Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-15
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the advantage it possessed in having a
number of singers from the city limits
been taken into consideration with the
other points, this school would have stood
much higher in the award. ......
The Flat Creek School sang difficult
music, and rendered it well but the ma
jority of the committee were of opinion
that the pieces sung were not appropriate
for sunday School use, and this operated
greatly to the disadvantage of the school.
The contest was so close, and the singing
so good that the committee sincerely re-
GREETED they could not award four organs
instead of one, ...... ...... ...... ......... .l
I'D o. Leon Jourolmon, Chairman.
Mrs. NJ. A. Lloyd, Mrs. l.. L. Craig,
Miss Ella Boyd II. A, j. Armstrong.
t1 Committee.
SCRUB RACES. ... ..... .aU
At three o'clock the crowd assembled on
the track to witness the races of which
there were three. In the first there were three
entries, J. T. lobe, Andy Knott, and S.
M. Walke-, for a purse of s., raised by the
spectators, which was won by Andy
Knott. In the second race there were also
three entries, the winner being Joseph
Keith, and the purse S., same as above
The third race was for purse of 81, and
was won by Bob Woods. There were no
regular races on the programme of the So
ciety, the above being altogether inn
promptu.
During the day several of the superin-
tendents reported the awards of premi-
ums made in their several departments as
follows:
CATTLE.
Best Devon bull, l.. Stratton, Cumber-
land county, $4,000. ...-
Best Devon cow,L. Stratton, Cumberland
county. $1,000.
Best native COW, Mrs. Major w. p. Eli
OFT Knoxville, $40. 90,
Best calf under year, James Mccain
on $1,000. .a4
Best Durham bull, Jno. Blevins, Haw-
kins county, $4,000. "al.#
Best bull, any age, sweepstakes, w. H.
Best Jersey COW, sweepstakes, o. p. Tenn
pie, $500.
Best cow, any age or breed, O. P. Tenn
pie 90.
Best yoke of oxen, Burr & Terry, $1,000.
l1oGs.
Best Chester white boar, n. r. Beal,
Hawkins county, $1,000
Best Chester white SOW \. T. Beal,
Hawkins county, $1,000.
Best Berkshire boar, q. NJ. Branner,
Knox county, $4,000, two premiums.
Best Berkshire SOW, o. ?. Temple, Knox
county, $1,000
Best Berkshire boar, Ro!fe S. Saunders,
Knox county, $500.
Best Berkshire SOW, B. NJ. Branner,
Messy Creek, $1,000.
Best Berkshire SOW pig, S. d. Williams,
Messy Creek, $500. r.. ..
Best pen of five hogs, Thos. J. Bounds,
$4,000. .... .".
Best pig under one year, G. NJ. Branner,
$500.
Best boar, any age or breed, ROlfe S.
Saunders, $4,000. ...
Best sow, any age or breed 3. M. Bran
ner, $1,000.
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES. ..
Best wire screen, Nielsen Bros diploma.
Best bureau, Scott Simmonds & Co., di-
ploma.
Best bedstead, Scott, Simmonds & Co.,
$500. -.# r.'
Best set cottage chairs, Scott, Simmonds
q Co.; 800.
Best set splint bottom chairs, $500
Best saddle-tree, Kemper d Kohlhase
s. CO..
Best gents boots, Gaines & Bro, $500
Best gents aud ladies' shoes, Gaines &
Bro. each $500 u
Best side sole leather, H. l.. Smith, 80 .OC
Best side upper leather, II. l.. Smith
$500.
Best calf skin, f. L. Smith, $500. ..
Best brooms, +. +. Champion, $500
Best collection mechanical tools, j. a
Barger, diploma.
Best collection of stone ware, from
ChuckY river, Washington county, en-
tered by Gen. a. e. Jackson, $1,000
Best family carriage, Eldridge & Co.,
$1,000 tt. nov ''.
Best buggy, by same, $500. +,
Best wagon harness, Lloyd McCon'
nell, $500 7"'
Best side saddle, Lloyd & Mcconnell
$500 -t-' .. 'lI e--' o
Best blind bride, Lloyd & Mcconnell
$500 ." ,1'
Best buggy harness, T. o'Conner & Co.,
$500
Best mans saddle, IT. O'Conner & Co..
$500. "a a.s
Best riding bride, T. .O'Conner & Co..
$500 t .t
Best iron fencing, Nielsen Bros. diploma.
Best harness leather, Knoxville Leather
Co., $500
Best home made bellows, Knoxville
Leather Co., $500
Best expanding boiling reel, f. "
Easily, Johnson City, diploma.
Ind. FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Best grass scythe, S. X. Harris, Knox
.Ounty, $500. -7z- .rs .rl-a
Best hillside and subsoil pillow combined
Roop, Moore & Childs, two premiums,
$500. ..'. 7. .'.'."
Best stock pillow, Clark g. Johnson, S4.O CO.
Best pillow made in Tennessee, Clark &
Johnson, diploma. ....- a.. br-.....,g
Best iron tooth harrow, S, L. Post $500.
Best tWO-1 horse wagon =. II, Post, $40 90.