Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-12-29
TIRE FAIR

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goods and wares.
/ AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL.
! Some of the things in this depart.
ment which we more particularly no.
ticc are as follows:
A collection of agricultural inple-
ments, such rs plows, cultivators, corn
! planters, tanning mills, and various
other tools, by T. L. French, Cedar
/ Falls.
| Flows, farming tools, stoves. among
which were Stewards cooking stove
and Key Stone parlor stove, and num-
erous other articles in the hardware
line, by Thompson & Co., Cedar Falls.
Mr., l.. b. Hoit's glass mole board
pillow was an object of special attraction
to the farmers and Others present. Ii
Mr.. Holt is successful in being able to
make his piow what it appears to be,
and what he claims for it, it will be q
great benefactor to the farmer as well
as very nice thing financially to him
self.
A very good specimen of cooperage
by Mr.. Lawrence.
Mcssrs. Ritter & Adams exhibited
quarters Of beef and dressed mutton.
each of which We're enticing to the epi-
curian.
Our townsman Martin White had o
fine show of stone and crockcry ware.
Jas. Rownd, Sen, displayed an as
sortment of grains and vegetables.
A very neatly and well finished box
stove, made by our own townsmen,
Wilcox & Bulge.
a choice sample of butter crackers
and bread, by TAFT & Williams, bakers.
of Cedar Falls.
Also, samples of crackers and apples,
by +. \. Hotchlliss.
Choice samples of -four, by Moor
house, of Janesville, Bremen Co.
a nice loaf ofdomestic bread, by Miss
Eta Bradley, only 10 years old.
Extra specimens of butter, by Mrs.
Briden, Mrs. Bancroft and Mrs. Egle-
ton.
a few samples of sorghum, by H. P.
Sloan, Jas. Rownd and NJ. White.
Preserves and jelIies, by Mrs. Ban
croft, Mrs. Briden and Mrs. Bashley.
An extensive display of farm and
garden seeds, by VIM. Briden, of Bre-
mcr Co.
Huge cabbages, beets and potatoes, by
Jos. Bancroft.
FINE ARTS AND FANCY GOODS.
In this department we can only no.
tice few of the more prominent arti-
cles, and that but briefly.
A fine display Of millinery, by Miss
McNaliy ana c. II. Lathrop.
A large and grand exhibition of
queenswarc, carpets and dress and fan
cy goods, by Albert Allen.
T. n. Chase's fruit bazaar was LARGELY
represented in many choice fruits, pre-
served and canned. Also a variety of
fancy goods and confectioncrics.
b. g. Goodtellow, f. A. Hotchkiss
and Chas. Nicely & Co., each made
magnificent displays of samples Of gro
ceries, fruits, pickles and other fancy
articles.
Ireland made a good display of gents'
furnishing goods.
Thompson & Co., OF edge tools, cut
lery, &c. .e.E
J. Co!lmann, of Boots and shoes.
a. TrowbriIge had Il case of fine
work in the line of boots and shoes of
his own manufacture.
Messrs. Grant & Morrison exhibited
a large and splendid show of harness
and saddlery, for style and elegance but
seldom eXcelled.
Tondro exhibited some fancy things
in the line OF furniture.
ID. c. Williams, artist, gave fine dis
play Of photographs, ambrotypes and
argentotypes.
Seed wreaths, by Miss Martin White,
Mrs. II. \. Perkins, Miss Libbie Sloan,
Mrs. w. j. Hart and Mrs. Ham, all of
which displayed much taste and skill.
n very delicate and beautiful hair
wreath, by Mrs. c. c. Childs.
A canvass painting, by Mrs. d. c.
Williams, of her native home in Cana
da; also, by the same, winter scene
and oriental.
Specimens of pencil work, by Miss
Minnie b. Fenwctt.
Two fine ottoman covers, by Mrs.
Powers.
Fancy work box and embroidered
apron, by Mrs. True.
Worsted shawl, by Mrs. DIR. Duncan.
Various articles of embroidery, by
Mrs. f. n. Chase; also specimens from
the hand of Mrs. Thos. Salisbury.
a very elegant worsted wreath, by
Miss Rachel Cooper.
Display of brooms, manufactured by
Messrs. Shields, of Washington town
ship.
Many other articles worthy o? men
ton, that we have not time Or space to
notice in this issue.
THE MUSICAL EXHIBITION.
The Fair closed last evening with
Inc exhibition of vocal and Instrument
II music. The Beethoven Orchestra
lone themselves credit The singing
IF Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Abbott, and Messrs.
hullarky, Trowbridge, Hunt g. Van
oaun, to the excellent piano accompa-
liments of Miss Mary Crosby, met the
Of the audience. In the
rial of wind instruments there was
lively competition between Messrs.
Hunt and Mullarky. The entertain
nent closed with the singing of John
~ Schmoker. The hall was well filled. !
Notice from the School Board.-All |
hose who wish employment as teach-
RS in the public schools of Cedar Falls, |
will meet at the school house on Tues
lay, Jan. I'd, 1866, at . O'Clock A. NJ, for
he purpose Of undergoing an examina- I
ion previous to their employment as