The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-08-22
THE AcwoRTH FAIR.
Sixteen Hundred Persons Present "A
Large Display--A Grand Success.

Sixteen Hundred Persons Present "A
Large Display-=A Grand Success.
Boarding the special train, at this place, last
Wednesday morning, we seated ourself be-
meath an outrageous cotton stalk, seven teet
high, which Gen Phillips had stored away in
the coach, and thus ercumstanced we manag-
ed to snuff the breeze and think of "cotton flu
lures" until we arrived at Acworth, which is
Just IL miles North Of Marietta.
The Fair Ground enclosed about two acres
of ground, including the Methodist Church
and Academy Building, two-story brick edifi-
ces the latter being Of cOmmodious capacity
was used for the deposit and display Of arti-
Giles, &c 1t would be fatigueing task to
enumerate one by one the many and various
articles SO conspicuously numerous and beauti-
fully arrayed. Excellence and skill were
prominent features Farmers, Manufacturers,
Artists, Mechanics. Inventors, all contributed
specimens Of their products, skill, ingenuity and
taste at this exhibition, and they are the true
index of the peoples wealth and progressive
civilization.
There were about sixteen hundred persons
! in attendance. Over onethousand tickets were
sold, and as can be imagined there was mass
of living, breathing human souls promiscous-
| " moving, as inclination, pleasure and conven,
| fence dictated, About IL o'clock, President
RagsdaIe introduced Gen. VIM. Phillips as ora
| tor of the day 1t is due to Gen. Phillips t
say this was unexpected on his part, as Gen
Colquitt, and Governor Smith and others were
expected to do the speech-making but Gen
Phillips acquitted himself with great credit
| making one of the best and most practical, SEN
sible and able speeches of his life. He regard-
the material prosperity of the country as indis-
pensable to human happiness He showed
how every profession except that of the farmer
organized and combined for mutual protection,
scientific enightment and enlarged prosperity,
He would encourage the farmer to initiate the
example and promote their own interests. His
speech was over an hour in length, and we
forbear attempting feeble synopsis, knowing
it could not possibly do him anything like JUS
tice.
AT the conclusion of his well received speech,
a committee was appointed to take charge and
preserve anything that might be rendered for
exhibition at the State Fair. After dinner the
premiums were awarded as follows:
STOCK.
d. d. Stephens, for the best Georgia raised
mule, VS.; w. Kemp for best brood mare colt
by her side S.; Henry Steele, best Georgia
raised mare IS; j. +. Lindley best family
horse S.; w. j. Palmer stallion s.: N. @.
Whitlock, Z year old colt s.; Joshua Roberts
year old colt S.; Charley Dabbs best bull So !;
Warren stoks4y best OK 90 so; B. d. Rags
dale best mich COW $3.50; Hardy Strickland
chickens $3.50, E. L. shuford ducks 81; A. s..
Way peacocks g.
FIELD CROPS.
J.F. Lindley, best oats 81 L. Ross, sweet
potatoes 81 so; D. Stokeley corn stalk $1.5O !;
B, D. Ragsdale cotton stalk S1.50; L. Morris
bundle Of clover Scots b. w. Story sugar
cane 81.
HORTICULTURE.
L. S. Northcutt, hest cabbage Scots; d. s.
Hull, onions Scots; II. House tomatoes Scots;
Mrs. A. Robinson best Irish potatoes 81 }. NJ.
Green. best half dozen water melons Scots; l..
Ross best cts Scots s. T. Paine best variety
of vegetables 81; Ii. Strickland peaches 81 J;
E. S. Cobb grapes 81.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. j. l.. Reynold best pounds butter IS
Mrs. Steele ID best butter So; Mrs. Lewis Sd
best butter 81; E c Stansell, honey comb ~;
Ell Litchfeld pickles 81 Mrs Ann Robinson
vinegar 81; E Hales best canned fruits 81;
E s Cobb grape wine 81, Mrs COwan black.
berry wine 81; Mrs Q Stripping light bread 81;
Mrs. Z L Litehfeld jellies and preserves s.;
jeff Rooney. soft soap 81; Mrs. DR.. Brooks
dried frnii 81; L LitchfeId blackberry corr
dial 81 Mrs Putnam pound cake 81.
FINE ARTS.
Mrs Sue Mckay, flowers 81; Mrs F G Ross
plain quilt 81; Miss Patterson. patch guilt 50;
Mrs N Tanner counterpart So Lou Gray, 5
years old, child's quilt 81 Ida Raney, years
old, child's quiltS1 Mrs. K M Mitchell, GRO
elected quilt 8. Mis- b Hunt coverlid 81; Miss
Burt, crocheted collar 81 Mrs Baker, cotton
socks 81; Miss Ida Avery pencil drawing 81
Miss Lucy CatFsnter painting 81, and fancy
work 81; + Sn.i'h pehmanship 50.
MANUFACTURE.
H. II. Mathews, pillow stock; 50; o Cbas-
tain. harness, &C., 4 premiums s.; s Pool
ak helve Scots; Fl Steele jack plain 81 /;
Blackwell & Gorhap boots y and best bro
gans 81; II Fl Logan sole leather q. so; B
Blackwell harness leather 81; L Bennett, calf
skin, &c, premiums So; Fl H Logan 2; J F
cowan best -four e.; Oakley Mills twine, d.
ploma D Z Garrison. plows 81; Concord
Factory, best eassimerss and jsaps, diploma.
Tbs psusums wsss III pkfd To vsJh. Nsts