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

very fine Patchwork, quilts Of silk, worsted
and cotton; counterpanes and spreads, woven
and knit; crotchet work, lamp mass, ernbroid-
cry, and numerous other articles. which must be
seen to be appreciated
VEGETABLES AND GKAIE.
Splendid specimens of Irish and sweet pota-
toes, beets tomatoes, parsnips, onions, beans,
pie and egg plant honiny or flint corn wheat,
oats, broom corn &c., were in great abun-
dance
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
McCorkle ~ Go. had probably the largest as
sortment Of agricultural implements the
ground, comprising cane and corn mills har-
rows, hay tedder, wheat fan, clipper aod excel
sior mowers, excelsior combined reapers, corn
shelters, cider mills jaeger and two-horse
wagons, Concordand Family buggies, well
curb buckeye drills, clover gatherer, lightning
, churns, Sinclairs cutter, smut mills Dodd "
Hawkins rakes, and every variety Of plows,
right and left hand, hillside, subsoil, ets with
wagons and implements from Cross & Rey-
nold's, manufactured by Cross Il Reynolds Of
Messrs. Ruble and Hough had n large assort-
ment of the latest improved farming implements,
embracing partially, gang plows, revolving
coulters, the silver steel Vincent, and cast-ste'
clipper, double-shovel cultivstorS, seed and
broadcast sewers, the celebrated Studebaker
wagon md many other articles
MABRY, TURNER & 90.
Tho gentlemen exhibited among other ar
ticles. forn shelters, grain drills, clover seed
gatho. rs, plows of different kinds. the Eureka
Smuttor, Buckeye cider mills, Howes scales,
and the world and buckeye reaper and mower,
and Tornado thresher, the last costing ~, 600.
STOCK
This department is one of the most interesting
features of the fair, and exhibits many attrac-
tions to those who take interest in it. The list
is large and we'll represented. We noticed fne
specimens Of w hite Chester and Berkshire hogs,
fine-wool sheep, AYRSHIRE bulls and cows, Al
derny bull, Bramin bull, Durham heifer and
/ I.
fthese the largest number is from Hawkins
| county.
THE RACES
The first was pacing match Of one mile. ER-
! tries-Colonel ID. NJ. Nelson's gray an! Jack
Low gray. Both horses broke their gait, but
the Colonel won by upwards of forty yards
The second race was pacing in harness, same
distance. Entries-.Jacl Low for bir. Banch-
ard black horse; Gen. Mabrys chestnut. The
latter had the inside track, but broke before GO
ing one-fourth the distance and was beaten by
the black. Time, 3:0l
The third was mile heat Entri@-Robt
Woods 'Spnrrowhawk = Sam. Walkers gray,
and Mr. Turlev's bav Walker had the inside
track Woods the centre and the bay the out
| side Woods got ahead at the start and kept II,
wining by about two lengths ahead of the bay
in 200, the gray being last.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Steincr's gas machine which gives light
equal to the best coal gas
Stacy and Angel exhibited Il fine lot of guns
and sporting materials.
Oldham and Hunter had fine lot Of per-
fumes and medicines of their own manu-
tacture.
Specimens of copper ore and pigs, from the
Ductown mines were, aso, on exhibition
The Rockford Manufacturing Company made
fine show Of thread, yarns &c
Many entries were made by exhibitors, OF
leans, shirting, carpetng towels, stock
Several entries Of cheese and butter from va
rious dairymen.
Kern & Co. showed fine assortment of
cakes
Mary j. Schneider, of Knox county exhibit
ed first class wagon.
Messrs, Cross and Reynolds, Of Cleveland two
kinds of wagons and awhcelbarrow, well made,
durable and neatly finished.
number of plowS, manuiactured by Reid
and Jctt. of Knoxville, were on exhibition
MUSIC
Wilson'S string band discoursed excellent
music in the afternoon, and the Welsh miners
coming in, were called on for "A song, which they
responded to very obligingy
a.. ASIUsEMENTs.
4 museum has rented the privilege and erect
ed tents where the wonderful in creation can be
seen for twenty-five cents. shooting gallery
and lottery or gift scheme tend to beguile the
time.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted ON Monday
night, the Executive Committee of the East
Tennessee Agricultural Society met last night
at the Board of Trade Rooms, II full attendance
being present, when the following was arranged
ss the
PROGRAMME TODAY
Col D. \. Mabry offers an additional prem-
um of one hundred dollars on the race of one
mile and repeat to-day. Races 10 commence at
2:30 T.. NJ
Committee on Races for "Wednesday Hugh
L. McClung, j. ii. Rumbough, John +. Pate
Committee on Horned Stock-Robert Sneed
Monroe; Samuel Moore, Anderson George s.
Ruble Hamilton.
Committe on Blooded Ring, Premium List
Rules and Regulations William Lawrence
John Blevins, Samuel Montgomery, Geo Hen
ry, Wright George.
Committee on Saddle Stock-B VI. Malcnda
Adolphus Baird DIR. Richard Scruggs
Committee on Brood Mares-Cotiee Childs,
John Gibbs VIM. Russell.
Committee on Best Breeders and Best Mules
II A. Faw, Samuel Moore, DIR. Ketchum.
Committee on best specimens Canned Peaches
Especial premium by r. VI. Doll 4 Co)-ll. H.
lngeroll Mrs. j. II. Rumbough Mrs. o. y.
Temple, Miss Ann Bell, Col. John Williams
and Mrs. Pillsw.
All committees on stock will meet and report
10 Col Jehn Williams at Committee Room
in the fair building at AM to-day.
The Committee on Races will report TO Col.
{. NJ. McGhee at o'clock, at the Judges
stand.
The Committee on Canned Peaches will re-
sort to Col John Williams at - NJ.
The plowng match will come of at 10 AN.
an Thursday.
The Treasurer was authorized to furnish free
passes to members Of the press.