Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-02
Strained Honey-W P Henderson

premium.
PRODUCT OF THE FIELD.
Best bush Irish potatoes, Mrs. ] L
Richardson, premium. The finest WI
have seen anywhere.
Best bushel sweet potatoes, W ] An
derson, premium. Fine enough to com
pete with all the world.
Best bushel millet seed, Peacock
Sehorn, Bedford county, premium.
Best 100 lbs. flour, J W & W F Cary,
Bedford county, premium.
Best winter wheat Robert Lytle, pre-
MUM.
Best white corn, ] M Beard, premium
Best yellow corn, j M Beard, premium.
Best wheat starch, Mrs II ii Norman,
premium.
Best corn starch, Mrs H H Norman,
| premium.
| sHoEMAKRR's WORK AND sADuLERY.
Best pair gents boots, Winstead & Bros,
Nashville, premium.
Best pair lady's shoes, Winstead &
Bros, premium.
Best pair gents shoes, Winstead 6 Bros
premium.
Best lady's saddle, Mosby & Co., Muir
| freesbOro, premium.
Best mans saddle, Mosby & Co., pre-
| MUM.
Best saddletree, Mosby & Co., premium.
Best set wagon harness, Mosby & Co.,
premium.
Best riding bride Mosby s. Co., pre-
MUM.
MACuYNrpy
Best cotton scraper, Street & Andrews,
Murfreesboro, premium.
Best sulky hay rake, Street & An
drews, premium.
Best broadcast sower, Street Sc An
drews, premium.
Best corn shelter, Street s. Andrews,
premium.
Best cotton gin, Thomas B. Robertson,
Murfreesboro, premium.
Best reaper aud mower, Street & An
drews, premium.
Best plantation grist mill, Street & An
drews, premium.
Best grain separator, J. W. Sage, Ruth
ford county, premium.
Best panel door, S. R. Sanders, pre-
MUM.
Best flooring, S. R. Sanders, premium.
Best box window frame, s. r. San
ders, premium.
Best window sash, S. R. Sanders, pre-
MUM. .. /
MACHINERY.
Best gateway and gate, P. O'Neal,
MurfreesbOro, premium.
Best show case, - Baker, premium.
Best carriage, (two-horse,) Osborne,
Book & Co., premium. <r.- /
Best family barouche, Spain Sc Smith,
premium.
Best buggy with top, Spain & Smith,
premium.
Best buggy, open, Spain & Smith, pre-
MUM.
Best parlor stove, T NJ Eubanks, Muir
freesboro, premium. /
Best fire brick, T NJ Eubanks, premium;
Street & Andrews, certificate.
Best clothes'wa machine, etc., I
NJ Eubanks, premium; w II & J B
Kirkpatrick, Franklin, certificate.
Best sewing machine, to the Florence,
premium, Mrs. A Nelson, Agent; Wheel
er and Wilson, certificate, John Kerr,
Agent.
The machines of the various agents
created great interest in all visitors, and
added much to the show in the Floral
| Hall.
Parlor furniture, Weskley & Warren,
Nashville, premium.
Chamber set, Weakley s. Warren pre-
| MUM.
Best display of furniture, Weakley &
Warren premium.
In the Floral Hall we noticed a very
neat lady's workbox, made by Mr.. John
| H Baker, of Murfreesboro. The box
consists of 2,4S3 pieces, of twenty seven
different kinds of wood, showing great
taste and ingenuity in the arrangement of
the different colors, as well as the cOnve-
nience of the inside arrangement for
| holding the various articles for ladies
work. This box was awarded the pre-.
MUM for the above qualities.
A special premium of S. in gold was
awarded to the Grover & Baker Sewing
Machine Company, for the greatest varie-
| ty of fine sewing done on the Grover &
Baker Sewing Machine. The work was
done by Nashville lady.
SADDLE STOCK.
Any age or sex, premium, 7 Gooch;
| certificate, VIM Smell.
Model animal, shown at pleasure, pre-.
MUM, Hick Weakley; certificate, Andrew
Allen, of Williamson.
RIDING FOR BOYS.
Under IL years, premium of fine bride,
Master c H Weakley; certificate, Harry
| Carr.
Over II years, premium, to Fl E Pal
mer; certificate, Willie Hill.
| TRoTTING RACES.
Fastest mare or gelding, in harness,
mile heat, premium S25, to W. H. Skies.
ONE FINE HAT.
Offered by Douglass & Solomon, of
Nashville, for best equestrian; premium
to J. Gooch.
DIRECTORS RING.
The officers and directory were called
by general consent to mount their steeds
and come to the ring to test their horse
manship. After going through many
graceful and knightly evolutiOns, the
premium was awarded to Mr.. Secretary
Henderson, the certificate to DR.. j. Pat
tersOn, General Superintendent, and ''get-
ter of the champagne, voted to Presi
dent D. H. G. Spence.
These awards were also understood to
be as votes of thanks to these excellent
officers for their faithful less and efficiency.
In this connection we will add as the SEN
timent Of all, that too much praise cannot
bs awarded to the entire mana cement OF
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