Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-18
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
The attendance at the Fair Grounds
yesterday was much larger and the
display much better than on Tuesday,
the first OF tie Fair. Floral Hall, in
especial, receives many additions at
the hands of the ladies IN the way of
needle work and ornamental articles
but we regret our inability to note
many of the prettiest articles, as but
few names were appended and we
could not obtain the necessary infor-
nation. In the Halls and on the
Grounds we notice the following ar
ticles, as principal among those ex-
hlbited, in addition TO those spoken of
| by us yesterday:
George Allen d Co, Newbern, plows,
corn shelters, &c; Giles & Murchison,
Wilmington, plows, cultiyators, square
harrow, chopper, planter, &c; N ia
cobb, Wilmington, plows, harrows.
corn shelters, choppers, &c; W Ell
Farmer, Wilson, cuitivator, single,
double and treble plows, sc; " II
Graves, Wilson, cotton planter !;
lotte, harrow, plows, corn shelter, feed
l
native workmen, Of native wood, and
of iron mined and manufactured in
the State; John Dawson, Wilmington,
plows, harness, corn shelters, feed
cutters, &c; Hart, Bailey 6 Co.. vii
mington, iron railing, Remington
plows, bennington rifle (such as we're
used in therecent International shooting
match,) R7mi g on shot guns, needle
| gin, packing, betting, &c; j. b. Far
rar, patentee, Haywood, n. G. Eureka
washing machine; Kerchner & Calder
Bios, light wagon, road wagon; II. L.
| UnderLill, farmers fayorlte grain,
guano and seed drill; J. ". Welsh,
Fayetteville, road wagon; c. & G.
| Worth, New York, fruit dry bouee,
| Something new and well worm see
| ing, and can be made of great value to
| the fruit dryers and peanut growers
of the State )exhibited by Josee John
son; Dekosset & Co., Taylor Cotton
Gin; Worth 6, Worth, Massey's Cotton
Gin; Eli Elwell and James Newton,
white English rabbits, raised in Will
mington; Binford, Grow & Co., treble
X flour, Smiths flour, soaps, crack
ers, tubs, sc; W. FL. Gary. Mar
ion, S. c., shingles; William Dykes,
Wilmington, sash, blinds, doors,
| buckets, &c, all of home manufacture;
| Moses, Goldsmith & Son, Charleston,
Champion cotton ties; I. A. Granger,
red wheat. bread corn, red rust-proOf
oats, black Norway oats. turnips, for
| largest yield; j. W. Powell, Sampson,
six lots OF corn for largest yield, pota-
| toes, &C.; William Alderman, Fayette
vile, potatoes and corn; w. A. Faison.
| Warsaw, peas end corn; W L Emmett,
Rocky Point, peanuts, 60 bushels to
the acre; Novelty Works Depot, Allan
ia, GA, pencils, needle books, glass
cutters, &c; Fl Brunhild & Bro, Will
minstoD, n c. whiskies, wines and
gins, scuppernong brandy, cigars, &c;
S Eeichman 6 Bro, home made cigars,
in great variety, worked int sign
board, very pretty; Misses Eta and
Salle Hart number Of beauti-
fully executed oil paintings, land-
scapes, river scenes, &c; l. A Hart, linen
pillow case, made 100 years ago by
| the great grandmother of Misses Eta
and Sallie Hart; Mrs Mary A Kicks.
Edgecolnbe. afghens, HANDKERCHIEF
Lol,ier aud pin-cushion, embroid-
cred ard beaded, something I'M
usually handsome Mrs j Il
| Thgpep, Edgecombe, quilts; Mrs
A J DcRosset, Wilmington, large
and beautiful afghan; Hiss Maggie A
Robinson, Goldsboro, crochet bead
| cover, tides and embroidered sofa
cushion; Singer Manufacturing Go,
Wilmington, gents shirt, lady's chemi-
settle, braided jacket, lady's dressing
| sacque, morning wrapper; Mrs G ID
Myers, Wilmington, afghan, cushion
cover, infants skirt, tidy; Mrs Geo p
Lamb, Wilmington, bed quilts; Miss
Mollie Tate, Rocky Point, hand work
lamp shades very pretty; Mrs Josh
T James, Wilmington, plain, walnut.
cocoanut and peanut candy; Mrs Tbos
ID Meares, Wilmington, fruit cake; Mrs
w 3 Binford, Wilmington, candy, light
rolls and bread; @ " Westbrook & Bro,
Wilson, new crop ripe strawberries.
grown 1t this season III the open air;
Miss Emma Eddins, Charlotte, crocheJ
tidy and collar, beautifully worked.
The interest of the day was divided
principally between the races and the
maneuvres executed by the Cadets
IRON CharIotte. There was much in
terest excited by the spirited contests
especial, having been the finest ever
had on that course.
At IL o'clock the trotting race was
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s75 for the first horse and Association
purse of So for the second horse. mile
heats, best two in three. In this race
B. Il. Perry entered Quicksy; E.
Pomeroy er tered Black Hawk and
William All inson entered Peonay.
Peomay wor the first heat in 2:5S;
Black Hawk the second in 2:53 and
Black Hawk the third in 1853. The
Saloon purse of $75 was awarded to
Black Hawk and Association purse Of
e.e5 r"~ worried to QnicAsy.
at II 81 tic 4;.DE.ns; I..ce, ID" great
race of the day, took place. This was
for merchants and citizens purse of
800, mile heats, best three in five.
The purse was to be awarded as fol
lows: First horse, $3.50; second horse,
800; third horse, $50. Flood & Cash
entered Prussian, Barton, Wilson & Co.
entered Accident, and j. Weldon &
Son entered Mildew. Prussian won the
Hrcf boot in 1.1SI an6 tho eooond in