Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-17


NJ Cartwright, John f. Owen, @. Broken
brough, Z. d. Caldwell, P. Il. Williams,
Mrs. Dora Mallory, VIM. Hewitt, G Fraoke,
N. Brown, J. A. Pickett, n B. Andrews,
j. L. Rowland.
The fifth class to the person who will
have shipped to, and sold on the market
this season, the greatest number of hogs
heads tobacco, and the sixth class-best
handled and priced hogshead by planter,
viii be determined on the LIST of Septem-
Der, when the premiums VIII be awarded.
In the seventh class--best handled hogs
head, premium to first $500, second prem
ium $500, the entries were as follows:
Thomas Barker, II X Burnett d Son,
VIM, Evans, IL ] Lacy, Winston & Merri-
weather, R II West, John Stringer, d T
Brown, Ed Terrill
In the eigth class-best five hhds of their
kind, first premium $3.50, second premium
500, there were nine competitors, with
IS hogsheads, as follows L W Withers,
NJ II Cornell, Jas ] Rogers, Lenox Il Ed
wards, @ FRANKIE, r Lucas, James
Lisenby, G Brockenbrough, r Finch,
In the ninth class-best three hogsheads,
the entries were as follows George
T. Adams, Lenox & Edwards, Robt.
Sorry, Wilson d Quick, w. r. Brame, VIM.
Hester, Mrs s. A Tandy, q.
W. Lunde-msn, j. D. Tandy, VIM. Evans.
In the tenth class, the best box bright
wrapper, the competitors were as follows
Wink Coleman, w H Burgess, r. d Cald-
well, w II Vim, Geo f Aksrs @ boxss).
Many of the competitors named in the
different classes above mentioned entered
two, three, four and five hogshesds.
The Fair WAS held at Franklin Hall, the
most spacious room III the city, and, by the
way, no small thing at that The different
samples were placed and arranged upon
the tables by the committee at an carly
hour IN the morning, and when everything
was in readiness, the judges were called in.
There was separate list Of judges for each
class, who went to work in earnest, and In
the course Of an hour were able to render
decisions upon the samples before them.
In the list Of premiums published In our
issue yesterday, the second premium In
best three hogsheads, was incorrectly print
ed "Smitermsn." 1t should have been G.
w. Lunderman, of Christian county, Ky. |
After the premiums had been announced,
the large crowd present adjourned for re-
freshments. 4 temporary bar had been
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provided with an abundant supply of wines
and liquors, and refreshments There was
a general rush for the stage when the an
nouncement was made, and for upwards OF
an hour the popping of champagne corks
was heard, and there was a lively time
among the imbibers, and the utmost good
cheer prevailed.
At o'clock in the afternoon all the
buyers in the city, together with planters
and lookcrs-on assembled again at Frank
lin Hail. when the premium tobacco was
put up at auction and sold TO the highest
bidder The bidding was conducted with
spirit, and IL several instances fancy prices
obtained. The best bright or mottled
wrapper was knocked down at $92 per
hundred lbs. to NJ. H. Clark, and the sec
ond best hhd in the same class purchased
by o. T. Torian at SEQ per hundred. The
premium hid of cutting leaf was purchased
by w. z. Arnel at S35 per hundred, and
the second best in the same class bought
by w. b. Boatwright at S26. After the
premium tobacco was disposed of, there was
another sale by the different factors, each
house being allowed to sell twenty hogs
heads in turn. Out Of the number sold
there was a hogshead of bright wrapper
knocked down at $10I per hundred, 50
more than was paid Tor the premium hid
The sales continued up to dark, and buy
era exhibited lively interest.
After supper there was an adjourned
meeting of the Board of Trade in q spa-
cious room on the first floor Of the South
ern Hotel. And just here it is not ont of
place to remark that GAINESVILLE has reason
to be proud of her Southern Hotel. 1t is
model institution, furnished in fine style,
everything tidy in appearance, with an
abundantly supplied larder, steward that
seems to understand his business thorough
~, and walters that are experienced and
attentive. The tables are filed with the
choicest edibles, and no guest can leave the
house, and say he has not been well pro-
yided for The proprietors are Rosch 4
Ramey, both popular and enterprising gen.
tlemen, who, to say the least of il, know
how to keep good hotel. But to the meet
ing OF the Board of Trade. d. N. Ken
nedy, the President, took the head of the
table, and called upon G. A. Roth to make
preparations for an intellectual feast. The
latter gentlemen obeyed the summons, and
in ashort space of time had the tables COW
cred with bottles tabled ''Cliquot.r The
hO4h "a SOlALL-4tAI4I Was SlhCu, anu
ing was commenced all along the line.
Toasts were proposed, responses were
made, general good time prevailed, and
everybody had front seat" After the
feast of reason and flow of soul, the guests
were invited by the Board of Trade to visit
the skating rink. The invitation was
unanimously accepted, and buyers, plant
ers, and others, were soon vending their
way en- masse to the skating carnival. The
rink was trimming full, and gayer scene
we have never witnessed. 1t was, indeed,
a novel affair. The skaters were in cos
tune, and some of tie outfits were gotten
up without regard to expense. The young
ladies of GAINESVILLE, noted for their beauty,
vivacity and anliability, wore their sweetest
smiles on this occasion, and the gentlemen
on wheels exhibited gallantry in the highest
degree. The evening throughout was
spent in mirth and social enjoyment, and
it was a late hour when the gay and merry
skaters were warned that it was time to
bring the entertainment to a close. The
skating carnival Will long be remembered
by those present. and Clarksville can boast
of being ahead of all rivals in the skating
business -- Az
And now TO the Fair once more. What
has been so well begun, should be con-