The weekly clarion., 1876-11-01
=,.tE mEREDIAN FAHR.
uraIpIAH FAIR GROUNDS.
nt.fnftaV slfs 1879

NERIDIAS FAIR OROUNDS.
October 26. 1876.
r,,R1oN: The half dozen cars of
D-.f,f train which left Jackson at five
,tis morning. were filled to their
..sntcity-as far as half dozen per-
.4 Ia il Col. MusLroye, and your
u ..r,ber. were the only Jacksonians-
,,,r,hers, however, got aboard at
A p vao.fon and otaer stations. We
n ',.., the grounds, which are three miles
p Meridian, at IL o'clock. We found
,,yo thousand persons in the grand
- and OF the grounds, afterwards in
..sI BIZ fully thousand more. y large
bar Of this fine crowd were doubtless
rod hjrher bY the announcement that
rs.n,r was TO deliver the annual al
..at u o-cl0ct. This part of the pro-
.,,ne was changed, however, to the dis
.oiotmeat of many who cannot remain
i ~ hear Col. Lamar Tonight Col
ri. NJ Alabama, and Col. Meek, OF CO.
/ ,tt,. entertained the crowd with lengthy
sl,4gent speeches, but / venture the
n,.sfion. i'm all kindness, that strictly DO
M.,sI speeches, no matter how good, are not
IL .a.ly in order at an agricultural fair. All
Anc1ltigate the soil, who raise stock, or
! cont tribute in any way to the displays
,-opri4te % such au occasion, should. |
.sogt regard 10 race, color, previous
,.l,jon," or politics, be encouraged to ex-
and pltronze the fair \ fair ought |
.,..ained upon its own merits. Politics |
aI b. kept outside the cuclosure
,g.icalturaI ftjrs, wherever held this |
have not been very successful either i'm |
N gay of exhibits or financially. The |
#,-saalowiug m1gnificence of the Cen |
ysl.si has dwarfel every other display. |
IL 1.-The thousands Who visited Philadelphia |
Mlbtye % rest year or two before they |
ia asaia appreciate an ordinary State
@bltion The entries at this fair are |
N amereus in any department., but !
H. are very creditable. 1t IS the peo-
ana not the managers. who can
he no a fair, AMI many visitors who /
8mpain because there is little or nothing
d .se" forget that they are themselves mt |
Il !, iH not contributing to the display / |
i e heard a lady at our State Fair critici- |
Tps q b5,tI. Of blackberry wine, that had
H. awarded the blue ribbon, renal king |
In. sic had much better article at home. |
HBlep asked why She did not enter for the |
ii dollar gold premium, she said she hadn't |
ag.Jt about it.
FIELD CROPS
Biz Association offered premium of
Key dollars for the best display of the
IL garden, orchard ana dairy by a |
fange There is only one competitor
afaage No, -, in Beat No 4, seven mics
~ Of Meridian, The display is very fine.
ID is worthy OF the premium offered--com- |
'eitiou or no conn petition. An attractive |
Atara Of the display is large bell, made of |
Air.e varieties Of grain, by Miss Fanny |
Rew, ) member Of the Grange 4 boquet |
Mgrasses by Miss B. B, Burwell, is also wor- |
ID OF special mention. | saw in this display |
'kenry-iour varities of garden seed, some |
Nparior broom-corn, and the same made |
40 brooms by Mr.. Wyatt, blind man, |
Neral varieties of white peas and beans,
N samples Of Florida millet and chufa |
Ny, red oats, black rye, sugar-cane, corn, |
8pies half dozen varieties of Irish pota-
hes, Including one that is known in this |
Igon as the Carpet-bag or Musgrovc pote-
N Introduced, no doubt, by Col. Musgrove, |
hon ne was farming in Clarke county.
There are also fine collections of field and |
Arier prouucts, By c. II. Williams John |
#nsoa, and Mrs Vance, of Meridian. Also, |
fme excellent tlour and wheat, from the
#nrf1. I In In,
De d. play of
COTTON AND wooLEN GOODS,
4 ar,a county. The Wanita Mills exhibits
sns, weeds, linseys, cadet grey cashmere,
Hti = yarns, felt saddle blankets, etc.
NAis Mil runs two thousand spindles. Mr..
4 Lyerly, the President, informed me
ARt ne had shipped during the past
emmar, to Chicago, Cincinnati and ST.
ApuiS, upwards of fifteen thousand
Rund' of the three-ply bleached knitting
lruS, at soc per Ii The Mill is now rum
Nng till twelve O'Clock every night on wool
5 goods. The capacity of the looms is
Roat four hundred yards per day Their
Rdet grey WHOLESALERS at 45c; all-wool lin
Rys, at lsls, and very fine flannel, at 33c.
The Stonewall Mills are devoted exclu-
HFey To cotton goods, and the display is
Anited to three very good samples of sheet
y and shirting Sheeting, a yard wide,
7holesaIes at 7i4c The StoncwaH runs
z looms
trust the day is not far distant when there
Hill be- ODpa mora cot,OD ond vOolpO fact0-
n at Jackson, that will give employment
several hundred hands a factory of
at Kind in every county of the State would
.nd ready sale for all their goods, either at
Pine or abroad.
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