The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-01
THE FAIR
Good Weather and Successful Ex-
hibition.
BIC CROWD PRESENT WEDNESDAY

and with a cool. bracinx tenparature
The grounds were I'm order. the lunch and
run stands. souys rir places. am1sement
tente and other novelties s..d business
stands were ready for trade. Judvinx
commenced during the day IA most of
the departments
Hon. J. II. e. Beverley. ~ Essex the
expert Judge Of stock, iced corn. etc. a.
rived during the morning and co mmenced
| his duties
! The attendance was fully up to the av-
erage FOR fret dav.
The band was IN place aud furnished
music during the day.
a successful balloon ascension took
/ place during thu afternoon
No races on fret fay. ~ re was a fle
race card for N.duesca,.
The Ladies Department was one Of the
/ busiest places on the grounds
The entries ia many departments are
larger this year than ever before, and the
quality Of the articles IN all of the de-
pertnents Is superior TO former years.
The largest, as well as the most attrac-
tive de partmont OF the Fair l. the one
devoted 60 ladies' haudiwCrk There are
eleven diheIent classes I'm this depart
meut, including every thing dainty and
substantial IN the edible line, and house.
I hold articles from the hOmely. practical
! things 10 the most exquisite embroidery.
There are also flowers, works % arr.
pottery, etc. In the culinary department;
are three classes which are divided into
a vast array Of the different kinds OF
bread. cakes. cooked and cured hams.
candy. preserves, pickles, wines, canned
fruits and iollies
The fancy work classes are divided
into needle aud machine work, embroid-
cred articles. erOchetiug knfttiug, mis-
ceiiaueous articles. etc. The exhibits thi-
veor number about 800. and among
the exhibitors are the following:
Mrs. Mamie Allen. Mira NJ. V. Adams
Mrs o Anderson. Mis- luez Alexander.
Niles Fra els Armstrong. Mrs. W. A. Ben.
Mrs. + &. Bell. Mrs : / Baagett, Mrs.
! J. W. Bsggett Mrs " " Bake, Mr..
I. = hak.r. Mrs. Msdora Bow ing. ar=.
q. +. Burton. Miss Eliz tbeth v. Barber.
Mrs. O = Brooks. Mrs. Jasp.r Chewn-
ing Mis- Alec Cole Ms + + ) Cosby.
Mis- E,el1ur Curtis. Miss Halle Ch'ches-
ter, Mr.. Harry Cole. Mrs Chas Cox.
Miss Bette Coe Mrs Kettle Chancellor.
Ms l.. Nicholson. Mrs II +. Crismon1.
Mrs. !. X. Carper. Miss Alice Durmar.
Mr.. {. Is. Durfett Mrs. Maria Daniel.
Miss Clar.cs Davis Mrs. J Il Gray. Miss
Alma Gray. Mrs. : A. Graves. Mrs. W.
r. Graves. Miss Lizzie Graves. Mrs. Dun
Green, Mrs. Gordon goldman. Mrs. J.
l. Green, Mrs. 4. Randolph Howard.
Miss Frances Howard Mrs 7 l. Harris.
| Mrs. W. Key Howard. Mrs Clarance r
Howard. Mrs Jno. NJ. Hnn. lIiss Eula
Henderson, Mrs Ralph lard. Mrs. X T
Jones, Mrs ID. ii. Knox. Mis- Lizzie Kel-
ley, Mrs. T J.. kube. Mrs II kaufman.
Miss belle kaufman. Mrs. Niraie Keep
pen, Mrs. NJ. +. kishpAugh, Miss Hattie
kaufman, Mise Mary Lewis. Nrs n. b.
Lane. Miss Eva Lewis, Srs Ella Lewis
Mrs. Marshall Lancaster. Miss Fdno
Lee. Mrs. ". A Moncure Mrs ii l.
McGhee, AIRS. J. l.. Mason. Mrs. ". A
McWhirt. Mrs. ". A. Mullen, Mrs. Mary
Knox Nonru-e, Miss l.avinia Morrison.
Mrs. Geo Nicholson. Miss Belt,e Nicbol.
son, Miss Annie Nicholson, Miss Sarah
Owens. Miss O Banuon. Mrs. "a + Or
rock. Mics Reno Owens, Mrs o ! Owens
Mics Mary ; Pembert 30. Miss Kate Pev.
ton, Mrs John II. Petit. Nrs. : /
Quinn, Mise Mamie Quinn, Miss Mani.
: Ryan. Mrs. J. x RosebrO. Mr. ] p
} Rowe. Mrs Alvin I. Rowe. Airs n
Roy, Miss Eliza Roy, Mrs. d f. Rose
Mrs. John + ROdTeri, Misc l.onn Rowe
Miss May Rowe. MIS-. NJ l.. Sh.ppari
Mrs. George Shay. Mrs Chas Sheppard.
son, Mrs Natalie F. Smith. Mr. Il. /.
Stone. Mrs q Frank Tlmberl.se. Mrs.
NJ. +. Taukard. Miss Matte Tan-.l MS
Hattie Ulman, Mr.. John G. White. Mrs
>; ;. Wa'laee. Mrs. Z. d. Washburn.
Mrs. ID. ID. Wheeler.
lt Is said that the Ladies Department
OF this Fair Is not eQualled bv shat of
any other fair In the country.
Some OF the principal exhi ,itors Of
horses are Capt. r. Conroy Vance.
Messrs. A. Randolph Howard. + l.. W
Green, John W. Green, Michael Wallace.
j. X. Meyer. { ". sullivan. I. b Gavle
and Capt. C. T. Smith.
Cattle OF various breeds are shown bv
Capt. NJ. b. Rowe. George Purvis. Judps
r. II. l.. Chichester.
The pri cipal exhibitors o. sheep are
Capt NJ. Is. Rowe and Capt r. Conrov
Vance, the latter also showing some
choice specimens OF swine.
MI Z. Gallinger has a numb r Of An.
CORA goats.
Exhibitors In poultry are Capt NJ. b
Rowe. John L. Brooks. W. N Rice p
Irusl0w, X. ii l.. Chichester, 4 Toombs
Mrs. Z. A. Orrock, Mrs. K. T. Jones.
Mrs F. C. Massey.
The farm products are various and
show quality that would rth Ct credit
on any agricultural section ANY, where
Mr.. Henry Dannehl shows pea vine
voluntary growth by a stalk OF corn
which measured Ii feet in each direction
from the root.
In the main building merchants dis-
plays are shown by f. C. N;nde. furpi-
ture. carpets, rugs. etc; Z. A Kishpaugh.
pianos, Photographs, etc; H. Wallace
Garner 4 Co, pianos; Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co, sewing machines 8 e
Covey, florist, makes a beautiful exhibit
OF growing flowers. palms, plants, etc
There Is fine display OF agricultural
implements on the grounds By Mr. NJ. s.
Chancellor.
Wednesday was all that could be de-
sired by the Fair name gers as to wealth.
er conditions. Early IN the morning
the streets took an animated appear
ance and by O'Clock the people CON-
menced moving out to the Fair Grounds
From that time TO the afternoon there
was constant stream OF vehicles aud
pedestrians going 20 the Fair.
The exhibits were here and there with
the coveted blue ribbons, Indicating the
articles that had won prizes.
The list OF premiums viii be published
later.
The Ladies' Department was as usual
one otthe centers OF attraction
The farm products and seed corn ex- |
hlDit were OF interest to many visitors
Finer specimens are rarely ever seen.
The display OF agricultural lrn plements
by Mr.. NJ. $ Chancellor, the Farm ere
supply Dealer. OF this city, Is the be~tever
seen on the grounds IL includes gasoline !
engines, wagons. rekes wire fencing, |
churns, cider mills, feed cutters, harrows. |
drills, wheelbarrows, engines, threshers. |
manure spreaders, rollers aud other i'm |
PIGMENTS that are Indispensable to the |
un-tO-6otp farmer fHbox- ,.or,,,- q, H.. /