Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-07
CORRESPONDENCE FAIR.
Tables and Shelves Groaning under the
Large Display.

Tables and Shelves Groaning under the
Large Display.
ON Exhibition. |
The Fair Brillian. Success in Every
Respect.
Special Dispatch to the Chr onlc.e.
JoNEsBoRo October 9th.
To-day has furnished most convin cling
demonstration of the energy, enterprise and
efficiency of the officers and managers of
the Washington County Fair Associa-
ton. The display is in every
way creditable to the good people of the
county. The display tables and shelves are
fairly groaning under the weight of the vast
multitude of articles on exhibition.
At the stables may be seen the best stock
of upper East Tennessee. The cattle stalls
are the centre of attraction to the tanners.
OF Berkshire hogs, Cotswold and Soutdown
sheep, Jersey and short-horn cattle, very
fine specimens may be seen as one makes
the grand rounds of stalls and pens.
In the exposition buildings the display is
superb. Notwithstanding the long pro-
tracted drouth of the summer, the
farmers show full tables of su-
perior vegetables and cereals. The potatoes,
onions, pumpkins, watermelons and beets
are mammonth in size, and the best in
quality.
But the greatest honor is due to the Ia
dies Their department will defy compe-
tition. The canned fruits jellies, preserves,
wines, pickles. &C., are ahead of anything
ever before seen, even at Washington County
fairs in former years, and are enough to
tempt the epicure almost beyond resistance.
In the department of fancy work and the
fine arts, the display surpasses that of
former years, and is creditable in the highest
degree In housewifery the ladies show
beautiful carpets, blankets, fannels, jeans,
patch-quilts, rugs, shawls, counterpanes,
| towels, &c.
Taken all together the fair is most bril-
liant success. The crowd in attendance to.
day, estimated by the gate receipts, is moi
short of three thousand persons. To-mor:
row will be the big day. There will be al
least five thousand persons on the grounds
Tonight the young ladies' contest for E
$25 musical premium comes off, Severa
ladies from distance are here to contes
for the prize. will give their names anG
full particulars tomorrow
In the quarter mile dash to-day Geo
RAIDER, owned by J. T. Gray, won, agains
| Anderson's bay mare.
There was fine display of saddle horses
"Gray Lucy" took the priz
: a, the best saddle horse
she belongs to E. s. Wortey and is an ez
cellent animal. There will be some goo
: racing tomorrow, to which all look forwar
: with interest.
, LETTER FROM COMMISSIONER HAWKINS.
, JoNEsBoRo, October 5, 1881.
MIR. EDITOR: Theannual fair at this plac
was nominally opened to-day. There wal
D in point of fact, no exhibition, the day bein
a devoted to preliminary work. The atten(
ance during the day was not large. A gres
many entries were made with the secretary
p of articles and animals on exhibition o
g Thursday and Friday. At 3 o'clock tn
evening the entries numbered between SO
= and 900. A small portion only of the art
:, cles entered were on the ground l notice
1 number of agricultural products which
: for dry season, were very fine. One ger
tieman had some fine Berkshire hog
There were also few lots of sheep. N
cattle were on the ground, and but fe,
horses There were some very handsom
= fruits and quite varity Of wines. Article
s in the art department were in considerabl
a numbers Some beautiful specimens {
= ladies handiwork were also
u be seen. Among the agricultural implt
e cially seed drill, patented by Mr.. B. Z
: Carson, of Telford, Washington County
;, This drill, for design and workmanship, n
fleets great credit upon the inventor an
4 upon the Telford Manufacturing Company
by whom it was built. I take special pies
sure in referring to it, on the ground of il
being purely product of Tennessee MANI
facture
An incident occurred during the da
q which I desire to mention to the credit G
the managers. Two men who were foun
plying some gambling device in the vicinit
were promptly arrested. AS they SCENE
70 penitent and promised to leave and not re
> turn during the fair they were discharge
: without penalty.
:. The weather is delightfully."- cool an
pleasant, the grounds are in splendid cor
: dition and those interested are sanguine tbs
/ the exhibition will prove a success.
4 express my thanks to the officers an
! / others for the many courtesies extended
!. me during the day.
70 A. w. HAWKINS.