Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-22

GEEENEvILLE, Sept. 1G, 1873


In my last letter stated that it was
expected that a large number of entries
would be made to-day, and so it turned
out. DO not believe that half the en-
tries were made on the first day. Why
it is that people will wait for the Sec
ond day of fair before they try to
make it a success and thus virtually
throw away day, is a mystery to me;
but so it is at almost every county fair
L have attended in East Tennessee.
The entries fairly poured in this
morning, and by the time 1 reached
the ground everything was life. In
town, at an early hour, everything
looked much more livelier than on
the previous day, and people could be
seen going in the direction of the Fair
Grounds in large crowds at an unusual
hour. The morning trains, from be-
low and above, brought quite num-
Der of visitors, and it soon became APP
parent that the fair would be a sue
cess in point Of crowd at any rate.
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT.
/ We noticed, was considerably i'm
. proved, and a fair display of fine stock
/ is now on exhibition. Mr.. h. G. Car
/ ter has pair of Chester White pigs,
| five months and days old, which will
weigh 209 pounds each. They are very
fine. He says he will bring them to
/ the Eastern Division Fair
/ Mr.. Bullen has a fine Berkshire
/ boar. Mr.. Henry Barton exhibits
/ two Poland China pigs, which he has
/ Just imported from Illinois. They are
very fine, and / hope he will bring
them TO the Knoxville Fair.
Mr.. Eli Cutshaw, exhibits a beauti-
full Berkshire sow. We noticed also q
fine Berkshire sow and litter of pigs,
but failed to learn the name of the
owner.
Mr.. f. Link has on exhibition one
of the finest Berkshire bears we have
seen, and Durham bull, which for size
is little ahead of most anything we
have seen in the stock line.
4 Mr.. Joseph Brown exhibits a short
horn Durham bull, only IA months old,
which weighs I'll pounds.
There were quite large number of
fine horses, but we failed to learn the
owners names. All the stock is very
fine, and although there was not so
large a display as we might have ex-
!. pected, yet in my opinion, in point OF
quality, the display is better than last
! year.
In the Agricultural Department we
found that a great deal had been en-
. tered this morning, such as corn,
. wheat, rye, clover seed, millet, beans,
. potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, apples
T and a few peaches, the peaches
being entered by Mr.. +. Link. In
fact almost everything to be raised on
= a farm was on exhibition, not in quite
l so large quantities as last year, but
e decidedly better in quality, according
= to my recollection and the opinion Of
, competent judges.
/ Messrs. J. r. Brown & Sons exhibit
5 a fine display of saddles and harness
/, oG their own manufacture, and some
: as fine home-tanned leather as We
,, have ever seen. Mr.. Brown tells IN,
, that he will probably display hi
4 leather in the Eastern Division Fair
: October 9Th next.
e Rowe, Butt d. Co. of Morristown
, display two fine cook stoves, the IAN
/ Right Cook,O which took the premi
um at the fair here last year, and j
e quite a favorite in this locality.
e The apples exhibited, above referred
: TO, were as fine as we have ever seen
e and Of almost every imaginable va
riety.
THE LADIES DEPARTMENT,
d AS a matter of course, was not neg
n lected. It never IL, tor the ladies o
II Greeneville are always willing TO d.
j their part to make the fair a success
: The display i'm that department wa
j. very creditable, such as quilts, needl
IF work, spun wool, stockings and socks
T. jeans, blankets, counterpanes, carpets
F. embroidery Of every description, lgol
J. lace embroidery, bead work, pin cush
n ions, watch pockets, hanging baskets
/, wax work ofevery description, flowers
Ie lilies, crosses, fruit, &c. There wer
also some very fine specimens Of cray
on drawings. Among the drawing
was the picture Of Judge Milligar
drawn by Landon Haynes, yout
&c who never took any lessons whatever
ID but is an artist by nature. 1t Is pre-
nounced a splendid likeness of tn
\. Judge by all who knew him. ThS
young man under proper trainin
would make splendid artist. Thel
was also good likeness of Mr.. Robel
.. McCorkle, the former Secretary Of tn
r, Association, drawn by Mr.. Rosenblat
3. another natural artist.
II, J. Among the wax work was q larl