The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

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bag, by Mrs. "A. J. Bowley-; one .sett of
toiletrm mats, by Mrs. Ransom Bartle i, a
lamp matlby Mrs. oh. ?, aRoszell !, q
swinglngbopk 7caserby Mrs. Z. B. Older,
very handsome; "a specimen of silk and
one Of caitong embroidery, by Mrs . D.
Robertson !; a frame of leather-work and
an embroidered cape. by Mrs. Eeklee !;
some handsome collars, by Miss Butter,
! field; and avery handsome leather work
stand, BY Mrs. RaW. Wright. / ybuL I'd
There were also. in this department,
some very fair specimens of Monochro-
matte Paintings by Miss Butterfield and
Mrs. Ecklee /; some pretty coloEed Crays
ons, by Miss Butterfield, Miss Kinsley,
Miss Parkerand Mis-. Scott specimen
of Oriental, of Greoian, and of Venitian
painting, the latter very well DONE by
Miss ButterfeldI; also, a very prettily
executed specimen ofVenitian Painting.
by Mrs T. W. Close ,'sraee 'laabn9
Thornton & Ross also exhibited their
beautiful map Of Independence The
original done with the pen side By Side
with one Of the mounted and colored 18th 2
ographs; and we think, handsome as the
latter was, that The former only lacked
the varnish to make it appear equally
we'll a.'i.is 2 y aSsaW ~ ns11s'9l asa
Under this head of Fancy Articles,
we presume it is admissible to place that
delicate, handsome, sleek, loveable (ugh)
pair of Bull Snakes, which our friend
had on exhibition. =" '"-- ~ - !.
FLOWING AND RIDING MATCHES.
The great pointuof interest Of the on.
tire, exhibition, seemed to be the Riding
Match. which came loff at the Race
Course on the west side Of the river
About 10 O'Clock a perfect tide Of menu
women and nchildrenoin Wagons and on
foot, went pouring over the bridge to the
place of exhibition. ruWe followed, butt
were too late 10 witness the, Flowing
Match, for which there was adeam of two
horses entered by j M. Miller, pair of
horses ysEdwin Cobb, a pair by john
Smyser, and team of cattle by sEphl
rain Miller. Mr.. Smyser and Mr.FEph-'
raim Miller took the premiums. 81 sue. "a
sThejeptries for the Riding Match were
Mrs. Edgeco,nb, Miss S. Edgecomb, Miss
Freeman, Misses Clara and Mary aKipp,
Miss Clark and Miss Coleman! MRS.
Fewld Mnotoreach the ground in time to
enter forrthe premiums, owing to the ua.l
ruly conduct of the horse she was CONF
PEELED to- ride.n' Bhei horses generally
were inferior, as saddle horses, and vet.
the hiding omasG uniformly tgood. mrs.
Edgecomb was decidedly superior, in
poinu dfograce'of bearing ia the saddle.
and in the managelnentpfolNro horse .--1i
Miss Edgeeom rmasi nnohnted1npoh a
high Spirited strottiagi liorseydiandk rode
With us smiich grace and nfearlessness as
anyoe qhesuiehne we ever saw OThesc
ladies we'll observed ttheLitwo first pre-
smiums, and The only. question in the
minds 1.-THE spectators, as I'VE dunder-,
stand eitwas1 lin those Of tine judges, WAS
as to which best deserved the first pre-!
miumlis IL twas awarded, however, to
Mrs. 1Edgecomb, theldaughler taking The.
second, and Miss Freeman, nof Byron
Township,nthe ttird.yd gtanoo ,uos1sas.
zbbea gaied c OK caaa 81 bina edl Lah
OF bnimaeuI ~ s90@a.iU isi1T 7of
4 adThe exhibition closed with an excellent
address by G, 4, R'osszELL, which we shall
publish next week, and the reading. Of the
pre- niums by Col ,I VIII II s-rs 4. a
US, that thess exnrp'tlons are both inter-
e . aa a iippssl FfupGdpyei .soi4oma 10 al
I roinui n0T17T ,1EpI n TIHI7-JJ -fos4Sf]si
4 sample of d DeHtocfatic good; good Faith:
sES1a II eDemocRcy Of Washington
Township Jahorsad Aithfully to procure
the German vote Of his town in the late,
election, and by xirt +, of an ,ipsaaei cryi
Of Know Nothmgisp against the Re-
publican Ticket. aud through the farce
oiphcing aGefman y their township