The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-09-29
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additional reason that II Is difficult to
secure the kind Of labor necessary.
Some very nice specimens OF Jersey
and Guernsey cattle are shown by Judge
r. II. L. Chichester and Capt X. Con-
ROY Vance. There are also a number
of grades of these and other breeds.
Mr.. w. ID. Reamy is also an EXHIBITOR.
In the horse department there are
some good specimens of the thorough
bred, trotters, utility, and the saddle
classes. The principal exhibitors are
Count X. d'Adhemar. r. {. L. Mon
cure, S. l.. Powell, Richard Pratt, r.
l.. w. Green, w. d. Peyton, ID. =.
Smith. w. II. Simpson, Julian V.
Brooks, +. d. Moncure, j. {, Powell,
f. S. Moore, w. J. Deacon, Sherman
Berry, N. n. Berry, DR.. j. q. King,
Good specimens of sheep are shown oy
Judge Chichester. Capt. Vance and W.
ID. Reamy, and of swine by Capt
Vance. +. NJ. Weimer, DR.. +. /. Jett,
Alvin T. Rowe. G. II. Morrison.
MERCHANTS DISPLAYS
The first floor of the main building
has been greatly improved this year,
plank floor having been laid and the
poultry transferred to other quarters.
On one side of this floor is the farm
products display and seed corn. On the
other side are the merchants displays.
The merchants and business men max
ing handsome displays are: Messrs. W.
A. Bell & Bro, first-class furniture
beds, tables, chairs, carpets, rugs, etc.
Hopkins Furniture Company, furniture
of various kinds. including stoves,
ranges, druggets, library, lace curtains
picture frames, couch, etc.
Brannan Baking Company. beautiful
display of products of the bakery, bread,
Of various kinds, rolls, buns, pastry:
etc. The name of Brannan worked
with loaves of bread, with other orra-
mental work in bread, very striking.
Mr.. +. l.. w. Green's Shoe Factory
has a beautiful exhibit of shoes of diff
ferent grades of his manufacture,
leather, soles, etc The booth IS at
tractively decorated with red AMI white
colors.
A display of Starr pianos by
H. Wallace Garner, embracing three |
different instruments. Another exhibit
of musical instruments is that OF Stieii |
& Co.
In the second story Of the main build
ing, where the ladies have their eXhio-
its, is a fine display of furniture, rugs.
carpets, tables, chairs, iron bedstead,
and mirrors and ornamental furniture
by MIR. +. c. Ninde.
Singer Sewing Machine Company has /
a nice exhibit. There are four ma
chimes, oils, attachments, etc.
Convey, the florist, has a pretty DIS
play of cut flowers and potted plants.
K. A. Kishpaugh exhibits fine phono-
graphs and makes merry music with
them.
NJ. S. Chancellor has a splendid dis
play of agricultural implements. Group
ed in his exhibit are 40 pieces. There are
up-to-date gasoline engines, cider and
feed mills. corn shelters, harrows, cul-
tivators, gang plOws, husker and shred
der. cream separator, wagons, drills
and manure spreader. American wire
fence and harvesting machinery.
J. r. Rawlings makes large exhlb-
it of agricultural implements, such as
drills. corn planters, washer, churn.
roofing paper, corn shelter, cultivators,
wagons. rake, lime spreader.
etc.
THE RACES
The races Tuesday resulted as fol-
lows:
/ O'Clock. Mule Race Half mile
dash. Open to all mules in surrounding
counties. J. W. Spicer's Queen LIST, j.
w. Spicer's Dick End, d. c. Smiths
Jim Jones, 3rd.
100 O'Clock. Scrub Race-Half mile.
Open to all scrubs owned in surround
ing counties. Horses entered in regu-
lar races barred. J. p. Simpsons
Black Boy lst, NJ. 3. Skinker's Sea
Breeze End, r. c. L. Moncure's Mack
3rd.
REGULAR RACES
Half mile dash. Open to all horses
owned in Spotsylyania, King George,
Caroline, Stafford, Westmoreland, Rich
mond, Lancaster, Northumberland and
Essex. Purse SIS. 90, first horse $50. 90,
second horse $500, third $1,000. En-
trance fee 10 per cent of purse. -Four
to enter and start in different entries.
Weight for age. +. l.. W. Green's
Nioless LIST, T. S. Shepherds Marriage
Rells End, w. H. Simpsons Bill Baily
3rd.
Three-quarter mile dash. Open to
all. Purse 800 90, of which $500 to
second horse, $1,000 to third. Fee 10
per cent of purse Three or more
to enter and start. Weight for age.
F. l.. w. Green's Swazet lst, G. {.
Brenton's Flat Creek, End, H. {. Pal
mer's Helen B 3rd.