Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-17

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Best halr.bushel timothy seed, ]. o.
Bettis.
Best half.bush,l dried apples, Mrs.
Susan Zrkle
Beet half>hushel peeled peaches,
Mrs. NJ. +. Collie
Best and largest variety green apples
raised toy one person, Mrs. NJ. +. Collie.
Best pound tobacco In hand, j. o.
| Belts
k"st gallon peas, Sam. o. Belts.
/ Best gallon white beans, f.. Alex
snder
/ Be-, pumpkin, G.. y. Xitkle
| Beet specimen sorghum. >. T.. Rank
in.
Best dozen beets, II. l.. Corhett.
Best dozen palsnips, Mrs. NJ. T.
| Belts
Best dozen onions, Mrs. Ellen Palm
err
Best dozen tuinips, S. n. Fain.
Best dozen yams, G.. a. Xirkle.
Best dozen Hayti yams, G. A. New
man.
Best dozen Irish potatoes, 4. p.
! Franklin.
Best dozen gIeeu apples, Mrs. NJ. f. !
Scott.
Best half-dozen cabbage, d. NJ. Collie.
Best pair chickens, MR.. =. Hirkle.
Best pair turkeys, J. w. Palmer.
Best pounds butter, Mrs. NJ. {.
Franklin.
Best 5 pounds soft soap, Mrs Ellen
Best 5 pounds bard soap, MR.. f.
TIileu.
Best pounds hard, NJ. Il. Scott.
Best specimen cheese, Miss NJ. a.
Snoddy
Best specimen canned fruit, Mrs. NJ.
f. Cole.
Best specimen Jelly, same.
, Best variety jelly, same.
! Best homemade jeans, same.
Best homemade linsey, Miss NJ. j.
f Snoddy.
Best homemade counterpart, Miss
f Mary Il. Belts.
5 Best homemade coverlet, Mrs. Susan
] Zirkle.
Best pieced bed-quilt, Mrs. Cynthia
Bettls.
, Best patchwork bed.quilt, Mrs. NJ.
, Bradshaw.
/ Best homemade bed blanket, Mrs.
:, Ellen Palmer.
1 Best homemade shirt, Mrs. r. Div
!. my.
Best machine-msde shirt, same.
h, Best pair hand-knit stockings, Mrs.
y B. f. Mcfarland.
r Best pair hand-knit socks, c. NJ.
= johnson.
Y Best display neede-work, Mrs. SAL
lie Bradshaw.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
d Best pair baby socks, Mis- NJ A,
Il Fain.
e Best scarf, same.
Best chair mat, same.
e Best lamp mat, same.
o Best ironed shirt, same.
u Best hard cake, same.
u Model pillow stock and hoe, :. A
l. Belts.
:, Pair brogan shoes, J. A. Belts.
II INCEST bOquet, Mary A. Belts.
d Apple sciOns, Harris d Roberts.
y Dozen ears corn, Il. +. Franklin.
Gallon yellow beans, Willie Morgan
II Best trained buggy horse, j. o. Bet
As It's.
Best rifle shot, George Perki.
3, After this there were some foot race.
=, gotten up among the boys for specia
he premiums, creating considerable eX
citement, after which the crowd begar
It to disperse, all seeming to be perfectly
~ satisfied with the way things haC
ge gone off, and thus ended, in success
r ful manner, the 4th annual exposition
I'd of the Chestnut Grove Fair, and III,
I'd last fair of the season.
Is The premiums though not very large
to were all cash, aud were being promptly
paid by the Secretary and Treasure
TX as fast as the checks were presented.
10 All the officers and members of thu
" Association deserve great credit for thu
successful manner in which they con
~ Quoted the fair, and as we have befor
iDtimated, although this is not TIA,
III richest country in the world, the farm
ed ers around here deserve great credi
ne for the successful manner in which
they conduct their farms and othe
matters.
But the main secret of their success
ne as we take it, is, they are all reader
IL of the WING AND CHRONICLE in thi
a section almost to a man, thereby keep
re ing themselves fully informed on al
ry the current issues and topics of thu
as day.
er We can not close without returning
4. our most sincere thanks to Mr.. JOIN
n l.. Collie, President, ID. l.. Belts, Sec
g. rotary, and in fact all the officers anC
III members of the Association, for ceur
nj tesies shown us during our stay will
them.
pit And we are under many obligation
lg to DIR. ]. Nat Lyle, who is too well an,
he favorably known in Jefferson and al
" Joining counties to need any furthe
a. Introduction than simply the mention
r. of his name, for favors shown. w
are also under lasting obligations t
ID. Mr.. S. +. Rankin, through who's
kindness we were furnished convey
+. ance to Messy Creek, which place W
reached after night, and found Esq. T
+. zoe, the popular hotel keep, at hi
hs post, as usual. While here we leaIne,
of pretty good joke that happene
to young gentleman we'll known il
ia. this village. The young gentleman
lives at Newport, Cooke county, an
f. came to Messy Creek this Saturday
morning, where he procured a hOrs
m and buggy, and having engaged tn
company of young lady well know
ID. in this community, they struck ou
for the Chestnut Grove Fair GrounC
~ l,u thatp y nd ha ipl