Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-10-11
GreeneyilIe Fair.

MEssRs. EDITORS: Preached the Greene
vile Fair on the second day of its pro-
gress. / was promptly waited upon by
Mr.. Terrell, the intelligent and energetic
President and by Mr.. Beck, the efficient
and wide-awake Secretary, who gave me
wide berth and showed me every atten-
ton.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
speak soberly when assure you it was
brilliant success from beginning to end.
In the first place let me remark that the
location of the grounds is a most favora-
bic one. They are just one mile from the
court house, and reached by an excellent
road. They comprise about thirty acres.
The whole is fenced in with high and sub
stantial palings, the cost of which was one
thousand dollars. Magnificent forest trees
dot the entire surface. In the center of
the grounds there is a commanding emil
nence which overlooks every portion of the
area. Circling the base of this eminence
is well-formed track, one-third of a mile
long. 1t is well graded
THE FLORAL HALL.
1 wish had language to give you cor
rect idea of the beauty and exquisite taste
of the floral hall. 1t was, of course, formed
by ladies' hands altogether. 1t consisted
of capacious arbor made of cedar, cover
ed above and on the sides with this inn
posing evergreen. There was an opening
for entrance. The artistic skill dis
played in the whole arrangement
was exceedingly fascinating. Inside might
be found flowers of the rarest kind and
beauty. saw almost every variety. They
bespoke the chaste and elegant taste of
women. And, by the way, let me say that
never saw congregated before so many
pretty womsn. Their smiling faces and
bewitching countenances could be seen on
all hands
JELLIES, &C.
On no similar occasion have I found so
many jellies, of different sorts. There was
| apple, ounce, grape, and other jellies. 1t
was perfectly beautiful. There was can
/ of cucumber catsup, no less novel than OF
an excellent quality, Here and there my
! eye caught mot my lips fine varieties of
| wine. The ladies' however, took the pre-
caution to put it in very small bottles, per-
| haps learning a lesson on this subject from
our Knoxville Fair last Fall
THE DOMESTIC HALL
| Was well represented. noticed every de-
| scriptiOn ofhandiwork The most attrac-
Bee Hive, made by J. b. Johnson, OF
Rheatown. 1t was quite a curiosity, and /
! have no doubt most useful invention.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
| Hough & Church, of your city, who are
known to be live men, were on hand with
capital assortment and display of agri-
cultural implements. They are doing a
good work for East Tennessee. This de-
partment was well filled up.
Hoxsie x DePue, also of your city, were
| present, and reflected great credit on them.
selves and on their business by making a
splendid display Of their hardware. They
are moving men.
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT
was, unquestionably, a complete triumph
L had not thought before that Greene
county was so prolific of thorough bred
stock. L saw Durham cattle White Ches
ter and Berkshire hogs, that would have
done credit to Lexington Fair in Ken
lucky. There was on exhibition a mon
ster Chester hog, whose weight was sup
posed to be one thousand pounds. The
mules, jennets and jacks were extraordi.
narily good. Indeed can't say too much
| in praise of this department.
was struck with the zeal and the plucl
OF the sewing machine men. They wer,
out In full force among them / noticed
Mr. Angel, of your city. He stood man
was also Mr.. Horne, late of Knoxville
railying around the Wheeler & Wilson
machlnei MIR. Tutor, another former citi
zeh' was working away for very life.
| AN INCIDENT.
will close this hastily written artjcl,
by referring to o striking incident which
attracted my attention on the streets o
Greeneville. 1t was President johnson in
charge of some laborers working on tn,
street. He was as busy as man coulC
well be in having rock hauled from dis
tant point, beat up and put on Main street
This little incident illustrates one promi
nent trait Of this truly great man, and tina
IS bis untiring industry. There is not
lazy bone in his body. VISITOR,
GREENEvILLE Oct. 5.
The last day Of the Greene County Fai
WIS IN every respect a success. The spe
clal features Of the day were the drivfnl