The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-28
Iolds7,e1 and Extended from the Daily Observer
TUESDAY AT TIE STATE FAIR
The Groat Dayton Thousand P6o-
pie on the GrOunds-A Grand
Success.

pie on the GrOundS-A Grand
Success.
By noon the number on the ground
was estimated at 10000. 1t had been to
weeks prophesied that the fair this yea
would be a grand success IN the way of al
exhibition. This promise is certainly ful
Tiled 1t had also been asserted that the at
tendance would be very large, and this, too
proved 20 be a fact. There were so many
things 10 be seen yesterday that visitors were
actually puzzled which to first give their at
tcntlou.
MACHINERY HALL
proved very attractive to thousands, and
the whirl of machinery filled the air. As
has before been said, the display of machn
cry this year is far finer than ever before
made here. We have referred before to the
exhibits, but yesterday noticed that the
Piedmont Wagon Company, Of Hickory,
North Carolina, has wagons on exhibition
with the Hubert brake spring seat aud
other r.odern improvements, all manufac-
tured at Hickory, of the very best material.
by Hall K Daniel.
Capt II b Saunders, agent for the Can
ton Chemical Company's fertilizers, has
added much to the exhibits in this depart
ments tY bringing here working model of
a fertilizer factory. This is in operation all
the time, aud shows all the processes of
grinding pulvcrizing for use. 1t is the
sane model that was in the famous trade
procession IN Baltimore
The centre Of attraction for the ladies was
OF course, the main building, which they
.ooked over and over. The display in this
building, which is known as the
GENERAL EXHIBITION HALL,
is excellent and varied One of the best ar
ranged exhibits, and one which every man in
the State should be proud to see, is that
made IN the west wing by the State Agrl-
cultural Department. The cereals, the
grass, tobacco, and hundreds of other pro
ducts, all choice specimens, artistically
shown, make an attractive sight.
THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT
up stairs was the scene of regular crush
all day long, and the hundreds of pretty and
useful articles, the hanliwork of the fair
women Of every part Of the State, which
were displayed on the shelves or depended
from the walls, drew many expressions Of
compliment and congrat ,ation from the
ladies and gentlemen of taste. We only refer
to the articles which are of merit:
Mrs. W. IL. G. Adney, of Pittsboro, shows
fifty articles, crochet, afghan, tides, &c,
very handsome; Mrs. Fransworth, six mats;
Miss Howerton, OF Warm Springs, embroid
cred handkerchief case; Miss Whitaker,
near Raleigh, exquisite laces of various
kinds; Mrs. W. Il. Howerton, Warm Springs;
heavy fringed lace Miss Anna Saunders,
of Raleigh, fancy lace work Miss Re
becca Lloyd, of Bladen, thread laces; Peace
Institute, a superb exhibit of laces pin
cushions, ETC.; Mrs. +. l.. Lockett, Winston
sofa pillows; crocheted child dress in No
40 spool cotton, by Miss Kate Howard,
Raleigh; silk stockings, beautiful in workman
ship, By Mrs. Pearson, Morganton: elegant
afghan, Mrs. j. Ruffin Williams Raleigh
lady Mrs. Junius Daniel of Halifax, tidy
and mats Mrs. Lindsey, of Greensboro,
baby carriage rug Mrs. Hope, near Raleigh,
crocheted shawl Mrs. A. II. McPheeters,
Raleigh, set Of table mats Mrs. A. B. Cor
rell, Winston, tidy, very hand some Mrs.
Faucet, of Weldon; slippers Mrs. Harrcil,
Of Graham, stockings for child, very pretty
Miss Crist, Salem, tidy: Mrs. N. A. Doub,
Bethania. rag carpets. A lady seventy five
years of age shows knitted counterpane
the cotton of which was picked, spun and
knitted by her own hands. Another old
lady shows rug made of bits of cloth, which
is particu u,arly pretty. A curiosity is the
wool Of a Spitz dog carded, spun and made
into pair OF gloves, with hanks Of the
same This is shown by Mrs. Asa Harris
wool blankets are in the exhibit A quilt
which has been in constant use for half
century is shown by Mrs. Crist, Of Salem.
Other exhibits are: kindergarten work
from school in Wilmington; brackets in
walnut by a child: dresses made by little
children which do them infinite credit
mems suit Miss Kate Coggin; portrait Of
Hancock by little thirteen year old color
ed boy of Kittrells pretty slippers by lit
tie five-year old Katie Bclvin, of Raleigh
pulse warmers and mats, by little Eliza
Primrose Of Raleigh; dress, by Annie Raj
sey, five years old pair of samplers, made
in 1912, by Mrs. Seawell, Raleigh beauti-
full paper flowers by Matte Wood six years
old, of Beaufort; dried grasses, by Mrs. c.
W. McJlammy, Of Pender; highly cred
ltable exhibit of aces, mats, ETC.. made by
the pupils Of the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb and the Blind Raleigh: the most
exquisite and rare sea shells, from all the
world, by Miss Evie Jones, Of Cary, Wake
county; rare East India shells, by Mrs. Sea
colors, and paintings on wood, superbly ex
ecuted, by the Misses Burwell, Of Peace Ia
stitute; tasty embroidery on oil cloth, Miss
George Wynne, Raleigh; cut paper flow
ers, on to black ground, Mrs. Wayne All
colt, Raleigh; a crayon ideal sketch of ''Vir-
ginia Dare" by Eugene L. Harris, Of Gran
vile county, much admired, and another
crayon portrait by the same; life size portrait
# Stonewall jackson, and scene on the
French Broad, at Lovers Leap, both pain
ted at the Peace Institute; artistic exhibi-
ton Of silver-ware, by III. Mahlar, Raleigh;
beautiful display Of hair work, Stamping;
laces and embroidery, by Mrs. Blake, Raj
eigh; well executed picture of an engine
by & B Park, twelve years old, Of Raleigh;
feather fans, by Raleigh lady; grasses Miss
Adde Bagley, Raleigh; hair work and wood
carving, Mrs George c Jordan. Raleigh;
figures in cotton batting, Mrs Jackson, of
Chatham; autumn leaves, shell work, fruits
made of rosn, very artistic, Miss Ellington,
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