The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-16
Fair Ground Notes.

There was never fair held in Maury
during which there was more favorable
weather. 1t was neither too cool nor
too warm. The management deserved
and aid receive great praise for the long
promenade erected since the last fair,
of which the younger folks ayalIec
themselves so much. The attendance,
however, was not so great as heretofore,
while the stock exhibited was as good, if
not better, than that of any previous
occasion. The ladies contributed
greater number and variety OF articles
than ever before; two ladies, Mrs. w.
J. Moore, and Mrs. w. B. Wilson
entered over one hundred articles,
each. Through the courtesy of
90! w. NJ. VOORHEES,, The excellent Sec
rotary of the Floral Hall, and his able
assistants, Messrs. W. .. Aydelott and
Eugene Cooper, we are indebted for
much valuable information. To have
seen the mammoth corn, pumpkins,
potatoes, wheat, ETC., one would have
banished the idea of want, in these parts.
All the animals too, Arch Lipscomb
and Walker Scott included, showed
that they had been living upon the tat
of the land rEhe beautiful silver coffee
urn, offered by Capt. Thomas Gibson,
to the lady taking the largest number
of premiums, was greatly admired by
every one; it was awarded to Mrs. W. j.
Moore, who received "a premiums, the
next highest being II, to Mrs. w. b
Wilson. The different Touring mills of
the county were well represented, and
many persons stopped to look at the
contents of the jars, showing how wheat
and corn look before and after passing
through the different processes 1t is sub
iected to at the Pearl Mills and Depot
Mills. The Pearl Mills, Depot Mills,
Collier Il Pinkston and J. NJ. Hunter
-ls.EI - Z lNn inn al
awarded to Collier Il Pinkston, whose
mills are on Big Bigby;-(we have been
promised sample of the premium flour,
and will be better able to say something
of il after we have eaten few biscuit
made ofit.) Mr.. ID. Staples, a successful
bee raiser, had on exhibition, a honey
comb, encased in a glass frame, the
busy bee" working, as it were for life,
to "lay up its winter stOre.' The prem
ium honey, by Rev. c. Foster Williams,
was made inside large candy-jar. G.
w. Kent, agent, was busy showing the
ladies' how nice and substantial the
Weed sewing machine could stitch, fell,
embrOider, etc. it is good machine,
the ladies say, and who is bold to dis
pute their word? Mrs. Kent received
premium for hair-work, made in repre-
sentatiOn OF flowers, which was very in
geniOuS. y beautiful snOw-white hang
ing basket, the workmanship of Mrs.
+. w. Gamble, received much praise.
III. p. Seavy had on exhibition, and
which added much to the good appear
ance of the Hall, a large number OF pic
lures, specimens of his workmanship;
and among them was recognized the
honest features OF Judge w. 5.
Fleming. Among the paintings that
were awarded premiums were those
beautiful water colors hanging in the
Athen@um group, executed by Miss Ma
RE Davis, OF LYnchburg, Va, who, 1t
will be remembered, read the yaledlc~
tory at the last commencement; Miss ID,
is said to be one of the most accomplish
ed young ladies that has eva- o,,a,,.,o,,
In ColuuloIa' 40 silk and embroidery
display was excellent. NJ. RuttIe's dis
play of millinery goods, fairly captivat-