Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-16
NASHVILLE, Oct. 10, 1874.
SPRINGFIELD.
First Day of the Robertson County
Fair.

First Day of the Robertson County
Fair.
The Robertson County Agricultural and
Mechanical Exhibition al Springfield open
ed yesterday, with very fair attendance,
the Cedar Hill band being present aud dis
coursine variety of musical selections.
The following premiums were awarded:
Best twenty-five ears white corn, J. IL.
Darden.
Best twenty-five ears stock corn, Il. G..
Taylor.
Best peck white wheat, J. I. Yates.
Best peck oats, J. Z. Bell, Sr.
Best peck Irish potatoes, Mrs. r. +.
Thomas.
Besspeck sweet potatoes, c. g. Ander-
son.
Best half dozen cabbage, Mrs. y. W.
Benton.
Best gallon onions, Mrs. Sallie Brake6eld.
Best collection vegetables, Mrs. Sallie
Brakefeld.
Best gallon dried applies, J. Ii. Darden.
Best gallon dried peaches, Mrs. j. l..
Yates.
Best peck green apples, J. ii. Darden.
Best display fruit, Mrs. J B. Taylor.
Special premium BY Nevins x Co.
Best No. ) shipping leaf tobacco, A.
Watts.
Second best shipping leaf. A. Watts.
Best No. 5 wrapper, III. ID. Gum.
Best specimen lard, Miss Jennie Nc
Lane.
Best specimen butter, Mrs. R. f.
Thomas.
Best loaf wheat bread, Mrs. Sallie Brake
field.
Best cooked ham, Ms. SalIie Brake
field.
Best gold cake, Mrs. James Chambers.
Best silver cake, Mrs. Henderson.
Best specimen preserves, Mrs. William
Moore.
Best gallon vinegar, !. L. Bell, Sr.
Best soft soap, Ms. Sallie Braketield.
Best quart wine, J. L. Bell, ST.
Best wooden hose. Miss Sallie Stringer.
Best wooden half hose. Miss Sallie
SsrInger.
Best cotton hose. Mrs. r. f. Thomas.
Best cotton half hose, Miss Sallie
Stringer.
Infant dress. Mrs. VIM. Moore.
Cotton embroidery. Mrs. VIM. Moore pre-
MUM.
Bead embroidery, Miss Jennie McLane.
Crochet, Mrs. Henderson
Braiding, Miss Sinia Stringer.
Linen cuff and collar, Miss Julia Roberts.
Best quart old whisky. 10. G. Stark pre-
MUM.
Bes, quart new whisky, Hopkins & Law
renee premium.
Best quart old apple brandy, j. W. Stark
X Co, premium.
Best quart new apple brandy, Baggett q
Holland premium.
Best quart old peach brandy, j. w. Stark
X Co, premium.
Best quart new peach brandy, Baggett X
Holland premium.
EQUESTRIANISM.
Young ladies' riding ring, most graceful
rider-MisS- Amanda Willis premium.
Bows riding ring-W. y. Holman
premium.
A NEW WAGON.
M. Ingram, OF the CiGhsCiHe IOJdc-
90 Lent, had on exhibition the wrought
. INN wagon which was won of the chief at
fractions of the day, and was almost uni
verSallv pronounced the ''cOming wagon
MIR. Ingram is exhibiting the wagon with Il
view 10 raising capital stock for the estab-
lIshmen. of wrought iron wagon works
at GAINESVILLE. The Changers have taken
hold ofthe matter. and the inducements Of
fered is SIS off Of the price Of the wagon to
every one who advances SIS to the compa-
nv. The wagon is all iron except the bed
and tongue, and possesses superior strength,
Weighing only 1850, bed and all, It is esti-
mated TO bear burden of 10000 pounds,
and of lighter draft than an ordinary
wagon. The farmers seem to be taking
hold of the enterprise, and are enthusiastic
over the invention of a lifetime wagon
rhat needs no repairs.