
:sons Gold Dust first. Mllls's Justlce Soc
ond. y. d, Moncure's SPLIT Rock third. .
aS Third race. half mila-E w. Mllls's
Paradise first, W. &, Shehow's Hal Dane
second. u, Utterbacks Blaze third,
Fourth race, mile dash--Utterback's
Monadnock first. G.. 4. Boulware's Ida
Woodland second. Wells Thad third I,
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