Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-15

produce, stock, merchandise and handi-
work, for competition, and TO obtain r..
wards for excellence ? If SO, You are
doubly welcome to these Grounds and IN
these Halls, --.-...
And to all our guests we bid a cordi,,
welcome. We are thrice glad TO meet 50
large number of our solid men and fair
women. 1t shows that You take an interest
in our work; and it is well that you do, as
this Association has Your intercsts-the
handspring CT its action--at heat and
upon which it has built up its success =
success we'll deserved, because it has been
achieved only by hard, steady and unrc-
hitting toll.
To those who have, from year to wear.
met us here aud contributed to our sue
cess, VIC tender the thanks Of the Associa-
ton. We are deeply indebted TO friends
from more than fifteen counties Of the
State, for contributions to our Fair. We
trust that the past and the present is but \
drop in the ocean of gland and glorious
prosperity in the future for these Annual
EXpOstions.
did not appear here to-day to make n
speech, but simply to thank you for YOUR
presence, aud welcome you TO this. orr
Fourth Annual FAR. | say, then, q clad
welcome to all of every party, race or do
minion, who are here to help us advance
the prosperity of our common home.
The following is a list of some of the
articles entered 10 date
DEPARTMENT A.
Class 1, Field Crops.-NVillard Bros.
Wilmington, largest yield of tomatoes; lar
eest crop beos, garden peas, cucumbers;
native hay; largest amount domestic ma
nure; L Pike, Wayne, largest yield cot
ton per acre; j Il Thigpcn, EdgecOmbe.
l3rCpSt yiplI oaf IN 4 ac,as. lar,,aet .,,o,,.,
| domestic manure; III a Shirley, do, largest
yield cotton on acres; Jos III Saunders,
! Pitt, largest amount domestic manure; X f.
BOykin, Sampson, largest yield cotton by
Starr Phosphate; Haywood Hamm, Wayne,
| largest yield corn; l. a Powell, Sampson,
largest yield corn and potatoes on one acre;
! w L Granger, Wayne, largest yield cotton
on one acre; L Granger, do, largest yield
wheat and red clover; Jas Norwood, Or
ange, largest yield wheat, oats and rye, 3
acres each, Irish potatoes, acre, native
grass acres, red clover l acre, timothy,
| luccTno, tall meadow oats, mountain ever
green, largest amount domestic manure,
largest exhibition of field crops; III ID Hamm,
Orange, largest yield corn, | acre; II G
Rockwell, Columbus, largest yield cot
tor, acre; j IL d j NJ Westbrook, New
( Hanover, largest yield cotton, 4 acres.
class >, samples Field CrOps.-R
ketchum, Marion, ) G.; bbl rosin; Viii
| lard BrCs, Wilmington, best bale native
aud Oat hay; Il w Hicks, agent, Duplin,
bale cotton; Il A Shirley, Edgecombe, bale
cotton; j Il Pike, Wayne, bale cotton; M Il
Edgerton, do, bale cotton; j X Thiepen,
Edgccomc, black oats, sweet potatoes,
rlta baga tulnps, stack corn, ciInblncs,
bales cotton and shucks, head corn; Miss
llacido Engelhard, Geets; l. A Powell,
MI nAf atn L
ger, Wayne, bale cotton; Il a Granger, do,
bags wheat, bale clover, 2 bags oats,
turnips; JAS Norwood, Orange, Virginia
white wheat, rye, oats, Irish potatoes, grass
seed, native hay, timothy; q & Bor-
dealX, New Hanover, bale cotton; a
Smith, Cumberland, Stock oil cot
ton; George Il French, New Hanover,
bale cloth, pea vine hay, peanuts, niillei,
corn, sweet potatoes, English turnips; IL
IIamn, Orange, bag corn; ii Rockwell,
Columbus, bales cotton; j II < N
Wcstbrooll, bale c.tton.
DEPARTMENT Is.
Glass 1, CaWc j Il Thigpen, EDGE
combe, OK.
CidSU 2, UorScS.-Wiiard Bros, single
| harness horse, raised in North Carolina; G
French, New Hanover, pai- farm mules,
saddle mare, brood maze. VIM q Moore,
q Maultsby, Columbia, harness horse.
Van Macomber, Wilmington, harness
hOISc.
Glass 3, Sheep Goats, and .Stcine.-J
r Thigpen, Edgec3mbe, Poland China
boar and SOW, pair native pigs.
CiaSs 4, POultry.-John Daniel, vii
mington, pair BrahIna fowls; James Nor
wood, Wayne, pair black stone-fe game
cock.
DEPARTMENT c.
Class l., Household Pyo.iucfs.- Miss
Jeanette Falconer, Wilmington, loaf of
bread without shortening; Miss Mary Hall,
do, biscuit; Mrs Walker Moore, do, jar
peach preserves; Mrs Jas w Lloyd, Edge
combe, jelly; Mrs Or l. Station, do, do;
Mrs j W Atkinson, do, pastry, rolls, pre-
serves, pickles, jelly; Miss III n Latta, do,
loaf bread, custard pie; Miss NJ G I.alta,
90, grape jelly, apple jelly, apple preserves,
tomato preserves, peach marmalade,
grape preserves, tea cake, rolls, jellies, gel
| latino, domestic starch; Mrs NJ n Utlcy,
| do, pickles, preserves; Mrs w kerchncr.
| do, pepper sauce; DeRossctt & Co, do, box
! starch; Mrs II Webb, do, jellies, pear mar
malade; grapeEjam, preserved pears, peach
| preserves, red plum jam, peach marmalade,
green gage plum jam; Mrs j L Thgpen,
Tarboro, jar soap; Mrs John Boddie, do,
| jelly cake, preserved peaches, apple jelly,
tonatoe catsup; Mrs w III Hanks, Durham,
| apple, pear, cherry and tomatoe pre-
| serves, canned tomatoes and peaches,
! picked cucumbers and tomatoes, mixed
! pickles, oil mangOes, tOmatoe catsup, CO.
coanut, walnut and plain candies.
Glass Needle Work, dc.-Miss Mary
! Vincent, years, Wilmington, bed quilt;
Miss Maggie Norwood, Orange, infants
embroidered skirt; Miss Florence Meow
an, Raleigh, zephyr woodwork boquet OF
flowers; Miss Martha Drau9hon, Sampson,
handmade shirt; Miss \ l. Lloyd, Edge
combc, bed quilt; Miss III III Shaw, do,
! handmade shirt, rag carpet; Mrs X
J Thigpen, do, rag carpets, bed quilt; Mrs ID
! l. Williams, do, tobacco bag; Miss Placidc
EnGelhard, Wilmington, tidy, cotton socks,
hand-mad apron, WOODEN socks; Mrs } "
Atkinson, do, bed quilt, afghan, silk quilt,
! catch-all, embroidered handkerchief, APP
) plique embroidered, mat, by giil u years
old; Industrial School, do, patch quilts;
Miss Laura L Culrie, New Hanover cot
ton socks; Mrs j w Virgins, Wilson, night
! gowns, chcmiSes, infants skirt, worsted
tidy, silk embroidered slippers, g pieces,
embroidered drawers, gown yCkes GO
! pieceS), chemise Jokes (33 pieces, cltsh,,
| ion cover, washstand mats @ pieces), table
mats al pieces), beaded letter receiver;
! Mrs A ID Moore, Wilson, gown yokes; Mrs
u Gleaves, Wilmington, knitted quilt,
! crochet tidy, CROCHET laces, babys
! dress (lJO years old); Miss Martha
! DraughCn, Sampson, embroidered hand
kerchcf and yoke; Miss Sue Collier,
| Wayne, table mats (21 piecesD tidy; Miss
SopEy Partridge, Raleigh, tolleG cushion,
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