Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-13
Continued from Second Page.
THIRD DAY.

fair day to visit the Grounds and en-
Joy themselves The streets leading to-
wards the Fair Grounds were crowded
at an early hour with vehicles, horse
men and footmeu, and not a few Of the
gentler sex could be seen vending
their way out ia the same manner
Doubtless every attsinable vehicle in
the city was put into requisition, aud
by the time we arrived the building
already presented lively appearance.
The crowd was estimated in the az,
ternoon to be at least three thousand,
and but for the trains disaster many
more would have been on the ground,
as the passenger train, which was de-
layed contained eight crowded coaches.
some few additional entries were made
in the difereHt departments, and al
together the display is very good, IS
pecially on the second floor, which
have never been equalIel in that
building In addition to the articles
already mentioned, a few new entries
attracted cur attention as worthy Of
uOu.
Mr. 0. G.. Vandrrhoof has the cele-
lraeG Star SmUtter and Victor cookie
-epiritor, combined, on the ground
f0C IF the building; also shutter
by telf; also some specimens of work
dopby the machines.
j. Gardener, OF Sweetwater,
mixes a splendid display of garden
ir)lements Of his own manufacture.
IT. James Black, of Sweetwater,
= 20 varieties of apples on eXhibi.
n.
Mr. Eldridge, of the Knoxville Car
.ge Factory, added to his display of
Ie carriages.
Some additions were made in the
.ricultural implement line.
Mr.. l.. A. IIeisteT, of Russellville,
ennessee, has on display, in active
peration one of CrOuse's Suction Force
jumps, and Is using it i'm pumping the
yater into a tank, for The fountain.
On the second floor quite "A number
# additional entries were made. and it
vas universally conceded to be the
Jest and finest display ever made.
Mr. Perez Dickinson had several Of
lis farm wagons on the ground aud
the teams were pronounced splendid
It was expected thar "A process ion of
all the farm wagons on the grounds
would take place, but for some cause it
was postponed.
The photO-crayon sketches of
Messrs. Schleier d Brauson attracted
much attention, and pronounced by
the best Of judges as splendid works of
art.
Mr. c. l.. Stratton, of Knox county,
makes fine display of honey, both
trained and in the comb. Mr.. STRAIT
ton has gone into the bee and honey
business exclusively. and will furnish
an excellent article Of honey for our
market.
Mr. J. NJ. Fowlkes, agent for the
Wheeler d Wilson Sewing Machine.
is on hand in the music corner with
sample machine, aud also samples of
work done Oh his machine.
Mr.. j. A. Love, Knox county, eX
hibits a pattern Of the Granger Ground
hog PlOw, reversible point and shear,
of his own invention, which seems to
be quite an improvement over any
thing we have seen in that line,
The Marshall Boiler and Feed
Steamer is exhibited, heated up aud in
running order, by the firm Of Haw-
kins, Butt & Co.
FOWL DEPARTMENT.
In this department there was fine
4 display of fowls in great variety. Sam
4 mic McCammon has decidedly the larg
est collection on the ground, consist
4 ing of large fine pair of turkeys, a
4 collection of California guineas, among
4 them an entirely white one, geese,
+ ducks, chickens in various varieties,
and fine collection i pigeons.
John Boyd displays two large coops
i Of pigeons of almost every variety.
A coop of chickens from the Beech
Lawn Poultry Yard Of Blonmingdale,
Il Indiana, attracted general attention
= and were rs fine as we have ever seen.
Nelson Underwood shows three diff
ferent varieties Of game chickens.
II. II. Armstrong, two pairs game
chickens.
r. a. Brown displays two fine mus
COvy ducks.
Willie Oldham has some fiur chick
ems of the Golden Peasant variety, and
Il also some Red Bautams
Huge Rogers shows Hamburg and
game Bantom chickens.
George Davis has one pair game
chickens.
Joseph ChumIea one pair white
= Bautams.
George Adney one pair Brahmas.
Willie Parker one pair white Ban
tams.
we noticed fine pair Of Peafowls
on exhibition.
There is as yet only one entry in the
Owl contest for VIM, Homer's prize: a
Z Boat Pole
PIANO TOURNAMENT.
At about 1880 the crowd, or rather
all who could get near enough, adj
s iuurned to the music department,
r. where the contest for the Bucklaud
prize, a lady's gold watch, for the best
= amateur performer on the piano was
& to take place. The committee TO de-
{ eide it consisted OF Mrs, O. p. Temple
Mrs. J. d Cowau, Mrs. A. A. Barnes
i Mrs. r II. Armstrong, ana Mrs. w
p. Chamberlain. The contestants were
Miss El a Weeks, Miss BCothe, Miss
CrozIer, aud Mis- Cook, of Sweetwater
+ The performance was splendid indeed
and IL was hard to decide who was
entitled to the prize, but the commit
o.4 faa after "a baIlnt of 1 for Miss Wick !