Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-13
EASTERN DIVISION FAIR
The Best Display Ever Known on
the First Day.
The Foot Race, Walking Match and
Pistol Shooting.

The Foot Race, walking Match and
Pistol Shooting.
The day opened out bright and heau-
tiful, and the rain, pIophesied by the
doubtful and slow To believe DIT not
make its appearance. Nature appeared
rs though Natures God was smiling
upon one If the grandest efforts in the
way of Fair ever made i'm East Ten
uessee.
Alan early hour vehicles and horse.
men could be- sn.u vending their way
towards the Fair Grounds. those going
being principally officers OF the Fair
and parties making entries, superin-
teudeut- Of departments, etc. OF
course not many visitors were expected
on the first day, MS everybody is gen.
orally busy displaying their articles,
aud 10 one has time TO notice visitors
or answer questions.
When we arrived on the Grounds
we were surprised at the number OF
articles on display already, and by lG
o'clock there was more on the Ground
| than there ever was on the first day al
any previous Fair.
Everything was confus on, and it
was impossible for us to get even a
! halfway correct list of articles dis
| played. Yet we made the attempt, and
| will give some of the articles worthy
of particular attention.
THE GROUND FLOOR or THE BUILD.
| Was already nearly crowded with ar
| ticles on exhibition as follows:
| Fechuer Brothers, of ChattauOogs
! Carriage Factory, have on display sew.
| erai vehicles Of their manufacture
which has the appearance of being a,
| good work as we have ever seen.
The work of this firm enjoys II high
reputation and is worthy OF cNamina
/ ton.
Messrs. Hogan, Kelly & Co. have on
| exhibitioU quite Il large 10; OF theil
work, castings, &c.
j. {. Smh,h " Co. show Il mon
umeut childs cradle, n beautiful piec,
Of marble work, aud specimen o
| their lettering.
u. p. Thomas d Co. also have somC
| of their marble work on exhibition
and make a grand display.
w. w. Woodruff d Co. have some
Oliver chilled plows, Halls safe, corr
shelters, crescent, hand and circulaI
saws, and other implements in this de
department. Also bells shot guns
rifles and scales.
Messrs. Samuel & Campbell, of th'
Knoxville Keg Factory, exhibit 1
number of their measures of difleren
woods by np~ts, also the nest of meas
ures offered 10y them as special prem
ium.
Hawkins Butt d Co. display one o
their large cooking furnaces, IA wei
as number of articles in their line.
Capt. Bluut, of Brady county, hal
| his wheat on exhibition. 1t will bt
remembered he raised % bushels t.
the acre.
MIR. Chas. Walker shows the Walk
er's Prolific corn, of which he produc
ed on q acres of upland, an average o
80 bushels to the acre, also some beau
liful red popcorn.
There is a good display Of corn
wheat, flour, potatoes, pumpkins, rec
pepper, tomatoes, oats, and articles o
that kind, and entries had only fairly
began in this department.
THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT
On THIS floor was well represented
We have never ten the number o
flowers and foliage equalied at thin
/ Fair. Col. Moses White, aud MajO
". p. Elliott, of the com
mittee on this department, dis
] Ia, 81
arrangement. The following ladies' de-
serve the thanks of the Association anC
the public ge, orally for contribute s
the flowers and foliage for the occasion
Mrs. John II. Gre zier, Mrs. Butler
Mrs. w. p Elliott, Mrs. James ID
| COwan, Mrs. JOS. A. Mabry aud Mrs
Gaines.
THE FLORAL COMMITTEE
Request that all intending 10 send Gu
flowers To be used i'm the further decor
alton of the Hall send them cut thi
morning, either made into huquels o
! iuse. Those intending to compete fu
the Hunter prize of $40 co for the hes
collection Of cat flowers, are notified
10 have them on the Grounds by
o'clock Thur..ty morning. The pre-
MUM for haub iu baskets is still open
and the committee would gladly SCI
more entries made.
w. =. ELLIOTT,
Chairman.
SECOND FLOOR.
This floor presented lively appear
ance. A large number of persons, will
the Superintendent Of the dlflrren
departments, were busy in arranging
the different articles for display. Their
was more To be seen on this floor thar
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