Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-25
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Large Attendance YesteFday-The
Great Horse TFot : Programme
for To-Day.

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Large Attendance Yesterday-The
Great Horse TFot : Programme
for To-Day.
Yesterday was the great day at the
Shelby County Fair. Over three thou
sand people were transported over the
Charleston railroad to and from the
grounds. The display made in the diff
ferent halls is varied and attractive.
STORY OF A HAT.
In large glass case in one Of the
halls can be seen a splendid display Of
hats, from the fashionable beaver to the
glossy SLOUGH" Near by are fur
gloves and collars, muHs and capes Of
sable, otter, ermine, mink, etc. The
latest Partisan, London and New York
styles Of hats are seen in this case, and
can be duplicated by Wheaton & Co.,
the well-known hatters, No. 279 Main
street, between Court and Madison. N
THE CHARMS OF MUSIC. Az
Leopold Goepel, the music dealer. at
No. 375 Jackson Block Main street,
has fine display Of musical instrum eits
at the Fair Grounds. The popular
Knabe piano, which for richness, quail
ity, depth and beauty Of tone has no SUI
perior, was much admired yesterday.
Two splendid pianos and Smith Amer
lean organ are exhibited by Goepel. The
display made by him in musical mer-
chandise, string and brass instruments,
etc., is perfect in all its details. Tie
Knabe pianos stand in the front rank of
instruments, and are deservedly popu-
lar with the public. For years has Mr..
Goepel been supplying this Southern
market with musical instruments. His
experience has been large and varied.
He knows the wants Of the people in
this particular, and he feels that the
Knabe instruments are just suited to
this climate. The Square and Grand
Square are magnificent pianos, and have
received the highest praises both from
amateur and professional musicians.
Those visiting the Fair during the week
should not fail to examine and test
these superior instruments.
SEWING MACHINES.
One of the most prominent features
Of the Fair is the display Of sewing ma
chimes, seven or eight in number, made
by the Grover & Baker Company. The
display embraces almost every variety
Of the Grover & Baker sewing machine,
elastic stitch, shuttle or lock stitch, etc,
ranging in price from $50 to Sl25, and
all run by steam. The Grover & Baker
has many points of excellence
which no other sewing machine can
claim, and these the ladies are always
interested to know, for every lady must
have sewing machine, and, Of course,
each one desires to have better one
than anybody else. The agent, who is
a very accommodating gentleman, sits
by and operates his machines and ex-
plains their peculiar advantages to all
who are curious to know them. He will
convince any one that the Grover &
Baker is the best sewing machine made.
POWER HALL.
The display in Power Hall embraces
many useful and beneficial articles Of
industry, and most of the articles in
this department are exhibited by Messrs.
r. G. Craig q Co., the well known deal
ers in seeds and agricultural implements,
81 and $40 Main street. In their dis
play will be found the celebrated Dubois
cotton gin, which is said to be superior
to all others; Brinley's Universal harrow,
one of the most complete agricultural
to be found anywhere.
Messrs. Craig & Co. also exhibit the
Champion mower, Buckeye cider mill
and press, the Model Cultivator, Post
Hole Digger, the popular Brinley pillow
and various other implements. --A
THE TRoT.
Yesterday the thousand-dollar trot at
.racted great attention, owing to the
act that a number of fast horses were
entered for thecontest. The horses that
started were Byron, Pat Ring and Rat
Ter, with Byron the favorite in the pools. |
aattler won the second, fifth and sixth |
Keats and the race. Ring won the third |
md fourth heats, and Byron the first.
2:323, 2:35, 2:351, 2:37,
1881. Byron was distanced on the last
leat. Rather threw shoe in the fret
leat, which forced him to come in third
instead of first. The horses are all
lyers and known to have staying quail
les. The favorite was badly beaten, o
act that may be understood by horse
men, but certainly not by outsiders.
THE TRoT TODAY.
Trot at two o'clock; mile heats; best
hree in FIVE; for horses owned in Shelby
county; for $4OO, of which the first takes
1850 the second, 500, and the third,
80. The entries are Tennessee Boy,
'helby, Bay Tom, Lead Mine and John
dorrissey.
THE ATTENDANCE THIS MORNING
vas larger than that of any previous
morning since the Fair opened. The
invitation extended by the officers Of the
association was accepted this morning,
md nearly thirty car loads of the little
nnoceuts were carried out by the Mem
This and Charleston Railroad Company
rec Of charge. There we're also large
lumber of grown people" on the diff
Orent trains that went out during the
av. and the crowds al the Fair Grounds