The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-28
FAIR
HASf|N !. Opening ! |. !
Attendance on First Day
Reaches at Least 10000
People.
SPLENDID i EXHIBITS MADE De:
Petersburg Grays Elect Robert
Gillian, j., Captain Of
Company.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
1O9f North Sycamore Street,

a5sas TlmeS-DlSpatCn bureau, I5
1O9 North Sycamore Street, r..
/ Petersburg, Va, October ~. II j
,-he Southside Virginia Exhibit
'one,ed to-day and was attended dur
Ing the day and tonight by fully 10,-
mn ueopIe. In the splendid exposition u
~ ~, I, R manufactures and products of
the souttside, the fair is pronounced by
ali to be a great and gratifying sue
cess. and the management has the
warm congratulations OF exhibitors
and people alike.
The officers OF the association are:
s1 MOI. Ruff1n, president; e. b. sydnor.
vice presidents; r. Gordon Finney.
secretary and treasurer; and these
have had the support in promoting the
fair by strong committee OF local
|scitizens. The result is that the exc
table. full in all It's varied depart 4
tments and educational, in that 1t shows
what Southside Virginia can do In
manufactures, in big and profitabloi
|fcrops under improved methods Of Al
farming. and what intensified farming +
l9means.
lma1ities. Tomorrow Governor Mann
viii deliver IAN address. and other
speakers will talk along educational I
/ and practical lines.
Fine Corn Exhibit.
The corn exhibit is very fine, be-
4 l,eved to be the finest ever seen IN I
i the state. There are nearly 200 ex. |
4 hibits of ten ears each. beautiful and
A perfect ears, on n none % when y. as
A Elective grain can be detected. The .eS-
Flhibits are in large proportion OF white
4 corn. though some fine selections OF
Il syelIoty and red are seen. 1t is under
a stood that these exhibits represent
.laelds that yield from 100 to $50
a bushels per acre. The prizes in this
Il depart will be awarded tomorrow.
g The tobacco exhibit Is exceptionally
III hne IN the grades and curing shown.
& and Is quite a large one. The fine dark
. wrappers ana shipping leaf for which
n southslde Virginia is famous, are
Z shown IN perfection. There are also
q Iexhibits OF bright and air cured tobac-
e CO. Prizes were awarded in this de-
q rartment to-daysa as follows:
9 For dark INTERPRETERS prize, a. ~. =.
8 Malone. Brunswick county, se e.s
IS Iprize. Vernon Chambers: third prize.
Donally; fourth prize. Stanley
all OF Dinwtddie
s For neutrality-suspicious.. second and third
st nrizes. - w. Matthew's; fourth, =. =.
st Matthews. both OF Brunswick county.
lei For bright tobacco-first prize, W
20 w. Knott; second, c. H. Wilson; third
- - Il. L. Knott; fourth. e. w. Wilson. az
Z Of Dinwiddte county.
), For sun-cured-first y. q. Chea :.
y ham; second John A. Lester; third, 2
a.; q; H Hodges; fourth, John a. tLester. .
-. Iof Chesterfield county.
=. Peanut Exhibit.
~ - The peanut counties make a spieho1
=. and very a ttractive showing OF SPANS
- and Virginia peanuts on the vines
Ia which evidence fine crop this year
tie The poultry exhibit is Very large
les with stocks OF all kinds attractl Vel
1T displayed 81, = !,
nd There Will be no races at this 1ai
he bnt there is most excellent exhip
Tvs AZ horses and cattle. "A parade OF II
itysl EXHIBITS In this department VIII be ma
be On Saturday, and also parade
work horses. .sss
rhe domestic department. is,
course. a feature of the fair The hal
work OF the housewives Is shown
~. manifold ways; in fancy work! II
Il: breads and cakes, preserves a.
Jan pickles and the like.
can. Tn the agricultural department y
say- cShibits OF grains, grasses, yegetabl
oke. seeds and root crops is very full q
q 4 The horticultural and agricnltu1
sec. ldepartments surpass expectations
folk their varied and beautiful extiibi
leo and excite admiration among all "
va visit the fair. ss6sa
Mar facturers of petersburg ma ReSs a1l al
IL Of attractive display OF their goods g
manufactures, and q very attract
go ~ e. one 1t is. gSs ge3
:. os sen Observation-Disclosures.
pitai: one Of the prettiest sWeddi ngs of
Iects: season took place this afternoon g
Z O'Clock at Battersea Place. he nc
,,, aa of the brides parents; When !, y
,rerA and Mrs. Dennie Perkinson, was uni
800 IN marriage to Bent amin +. Keller
: and jth;s city. The entire lower floor
the residence was Stas efull y decors
1arteI with palms. ferns, smtl lax and vel
hpa ny and white chrysanthemunl M y
Mary Webb presi ded "a the piano slll
narter Miss Florence TITUS !,
nsnlar Violin, and before the sceremonySgseS
ndingf heautiful and appropriate airs y
s Pro- Promptly at IS o'clock, to the str
---==-.-t ~ - ,ohen grin wedding march
bride entered the parlor with
s father, who gave her away she
Handsomely goWned n WI n ttes avg I J,
81 trimmings, and carried q IN she
|, has ho ,. OF BRIDES roses and lille
y stha.'va lley She was attended by.
duty sister. Miss Grace Cord on II
treat las maid Of honor. atltr q s. Sye
mani mes saline, trimmed with pearls,
their carrying yellow cfry santhem
;etetic MAJOR Benjamin} Harris son, Of tins
was best man. iii fS ssss ri Il
H., ne ceremony was PEI form cd q
NY. NY, relative of theIbride, the
putIlllc CAV Of Aulander, N C., in the pres
oslroni o q large assembling $of atiYes
ofood tricnds. After an Intended Mort
/ find toMr'S M Mr.. and mrs. Keller will 4
benefit; home after November az
Leases. Military Ele ct 1ll' q y 81
/ \ me ting OF the Peters burg q
IL sical Company u second y trgi nia#I 2egi
J. Nmts |, NJ, ! held last night for the purpo
,;na N, s,acting officers 10 nj gfacanc les
,r,ech Iiautenant obert 81 liam III
y 49, mnan,mously elected 8 cap tain OF
! .,n,.,s nnmpuny; Second III utenan trl4 "
y : 50 si''S Mas elected first enant and
s. ssrpe cant M. s. ID a Wis. vas nlr de s
Ltlals Robert la m had
GrapesT m command OF he co PAL ~ for
notssadd-- mont is and had mad e a good kal
at the M hIs5 otticer, I. M MI 5s
! great II The company last nigh deeid
tonach accept the invitation OF the @ sl y