Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-08

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pIc--Award of Premiums. DC, dc
MADIsoNv1LLE, MONROE COUNTY, Oct. 4.
Thursday, the third day, at an early hour
the crowd commenced gathering in Mad
| isonville, and on the roads. At ten O'Clock
| four solid columns could he seen approach
ing the ground from different directions.
| Such throng at the gate 1 have seldom
witnessed at any fair. All manner of We
hicles-carriages, buggiss, rockaways car
| ryalls, hacks, wagons, ambulancee, &c.
Men and women on horseback, men and
| boys on foot, oil anxious to get within the
enclosure. The number present on this
day was generally estimated at five thou
| sand. Six thousand would not be an ex-
aggeratsd estimation. Certainly there
were half as many a. at Knoxville any
day last year. At noon more social spec
tacle was never displayed in any country.
Five hundred tables were spread simulta-
neously upon the ground, and the multi
tude all participated In the feast and
| were filed. This was new feature at q
fair, yet it was highly appreciated. My
friend Maj. Twiggs said it was the most
entertaining display in the world. This
arduous task. Stock-pens are surrounded
by attentive crowds, while the blue and
red ribbon men designate which animal
shall have the premium. At o'clock p.
NJ. the committees had about finished their
work. Now we have the dash of a mile !;
two entities. Wild Pigeon, property of VIM.
Ken, was the winner. After this race we
had several saddle-horse races, which end
ed the sport of the day.
LAST DAY.
Friday was the fourth and last day, and
the crowd was about the same rs yesterday
The committees have finished their work,
with the exception of one on equestriennes
and another, that has not decided, on the
most beautiful and tastefully dressed
young lady. My opinion is they will
not decide. Sure enough, Major L..
w. baltimore, chairman on eques-
triennes, has taken the stump, and in
brief but eloquent speech. tells the young
ladies that he and his brother committee
men can not agree as to the most graceful
rider, begs pardon of the ladies, (Which was
promptly granted). and asked to be reliev-
ed. The chairman oil the beautiful and
tastefully dressed lady" committee said
they had carefully examined the vast
throng and had met such an array of beau
ty, grace and loveliness that they were
completely bewildered and dare not dis
criminate in favor OF one where all were so
comey. 1t was plain to see that the COM
mittee were in an embarrassing position.
The chairman said had they twenty pre-
miums to give the award would have been
made as they had but one, they could
never agree, yet they would give the Presi-
dent list of names, from which he should
select, but the Colonel modestly declined
the honor, but generously, with the ladies'
consent), relieved the committee.
The ladies' department was fully repre-
scented. The exhibition hall was ere wded.
Space will not permit detail We COM
pfment the ladies on their efforts, their
tact and skill in arranging the specimens
and contributing so largely to the creature
comforts of the crowd that was out en-
nlaSse Especially we notice the grace of
the equestriennes and congratulate their
attendants on the privilege that was grant
county by saying that at no other fair
could so many ladies ride and so perfectly
that the premiums could be given.
MONROE SwISHER.
MEssRs. EDITORS: The officers of the
Monroe County Agricultural Association,
are under special obligation to you for your
kindness in sending to US reporter, and
for the kind and flattering notice of our
fair. 1t is in keeping with your persistent
efforts to utilise the many advantages pos
sessed by the citizens of East Tennessee
in her fine climate and other elements of
future success. The third day of our fair
was more largely attended than on the
first or second, and good judges estimated
the number on the grond at not less than
5000. Entire good order prevailed and
the exhibition of stock was satisfactory in
our almost infant efforts to produce good.
Our people are entitled to much credit for
recuperation since the late "ltnpJedSdHt-
ncSs'as they were more completely stripped
of all stock than any other county in the
State. They were between the tWo forces
and all our stock and produce went up.
The fair was asucce5s, socially and iinan-
cialiy, and the kind Interchange of our
people with the kind interest of our neigh
bors who were in attendance in large num-
bers from adjoining counties, will be re-
membered, and we doubt not be productive
of much good. Those that have been hereto
fore lukewarm, have come up to time, and
say that in the future they may be consid-
cred one. Our ladies did their whole duty.
Yours. MONROE.
"What can buy pair of nice horses and
carriage to take TO Wayerly for p said the thrifty
Hobbs, to q gentleman of Nash vile, at the time