Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-23

"Bob Ridley" over four years old This
animal is for sale.
Major Dan Carpenter, Durham bull, 3
years old.
James Harris, stallion, 4 years old
VIM G Major, FLOODED stallion, years
old.
VIM Porter, pair matched horses.
j II Ellington, blooded filly.
A J Kirk, blooded mare.
Gen Sam Lowe, mule years old.
George McNutt, blooded jack.
Judge Brown, roam gelding.
Reps Davis, of Sewer, bay gelding.
VIM r Davis, sucking colt.
r A Turner, 9 year old filly.
Mahlon Hibbs, Anderson county, mare
and sucking colt.
WE Lenoir, Berkshire boar, SOW and
pigs.
T X Read, of MorTistown, sheep, buck
and lamb.
Samuel Portrum, white chester pig 8
months old, weighing 100 pounds
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
The entries in this department are fully
equal to any other. The following is par
tial list
w r Reeves, Jonesboro', sweet cider
Catawba and grape wines.
Mrs Abijah Fowler, jacksonville, dew
berry wine.
Mrs T Lenor, Sweetwater, pickles.
cherry and other preserves, blackberry
wine, sponge cake and s varieties of fruit
jellies.
A Melindy, of Rogersville cheese made
in East Tennessee.
w Z Raht, of Cleveland, cheese from
Ocoee dairy.
L Edwards, of Haywood, North Caro-
lima, cheese made in that State.
Reeves d Devault, of Washington coun-
ty, show eighty varieties of fall and win
ter apples, and six varieties of peaches.
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
1t would require an expert linen draper
and haber dasher to doFjustice to the
many beautiful specimens to be found in
this department, all of which are SUI
perior of their several kinds. The entries
are numerous, but we are able to publish
only few of the articles examined:
Mrs Mamie Edwards, exhibits beauti-
full specimens of hair work, embracing
wreath and flowers, necklace, bracelet, &c.
Miss Winnie Stevens, crochet Tides and
embroideries.
Mrs w Ramage, beautiful crochet bas-
kets, shellac work.
Mrs G NJ Branner, large table cloth of
| fine Irish linen damask, which took the
premiums at the worlds fairs in London
Paris and New York.
Miss Lillian Branner, beautiful carriage
| Afghan, the WOrk OF II year.
Mrs Emily Emert, of Sewer county, 10
yards jeans and half hose.
Miss Adele Esperandieu, Knoxville
crochet tidy.
Miss Lavinia Butler, Rogersville, beau
tiful specimen of penmanship.
Mrs t M Schleier, crochet tidy, napkins
and bead work, very fine and worthy of a
premium anywhere.
Mrs J f Raht, of Bradley county, crochet
coverlet.
Mrs Cory, of Kingston, exhibits beauti-
full specimens of crochet and embroidery
work.
Among other articles we noticed beauti-
full specimens of machine sewing done on
the Wilcox & Gibbs machine, which is the
only one represented at the fair this year
A fancy rustic box containing a variety
OF birds eggs was much admired.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The display:of poultry is not large, bu
the varieties of fowls shown are superior
The most venerable article on exhibition
was Bible in Old English text, printed il
the year 1910. Quite venerable relic.
The chronological collection of A Eber
was very attractively arranged, and as we
viewed the impaled insects the regret wa'
uppermost in our mind that he had not
included the patriarch of the genus mos
f quito.
A & Bruce had on exhibition several al
, chitectural designs of buildings, among
J which we noticed that for the court house
at Morristown, proposals for the erection
+. of Which are now being advertised in tn,
: CHRONICLE.
. The officers of the Society are assiduou
,, in the discharge of their duties and expe
. dite business in their several department
= as much as possible.
u Judge Temple is working all the tim
: and is a team in himself. Mr.. Charlton an
: his corps Of assistants it is needless to spea
of, for their industrylis patent to every oil
y server.
" Col Terry has been engaged in runnin
. the engine and kept the fountain running
$ greatly to the delight of Mr.. Guntert, VIII
has charge ofthat part of the fair. The W;
q ter is carried in pipes from the spring jui
i outside the enclosure to the building an
i furnishes an unfailing supply.
Col A S Mariner, chief marshal, is II
u right man in the right place and is abb
j. seconded by Lieut. VIM Dunn, Messrs B
y Stephenson, Walker, Attox and othe
y equally efficient. The best of order is pr
+ served and everything is passing off quie
% ly and satisfactorily.
- FOURTH DAY.
- With each successive year the interest
N the exhibitions of the industri
and mechanical resources of East Tenne
= see has increased in marked degree ,whi