Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-21

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Pound cake, Mrs. I. B. Hamhn, pre-
MUM.
Fruit cake, Mrs. G. A. Campbell, pre-
MUM.
Jelly cake, Mrs. R. H. Gardner, pre-
MUM.
i White cake, Mrs Walker, premium.
] CRACKERS.
Soda, Butter and Water, G. H. Vessel Il
Best piece confectionery, @. II. Vessel
/ SEEDS.
| Timothy seed, J. II. Jones i Co., pre-
MUM.
Clover seed, J. H. Jones & Co., pre-
Blue grass seed, j. H. Jones & Co., pre-
MUM
Orchard grass seed, j. H Jones & Co.,
premium.
Hungarian seed, j. II. Jones & Co., pre-
MUM
Millet seed, j. H. Jones & Co., premium.
Best collection seed, j. H Jones Il Co.,
premium
| IRISH POTATOES.
Best display, A. II. Douglas diploma.
| Second best display, 7. NJ. WOOdall, pre-
| MUM.
Third best display, Donald Clark, pre-
| MUM
| Best half bushel, DIR. VIM Williams, pre-
MUM.
| SWEET POTATOES.
| Best display, A H. Douglas, diploma.
Second best display, A. J. Baker, pre-
MUM.
Best peck, DR. VIM Williams, premium
| PARsNPs.
| Best II roots, Mrs. James W. Hamilton,
| premium.
Second best, II roots James Foster,
premium.
EGG PLANT.
Best 6, Robert Stewart, premium.
Second best 6, A. H. Douglas.
CARROTS. .--
Best display, James Foster, premium.
Second best display, A. Fl. Douglas, pre-
MUM. s
TOMATOES, -.. o..
| Best peck, Andrew Gregory, premium.
Best display, Andrew Gregory, premium.
1 MISCEL1ANEOUS-FAST
For the fastest trotting horse, mare or
| gelding, for which a premium of 800 and
silver medal were offered, there were
seven entries, and according to ruling, each
was required to go around the halfmile tract
twice. 1t was a very pretty ring, and the
| different contestants had their friends and
hackers Judges were appointed, and
timers allotted to their respective positions
Below we give list of the owners ofhOrses,
| and the time that was made:
Paul Briefly of Louisville. 2:J04
E. briggs of Adrian, Michigan. ........ 2:4S44
| J. W, Eubanks, of Warren CO., KY. 2:49
| A. Vanmeter, Of Clark CO., Ky.......... 2:59ii
| John Browne, Nashville. ................ 2:55
| w. G.. Mills, Marion CO., Ky, .......... --
| A. J. McKimmOn of Giles county,. 2:4444
The next to the last named entry only
made the half mile, and was distanced.
| The latter having made the best time, the
| Judges announcedthat McKimmons George
Spaulding had received the premium, and
the second and third premium aceordingtO
| the time.
/ FASTEST DOUBLE TEAM.
In this class, there were two entries
| Billy Widener and Crouch L Elder The
/ former came to the stand in 1923 and the
| latter in 1852, and the premium of $2j and
silver medal was awarded to the former.
| INVITATION TO THE GRAND LODGE OF ODD
FELLOWS.
| The Board of Directors held meeting
on the Grounds yesterday, and adopted a
resolution extending an invitation to the
/ Grand Lodge of Odd-Felows, now in ses-
sion to visit the Fair Grounds in a body.
THE COTTON PREMIUM.
1 We are requested to state that in eOnse-
/ quence of the death of DR.. George II.
| Reid, one of the members of the commit
tee appointed by the Cotton Factors of
| Nashville to award premium for speci-
| mems Of cotton offered to the market OF
| Nashville, the committee win postpone ac-
| ton until Friday, the 22d inst.
FLORAL HALL
| We noticed yesterday a large variety of
cut flowers contributed to Floral Hall by
William HEAVIER, including 63 varieties Of
roses, 30 varieties of verbenas and miscel-
laneous flowers Mrs. DR.. Blackman has
also fine display of cut flowers, and j. r.
Splitter of Edgefield, has several stands of
fine honey. The ladies are greatly inter
ested in the display there made, and well
they may be, for it eclpses any thing of the
kind seen III these parts.
MECHANICS HALL
This building is filed to its utmost ca
| pacitv. and this part of the exhibition Is
far beyond expectation. Among the artl-
cles not hitherto mentioned, We, yesterday,
| noticed specimens of boots and shoes con-
tributed by H. Fritz; hotel signal and pla-
ting, etc, by T. 2. Wade; boots and shoes,
by J. W. Hamilton & Son; specimens OF
paper from the Rock City Paper Mill; stuc-
co work and marble columns, by W. Stock
ell & Son; Johnson's picket fence cutter; a
lot of fine horse -shoes made by j. Il. At.
kins, and the pump invented by Z. d
Dreyer, which supplies the grounds with
water from Cockrills springs. We noticed
the judges moving around with blue NIB
bons awarding premiums.
DECIDEDLY COOL.
In this hall premium was awarded to.
Arctic Refrigerator of j. G. Vanpelt, of
Cincinnati. For keeping things cool, Van
pelt's Refrigerator is the most complete and
conveniently arranged design we have yet
seen.
OUR LOUISVILLE NEIGHBoRS-
Two contributions from Louisville, Ky,
are worthy of special mention. One Is a
magnificent buggy, manufactured by Vim.
| Ruby. which for lightness and elegance OF
finish is hard to beat. The other is ashow-
case containing house, vault, safe and jail
locks. builders hardware, tools, etc, very
handsome contribution from the factory OF
Bahr & Ernwine.
A FARMERS CORN PLANTER.
Our handsome friend II. NJ. Dlgglns OF
Cincinnati, patentee and proprietor OF the
celebrated corn planter known as The
Pride of the West, which took the prem
ium at the st. Louis fair, and has been very
highly commended by the agricultural press
of the country, is now in the city for few
; | DAYS. His famous corn planter Is on exhI-
| bition at the Fair, and is greatly admired
by persons familiar with the corn planting
| business.
CONFEDERATE ORPHAN BOOTH.
The ladies of this booth have been
| working like beavers, and during the week
| will realize a handsome sum for the cause
| in which their willing hands and kind
hearts are enlisted They have worked
nobly, and a generous public have respond
: ed literally All honor to those who con-
( ceived the idea which has proved a source
of revenue to an institution in which the
: people of Tennessee should feel very
warm attachment.
: THE DINING HALL.
Large crowds flocked to the dining hall
, Yesterday, and the urbane and accOmmo-
dating Turk, and his assistants gave value
received to all who entered his epicurean
' temple. His tables continue to be filled
4 | with the very best the market affords, anc
: | so will it be during the week.
| THE HURDLE RACE.
The hurdle race comes off on Saturday al
12 O'Clock precisely, and from the Interest