Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-06

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Church, South, and the other is II
fancy picture, entitled, Gentle An
ME" They are really beautiful works
Of art.
Miss Russell, Of Greeneville, has a
beautiful hanging basket filed with
flowers.
Miss --- has also very pretty
hanging basket, fancy work.
The display of blankets, counter
panes, quilts and work of that descrip-
ton has been largely increased, and
shows that the ladies have been busy.
There is also no end to jeans exhibited,
and some of it Is as good as we have
ever seen.
Some fine harness is exhibited, and
Mr.. Cloyd Wall shows a pair Of boots
of his work, which are not easily sur
passed by home manufacture.
a large quantity of butter is being
exhibited, as fine as we have ever seen,
but man is not surprised at that after
taking look at the fine cattle on the
ground.
The display Of jellies, preserves, and
Jared fruit, sweet pickles, wine of
every description and everything of
that kind is very creditakle, especially
considered.
There are pretty fly brushes on show,
We noticed Il beautiful hearth rug,
wooden embroidery.
There was no end to cotton embroid-
cry, and several specimens of silk en-
brOidery, very fine. Also finely en-
broidered boys suit.
The display Of agricultural products
a ful a
better than yesterday-such as pOta-
toes, beans, squashes, onions, corn,
wheat, pumpkins. and Just rs we are
writing this Woodward of the Enter
prise called for a tag for the biggest Gu
cumber in the world. He said it was
II inches around, and yard long, but
he fell notch or two on the length
OFFICERS OF THE FAIR
Are all energetic men and deserve
credit for the success of the Fair.
Though we will not leave out the peo-
pie, for they are all clever folks here
and many of them take the CHRoN-
ICLE, Some of them come right along
and say, want that paper, aud hand
over the money, aud we never refuse.
Col. Yearwood, well everybody knows
what kind of a fair man he is, and the
other officers are also active men.
Here are the officers:
President-Col. ii. b. Hearwood.
Secretary and Treasurer-B. b. Nc
Croskey.
Assistant Secretary-H. c. p. Hor-
ton.
Corresponding Secretary--C. B.
Woodward.
General Superintendant-W p. Oar.
win, President of the Rhea County
Fair.
Board of Directors-Hon. w. II.
Fowler, Lawrence Henderson, DIR. Jos,
Upton, r. Z H. McCroskey, G.. w.
Williams, b. p. Henderson, II. X
Robinson, ID. w. baltimore, T. A. Peck
DIR. w. n. Becknel, J. II. Gaines. NJ
G, Wright, DR., Edwin Hall, d. p,
Walker, A. H. Gsllaher.
Marshals-J. G. Hall, S. c. Lati-
more, Robert Kittrell, John Brakebill
5. G.. Hall, f. a. Ramsey, of Sweet.
water, J. w. Lotspeich, ]. NJ. HeisSell,
n. r. Montgomery, John Dyer, J. c.
McSpadden, NJ. X. Benson.
Gate Keepers-J. NJ. Young and
Isaac Lindsey.
SPEED RING.
The first race was dash of a mile
with the following entries
Joseph Galloway" Kingston"
Major Wassom-" Bushwhacker.
The race was won by kingston
Time, 2:l7.
The next was saddle race for $40
citizens purse. Two entries VIM.
Harrison's Dock" and Joe McCas-
Inns Bob.n
The race was won by Bob" Time,
2:4O.
The third race was another saddle
race, with $3.50 entry for the following
entries:
Hugh Grifiith's Jake" and DIR,
Bales Bob"
Jake" won the race. Time, 2:55.
Fourth race, $3.50 entry fee. The
following entries were made:
w. A. Cleveland's "Jim," Jake
Robinson's John" and +. l.. Callo-
ways Whirlwind.n
The race was won by "John."
Time, 2:50.
r. A. b.
MADIsONvILLE, Oct. l, 1875.
Special Correspondence Knoxville Chronicle.
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