The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-09-30
TEdH FAIR.

lno IOlAOWluS are amOHS tne ueTl
torious entries that we noticed =
MECHANICAL.
| N. Sherman agent Of Wheeler !
Wilson Sewing Machines, has tins
machines in operation which attract
ed much attention from the ladies. I
! Moffet b Carter exhibited. an in
genious machine for drying fruit and
clothing, which seem we'll adapted te
its purposes. s /.
i J. Logan, from Monroe, Iowa,
shows the Cooks Companion, a Gull
nary continuance for the kitchen. s
! Root 4 Brainard, Ottumwa, iowa
have two elegant monuments oftheil
own make. II a5sg tjagegs, s.
/ w. q. Grimes has four elegant COW
cred carriages, which would Be cred.
liable to any Eastern Factory. ba
4 Durfee h Pollard, of this city,
show q magnificent lumbor wagon
and very fine trotting Suiky, which
attracted special attention. Ha9 a1
| Parkhurst 4 Co., Agency, and
Cummings q silsby, Ottumwa, also
exhibit two fine wagons. 4a
Keister, Warden b Portor have
two plows, John Frederick a Hay
Rake, T. D. Tyler . new patent Fan
ming Mill, E. 7. Sage l. Co. of Agen-
cy City, Grain Drill, Stalk Cutter,
Horse Rake, Walking Cultivator,
and Corn Plow, also a Chicago Pitts
Thresher. 5r
g. A. Derby shows a Buckley Reap
er. aH
Geo. Scott enters some splendid
specimens Of the Frears Artificial
Stone, which attracted much notice;
also the drafts of two residence hou-
ees, one for Jerry Nottingham, Of
Chicago, and the otnor for J. Nj.
Hedrick, Of this city, besides the
plans of DR.. Taylor's elegant new
stores just finished.
Homer Hall, Architect, also has
two fine plans of city and country
residences.
Miss Esther Danbaum shows two
elegant specimens Of embroidery Of
her own handiwork.
The other articles in the Mechani.
cal and Fine Art department which
we observed and which are worthy
of more extended notice than we
have now time or space for, were a
boquet in marble, by A. Wallace,
a case Of artificial flowers, by C. e.
Lawrence smart Miss of II. EN-
broidery by Miss Ellen Flanagan
Wax Flowers, by Mrs. f. NJ. San
ders. Ottoman, by jennie Webber.
Needle work by Matte Peck. Lamp
and vase mats by Miss Noble. The
sett of Carriage Harness, by J. Tay.
lor, of this city which took the first
Premium at the State Fair. A beau
tiful shell picture frame by Miss
Clara L. Coffin. Two Moss Baskets,
by Miss 81. N. Mccoy. Specimens
of Job Printing from the CouRiER
Office. Elegant and substantial
Boots & Shoes of his own make by
A. F.Knight. Feather Flowers by
Clara l.. Coffin. Wax flowers by
Rosa Pickler. q group of fowls in
pencil by Master Eugene H. Mccoy
II years old, and worthy of special
notice.
In this class there is a wilderness
of embroidery, quilts, unmentionable
sort of dimity &c. &c. all worthy Of
notice, but which we have neither
the time or knowledge of such
things to fully describe.
Mrs. J. II. Myers exhibited a man.
moth flower vase.
.. Moffet shows some specimens Of
pen work highly creditablo to his
skill.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The showing of Irish Potatoes was
much better than that at the State
Fair.
A. Graves and o. Moffot had lots
Of the Early Rose, which are enough
to make the mouths OF an Irishman,
or any other man water. The othor
exhibition of potatoes are Peter Kit
terman, VIM. Pedrick, ]. l.. Brace,
which embraced the Early Goodrich,
white Neshanock and other excellent
varieties IN great perfection.
0. Moffet and j. l.. Brace, show
nice swoet potatoes.
Mrs. d. 81. Wilkinson shows an
ingenously arranged lot of flowers
fruits and vegetables.
/ S. A. Monroe, w. ii. Kittcrman,
G. A. McFarlan, J. M. Chisman, and
Mrs. p. Caldwell, have fine showings
of apples.
| James W. Norris, Mrs. p. Cald.
well, VIM. Daggott, Mrs. L. Carpen
ter, and J. NJ. Hedrick have a good
pear show, many of them being su
perior to those shown at Keokuk.
q O. Moffet has tho only grapes
shown.
| Mrs. l.. Smith, l.. j. Wilson, show
some fine butter.
President Garfield and j. NJ. Baker
had somo good wheat.
STOCK AND TEAMS.
Il Hamilton of Oskaloosa took the Is
Premium, on matched carriage Hor
SOS and Conn Lewis tho 2i.
II .Shaeffer took the lst on single Car
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