The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-11-06

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of these bore off premiums.
In the department of Domestic
Miss Mary Bass exhib-
tied 4 specimen Of wooden jeans, cot
ton and woolcn counterpanes--Mrs.
James McCaslan, half dozen pairs Of
woolcn socks, and the samc number Of
cotton socks, Il specimen Of wooden
cloth, Of flannel, of corduroy. and OF
cotton thrcad-Mrs. James Creswell,
q feather fan-and Miss Russell, a
worked countcrpanc. These articles
well mcrited the premiums which
they received.
In the department of Patch, Croch'
ct, and Needle Work. Mrs. G. NJ.
Jordan exhibited a toilet set, a knit
child's shawl, q croches tidy pair of
embroidered slippers, and infants
winter vest-Mrs. w. T. Mcdonald, u
worsted comfort-Miss r. Cater, a
mosaic patch work comfort - Miss
Jessie Rabb, bead-work pincushion-
Miss Sue McCaslan, worked cotton
handkerchief - Miss Davis, crochet
lacc-Mrs. E. E. Woodward, pair OF
table mats-Niss Nettie Cole, worked
lady's sack-Miss Jessie Markley, a
raised cross-MiSs Sallic E. Perrin, 4
worked handkcrchicf-Miss L. Gilbert
specimen Of tatting - Miss Meta
Lythgoe, rustic basket ct-Miss jamie
Moore, q candle mat-Mrs. Mamie H.
Hcmphill, a lady's gown-Mrs. II. T,
Sloan, q patchwork quilt. These all
took premiums. So did a vase of
wax-howcrs, exhibited by Miss Mary
Reid, and u hair-wreath, by Mrs. W.
r. White. In the department OF
Painting, there was limited display,
but some very excellent specimens
4 beautiful crayon drawing Of Capt.
J. ". Frazicr's dwelling, by Mr.. Geo.
F. E. Wenclle, and pencil drawing
by the same, fine painting in water
colors by Mrs. II. 7. Sloan, and a full
assortment of lovely Cromos exhibited
by Mr.. J. D. Chalmers. We must not
forget to mention, in passing, the
choice collection Of perfumery con-
tributed to the department Of the
ornamental, by Messrs. Lees Parker.
In the Household Department "a, -
3D. and &C." which comprises the
useful as we'll as the ornamental, Mrs.
A. 3. c. Lindsay bore off the prcmi-
um for the best jar Of lard, domestic
soap, dressed pig, jar of pear preserves,
pepper catsup, dried peaches dried
apples, scaled fruit-Mrs. r. A. Griffin
best jar Of butter, cooked ham, NUT
ton drcssed-Mrs. d. Wyatt Aiken,
county cured bacon and hams, roasted
pig, gallon vinegar-Mrs. Ii. W. Law
son, dried beef, tailow, apple jelly,
cucumber pickle, mixed pickle, peach
pickle, brandy peaches, dried cherries,
and citrons, jelly cake, fruit cake,
slarch-Mrs. P. II. Bradley, crab-applc
prcservcs-Mrs. W. J. Smith, water.
melon-rind preserves, tomato catsup-
Mrs. G. Robinson, pepper preserves
Mrs. James McCaslan, dried apples -
Mrs. T. c. Perrin, sweet tomato pickle
d NJ Rogers, Chinese syrup and
Chinese sugar-Mvs. ". II. Branch
loaf of wheat bread - Miss Mamie
White, pound cake, sponge cake, loaf
rusk--Mrs. Il. c. Haskell, crystalized
fruit - Miss Addie Lowry, sugar
candy-Mrs J. W. Shil'ito, honey in
box.
In the department of wines, &C.,
Mrs. A. B. G. Lindsay, took prcmi.
ums for bottles Of scuppernong, ca.
tawba, cherry, blackberry, musca.
dine, and strawberry wines, and Mrs.
II. W. Lawson for pecannuts. In
the department Of Summer fruits,
Mrs. James Sbillito took the premium
for the best strawberries, W. H.
Taggart, best ncctarines and plums.
VIM. II. Parker, best clear-stone
peaches. In this connection we may
mention that Col. Aiken bore off the
premium for the greatest variety OF
agricultural products on exhibition.
Mrs. II. ". Lawson, in the house,
hold departmcnt-and Mrs. James
McCaslan, domestic fabrics.
Passing out by the front doorway
we take survey of the fcathcrcd
tribe-pair Of game chickens eXhibi.
ted by J. W. Trowbridge-Coop OF
Brahma fowls, and pair Of Roucn ducks
by Mrs. J. W. Les!y,-pair of Coch-
ins ny N. Il. Sassard-coop of fowls
by Mrs. G. McDuffie Miller,-pair OF
turkeys by Mrs j. W. Trowbridgc-
pair Of Chinese turkeys by Mrs. G.
P. Anderson-pair of white ducks by
Lewis W. Parkcr-all of which took
premiums. Just boyond arc some
superb buggies single and double, and
two-horse and one-horse wagons gilt
tering in their resplendent coat of
paint and varnish, from the we'll