The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-09-29

Yarn for the best pair Of Wooden Socks, BY &
Mississippi Lady, married or single.
/ And bale OF Cotton Knitting Yarn for the
best pair OF Cotton Socks, Mississippi lady.
And one bale Wool Yarn for the best pair Of
Socks epen TO competition.
SWEET POTATOES.
| Mr.. VIM J. Brown, jr.. of Jackson. offers a
! Trio Of Whitehead Black Spanish Premium
! Chickens for the best busheI " Sweet Pota-
toes grown in Kinds, Rankin or Madison
/ counties
j BREAD-BUTTER.
Mr. Hil1heim, of Jackson, offers, for the best
Loaf of Domestic Flour Bread. a cash prem
| ium of Five Dollars; and
/ For the best FIVE pounds Of Mississippi made
! Butter, cash premium of Ten Dollars. 4.
| GARDEN VEGETABLES.
Capt G. D. Bus.amente, Of jackson, offers, for
| Velocipede Garden CRltivator.
DRIED gigs.
Mr.. Geo. c. Eyrieh, of jackson, offers for the
best Eve pounds Of Dried Figs, a cash pre-
MUM of Five Dollars.
GRAND 1oURxAMEx1 PREMIUM
Dr.. J. S. Sizer, Of Jackson, offers an elega Mt
Saddle, costing fifty dollars, TO the successful
competitor in Grand Tournament. The Sad
die Is on exhibition al Ii. E. Steers establish
ment.
PREMIUMS FOR BOY RIDERS
Mr.. G. D. Subway, of Jackson, offers the fol-
lowing premiums:
For best Boy Rider, under II years of age
Boys Saddle.
For second best Boy Rider under Il years Of
For third best Boy Rider. under II years Of
age-Fine Whip.
SEEDING APPLIES AND PEARS, AND GREEN
HOUSE PLANTS.
Mr.. A. L. Hatch of Central Nurseries. offers,
for the best variety of Seeding Apples aud
Pears. premium of Ten Dollars worth Of
Nursery Stock to be selected by the successful
competitor; and like sum for the largest and
best display of Green House Plants
BEST CHEESE.
Mr.. J. s. Collins. of Rankin county, offers a
fine two-year old Durham Heifer for the best
pounds IN sample.
PLoUHISG MATCH.
Mr.. C. Williams, of Pearl River Foundry,
offers Two Horse Plow to the best Ploughman
in Ploughihg Match; and one-horse Plow
to the second best. Competition without re-
gard to race, color or previous condition.
MISSISSIPPI MADE FLOWS.
L. F. Montgomery, Esq, of Madison Station,
offers Eve dollars cash premium for the best
two-horse Pillow; FIVE dollars for the best
one-horse Plow; and five dollars for the best
Plow and Scraper attached-all wrought
iron steel, Mississippi made, 20 be exhib-
tied at State Fair
GENTS SLIPPERS.
Mr.. Austin Nicely. of Rankin county, offers
4 cash premium of Ten Dollars for the best !
or eheneille, on black broadcloth or eIssi- |
mere. By Mississippi lady.
PREMIUMS FOR LITrLF PEOPLE
A lady of Jackson, authorizes us to an
nounce the following Premiums to be awarded 1
at State Fair:
Best Penmsnship by Boy under II years of |
age-Gold Collar Button.
Best Tair of Embroidered Slippers, by Girl
under Is years-Pearl Card Case.
Best Braiding or Embroidery by Girl under
10 years-Work Box.
Best Dolls Wardrobe, by Girl under years
Gold Thimble.
Best Handkerchief hemmed BY girl under six
years-Wax Doll.
BEST COTTON PICKING.
Mr. j. H. Boyd, of Jackson, offers as Premi-
I'm a Double-Barrel Gun, 10 the white boy
lnder IS years, who will pick the greatest
lumber Of pounds of cotton in any six consec-
ltive days in the month Of October, prior 10
'4th. The cotton to be dry when weighed. and
lear of trash In case it should rain on one
more days, after the works begins, the first
ucceding days mays be selected. The cotton
eparately, and the aggregate for the six days
certified to by affidavit of party weighing the !
otton. Reports TO be sent TO Secretary of
'air, in sealed envelopes, by 24th October
20 restriction as to number of hours of work
n each day. The parent, or other person con-
enient to the picker, may make required aft
avit.
Mr. Boyd will also give pair of Boots to
he second-best picker,on conditions as above.
BEST PAIR BERKSHIRE PIGS.
Archie McGehee offers premium of SO for {
be best pair of White Faced Berkshire Pigs, {
nder one year old.
CALICO DRESS MADE on SEWING MACHINE.
James. D Stewart. offers premium Of $40
,r the best Sewing Machine made Calico
ress, by lady over sixty years of age.
YOUNG LADY EQUEsTR1ENsE.
Charles ", Petrie, offers premium of a
liver Card Case, for the best Young Lady
questrienne.
LINEN EMBROIDERY. ;
4 Young Gentlemen offers premium of a
old Tbimble for the best specimen of En- {
robbery on Linen, executed by young lady. ,
he work to have been executed since the last
tate Fair. t
woEsTED QUILT.
II. L. Petrie. offers cash premium Of - % ,
II the Best Worsted Quilt, made by young
SINCE the Ihst IdiT- 9
MUSCLE AND SNAIL SHELLS. I
Prof. H. W Pierce, at the instance of an I
ninent scientific gentlemen of Philadelphia
fers a cash premium of five dollars for the |
rgsst and best collection of Muscle and +;
nail Shells from Pearl River and the neigh
2ring Lakes and Ponds, to be exhibited at
late Fair. Here is chance for the boys.
KINDS COUNTY.
The Planters Insurance Company offers a
lsh premium Of Fifty Dollars for the Best
ale Of Cotton, of Kinds county growth. Bale
ust not be less than 400 pounds.
BEsT MISSISSIPPI PRINTING.
Hon, ]. S. Morris offers a cash premium of
wenty Dollars for the best specimen of Mis- p
ssppi printing on exhibition at the State
air. 4
BEST HILCHow. l.
Hon II. Musgrove and Martin Keary. ESQ |
lch offer twenty-five dollars towards purse N
one hundred dollars for the best Mississippi
Used Mich Cow on exhibition at the State , :
air. Who will make up the other SOP
ANOTHER HANDSOME PREMIUM. a
Messrs. Bailey Co., jewelers., Philadel-
lia, in a letter to the Secretary of Fair Asso-
alton, say: AS we see you make a provis-
n for the giving Of Special Premiums, We t.
~ you will accept from a Silver-Plated a
Id Cut-Class LIQuoR FRAME, worth Fifty
ollars, which you may announce as special
-ize from us, for such object az you may pre- q
r. TIE object will be hereafter announced.
EMBROIDERED oHENIsE.
Two jackson friends Of the fair sex, offer O