Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-30
THE SHOOTING MATCH


Was partially a failure owing to the i'm.
possibility of procuring a sufficient num>
der Of pigeons. Several good shots were
engaged. Mr.. Nathan Cannon and Mr..
Bray OF Union scoring the highest num-
Der Of birds, there being a tie between
them.
TIE EXHIBITION BUILDING.
Was handsomely decorated, evergreen
festoons or both sides along its entire
length, and hanging baskets Of flowers,
vines and moses were suspended ut con-
v%enient distances displaying great taste.
On tie ladies' side Of the first floor, the
tables and shelving were loaded Gown
with %jellles, wines, preserves, canned
fruits, soap, cheese, b~eeswax, and dishes,
cans aud jars of butter as yellow as gold,
and lard white as the driven snow, and all
fairly surrounded by battlements Of loaves
of light bread, light rolls, biscuits and
every variety Of cake.
THE UPPER FLOOR
Was devoted to the display of the handi,
work of the ladies. It was a decided i'm.
proyement over last year. Looking down
the long tables and up to the racks, you
bebeld every description of fabrics and
fancy articles, homemade hannels, check ed
goods, jeans, carpets, hemp goods. linens,
hose %(cottOn aud w%oolen) hearth rugs,
ladies' skirts, chemise, silk, cotton aud
Wool embroidery, hand-braiding, machine
braiding, table mats Of every description,
ladies' sacques, sacque crochet, quilts,
homemade handkerchief, needle books
pin'cushions, p~in-cusbion baskets, %tatting
mats, mlnorca insertion in chemissettcs,
hand. made and machine made shirts, and
counterpanes, all in a harmonious confusion
Of dazzling beauty.
THE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The display of agricultural Implement
was very good. Most of the articles wer'
eutered by j. B. Thomas, OF Jonesboro
The plows attracted great attention from
the farmers, and the enterprise of til,
exhibitor was highly conmeudable.
THE LADIES SEWING SOCIETY,
Or Jonesboro', m9de a magnificent dis
play Of ornamental handiwork rich EN-
!, brorderies, bead work and all sorts Q
fancy contrivances. The space, allotc,
to this exhibition, was q great resort 70
, those who love to look at things Of beau
ty. The articles were sold at auction
, and the proceeds are to be given to tn
t Missionary cause.
, THE ART GALLERY,
I Was a rich collection of nagni6cer
$ pictures. Dir. l.. W. Keen, our unsuI
| passed home artist, deserves special mer
. tion for his large and elegant contTibu
ton to the general display. We notice
n in the collection the faces of many OF gu
prominent citizens aud beautiful ladie
Mr.. Keen's display Of Photographic wor
can not be excellsd any where. An il
7 ! tell;gent gentleman from Richmond, Va
u says he has visited many large gallerie
in the cities, and he has never seen NJ
Ks. work excelled. He had ALTO on c,
70 hihition a fine stereoscopic instrumer
with a series Of views. taken from th
funeral scenes of Senator Johnsor
d which afforded a rich entertainment
many. .t
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Mrs. r. II. DUNCAN made a beautifl
g display of flowers aud ~shrubbery in pot
- A coop of ducks. that looked like swan
: was the entry of A. b. Bowman, of job
son City.
Mr.. j. D. Akard made a display of
"a sample of very large onions Of which
"a raised 800 bushels this year.
:, Mrs. I. A. Middleton displayed
~ stand f As varieties Of %jellies.
. II. w. Elan & Son had on display
:. very fne saddle, and a magnificent 8
n Of single harness, put up by their accor
plished workman, Mr.. Henry Miller.
Remarkable condolences. The Civ
name Of the three young ladies who ha'
I'd taken premiums for rlding is Sue. Tn
all rode the same horse, and with 4
. same gentleman. Mr.. P. S Cox.
lie the magic charm in the name, the hor
e, or the gentleman is the question.
re Miss Lula Deaderick, a little girl u
'ir der six years, exhibited a patch We
il. quilt which Nas handsomely made.
a Society premium was offered, but t
committee recommended one which W
be awarded.
u Chas. F. Dacker, displayed a lot
- excellent stone ware manufactured in Il
county.
n. Col. r. Ii. DUNCAN exhibited o lar
entry OF grapes aud garden vegetables.
Mr.. Samuel Oveuhnlser, Of Car
county displayed q coffee mil Of his o
be make, the machinery Of wrought IL
leo warranted for 80 years and price Sli
to Mrs. j. l.. Burts entered as variet
Of green apples. ~s'Nfr.i.t9
The cotton goods and two counterpart
entered by Mrs. Malinda Keicher attr
av tel general attention BY their beauty q
.ay 6ue quality. adY .
at The beautiful oriental work by NJ
c. W. Bradley, was noticeable for
novel splendor. .1aT-
ep- Mrs. 4. II Buckland's wooden embI
o. derry was greatly admired.
Ut. A velvet hearth,rug, displayed 70