Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-15


STATE FAER-
Additional Premiums.
We give below the list OF awards IN Me-
| chanical Hail. on Saturday last:
AcRrcULFURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Best reaper and mower combined, sCham-
| pion" machine, A. NJ. Perine q Co, agents,
Best mower, "Champion," A. NJ Perine 81
| Co., agents, silver medal. -
Best cotton planter, s. u. Dohneii, spring
Best revolving blade straw cutter, A. NJ.
| Perine & Co., silver medal rs
Best walking cultivator, Wherry & Oldham,
Wilson Co. Tenn, bronze medal.
Best Best steel breaking plow, v. NJ. Metcalf, Hop
| kipgyiile. Ky., silver medal.
Best cultiyating plow-one horse, A. NJ. Perine
| s. Co., bronze medal.
| Best double shovel plow, Wherry u Oldham,
Wilson Co., bronze medal
Best combined farming mill, A. M. Perine &
Co., silver medal.
Best separator and grader, j. +. Thomas, Tul-
lahoma; silver medal.
Best combined clover machine, thresher hull
Ter and cleaner, j. K. Paul, agent, Nashville;
silver medal.
Best Thimble, skein and farm or road wagon.
Z. +. Adams, Nashville; silver medal.
Best farm gate, james Dennison, Nashville;
bronze medal.
RECOMMENDED.
Cotton chopper, Franklin, Tenn.
Peanut hulier, Il. Il. Adams, Nashville.
Cotton seed sower for fertilizing, s. Il, DON
nell, Spring Creek, Tenn.
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.
Best stationery steam engine, j. b. Romans,
(Fryer's patent n ashyille; gold medal.
Best motion power for light work, Barrett &
Fenimore, Franklin, Tenn, silver medal.
Best steam boiler Wood q Simpson, Nashville,
gold medal.
Best automatic boiler feeder, Wood 8 Simp-
son; bronze medal.
Best steam pump, Wood & Simpson, silver
medal.
Best railroad car coupling, s. W. Davidson,
Normandy, Tenn; bronze medal.
Best cook stove, for wood, Murray & Reagan,
Nashville, silver medal,
Best cook stove, for coal, same.
Best display plumbing work, David Grewar,
Nashville, silver medal
Best display portable gas works, Needles &
Helms, Nashville, silver medal.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.,
Best display fancy wood work, ID. II. Catinna,
Columbia, Tenn; silver medal.
Best display mattresses, D. A. Cole, Jr., silver
medal.
Best CO ton matrass, same, bronze medal.
Best spring matrass, same bronze medal.
Best landscape painting in oil, A. Guntrath,
silver medal.
Best flower painting in oil, Miss Laura Davis,
Edgeheld, bronze medal.
Best portrait painting in oil, l.. Z. Longhurst,
silver medal
Best Crayon, plain; Miss Maggie Mccormack,
bronze medal.
Best Photographic portrait, not in cOlors; r.
Pool, silver medal
Best photograph of buildings; c. G. Giers,
bronze medal.
Best photograph of landscape; r. Poole, bronze
medal
Best stereOscopic photography; R. Poole, silver
medal
Best display of Photographic pictures, @. G..
Best granting in imitation of wood, T. Kelley,
| silver medal.
Best granting in imitation of marble, T. Kelley
Best carriage; F. NJ. Allen, silver medal.
! Best buggy; F. NJ. Allen, silver medal.
Best display IF carriages and buggies; F NJ.
Allen, gold medal.
Best carryall; George Leslie, Edgeheld, silver
| medal
Best display of harness; NJ. McKeon, Nashville,
Best display saddles, same; silver medal
Best display horse collars, VIM. Creb; gold,
medal. sEs-s
Best display cedar ware, Prewitt, Spur s. Co.,
| Edgeheld; silver medal
Best display oak-ware, same; bronze medal
Best display brooms, H. w. FarnswOrth, Nash
/ vile; silver medal.
Best display brooms made by blind person,
John ChlIdreSs, Nashville; silver medal
Best set wagon hubs, Southern Wheel and
Handle Company; bronze medal.
Best set buggy hubs, same; bronze msdal
| Best dozen handles, same; bronze medal.
Best turned spokes same; bronze medal.
Best display, same; silver medal.
RECoMMKNDED.
Farmers Level, 5. l.. Donnen, Spring Creek,
| Tenn.
School Desks, Jno Williams, Nashville
Crystal Fountains, David Grewar, Nashville.
Silver Plating, +. f. Wade, Nashville.
The floral committee met with many diff
ficulties in making proper awards, one of
which was the great want Of classification
OF the respective competing selections CT
plants for any one premium. The differ
ent classes were mixed with others, brou ght
about by the necessity of such mixing, to
produce the best general appearance in the
ball. The committee are Of opinion that
! there are not sufficient number of classes
for premiums, and they recommend few
additional premiums to those mentioned in
the catalogue, and have accordingly made
awards as follows, to-wit:
| FLOWERS.
| Ornamental plants, stove and greenhouse one.
half TO be in bloOm.-Ow en- Sharkey, (gardener)
| Belmont, first prem, $50; 2. l.. Nichol, Nash
vile, second prem, SO; P. L. Nichol, Nashville
| third prem, SO.
| Best IL varieties do, VIM HEAVIER, Nashville
SO; single specimen do, in bloom, E. II. French
| Nashville, first prem, 50; Owen Sharkey, second
prem, 3; VIM. HEAVIER, third prem, 81.
Foliage plants, collecti0n.-Owen Sharkey, trs
| prem, Sc; P. L. Nichol, second prem, 50.
Single specimen do; p, l.. Nichol, first prem,
81; Owen Sharkey, second prem, 81.
Ferns cOlection-P. l.. kichOl, first prem, IS
| VIM. HEAVIER, second prem, 90.
Lycopodemus, best collectien.--P. L. Michel
first prem, 50.
Begones, best collection.-owe Sharkey, 50.
Caladimus, collection--Owen Sharkey, first
| prem, So; P. L. Nichol, second prem, 81.
Petumas, collection-Wm. HEAVIER, first prem.
50; Owen Sharkey, second prem, 81.
Lantanus, cOllection-Owen Sharkey, 50.
| Verbenas, twelve Yarieties-Wm HEAVIER, first
| prem. 80; Owen Sharkey, second prem, 50.
Geraniums, collection, zonale-Wm. HEAVIER,
first prem, 50; Owen Sharkey, 81.
Do, collection, variety OF foliage---Wm-
Heavier, first prem, SO; Owen Sharkey, second
| prem, 81.
Do, collection, scented fOliage---wm. HEAVIER
Coleus collection--Owen Sharkey, 80.
Roses, collection---Wm. HEAVIER, SIS.
Cut flowers, display-Owen. Sharkey, first
Prem, s.; D. McGrady, second prem, s.
Cut roses, best display-Wm. HEAVIER, s..
Ornamental designs-Mrs. DR.. Blackmau,
Nashville, tea knives, value SO.
Rustic staud-Max Schsefer, Nashville, first
prem, IS; Andrew Gregory, Nashville, second
prem, So; P. L. Nichol, Nashville, third
Hanging baskets, single shecum-Owen Shar,
| kew first prem; P. l.. Michel, second prem.
Hanging baskets, collection, five or more-P.
L. NichOl, first prem, 81; Owen sharkey, second
prem, $3.50,
Read work by Miss Susan Rives (blind child
strongly recommended for special premium.
Set ladies furs, by Mrs. George A. Brewer,
Newstead, KY, specially recommended for pre-
Handmade shirt by Mrs. Bruce, Nashville,
could not contend for premium as the rules re-
| ouired two, also specially recommended for pre-
| MUM. Also French knitting by Miss Ellen
Hickey, Nashville, specially recommended fol
| premium.
A diploma was awarded to David McGrady,
for his display of fine cut Dahias, sixteen varie-
ties of lantanas, three Acuba Japonica, and one
| Hyderaugia Variegata, not exhibited for premi-
uIns They show degree of cultivation worthy
| of commendation. We also make worthy mem
| ton of few conifers, and lot of lantanas ex-
| hibited bv Thomas Garland.
We take great pleasure in making special no
tice of two vases OF OOlens and one OF Rupillia
Ironca, showing the highest cultivation and ar
4 tistic skill in management, displayed by Owen
Sharkey, gardener, Belmont.
Alsoinote with pleasure the collection of young
dwarf and standard pear trees, apple and peach
trees with several specimens of evergreens al
extra fine, and worthy of the attention of al
lovers of good fruits and plants, exhibited by
Messrs, Underhill NewsOmgh, on Nolensvilie
Pike, near Nashville.
.r.- WILLIAM PRICHARD, ~.
sr-. A. GATTINGER, NJ. D.,
W. BLACKMAN, Nj. d.,
d. Z. WILKIN.
The Cotton Premium at st. Louis.
at the St. Louis Fair on Friday last, the
sWeeDstakes premium for the best bale