The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-29
FREOER|CkSbURG
ENDS GREAT FAIR
FRIES ARE AWARDED FOR
NUMEROUS FARM PRODUCTS
AT CLOSE or EVENTS,
CONFEDERATE REUNION
oLD VETERANS MARCHED IN PA
RADE ESCORTED by GOVERN
MENT TRooPs-RoBT. E. LEE,
IR-, ORATOR oF THE DAY.

Special to The Richmond Virginian)
/ FREDERICKSBURG VA. sept.
2s-The Fredericksburg fair oAms TO
D close this evening. after three days
o. unusual entertainment and pleas
IRE.
The feature Of the closing day ,aa
the reunion of the Confederate sol
ciers, to which eiiecial attention ha1
been given IN advance
At 20 c'clo, X this morning the pro-
CefSion OF veterans started. with Col 7
onel f. ID. Cole chief marshal, and .
Captain M. h. Rowe. as assistant mar
shall, in command
The parade formed in front of the !
courthouse and was escorted 10 the
fair grounds by troop &c, OF the .
United States cavalry,
Old Men In Parade.
The line OF old soldiers carried the
usual complement OF men from sixty
to eighty five years OF age. Ths rem
nnnt OF the once glorious Army OF
Northern Virginia.
, 70 the stirring strains OF martial
music the sometimes hating steps OF
, the old men were Qutokened. The
crowd OF spectators along tina lide Of
, march added cheers to the occasions.
Arrived at the fair grounds tho
; veterans were gwen reserved seats in
:
the grandstand directly In front Of
the speakers stand
Colonel Lee the Orator.
= II. short address Judge John 7.
: | GoUlrck introduced the speaker of
: the Cay. Colonel Robert (. Lee, Of
. Fairfax.
For an hour Colonel Lee held HIS
sym pathetic audience spellbound. Free
quently the speaker was interrupted
A By enthusiastic applause,
= Troop &C." under Captain Dean.
- went through an intricate. but well
!, executed cavalry drill. that ELECTED
u hearty applause from the veterans.
:. sum ptuous dinner was served
> by the committee Of ladies, under ths
y direction OF Mrs. John #. Goolrtck.
+, Altogether the reunion was an
: event long to be remembered by both
. the veterans and the citizens of Fred
. ericksburg.
The program was as follows:
y Judge j. r. Goolrick presiding.
Cornet solo, Southern Melodies.
- Quartet, "Tenting in the Old Camp
y Grounds"
: Selection by hand. Dixie"
- Address. by Colonel Robert f. Lee,
l. OF Fairfax.
= Quartet. Bonnie Blue Flag"
- Selection by band, Carry Me Back
to Old Virginia"
= Chorus. Dixie"
IN Dinner
re Fair Opened Tuesday.
re The Fredericksburg fair opened
/ Tuesday with "A satisfactory first day
crowd. The first day was largely
Is taken up with the judging, which waA
e. completed.
as The Ladies' Department was the
10 feature of the fair this year This
re department had the finest exhibit ever
OF shown here.
er Among the special exhibits were
y those in charge of Messrs, A. b. Pur-
cell and Peyton Rowe, OF the State
in Food and Dairy Division. and by Miss
", Katherine Stuart. OF tho Nationa
n Audubon Society.
mt The exhibits OF farm products
y horses. cattle. poultry and farm ma
AL chiaery ars attractive and interest
er ing.
Y Troop &C." Fifteenth cavalry. exc
lily cuted two fancy drills on Tuesday ant
Id Wednesday.
re Wednesday, the second day. was tn
a largest day the association had
TT. The crowd numbered more thai
fr. 5000.
Agricultural Institute.
An agricultural institute WAS he'll
n during part of the forenoon in tn
ST grandstand A large crowd of farmer
he paid Close attention TO the lecturers
EN- Many ladies We're also in attendance,
be State Commissioner G. w. koine
set was present, and made short ad
ng dress.
81 Prizes Awarded.
he On Thursday. the closing day, man
sr- prizes were awarded
Dix Mr.. J + Gordon. OF Ohio. an ex
irg pert corn Judge. awarded the follow
II ing prizes in the seed corn depart
he ment:
err Best ten-ear exhibition:
ote First prize, $5o--J. G.. Powell c
IL Spotsyivania; score, 81,
nj Second. George W. Helm. OF Fred
erlcksburg: score, ~.
lee Third. Chastine Mason. OF spotsyI
law vania: score, IS.
an Fourth. Herman Alhrecht. OF Spol
he sylvania. score II.
art Fifth. j. Taylor Thornton, Of Pol
ev, Royal. SCORE. II.
os Best single ear OF white corn.
ner W Tompkns. of Guinea, score, u
art For yellow corn--George Purvis, {
or Stafford, ten ears first prize. 81
ar score. 10.
II second 0 NJ, Hayes King deors'
yas Third. f. NJ. orrich. spotsywanis
nd score, 81
ng, Fourth. Mrs. G. b. Durrett of spo
OF syivanla, score, 50,
arr Fifth. Daniel Hess. OF Spotsyivanis
score, SO
best stb&tS car Ni HN''NW NpfAt NV
by PurVis
ar Horses and Cattle.
on The following horse and cattle owI
,ey. ers we're awarded ribbons
tn Horses Charles Thornton. Julia
the v Brooks. s L. Powell, r. H. Blow
re, w. y. Peyton. E, T. Moore, II.
j !. Coakley " H. Simpson. N NJ bsrr
hin w r. Deacon Dr q, M Wallac
I a Ralph Ixard. Mrs. r y. Robinson.
the - Moneure. Mrs Il. A. Hall. II,
her Brooks.
an Cattle G A rruslow. Ralph LIAR
zeal Judge II a. H. Chichester, Mann
mn field Hall Farm. r. y. brooks
xea swine pr Fl r. Jett, Mannsne
Han Farm ] II StoekmAn,
ar Poultry Department Winners.
, IL Poultry Frederick Nussay deori
for r Newton a. r. Bullock John Brcn
yer finger, Charles htockman. j, Il Hut
I'M ms, A Randolph hrookS. J. q, Tia
an rison W h Howard. Herman stoel
the man. tinkie fruslew. r. q. brook
iieA Chester rruslow. Miss MAY brook
he Miss Margaret Hawkins Mrs, II.
nief Chichester. Judge IL HI /. Chtchests
~ N NJ berry Daniel Hess.
nm wheeler Miae Thcadaoia noxley, MI
,uia ~. A. Han ElsWarth = Baker. VI
,of. liam England