The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-28
nlILy INTELLICENCER.
Friday, sept'r 20. 1877.
THE FAIR.

no, as large as We cou'd nave desired
=. xe will mention that c. W. Lawton
s.. 10 varieties Of apples, 10 sorts OF
-..,. and . Of peaches. He also gave
e, man a very curious hybrid fruit,
~.,,.kinp alike of the characteristics OF
iss neach, nectarine and apricot. He
w. 4 il the bees who put up this job
- the fruit-growers. Certainly the
Unit il delicious.
In the way of plants Mrs J. p. Chill
hs,o shows 90 varieties of geraniums,
sacs;.s and other garden plants. Mrs.
18th has % varieties. and Mrs. II. l..
vs.ler 10, all very choice.
The garden vegetables are superb,
10, there should be more of them.
NV farmers un1crvaIue their own
~.,dacts, while others deem them not
18th binging to the fair J. T..
cl.,k of Duwamish river, has some
,rIeodid specimens of cabbage and red
onions.
CIV. Lawton shows an excellent ex =
bbit Of squashes. including the new
vsrie.y called the cocoannt squash.
Al.o some vegetable marrows and the
mast iona 6,ie Yankee pumpkins that
re have seen for years. Luke MeRed-
mond, Of Squak valley. gives US an idea
n what that land will produce in the
,sv of Danvers onions and turnips.
II is only three years cleared. yet in
that time be produces Gloria Mnndi
spples weighing II pounds
That eccentric German gentleman.
W. Piper, evin"es his idea of the
ursc.ical by display Of milk bread.
In artistic matters he has shown his
uro6ciency by a plaster bust of the
late Arthur Phinney, of Port Ludlow,
a, we'll rs laughable caricatures Of w.
D. Lyts and Rev. Daniel Bagley
The only grapes we noticed were of
,hs White Sweetwater variety, grown
BIZ John s. Anderson, of the Adelphi
Saloon. They look sweet enough to
tempt the palate of m anchsrite.
n Burton, of Duwamish. shows spe-
eiuens of oats, peas and wheat. The
latter is not large grain but very
plump and hard.
G W. Lawton shows box Of dahlias,
embracing nineteen varieties.
The marble work of M. j. Carkeek.
consisting of white marble NANTES and
grave stones, gives casual visitors an
IDEA what fine work our mechanics can
DO The iron work Of these fire fronts
Vss done here also
The exhibit of home made boots and
shoes BY l.. A. Treen. is u credit to the
place. There are ladies' button boots,
girls patent leather ties, gents calfskin
Webster ties and alligator skin Congress
CATERS, all made IN Seattle; also calf
Congress CATERS and calf dOubled-soled
dress boots. made by the same firm at
thei. factory in Olympia. There is no
establishment in San Francisco, which
turns ont any nester work.
Mrs.. E. L. Hall exhibits some choice
hair jewelry Of her own working. en-
orscing YES. chain. brooch and sleeve
buttons.
Miss NJ. A. McNatt shows an ele-
ssntly embroidered scarlet tablc-co
as specimen of how the Duwamish
nver girls employ their leisure hours.
Mrs j. =. Chilberg has some very
tasty she'll brackets aud boquet-holdcrs
Mrs A. Slorah has quaint looking
rug. embroidered with red Berlin wool
@a common burlap grain sack. Clcv-
Uwork.
L. p. Smith ( Son show an elegant
lot Of table silver ware, including the
p'stty girls butter dish.
Ms. IL. l.. Yesler shows o collection
o. fruits in hermetically sealed glass
Jars That lady grows as fine fruit as
can DO found in the Territory. and
ssows how to put it up. Some of this
u preserved three years ago. and has
70! TIE slightest trace Of mould.
W. G. Jameson has show case of
aiser ware. with watch movements and
thermometers all in motion. No man
s0aerstsnds the value of good display
Ssser than he. and his fine tastes are
ssailsst throughout.
4 L. Hall has two sewing machines
T" Tue front part of the hall, but no
@e showing them to visitors. AS is
ssual at fairs.
- borren, of the Cherry street fur.
.0a'e store. exhibits an elegant wal
.a' Chamber set with marble mount
a Mas it made here
An d. H. Webster has pretty coll
.ss'on OF sea.shells. arranged in very
asteful manner.
M
ssadeil 4 Miles exhibition OF tin
.s ~ hardware received many important
sa''oos yesterday. the junior partner
ssalas the matter in hand himself
. ..,es nas very good eye for display.
- as has manifested it III the arrange
~ OF the firms wares, on the left as
w eater the hall.
quo Brothers Levy have al exhibition
@s water. of which they are the
s9 manufacturers on Puget Sound,
suy, gam and lemon syrups; GIN
1e. The favori,e beverage of Eng
.s en who use 10 spirits; pale ale
tser bottled by them expressly
uade. all arranged III very
nowy pyramid
ns way Of paintings. we note
Hom the pencil Of Miss Minnie
OF this city. They are bust
cAfie Antoinstte, n visuette Of
Dore and portrait Of little
Of Capt. Geo. ID. Hill. She
very pretty style and as soon as
uasus to subdue he: coloring ian
IN acquired by patient study she
uanos particularizc upon the
OF needle work exhibited,
ss,s. must say that they are very
ROWS and show that we have .
nm. OF young girls growing up
n. ~tnat will he we'll qualified to