The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-15
I'm PO Tg.NT TO FsR.nERs!
Premium Wheat FanaI n

YuNHE undersigned would respectfully inform the Far.
j ming public and all others interested, that they
still continue to manufacture N. u. Thturber,s
Improved Premium Wheat Hans, at
their old stand in Philadelphia Tenn have also
tabshed shops at Cleveland, Tenn. and Dalton, Ca,
where they will he happy to walt upon their old friends
and as many new ones as may desire their machines
These Fans are an Improvement upon the al. T. Grant
FAM by Mr.. Thurber, who was the inventor of tho
Gram Fan. These Fans have received premiums where
large numbers were exhibition in various States OF
the Union to wit In New York where there were
over nifty competitors for the premium, and Ia Ohio,
where there were thirty contendng for the same vir.
gnia, Pennsylvania North Carolina, and the Middle Di.
vision OF the State of Tennessee, have acknowledged
the superiority of these Pans by awarding premiums at
their respective Fairs to the proprietors.
These Fans enjoy unrivned reputation wherever they
nave been used Tor their superiority Of constructions
and the rapidly with which they perform their work
being able to clean one bshe per minue--and rernoy.
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 will SHOW
Good material shall be procured and only good work
men to construct them, which enables us to all
work done at our shops. Those wishing good machines
would do well to send In their orders early the de-
mand about harvest IL usually greater than be sup
piled with the desired dispatch. Letters addressed TO
the undersigned at Philadelphia, Tenn, Cev eland Tenn
TlIURBER COTTON.
hEvEs HENDERSON, Athens Tenn, are Agents for
the sale Of the above Fans
The above machines have been used by the most prom.
inent farmers in the States referred to- among whom
are exGov Morehcad and Hon. C. Y. Puyrer Of North
Carolina; exGoy. Bartlett and Hon. David Todd, Ohio:
Samuel Hastings Of Va and hundreds of others among
whom are many of your friends and acquantances to
wit Judge Tarver, Dalton Ga; Mark 4. Cooper Ga;
Hon. John farrar, Atlanta, Ca; Samuel Caldwell Pike
county, Ga; Josiah johnson, Esq, Cleveland; VIM
Lowry, David Cleage, John Crawford, Esqs, Athens;
James Russell, VIM Naples, Uriel Johnson Milton l..
Phillips, Esqs, McMinn county, Cola w .Cozart Me-
Ghee, G. NJ. McGhee, J. W. J. Niles, VIM. A. Spencer
VIM. Upton, w u. A. stakely, Joseph Jones' VIM
Cannon, Rev Thomas Brown, Monroe county; Rev Mr.
Dixie, Matthew Blackburn, VIM. Cox, Esq'r Matthews
BouEt county; Thomas Boyd and Col. Cox Knox coun-
tyi Rev. Mr.. Talliaferro jackson Edwards Roane co.
These machines also used IN the following mills
to wit :-Rockford Dount county, Heiskcll's Morgan.
ton, Blount county; Balls, Kelsoe's, simpsons Os-
bourn's, (Pend Creek Stanfelds, (SweetwaterJ Mon.
roe county, and Rnssell's, McMinn county, Tenn.
This certies that the undersigned timed and tried n
U. Thurber's Premium Wheat Fan, and state that It
cleaned one bushel per minute separating all filth to
such degree Of perfection that It canot be ryaed by
any Fan now in use; and recommend all who stand
In need Of such n machine to examine this improyed
Fan before purchasing elsewhere. J. ID. JoyHs
CBAs. CANNON,
A. W. CozARr
This is to certify that have been using one OF the
Wheat Fans manufactured by Thurber Cotton, called
n, U. Thurber's Improved Premium Fam and believe n
to be superior to any Pan have seen in use In this
country. Tuos Bpows
Philadelphia, Tenn, Dec II, 1865.
Athens, Tenn, goth Dec, 1855
purchased one OF Thurber's Improved Premium
Wheat Fans from Messrs. Thurber Cotton this year
and am well pleased with It, My hands el Inc Is Just
the Fan they wanted. Dawn CIrAcy
Dec 2S-6mf-3I9