Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-27

Iuily as gooo as on any previous year.
The first thing which attracted our
attention was the beautiful
FLORAL DECORATION,
Which. under the efficient mansge-
ment CT our young friend HumpAries
Reeves. assisted by Misses Fannie
md Bessie Brown, Minnie Ramsey,
Saiiie Alien, Alice Dukes. sMoiIie
saunders, Malissa Carter, Ella Hubs
bard and McCorkle, was one OF the
attractions of The fair.
We next took look around the first
floor, and found the al
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Well represented. All the serials
could be seen, and as fine speci-
mems as could be found any
where. In fact we think there is from
year to year marked Improvement in
this department. The garden products
were also well represented and fine
spe cimeDs Of every description of
vegetables could be seen. Il Is bard
ly necessary to go Ito details In this
depari men for our readers fully un-
derstand all included under this head.
The display was very good, but weuu
derstand it would have bean much
better but for the severe drouths,
from which this county as we'll as all
E 4st Tennessee suffered. Next We
| took look ct the
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
|. We found a good display of agri-
l-cHlura implements made by Gregg
d Co., of TreunaDsturg New York,
who have their headquarters for the
south at Morristown, with agents
in every cnunty in Esst Ten
nessee. They had On exhibition
the Royce Reaper, the Meadow
King Mower, The Meadow King Rake,
the King of the Lawn, and the Os-
borne Plow Suigy, which is adapted
10 all kinds of ploGs, aud every con-
dition OF soil the only machine made
having the axle-tree adjustable at
both ends, and operated from the
drivers seat, and IL Is claimed to be
The Only successful suiky pillow in
rough and stony ground, and can be
used with either two or three hors Is.
All of these machines attracted gen
eral attention among the fslmere, and
heir com no ents upon the same were
of very favorable kind. We under
stand that Messrs. Gregg & Co. have
been doing very good business in
EAST Tenuessee. with prospects of q
| constant iucTessH, as lneir superior
machines are becoming to be more
| sererally known. z
We also noted wheat
separator, manufactured by Mr.
L. j. Doyle. Of Rheatown,
which seems to do its work
borough y, and the farmers present
expressed themselves pleased with the
same. We noticed some implements
in the way of piows, &c, but failed to
learn the owners names.
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT
attracted mucn attention, and come
| tiue stock could be seen. We nO,ictO
some fiDe sheep aud hogs, two herd.
of fine cattle, short horn bulls, aud
quite a number Of very fihe horses
| We Understand considerable stock has
| been entered which will not appear on
| the grounds until to-morrow. owing tC
scarcity of water, &c.
THE SECOND FLOOR
next received our attention, and W.T.
found that the ladies, as usual, have
had the Interest of the FAIR at heart
| There was a good display o
bread, cakes, apple aud peact
butter, jeliies of endless variety
wines, vinegar, canned fruit of every
de scrIptiOU, mixed pickles, citron suC
other preserves, butter, an immense
quantity and very fine; cheese, lsrC
honey and probably many other ar
llcles. In fact, there was the usua
good display in this department. Their
there were your quilts, counterpanes
hearth rugs, carpets, toweliDg, gents
shirts, hose aud half hose, hair WORK
feather work, crsyon sketches, fate.
work of every description, silk an'
worsted embroidery, wax work AN
everything of in that line. In fact
very creditsble display.
Mr. J. G. s uart displayed a mum b.
, of articles. lux stands, paper weights
&C., made by him out Of Hswkln
county marble. ~ ~
Mr.. Mitchell, of this place. had o
exhibition some fine furniture of hi
make.
w. F. Cummins, of Rockville, ha'
a good display of musical instru ment,
in charge OF Mr.. Will Price, VIII
fingers the keys of an organ adm
rAbly. His playing attracted consld
cradle attention.
I THE SPEED RING.
The first thing on the speed rine
was foot race. There were three Ell
tries for 100 yards, and lad named I
A. Russell won the prize.
PACING kACE.
Mile hest-, Oh time, with the follow
] ing eutries and time made: w. A ST
-oug, $50; Eph Cox. $780, w. 4
Dickinson, 1886; VIM. Vern, $40.
MIR. Eph Cox was awarded The priZ
This ciused.the entertainment for To
I day. The coiortd Brass Band. of tn
place, furnished some good music, col
: derisg that they have only bee
plac icing about SIX month.
The officers of the Fair for tn
T year sre as follows: s. w. Lemin,
8 President; T. ]. Doyle, Dau'I keI
uedy. / A Alien, Dan. Simson,
Link. Wee Presidents; ]. A. Ga
uraith, Secretary; w A. allen, Tr. a
urer; Directors B F. Earnest. r.
Garter, L A. Armttage, A. F. Babn,
w. Hsnnsh, J. r. Brown, ID K. lei
A, D. Susong, VIM. Cox, A. F. Nsf
, u Reeve, A. b. Wilson, W. 1
McCorJ, J. r. G. Painter, n. {
. Nasonel; 5uper'nteDdeuts: Cap. in
0 Bible, supt. of Grounds; j.
Doughty and Will G. Brown,
-. Hall; Humphrey Reeve, Of Flor
Hall a1d Decoration.
l.. They have all done their duty.
far as we can learn, and the fair proc
> ises to be a success A large crowd
f anticipated for Tomorrow.
We have found the new hotel, Il
|. Tennessee House, one of the plessan
est places to stop at We have can
across in East Tennessee, aud III
Maloney and bis estimsble lady kno