Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-10-12

I
ers Or farm use, and car wheels made Of the
celebrated Carter county cold-bast charcoal pig
| iron, which is peculiarly adapted to its manu-
faoture also, casting for school furniture. dog
! irons, DC.
LEATHER, HNRNEss AND sltoEs.
/ w w Lawrence showed u quantity of oN-
cellent leatheTi 4. 3. Melendy, fine har-
ness.
Gaines & Bros display OF boots and shoe,
were superb. embracing every variety of the
latter and specimen oi boots ot their own
manufacture.
PICTURES AND WORKS or ART.
Tho number of pictures hatadorned the walls
! and columns were largely increased, many hc0u-
| tiful paintings being from Gen. and Mrs.. y. a.
Nlabry and Prof J. H. liams, several rustic
scenes among them, harmouizlng most
admirably with the occasion.
4 specimen of fancy marble by Pagan Bros,
q miniature monument, representing broken
tree with a bird in relief bearing the nscrip-
tion, "Our little Willie in black and bronze
! wreathed and otherwise ornamentcd.
Mr.. Phillips had culed the gems from his
gallery to add to the collection Of pictures and
made as handsome a display rs one would wish
to see
POULTRY.
! Col u :. Mariner had two coop- of fowls,
! three varieties, the pure Brahmos, from New
| York, and half-breed, being crossed with the
common domestic fowl, also the black Spanish
| game-cock and hen.
Major Elliott. also, exhibited coop of Brah-
| mas from Pennsylvania
There were quite large collection Of differ
| ent kinds of poultry from Gen. Jos \, Mabry :
farm, comprising white crested ducks, turkeys
and variety of chickens.
The poultry department i well represented,
there being peacoeks geese, guneas &c, each
| fine specimens of the kind.
MIscELLANEoUs
The number of stock entries yesterday was
| beyond expectation, there being upwards of
eight hundred altogether.
| NH "a lac pt
soap, made at the Knoxville Pork House, and
several boxes of bar and soft soap
The Lenoir Brothers exhibition of co'ton
| yarns was very large
exhibition being the only thing Of the kind
there.
Mr. Rublc put one of his iron force pumps
in the principal we'll, which keeps the tank sup
plying the fountain always full, with but little
effort
Fine lot Of leaf tobacco, entered by Joe vii
| liams.
Scythe blades by NIcCorkle ~ Co.
| Dentists sets of teeth, by DrS. Rhea ~ Harris.
School furniture from Nashville and Cbatta-
nooga Southern made.
ExAMINATIoN OF STOCK.
| Early in the afternoon, the Judges of stock
were at the stand when the horses entered for
premiums passed inspection.
| The committees on cattle rhoep and hogs
also made their examinations, but the result will
not he made public until Friday.
THE RACES.
The first was for pacing stock, Hough :
black geldng entered and ridden by Charles
| White Crookshank and GallaherS bay geld
| ing and Dr. NJ L. Rogers black. The animals
started at the word, but the black geldng
broke, and though coming in ahead, the race
was decided in favor of the bay.
| The second was race of one mile and repeat
| for the premium of S25, given by the Society
and purse of 500 by Gen. Jos. \. Mabry.
! Entries-Col ID. VI. Nelson's blooded mare, 3
| year, old j. \. Doyle. bay gelding ~ years
| or over. The first heat was won by the bay.
| The second by the mare, who got start of ~
| yards and kept il, coming in ahead handsomely.
! having increased the distance slightly The
| third heat was also won by the mare, which took
the purse being the two best of three,
! The last was u quarter race. Entrles-Gray
| gcdiHg by sam Walker Sorrcl by Hugh Steel.
! The ,orrel bolted the track, throwing the rider,
and iniuring him severely, when the race was
easily won by the gray.
PoNY RACE.
\ special premium of $40 will be given for
! the fastest pony in dash of halt mile open
! to all, 10 commence at one o clock.
BABY SHOW
| There will be II special premium of n pair of
! splendid, thoroughbred mcrino lambs, worth
! 500 for the best baby under two years old.
| The inspection byihc judges will be made in
| the rotunda of the fair building, at 1890 on
! Friday. Everybody bring your baby. The
| lambs are on exhibition to-day.
COMMITTEES.
Committee on Norway Oats-Kev. Robert
Snead. Pres +. r. d. Fair Perez Dickinson,
| Esq. and Col G. NJ. McGhee.
Committee on Wagons and Buggies--W. VI.
Armstrong, Thos Pickens and ). X. Harris.
Miscellaneous Committee on Fine Arts and
| Fancy Wnrk-Robert Armstrong, j. Somer-
Vile and Mrs. Lucy Alexander
Committee on Bar Iron, Stoves and Castings
--.Jno Gates j. G. Gross and W. X. Potts
Committee on Oil Paintings-llon. q. =.
Temple, Judge Geo. Andrews and Il. II. Rich
ards
Committee on Wooden Embroideries-M
Jno. Crozier, Mrs Jos. A. Mnbry and Mrs.
Thos. Williams.
Committee ON best ten yards home made
| clotl--Mrs. Jno. Smith, Mrs. Geo Kennedy and
Mrs j. G.. Chiles.
Byrequest of the parties offering the special
premium for the best pianist Mrs. Dr. Humes
| and Mrs DR. Ludlow are requested 10 appoint
| third lady TO act as committee of award.
| The Executive Committee last night NJ their
| meeting, voted to give complimentary tickets of
admission to the Fair TO all the clergy IN at
tendance
rHE LADIES.
| \ multitude of fair ladies graced the occasion
! with their presence, scattering smiles and sun
/ shine all around TO theirpresence and efforts,
! the public is indebted for the most attractive
feature of the enterprise.
THE OFFICERS Of THE FAIR
! Col. A. 5. Mariner, the Chief Marshal, is eni-
| phatically the right man in the right place, and
| i ably seconded by Assistant Marshal ii. NJ.
| Aiken and = G. Smith, Chief of Police The
force of the latter is composed of sober men who