Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-10-06
THE BORDER FAIR.
1t Was a Success. Financially anC
otherwise,

III w as q success, flUdHcldlIy anu
Otherwise.
The Sharp reporter of the Nor
ristown GAZETTE as the following
account of our great Fair
had the pleasure of spending
Thursday snd Friday of this week at
Observation-Disclosures, and of enjoying
the interesting sights to be seen at
the Border Fair. Those people
about bristol merit justly. to have
had success in their new enterprise.
They brought to bear the requisite
amount of energy, and have been
liberal with their means. Had | not
been otherwise informed | should
have concluded that the Border
Fair grounds had been one of Bristol ;
long estab ished institutions-so COM
pIeie was it in all its details.
There is ground containg ample
arca-the enclosure complete and
substantial. The banding large and
we'll built. with all its arrangements
taSlriully and conviently planned and
perfected. The track for use OF the
speed stock, wide and perit city
graded. The sails Tor the accumodA-
ton of stock exhibitors we'll Luiit
and In numbers sufficient to qccomO-
date US many of Virginia and Ten
uc5se stock raiSers as will for yeals
un come wamt such acCGmOdltIons.
The booths for the sale OF proviS-
IONS comvientlv arranged and filled
with he good things we all enjoy so
much on such occasions.
Indeed there was nothing lacking
in the preparations made by the peo
pie on the border for this, their first
fair.
And fair it was-a genuine eX-
hibi.ions of the industry and enter
prize of the people, ia the aSricui-
iuaI and mechanical. There were
the bags of wheat. as perfect as 1t
ever grows. Their samples Of cora
rs full Ms any country can show.
rheir potatoes, turnips, punklnS,
cushaws, squasheS. 6cets, tomatoes,
fruits and 80 many things IN this
line that | cannot name them all,
and such aud array as will not be
beaten. for quality, anywhere in this
region of country,
Then in the ladies' department -
the exhibition was large.-FrOm
roll CT butter. (such as only Upper
East Tennessee and Southwest Nir-
ginia can produce). all along DO ~
through every dep Irtment of hanGi-
work in which ladies' engage. to the
splendid specimens of painting by
Miss l.yde and Others, everything was
excellent. All praise is due and viii
be given to the ladies' for this spiend
ID display.
In the stock departmen: there were
a .oodly number of entries, and III
the cattle department, especially
was the Fair splendid success.
In the speed ring we're entries
from Knoxville aud Lynchburg and
many intermediate points,
| must mention that our townsmer,
John Brown and Thomas H. Evans
we're successful exhibitors. Evans
fence deserves the notice 1t itattracteC,
and Bro Xn's wagon work takes the
premium wherever it is exhibited.
The maLagers of the Border Fair
prepared to interest visitors, aud
we're rewarded by atronage enough
to make it complete fnaEcial sue
cess,
When will Ham5len show life and
energy enough to do likewise?
The following is written by DR..
MahOny of the JOnesboro Herald
Border Fair.
Last Friday we visited the Border
Fair at Bristol, 1t haS the last day
of their first exhibition. The people
of that section, have become enthu
sirstic.,on this subject, and they de-
serve much credit for the energy,
and perseverance they have used this
summer in beipg SO well prepared
for their Fair, Tho location of the
grounds is first rate, the building,
substantial and convenient The
stock, horses. cattle and sheep. were
as fine as can be found any where III
the South. but We think there was
considerable failure on the part of
the farmers in placing on exhibition
their products.
The ladies department, was vel
represented. financially their Fair
vas grand success, and as they used
every means possibly to make money
this year, in order to pay for the I'M
provements, we hope at their next
Fair, the people will be favored with
equally as good accommodation for
less money.