Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-22

wove domestic carpets; Miss Nina A.
Mrs. j. F. w, silk quilt made
and most of the colors dyed, in three weeks
Mrs. Z. f. Spear, white counterpane; Miss
Alice Pearson, silk quilt; Mrs. T. III. McKoy
and Mrs. H. Webb, sofa cushions; Mrs. B
Gleayes, Miss Sue Collier, tides; Miss
Sophia Partridge, Mrs. F. w. Kerchner
mats; Miss F. Il. MebaIe, Mrs. E. F. Bibb
tattan collar; Miss Fannie Empie, Mrs. NJ
A. Charles, bead work; Miss E. McAlister
! Miss Lulie Atkinson, Mrs. f. r. McGowan
wax work; Mrs. E. r. MCGOWAN, cross oil
fern and plantation leaves Gone of the most
! beautiful things OH exhibtion); Miss A.
! Green. vegetable flowers; Miss Martha
Armstrong, hair work; Mrs. r. Shields, oi
Richmond,a silver elephant, given by Fred
! er.ck William, of Prussia, to Blucher, and
| by him to his friend, Mrs. Shields father;
! Mrs. O. Il. Stanback, Mrs. +. w. Kerch-
Der, Mrs. Sternberger, Mrs. +. L. McClena-
/ han and others, quilts and counterpants S.
The department of pickles, preserves,
! jellies, ETC., was we'll supplied, the princi-
! pal competitors being Mrs. Z. McLauriu,
Mrs. Ii. Webb, Miss nj. &. Latta, Mrs.
! j. w. Atkinson, Mrs. F. w. Kerchner,
! Mrs. w. II. Hanks, Mrs. l.. n. Barlow
! and Mrs. Il. ID. Gay, the latter lady having
| on exhibition 40 different varieties.
On the tables for cakes, breads, pies,
etc, the competition was very spirited, and
| the display reflects much credit on the
! lady contestants. These are Mrs. T. j.
| Southc1land, Mrs. +. w. kerchner, Mrs
J. NJ Robinson, Miss Sue Waters, Mrs.
/ J. w. Atkinson, Miss a. Green, Miss FL
/ len Grant, Mrs. W. III. Hanks, Miss jean
| nette Falconer, Mrs. w. G.. Thomas, Miss
Mary Hall, Miss NJ. &. Latta, Miss Mason,
Miss Mollie French, Miss Hattie McMil-
Ian, Miss Ii NJ Latta, Miss A. II. Barlow;
Miss Julia F. Glove, Mrs.H. C.Grant, Miss
E. w. Mearcs, Miss NJ. j. Meares, Miss
Mary E. Wilkinson.
We publish herewith the entries made
since the close of our first report, thus
completing the list:
DEPARTMENT A.
Class /, Field Crops.-Wm Alderman,
Cumberland, largest yield native grass on
acre, do, corn and cotton acres; G W Nc
! Clammy, New Hanover, largest amount
domestic manure; ID OHanlon, Bladen,
/ largest yield hay l acre; T w GOdbold,
Marion, s C., largest yield cotton acres;
A L Shine, Duplin, do do do; j A Shine,
! Duplin, do do do; J r Beaman, Sampson,
largest yield cotton on and acres use of
Navassa guano; Ii b Ireland, Sampson,
largest yield corn 4 acres with Navassa
guano; A d MCGOWAN, Duplin, largest
yield cotton by use Of Star Phosphate.
Class 2, Samples of Field CrOps.-Dr w
D Mcmillan, New Hanover, peanuts, tuI-
nips, potatoes, field peas, oats, rye, corn;
D OIIanlon, Bladen, bale hay; I W God
bold, Marion, S G, bale cotton; A Shine,
Duplin, bale cotton; Shine, Duplin,
do; A 4 Beaman, Sampson, cotton; II B
Ireland, do, corn; NJ Edgerton, Wayne,
cotton; DR. S S Satchwell, New Hanover,
peanuts; Jas Dauforth, do do: VIM Rich,
do do.
Glass ,, Flour, Meal, Sugar, Tobacco.
-DeROsset & Co, Wilmington, Durham
tobacco; Webb & Roulhac, Orange, smok-
ing tobacco; A Oldham, Wilmington, meal,
pearl hominy, flour.
DEPARTMENT &.
Glass l, CaHle-N orthrop S Cumming,
Wilmington, Alderney COW; NJ J Faison,
Sampson. Devon bull, cow and calf; w A
Faison, do, Brahma bull, Devon bulls,
cows and heifers, grade COW; Miss Adele
Smith, heifer; DIR j F. Winants, Winning
ton, native bull.
Class ,, UorSes.-Dr w D Mcmillan,
New Hanover, brood mare and colt, year
old colt, stallion, lady's saddle mare; w A
Cumming, Wilmington, thorough bred
Duplin, stallion; w A Faison, Sampson,
stallion, filly; Geo TilleY, Wilmington,
harness horse.
Class 8, Sheep, Goats, S,eine.-H f
Scott, Wilmington, sow and pigs, Chester
boar; G. w McCIammy, New Hanover,
S0uthdown buck, essex boar and SOW; Jer-
ry Faison, Sampson, goat; J 7 Shine,
Duplin, buck, large hog, shoat; r p Pad
Olson, New Hanover, native hog; j J Bar
den, Anson, white Opossum, red eyes; w
A Cumming, Wilmington, native SOW and
pigs.
ton. Poland geese, game chicken; II f
Scott, do. do; G. Arlington, Nash,
game chickens; Miss Lou Mcmillan, New
Hanover, largest variety of poultry; VI
Cronly, Wilmington, BrahIna chickens;
Mrs & w McClammy, New Hanover, BAN
ward fowls, Brahma hen and chickens, J
w Schenck, New Hanover, white Holland
turkeys, bronze turkeys, dolly warden do,
gobbler; Mrs L J SOutherland, Whining
ton, native ducks, Brahma chickens, game
rooster; J. N Barlow, Wayne, bronze mus
covy ducks; S A Story, New Hanover, ma
tive turkeys, guinea fowls, muscoVy ducks,
native ducks, barn yard fowls, mongrel
ducks, largest variety OF poultry; Geo f
lilly, Wilmington; Virginia grey and
Georgia dominica cross fowls, blackstone
fence do; S \ Story, New Hanover, dom
mica fowl.
DEPARTMENT G.
class /. Household Producix-Mrs NJ
E Utl4y, Wilmington, ; jars preserves !;
Miss Ella Grant, do, egg pie; potato pie.
Gil namOn cake, mince pies, corn bread !;
Mrs S ID Wallace, do, loaf bread; Mrs +
w Mcarcs, do, cake Miss NJ ! Meares, do,
| biscuit; Miss Mary Fremont, do, peach
preserves, rolls ; Mrs f McLaurin, Mail
| boro, 5 g, apple jelly; Miss Nlollic French,
| Wilmington, pound cake Miss a Grecn,
| do, pastry, loaf bread, rolls, waters; Sarah
! Avant (colorcd), do, loaf bread; Mrs J Nj
Robinson, do, brandy peaches, grapes,
pear preserves; Mrs L } Southerlaud, do,
! black marble cake, silver Cake, fruit,
! tea cakes, plain biscuit, corn muffin !;
Mrs II e Grant, Goldsboro, fruit
cake ; Mrs I D Gay, Wilson, pre-
served watermelon, picked beets,
pepper mangOes, green tomato pickles,
! scurpernong hull preserves, picked Cab
! bage, brandy peaches, sweet picked pears,
cucumber mangoes, oil mangoes, musk
melon preserves, branded scuppernong
grapes, preserved cherries, green tomatoes,
apple jelly, picked damsons, tomato pre-
serves, scuppernong pulp preserves, ounce
preserves, sweet pickle preserves, damson
preserves, black grape jelly, peach pre-
pea hes, branded black grapes, orange pre-
serves, ambercitron, scuppernong marina
lade, gheIken preserves, green cucum-
ber preserves, pine apple preserves,
pear preserves, apple preserves, pear
jelly, scuppernong jelly, apple marmf :
lade; Mrs. l. y Barlow, Wayne, pepper
pickles, mixed pickles, soft soap, hard
soap; miss A II Barlow, do, loaf wheat
bread; miss Mary Wilkinson, Wayne,