The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-03

two varieties of wheat and bushei of
potatoes, which took the first prize. j.
II Beal had some good samples of cab
haze. corn and wheat Some very fine
citrons, and good flint corn was shown
by Joseph Bowron. j. D. Wade eXhibi-
{ d some fine King Philip corn, onions,
peas and beans, all of which were good.
J. Richardson had fine lot of plums,
two varieties of squashes, some fine cab
bages, bushel of Garter potatoes, and
superior lot Of watcrmolons and musk
melons. Duncan McGregor showed
pumpkins, good lot Of potatoes and
yellow don't and sweet corn. g. Il.
Sanford had two varieties of potatoes
and some squashes. /. \. Pomroy,
showed bushel OF fine Eeots. The
fist prize on barley and peas was aTar-
ded to E. II Jacobs.
Turn 5, a specimen Of Rhol Rabbi,
and caulifiower were shown by &. l.. Hall
Frank Catlm showed Apple pie mel
ems and beets. A fine lot Of Clinton gra-
pes, a ppie lie melons, and specimen
of Eoyntian corn were exhibited by Hi
ram Ansley. George E. M !nn showed
some good sweet potatoes. y bushel Of
corn, raised on one rod of ground, was
shown ~ w. Blodgett, also onions and
potatoes. J. Goodwin showed good
SAMPLES of wheat. oats, corn, and lot Of
fine potatoes Of six varieties, raised from
tie balls in two wears. A large Apple
pie melon, weighing SO pounds, was ex-
hibited by A. ID. Gray. These melons,
several lots of which were on exhibition,
make sance or pies which can hardly be
distinguished from green apple. MIR.
Gray also exhibited turnips, tomatoes,
and some fine chafas, or Mexican musk
melons. A. L. Wadsworth showed rye
and superior Rio Grande wheat, and q
lot of good pink eyed pototoes. Some
very large winter squashes, fine broom
corn, King Phillip corn, field peas, beets
and turnips, were shown by S. c. Jones.
Some large beets were exhibited by VIM
II. Grow. VIM. Barker had a lot of
fine winter squaches, very large stalk
of tobacco and an enormous string ofpep
ers. Caleb Green showed some
fine sweet potatoes and large beets and
cabbaces. John Mann exhibited very
large pumpkins. squashes, potatoes, to-
matoes and radishes. FL. A. Chamber
lain showed corn ond onions.
Mrs. P. Jewell contributed q very fine
sample of bell peppers, and basket of
tomatoes, both OF which took first preni-
ums. James Chinook showed fine yarie-
ties of potatoes and corn. DR.. Hendee
had some very large cabbage which took
the first premium. A fine assortment Of
beets, onions, carrots, parsnips, squashes
and potatoes, was shown by DIR. Otis
Hoyt. E. L. Nash showed tomatoes,
potatoes, cucumbers and beans. A fine
fot of sweet potatoes was shown by VIM.
II. Cocks. A. D. Gray had good squash
es, tomatoes and turnips. A good lot Of
melons and squa:hes was shown by Josh
ua Smith. VIM. Martin had on exhibit
ton large amount of field and garden
products, embracing wheat, oats, peas,
beans, potatoes, currants, plums, apples
and other articles too numerous to men
ton. He received large number of pre-
miums. Joseph Haskell showed good
beans and corn. Silas Staples had a fine
lot of melons, pumpkins, beets, squashes,
and apples. Robert Boardman showed
some fine Club wheat, and other arti-
cles.
DIR. Eyerts had on exhibition sweet
potato, three feet and three inches in
length. Its circumference was not very
great. Besides these named, there were
many other articles which we have not
room to mention, Enough has been said
to convince any one that St. Crox
County is well supplied with edible mat
ter.
LADIES DEEP RTMENT.
Tn this department there was q large
display of elegant articles, and they were
all arranged with taste and care.--
Among SO large number of articles we
cannot mention all which were worthy
of notice and if we overlook some of the
most deserving, if the fair owners will
bring them to this office and permit US to
examine them again, full justice shall
be done.
There were several burr and comedian
frames, boxes and baskets, which attact-
ed oeneaal admiration and were well
worthy of it. Mrs Geo. Martin exhibited
some of the most beautiful of these, and
received premiums on them. Mrs. Mar
tin also contributed worsted work, two
beautiful wreaths Of pressed fowers.--
Mrs. james Andrews also showed beauti-
full pressed ffrowers.
Mrs. J. A. Bunker took the first
premium on rag carpet; Miss Sarah
Peabody showed chair tidy, and Mrs. E.
Dautermond, several very beautiful pieces
of embroidery, and an eleganthead dress.
Mrs. Sturteyant showed bex of flowers;
Mrs. Geo. M. Street an embroidered
lamp-mat & rug; Miss Georgia Salmon,
beautiful cornelian box and Mrs. ). W.
Fuller an elegant ottoman cover. Mrs.
VIM. Barker had Canton Grape shawl
and neat tufted rug. Mrs. NJ. Herrick
showed good carpeting and other articles.
Mrs. j. o. Henning had beautiful glass
lamp shade, basket of artificial flowers,
and an elegant frame paper house, which
attracted much attention.. A beautiful
fancy bed quilt shown by Mrs. D. @.
Ketchum took the first premium. Mrs.
J. w. Peers had large number of arti-
cles, comprising embroidered work, and