The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-08-22
The Finest Display Of Fruits and
y Flowers ever Made in the
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On wednesday at - o'clock, a
: which time ouF slast7report termi
mates, the visitors ia attendance a
t The Exposition had not swelled t,
5 the immehse-throng which after
, Ewards-cFowded tire building, bnt OF
. the evening Of ehis day the lateresr
: which had never tagged seemed Il
receive a ffesEf impeetis, and there
naming three days and nights Q.
the Exposition the building wa.
4 continually filed to OVERLOOKING
With the finest nulf6nees that evei
assembled IN rPalaskL A great
many additions were made to the
articles on exhibition aud grca,
many Of those articles which were
q overlooked in our report developed
j an interest which deserves special
5emention. We Saw many articles
4 which it would be interesting to
ispccify and describe, but the mag
nitude Of the undertaking to find
ou6.the names of5the7 contributors
/ and the names, varieties and histo-
RIGS of the several articles deters us
from making, as full a report as we
could wish.
|. On Thursday the Pisgah and
Blooming Grove Sunday Schools
-attended the Exposition in process
sion. They. assembled at the Meth
dist Church in this place at 10
O'Clock on that morning, and pro
eeeded in a body to the building,
where they were welcomed by the
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee and at once scattered through
the building and partook Of the
J. pleasures Of the Occasion -. W.
f..sWing, Egq7 bFoughtih day fine
Eeollecsion Of curiosiaes collected
EdnEing lis tour through Europe.
They embraced Shells, stones, &C.,
picked mp in various places of note
in the old world, Arab wearing ap-
lpareI, n newspaper published in
Athens, Greece, and another at Rusl-
ehuk, Russia, all of which were
eaga1y examined by the visitors.
Messrs. Pope & fowler placed on
exhibition a very fine case of toilet
and fancy articles, perfumes, DC,
which were much admired. The
contribution of melons and general
garden and field products was con
tinually on the increase aud many.
fine specimens were brought in. A
curiosity in DIE way of a cabbage
was exhibited by Dir. E tsall, of the
Nelson House, Columbia. The cab
bage WAS grown ia his garden and
had groWing from the main stalk
eight perfectly developed heads:
The sword worn by Col. Nelson Pat
terson in the Revolutionary war was
an object ct great interest, the sight
Of which recalled many memories to
those wha- Aaxe- heaEd their fathers
speak Of she ineidghts zeOnHectsli
with the history OF de times of which
this sword is a souyenier, in the
days of the first rebels. EnveIoped
in the rusts OF century which con
.ccais the polished surface which erst
flashed to the dismay of I3ritain'si
marshalled legions, it tells a tale of
hardships, tolls and woe, and Thea !
of victory, peace and prosperity. |
The case of shells, &c, of DR.. J.
Frank Grant casually mentioned in
our report last week developed a. |
interest worthy of special mention |
ON a careful inspection. His col
lections of shells are as fine, if not
finer, than any collection 10 the Uni
ted States, though, ofcourse, not so
extensive. His stones are of the rar
est specimens and some ofthem very |
valuable, among which we noticed |
an amethyst weighing about one
pound and said to be worth about
one Thousand dollars. BY fur the 7
most interesting articles in his col
lection are two ancient idols, found |
together with . skull near Vale
Mills, in this county. They bear
no resemblance to the Indian in
feature and are evidently relies Of q
race of people who inhabited this
country before the Red Man, and
BY whom they were driven out or
extinguished. These idols furnish
food for a good deal OF speculation
and it is very interesting to contem-
plate them in their ancient original
ity. The battle which decided the
contest against these aboriginees
and rendered the Indian master Of
this vast domain is supposed 70 have
been fought upon Ns 9eo. Sattle's
farm, few miles below town. The
idols were taken rom a stone grave 7.
and have now the marks Of Efre
upon them made by burning IN
censce in q cavity formed in the
back Of the head.
We failed to mention last week
the fine samples of flour, rope and
spun thread from Vale Mills. They
we're very fine and afforded great sat
to our people to know that !
hey we're Of home manufacture and (
lot to be surpassed. Mrs. A. A. II. |
Iarwen had upon exhibition a jar Of 1
he most beautiful citron we ever
Jaw, cut in artistic and fantastic /
shapes. We also noticed a jar Of t
,itron contributed by Miss Em S. {
2ainey, which was very beautiful.