The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-10-27
upon exhibition are Of the best quail
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Smith. Mrs. Cothran, Mrs. Brooks,
Mrs. Branch, Mrs. c. NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
r. C. Perrin, Mrs. George White Mrs.
Tue.cn, Miss N. White, Miss Ellen
Lesly, Miss Ida Allen, Mrs. Quarles,
Mrs. A. B. Wardlaw, are the chief
contributors to this department.
HOUSEHOLD &C."
Department &c" with its tempting
array Of nice bread, and cakes and
candy, demands more than Il passing
notice, and might induce a hungry
man to volunteer his services in aid
of the committee who with Mrs. Mrs.
F. NJ. Godbold at it's head is busi'y
engaged in the work of tasting and
testing. To this department Mrs. w.
J. Smith Mrs. Cothran, Mrs. McCas.
Ian, Mrs. Chalmers, Mrs. Jas. FL. Per.
rim, and Mrs. Lindsay are the chief
contributors.
WINES, &C.
The department of wines, apples,
&C., lies beyond and is represented by
sixty-fve choice specimens. Gen.
MCGOWAN, the chairman, is absent,
but he has worthy representatives in
Messrs. Blake, Anderson, Beckham,
and Lyon, of the Committee. We
refer to the list for those who bore
off the premiums.
We may next pass to the hortlcul-
tural department, where some fine
touch-me-nots exhibited by Mrs.
Lythgoe, render .:ho award by Col.
Cothran and his committee an easy
task.
PAINTING.
Not so. however, in the department
Of painting, where some twenty spec
imens of oil paintings and crayons,
skillfully executed, make the task of
selection a difficult one, for Mrs. Fl.
T. Sloan ard her committee. Here
Miss Eliza Tusten has some beauti-
full specimens Of her art on exhibition ;
the most beautiful of which is perhaps
the "Rainbow Grddess." attcra pa int
ing by Guido. Here also Miss Lizzie
Cothran and Captain Wade Cothran
have seme splendid specimens on ex-
|hibition, and Mr.. J. D. Chalmers has
contributed some of his most attract
i've cromos.
WAX, HAIR, AND SHELL WORK.
In the department. Of wax, hair,
and she'll work, there are some twelve
choice specimens Of art to engage the
attention and secure the awards OF
Mrs. Eliza Brooks and her commit
tee.
CROCHET AND NEEDLE WORK.
The department Of patch, crochet
and needle work, is unusually large
and select, comprising one hundred
and sixty articles. Mrs. Lindsay,
Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. James CrcsweI!,
Miss Livingston, Mrs. Branch, Mrs.
Woodward and Mrs. Baslsin are the
chief competitors. Mrs. ]. s. Goth.
ran is the chairman of this committee,
and has laborious time, in making
the selections.
TAILORING AND LEATHER.
Near By are some good samples in
the department OF tailoring, compri'
sing pants, vests, shirts; drawers, de-
Tne entries amount to twenty articles,
and the decision is soon made by Rev.
II. T. Sloan's committee. In the
same story is the department Of
leather, where Messrs. C. z. Bruce
and J. Kurtz contribute, the former
variety Of superb CATERS and the
latter some fine harness and nicely
prepared leather. Before leaving this
point we must not forget our friend,
Major Small, who has a number OF
useful articles of his own on exhibi-
ton, and gives an oversight to the
neighboring departments.
POULTRY.
Going down stairs and out of the
front door, we have the opportunity
of first inspecting the poultry, Of
which there are some fine specimens,
baroaze turkeys and Westphalia geese,
exhibited by Mr.. J. F. c. DuPre -
coop of fowls by Mr.. L. J. White,
coop of turkeys by Mr.. J. W. Trow-
brid re. Mr. John T. Lyons commit
tee has charge of this department.
Passing beyond we are gaeeted with
the sight of some splendid buggles
and carriages and wagons, exhibited
by Seal, Sign & Robertson plows and
plow stocks, by Mr.. J. S. Wilson /
harrow and plow, by Mr.. G. W. Buch-
anan; and harrow, planter, plow and
brake, by H. w. Boyd. A portable
agricultural engine, exhibited by To-
ger, Of Columbia, furnishes quite an
attraction to those IN search of novel
ties, and receives minute inspection.
Mr.. John Knox's committee made the
awards in this department.
SWINE, SHEEP AND CATTLE.
In the department of swine there
was a meager exhibition; so also in
the department of sheep. The de-
partmcnt of cattle was better repre-
sented, and some twerty.four speci-
mems Of blooded stock, Devons, Dur
hams, and Ayrshires, with grades,
competed for the prizes. Mrs. Lind.
says champion cow bore off the prize
as mixer, giving three gallons at a
milking. Major Griffin contributed,
as usual, some splendid specimens to
this department. Mr.. j. Fl. Wide.
man presided over this department;
the chairman of the committee was
Mr.. r. w. Haddon.