The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-11

Premium Wheat Fans!
YHNliE undersigned wonld respectfully inform the FAR
y ming public and all others interested, that they
Improved Premium wheat Fans, at
their old stand In Philadelphia, TENN, and have also
tablshed shops ut Cleveland, Tenn. and Dalton, Ga,
where they will he happy to walt upon their old friends
and as many new ones as may desire their machines
These Fans an Improvement upon the ~. T. Grant
Fam" by Mr.. Thurber, who the inventor Of the
Grant Fan. These Fans have received premiums where
large numbers exhibition in various States Of
the Union, to wit I'm New York. where there were
fifty competitors for the premium, and in Ohio,
where there thirty contendng for the same. Nir-
ginia Pennsylvania North Carolra, and the Middle Di-
vision OF the State of Tennessee have acknowledged
the superiority uf these Fans by awarding premiums, at
their respective Fairs to the proprictors.
These Fans enjoy unrvaed reputation wherever they
have been used for their superiority Of construction
and the rapidy with which they perform their work
being able to clean bLshel per minute-and remov-
ing everything that could be accomplished by Smut Ma
chimes. One Of these machines was timed and tried at
Joseph JONES' near Philadelphia, Tenn. the result OF
which experiment the annexed certificate viii SHOW
Good material shall be procured and only good work
construct them, which enables us to warrant all
work done at shops Those wishing good machines
would do well send in their orders early the de-
mand about harvest usually greater than be sup
piled with the desired Dispatch Letters addressed to
the undersigned at Philadelphia, Tenn Cleveland Tenn,
and Dalton Ca will receive prompt attention ,roy
KEyKs IIESDERsoS, Athens, Tenn, Agents for
the sale of the above Fans.
The above machines have been used by the most prom
ineut farmers In the States referred to, among whom
eX-Goy. Morehead and Hon g. Y. Puyrer OF North
Carolina eX-Gov. Bartlett and Hon. David Todd, Ohio;
Samuel Hastings, of Na and hundreds Of others, among
whom many Of your friends and acquaintance, TO
Wit Judge Tarvcr, Dalton, Ga; Mark A. Cooper, Ga;
Hon John Farrar Atlanta, Ga; Samuel Caldwell, Pike
county, Ga; Josiah Johnson Esq, Cleveland; VIM.
Lowry, David Cleage John Crawford, Esqs, Athens;
James Russell, VIM Naples, Urel johnson, Milton Il.
Phillips Esas., McMnn county; COl.A.W.CoZart, BMc
Ghee, G. NJ. McGhee, J. W. J, Niles, VIM. A. Spencer,
VIM. Upton, W. II. 4 A. stakely, Joseph Jones' VIM.
Cannon, Rev Thomas Brown, Monroe county; Rev. Mr..
Dixie Matthew blackburn, VIM. Cox, Esq'r Matthews,
Bount county; Thomas Boyd and Col. Cox, Knox coun
ty; Rev. Mr.. Talliaferro Jackson Edwards Roane
These machines also used In the following mills,
to wit Rockford Blount county lleiskells Morgan
ton, Blount county; Balls, Kelsoe's, Simpsons, Os-
bourns Pond Creek,) stanfelds, (Sweetwater) Mon
roe county; and Rnssell's, McMinn county, Tenn.
This certGes that the undersigned timed and tried n.
u. Thurbers Premium Wheat Fan, and state that 1t
cleaned bushe per minute, separating all filth to
such degree Of perfection that II canot be rvaed by
any Fan now In use; and We recommend all who stand
In need of such n machine to examine this improved
Fan before purchasing elsewhere. J, ID. JONES,
CnAs, CANNON,
A, W. CozART.
This is to certify that have been using Of the
Wheat Fans manufactured by Thurber 4 Cotton, called
N u Thurber's Improved Premium Fan, and believe II
to be superior to any Fan have seen In use in this
country 1nos. Brown.
Philadelphia, Tenn, Dec II, 1855.
Athens, Tenn, both Dec, 1875.
purchased one Of Thurber's Improved Premium
Wheat Fans from Messrs. Thurber Cotton this year,
and well pleased with It, My hands tell me II is Just
the Fan they wanted. q DAVID CLEAGE.
Dec 2S-6ms-19