The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-10
SUN MAY. SHINE
CONTINUED From First Pase)
individual exhibit of Mrs, r. r.
Walker, Of Chesterfield. She culti-

Individual exhibit of Mrs, r r.
Walker, Of Chesterfield. She Guilt
Yates twelve acres. 1t sounds ike
ar-fetched story, but she has in her
exhibit in the neighhorhood of two
hundred products grown this year on
her little farm. And she keeps seven
head OF cattle. two mules and a horse.
Some farming,
And her near neighbor. Martin pa-
Wis, has a splendid exhibit right be-
side here Take a good long look
a: both OF them today. Mrs. Walker
Is from New York state. has been
here ten years, and likes Virginia SO
well that she wouldn't entertain the
i0ea or going back
Rcvertsng 10 the poultry exhibit,
that of the hoys' and girls poultry
clubs is highly creditable to them.
many Of their birds winning prizes
and honors.
Corn Competition.
One Of the features of great inter-
est every year is keen competition for
the corn prizes. The Judges finished
their work yesterday afternoon and
some ~ the winners announced are
as follows:
First prize. single ear, white corn.
James ? Watts. Hanover. second p.
o. Coo!rick. third. J NJ. Webb. Clay
Vile. Va
A cup presented by r. w Wood &
Sen for the best ten ears of white
corn was won by DIR. r S. Henning,
" Powhatan county, Second best ten
" Fowhatan county. Second best ton
ear prize was won by p. s webb.
Clayville and J. NJ. Watts. Hanover,
took third prize.
r. 4. Fucker, Delaplaue, Va. cor
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both first and second prizes and the
sweepstakes for all corn. Third prize
for yellow corn. ten ears. was won
by NJ l. Jones, OF Powhatan.
Boys Competition.
The competition in the Boys Corn
club was Of great interest and pre-
scented features Of unusual interest.
Among the winners were. in the single
ear class. white. first prize B. w
shelton. Jr,. Buffalo junction.: second.
Wilbur Wickham. Beaver Dam: third
Hamilton HerninE fourth, Scott Hen
ming: nth, Herbert Gordon. Basker-
VILE
In the tFenty-ear contest the un-
usual feature was presented of three
brothers. sons ~ DR.. Henning, Of JEFF
feraon, Powhatan county winning re-
Hpectiveiy the first. second and third
prizes. Scott, Hamilton and Lockley
HenninE. in the order named being the
successful boys. J. Ellis Rrame. of
Chase City won fourth prize and John
Simpson. Of Powhatan. fifth prize
Hog Department.
The deveiopmen t OF the Virginia hog
industry from the razor ok stage,
when 4 hog wasn't thought much OF
II he wasn't built SO he could beat a
negro running. to the present acme of
perfection In breeding. is one of the
great lessons of the big fair. The hog
exhibit includes all of the favorite
breeds and IS creditable in every re-
spect
The sheep exhibit is small. reflect
Ing the very serious situation which
permits our dogs to rob the state of
an asset that would mean many mil
lions Of dollars to it's people both in
wool and mutton.
An interesting feature Of today viii
he the parade Of the prize winners. in
which will figure very considerably
the horses and cattle heretofore de-
ecribed In The Virginian.
The visitor to the fair should not
fail 10 visit the department of game
, and Inland fish. both inside and out
side exhibits.
Baby's Rest Pavilion.
Mothers need not remain home be-
ause OF having no place to take little
ones to make them comfortable, as
under the direction of the Federation
] Of Mothers clubs headed by Mrs.
william A. burrows a hah"'s rest
pavilion has been provided bur
/ rows is assisted by Mrs r Neisi-
ger, Mrs Edward Kelly IL Mrs ].
/ Q. Nunnallv and Miss Dallas Burrows
as a general ononittee.
Mrs l. r. Strst u. Mrs, j II. pake.
Mrs John SinRletor,. Mrs. J. " Dodd.
! Mrs George Browning and Mrs. Tyree
/ ba~s charge of t.se titet, ta5'e and afxs.
T. r. Bowen, Mrs. Joseph. Wasserstein,
Mrs G. r Reynolds, Mrs Ida Klein
and Mrs T. D. Frev are in charge OF
the rest room. Or. W, a. Picker, DIR.
I Roy Ia Flanagan, Or, T n. Emmett
and DR. Wcitel are in attendance.
The Virginia hospital, with ~a mbul-
arce at hand, has established an
ernersencv hospital In easy reach Of
the midway
THE city police department his
made every arrangement for preserv-
ing order. but as yet the officers have
had nothing to do 20 sneak of in the
arresting line, although they have
been busy acting as walking bureaus
Of information Their courtesy. good
humor and desire 10 serve and 10
please haye brought them much
praise.