The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-09-22

best pair of Cotton Socks, Mississippi lady.
And one bale Wool Yarn for the best pair Q
| Socks, open 10 competition.
SWEET POTATOES.
Mr.. VIM. J. Brown. IT., of Jackson, offers
| Trio of Whitehead Black SPANS Premium
| Chickens for the best busheI OF Sweet Pots
toes grown in Kinds, Rankin or Madison
| counties.
| BRE AD-BUTTEE.
| Mr.. Hilzheim, of Jackson offers for the he's
Loaf Of Domestic Flour Bread, cash prem
| ium of Five Dollars; and
For the best FIVE pounds of Mississippi made
Butter, cash premium of Ten Dollars.
GARDEN VEGETABLES.
Capt. G. d. Bustamente. ofJaekson, offers. for
the best display Of Garden Vegetables. a
Nelocipede Garden Cultiyator.
DRIED FIGS.
Mr.. Geo c. Eyrich, of Jackson. offers for the
best i've pounds of Dried Figs. a cash pre-
MUM Of Five Dollars.
GRAND roURNAHENT PREMIUM.
DR.. J. s. Sizer Of jackson, offers an elegant
Saddle. costing fifty dollars, TO the successful
competitor in Grand Tournament. The sad
die Is on exhibition az II. Z. Sixer's establish
ment.
PREMIUMS FOR BOY RIDERS.
Mr.. G. D. sidway, of Jackson, offers the fol-
lowing premiums:
For best Boy Rider, under y years of age
Boys Saddle.
For second best Boy Rider under Il years Of
age-Bridle.
For third best Boy Rider, under Il years Of
age-Fine Whip.
sEEDLISG APPLES AND PEARS, AND GREEN
HOUSE PLANTS.
Mr. \. L. Hatch, of Central Nurseries, offers.
for the best variety of Seeding Apples and
Pears, a 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.. ]. S Collins, of Rankin county, offers
fine two-year old Durham Heifer for the best
Mississippi made Cheese, from five TO ten
pounds in sample.
PLoUHISG MATCH.
Mr.. c. Williams. of Pearl River Foundry,
offers Two Horse Plow 10 the best Plouchmat
in Pioughihg Match; and one-horse Plow
to the second best. Competition without re-
gard &c race, color or previous condition
MISSISSIPPI MADE .PLows
L. F. Montgomery, Esq, of Madison Station,
Offers five dollars cash premium for the best
twohorse Pillow; five dollars for the best
one-iorse Plow; and i've dollars for the best
PloW and Scraper attached-all wrought
iron Dr steel, Mississippi made to be exhih-
tied State Fair.
GENTS SLIPPERS
Mr. Austin Nicely, of Rankin county, offers
a cash premium of Ten Dvllars for the best
pair ofGents' Slippers embroidered in silk
mere. BY Mississippi lady.
PREMIUMS FOR LIrrLF PEOPLE
A lady of Jackson, authorizes us TO an
nounce the following Premiums to be awarded /
at State Fair:
Best PeImanship by Boy under II years Of I
age-Gold Collar Button.
Best Par of Embroidered Slippers, by Girl |
under Is years-Pearl Card Case.
Best Birding or Embroidery, by Girl under
10 yeals-W DIRK Box.
Best Dolls Wardrobe, by Girl under years
Gold Tlimble.
Best Handkerchief hemmed bv girl under six
years-Wax Doll.
BEST COTTON PICKING.
Mr. J. H. Boyd, of Jackson, offers as Prem-
I'm a DoIble-Barrel Gun, TO the white boy
under Is years, who will pick the greatest
number of pounds of cotton in any six consee-
ltive daysin the month of October, prior 70
24th. Theeotton TO be dry when weighed, and
clear of trash In case it should rain on one
more days. after the works begins, the first
needing days mays be selected The cotton
to be weighed, each days picking to be noted
separately and the aggregate for the six days
cotton. Reports to be sent 10 Secretary Of
Fair, in SEALED envelopes, by 9th October
No restriction as to number Of hours of work
in each day. The parent, or other person con-
7enient TO the picker, may make required afi-
lavit.
Mr. Boyd will also give a pair of Boots to
he second-best picker.on conditions as above.
BEST PAIR BERKSHIRE PIGS.
Archie McGehee offers premium of SO for
he best pair of White Faced Berk shire Pigs. !
lnder one year old.
CALICO DRBs MADE on SEWING MACHINE.
James. Stewart. offers a premium Of SO
Dress, by lady over sixty years of age.
YOUNG LADY EQUEsTRTENNE.
Charles W, Petrie, offers a premium Of
Silver Card Case, for the best Young Lady
Iquestrienne.
LINEN EMBROIDERY.
A Young Gentlemen offers a premium of q
iold Thimble for the best specimen of En-
roidery on Linen, executed by young lady.
he work to have been executed since the last
tate Fair.
wORsTED QUILT.
II. L. Petrie, offers cash premium of 3 90
or the Best Worsted Quilt, made by young
adv since the last fair.
MUSCLE AND SNAIL SHELLS.
Prof. II. W. Pierce. at the instance of an
minent scientific gentlemen of Philadelphia,
ffers a ca sh premium of five dollars for the
lrgest and best collection of Muscle and
nail Shells, from Pearl River and the neigh
orng Lakes and Ponds, to be exhibited at
Eo, Hara Co. oha g.. tlfa ho,~y