The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-09-29
THE FAIR OPENS
CreditabIe Exhibits In Most De.
parimenIs.
LADIES' DEPARTMENT UNexCsllED
Splendid Seed Corn Exhibits-fine
Farm Products.

The r. VA. & M. Fair opened Tues
day morning with good prospects Tor
successful exhibition.
As usual on the first day the GROVE
was not very large. Preparations were
still going on for the big day on wed
nesday and for the second best day or
Thursday. The usual number Of amuse
ments, confectionery, fruit and lunch
stands were ready for business and the
merry GO round was on hand.
The ladies' department probably
shows to q better advantage thar
ever before. The interest of the ladies
seems to increase with each year ano
the department improves in the same
proportion. The exhibits are displayed
with better effect this year than usual
and it is we'll worth ones visit to see
the exquisite embroidery and all the
other classes of needle work, embrac-
ing the most ornamental as well as the
useful and practical articles, while the
culinary department is revelation 10
one IMMERSED in that line, the beauti-
full cakes. prize bread, blue ribbon but
ter and all the endless variety OF pick
les, preserves, jellies, candies, ETC.,
giving evidence Of the superiority OF
the housekeepers in this section OF
Virginia. There are over 1900 exhibits
in this department and among the eX-
hibitors are:
Miss Gladys Albrecht, Mrs. Herman
Albrecht, Mrs. H. Adler, Mrs. M. v.
Adams. S. w. Alricb, Mrs. Lillian b.
Andrews, (Rexburg); Mrs. A. M; Ak
en-, (Danville); Miss Fannie Beale,
Mrs. A. &. Billingsley, Mrs. W: A..
Bell, Mrs. S. |. Baggett, Mrs. w. n.
Blake, Mrs. +. c. Bell, Mrs. Medora
Bowling, Miss Sallie NJ. Braxton, Miss
Virginia f. BARLEY, Mrs. d. J. Boul-
ware, Mrs. Frank Beckwith, Mrs. ?.
H. Ball. Mrs. Eugene Bode, Miss Alice
Cole, Miss Mamie Chesley, Mrs. A. K.
Chichester, Miss Halle Chichester,
Mrs. l.. L. Coghill, Mrs. K. H. l..
Chichester, Mrs. J. II. Davis, Mrs. {.
B. Durrett, Mrs. d. j. Dean, Mrs.
Geo. T. Downing, Mrs. Maria Edwards,
Mrs. j. B. Gray. Mrs. D. Gordon Could
man, Miss Clara Howard, Mrs. Maurice
Hirsh, Mrs. P. l.. Harris, Miss Mary
Austin Hicks, Mrs. w. Key Howard,
Jr., Mrs. w. Key Howard, ST., Mrs.
C. r. Howard, Mrs. A. Randolph How
ard. Miss Frances X. Howard, Mr.. J.
G. Harrison. Mrs. Henry Hamke, Miss
Stella Hamke. Mrs. Ralph lizard, Mrs.
W. B. Jones. Miss Elizabeth Kelly,
Mrs. Chas. Kennedy, Mrs. II. kauf-
man, Miss Belle Kaufman, Miss Hattie
Kaufman, Mrs. Virgie h. koeppen,
Mrs. Thos. Kube. Miss Mary Custis
Lee, Mr.. VIM. Lovern, Mrs. d. NJ.
Lee, Mrs. Victor NJ. Moon, Mrs. W.
A. Moncure, Mrs. Jas. w. Musselman,
Miss Alice Moncure, Mrs. Geo. Nichol-
son, Mr.. E. M. Orrock, Mrs. Rosa Z.
Orrock, Mrs. Matte 0rrock, Misses
O'Bannon, Mrs. Dora l.. Payne, Miss
Willie Pemberton, Mrs. Gypsie Powell,
Mrs. o. Pendeton, Mrs. ]. P. Rowe,
Mrs. Alvin T. Rowe. Mrs. NJ. Rheine,
Miss Lucille Rawlings, Miss Media
Rowe, Miss Eliza Roy, Mrs. NJ. c. Roy,
Mr.. B. |. Rose. Mrs. B. |. Rose, Miss
NJ. L. Sheppard, Mrs. A. Stoffregen,
Mrs. Toncie Smith, Miss Dora Smith,
Mrs. Chas. Stoffregen, Mrs. VIM. A.
Smith, Mrs, R. H. Stevens, Mrs. A.
L. Sacrey. Mrs. Geo. V. Shay, Mr..
Geo. V. Shay, Mrs. Chas. +. Stock
man, Mr.. J. H. Stockman, Mrs. J. II.
Stockman, Mr.. H. Stockman, Mrs. W.
n. Tansill, Miss Matte Tansill, Mrs.
W. |. Thompson, Mrs. S. c. finder,
Mrs. G.. Frank Undertake, Miss Hat
tie Ulmam, Mrs. II. Ulman, Mr.. Ford
Walker, Miss Mary Ashby Wallace,
Mrs. Thos. Wallace, Miss Julia Wal
lace, Miss Mary F. Brooks, Miss &C.
neva Brooks, Miss Isabelle Brooks,
Mrs. J. w. Baggett, Mrs. J. n. Bar
ney. S. W. Burgess, Mrs. !. r. Car
per, Mrs. Chas. Cox, Mrs. Mary Cor
bin, Mrs. A. P. Dempsey, Mrs. X. l..
Stone, Miss Mary Eastburn, Miss Sue
Embrey, Mrs. w. 7. Graves, Mrs. ).
A. Graves, Mrs. J. NJ. Goldsmith, Miss
Montgomery, Geo. Newton, Miss Rena
Owens, Mrs. Edna Quisenberry, Mrs.
K. Innis Taylor, Mrs. Sam Woodbridge,
Mrs. C. E. Wheeler.
An inspection of the farm products
department shows what advances have
been made in the business of agriculture.
Here can be seen products OF the soil
in almost a perfect state. The seed
corn exhibit would be hard to excel
anywhere. The quality is superb and
there are over one hundred entries OF
the white and yellow corn in the 10
year and single year lots.
1t is not surprising that the price OF
farm lands has increased in this part OF
the State when one sees the improve
ments in the products as shown at this
fair. Finer corn, fruits, potatoes, wheat
and vegetables cannot be found.
The most beautiful apple display ever
made here is shown by Mr.. F. A. Robinson,
of "Fall Hill, whose orchard has been
heretofore referred TO in this paper. Mr..
Robinson shows six barrels of different
varieties from his orchard and they are
superb specimens, almost perfect in
size, coloring and flavor.
Some of the principal exhibitors in
the farm products department and the
seed corn contest are:
W. T.. Armstrong, Herman Albrecht,
B. T. Andrews, S. w. Alrich, John r.
Curtis, John H. Cole, ]. T. Coleman,
G. w. Clark, Mrs. c. B. Durrett, w.
T. Deacon, j. A. England, W. S. En-
brew. Edward Green, F. B. Guest, w.
r. Greenlaw, DR.. c. U. Gravart, Lee
T. Grammar, D. Hess, Paul L. Hale, o.
NJ. HAYES, Henry Hamke, Anderson
Henderson, T. f. Morrison, o. E.
Morrison, E. S. Moore, G. II: Morrison,
Adlowe Morrison, DR.. c. B. Morton,
j. P. Monroe, E. M. Orrock, Geo.
Purvis, Josiah Powell, J. A. Pendleton,
]. c. Powell, Alvin T. Rowe, Capt. M.
B. Rowe, f. T. Rollins e. Co., Geo.
V. Shay, r. T. Smith, Chas. E. Stock
man, j. H. Stockman, c. W. Tompkins
& Son, A. F. Turner, Pinkey Truslow,
w. S. Grigsby, W. w. Hall, l.. Z.
Maffolette, J. Taylor Thornton, Mrs.
Frank Beckwith, John F. Curtis, Mrs.
C. B. Durrett, w. T. Deacon, Mrs. A.
r. Howard, Preston l.. Harris, Mrs.
Virgie B. Koeppen, H. Acres, VIM.
Lovern, Mrs. Rosa E. Orrock, Misses
O'Bannon, A. J. Rowley, F. A. Robin
son, Chas. Smith, J. Wallison.
This year the poultry exhibition has
been elevated to the dignity of having
a separate building, which is attrac-
lively arranged. Some of the more
popular varieties are Barred, Buff and
White Plymouth Rocks, White and Sill.
yer Wyandottes, Games, White and
Brown Leghorns, White and Buff Or
pington, and pigeons.
Among the exhibitors in this depart