Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-29
A Special Premium of Five Tho usand
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AS special premium at our APP
preaching Fair, | will give one-half
Interest in my entire stock of groceries,
at the northeast corner Market Square,
consisting in part of flour meal, bacon,
lard, cottees, teas. sugars, syrups, pota-
toes, apples, butter, eggs, spices, to-
baccos, cigars, brown domestics, salt,
&C., &C., all valued at five thousand
dollars, to any man or woman who is
fully satisfied and contented with his
or her lot in life. l reserve the
right to appoint the judges hereafter,
whose decisions on all matters pertain
ing to this valuable premium shall be
final. Entries must be made in per-
son. Is. r. STRONG.
September %, 1875.
HORSE SHOES.
s. b. Luttrell & Co. offer the choice
of their two dollar pocket knives for
the best pair of home made shoes and
nails.
UGLIEsT MAN.
For the ugliest man on the ground
n handsome walking cane; to be
awarded by committee of ladies.
HEAVIEST MEN.
For the four heaviest men from one
county-foui gallons of oysters by
John Scherf.
pLOw-BoY.
For the best plow-boy under Is years
of age. Excelsior one-horse pillow; by
A, Gredig.
BROOM CORN.
One years subscription to WING AND
CHRONICLE for the best broom corn by
w. & G. Co.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
One years subscription to WING AND
| CHRONICLE for best tobacco manufac-
tured in East Tennessee by w. & c.
| Co.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Smith, Ogden d Co. offer one heavy
gold pen and holder for the best speci-
men of penmanship.
Van Glider, Sharp & Co. offer $500
for the best tanned calf skin.
M.and n. Stern offer $500 for the
most graceful young lady on the
grounds.
Offered by Lewis IL Jackson, Knox
vile:
For the best dozen East Tennessee
tanned calf-skins, one pair of our best
| home. made boots, sewed.
| IOI Iut btsI NOLcu TIuSL ltIutSStt
| tanned kips, one fine silk or felt hat.
For the best display of jellies, one
pair French kid button shoes.
For the best sewed dOuble-sOled calf
boot.
For the best pegged double-soled calf
boot.
For the best gents sewed calf or goat
shoe.
For best ladies' sewed shoe.
Hawkins, Butt & Co, offer through
Committee on Special Premiums one
of their celebrated Charter Oak Cook
Stoves, complete, for the best meal
cooked on the Fair Grounds by an I'M
married lady under twenty years of
age.
Gaines & Co. offer one pair of their
best Granger" boots to the sire of the
best specimen of a Granger boy from
one to two years old.
S. Il. Logan offers premium of $2.50
for the best gallon of honey in the
comb, and $3.50 for the best COLON of
strained honey.
f. H. auckland offers lady's gold
watch for the best lady performer on
piano, not professional, of any age
Committee: Mrs. r. II. Armstrong,
Mrs. o. p. Temple, Mrs. DR.. Boyd,
Mrs. James d. Cowan, Mrs. A, A.
Barnes.
n. Cuquel offers a premium of $500
for the best homemade shirt by young
lady under Is.
Geo. w. Albers offers $500 for best
pan light biscuit made With yeast, and
$500 for BEST pan his,n,i' made with
Snow Flake baking pas der. ''..
For the best trained billy goat in
| harness $500.
J. u cuwan oilers $500 for best East
| Ter .-e cured ham, and $500 for
/ best ,.. uIed work. ..... ...
S. b. Boyd offers 81. 90 in gold for the
best display of ir'hes, and $1,000 in
gold for the best portrait by an East
! Tennessee artist.
Gilbert & Bro. offers $500 in green
backs for best barrel flour.
The Age Publishing Company offers
one copy of the Living Age and outlook
for the best home made one-half BUSH
ell split basket.
One copy of the Liying Age and Out
| IOOk one year for the best homemade
broom.
b. r. Strong offers handsomely
engraved silver medal for the best dis
play of paper flowers.
j. II. Bean offers 81. 90 for the hand
soonest gentleman's calico necktie,
made by any young lady.
PREMIUMS.
Perez Dickinson, Esq, has given to
the committee $50 to be distributed in
premiums of 81 each upon such arti-
Giles as it may select as worthy, and
which have not been otherwise res
warded.