The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-02-20

The Eighth Annual stare Fair opened At
jacksonville last Tuesday The display II arti-
cles was good. various exercises Interesting. and
The average attendance large TAeooaaty whica
Arsx made the most nos4ble display was Levy, it
appcan Amoog the articles frsm Levy were
six bales Of that sea island cotton which %
quosed n socA an adv.scrd price compared
with other sea island costonl in the Liverpool
market: also specimens Of juie ,eo feet long: Of
upland rice sixty pounds 10 the b0shel rust
proof cats that compare hvorably IN weigh,
With the be<a raised In Kansas: iroa ore Of 50
per eenL Of metal: q collection Of cabinet and
building woods, Of cassAva, oranges, lemons.
grippe fruit etc
As TO the Leoa coanty exhibit we have the
following from the report Of the ISssss- CAioa.;
There were several fne exhibits from Leon
county though the exhibitors protested that il
Was not . iair display Of county products. and
only very feebly represented the county. just
the same, Col John Bradford Of Leon, took the
first premium Cor the best display Of products
from one farm Col Bradfogds exhibit con-
pFised the following articles: Upland Cot
ton, Handaxay's bread coru stock corn, sFoeck-
led peas, early peas, peanuts. Rust Proof oats,
yellow Jams, Cuba yams Florida sugar, syrup,
feed corn. cob and shuck, stock feed corn and
cotton seed, corn fodder, pearl mllet hay, sheAf
oats and mille'. Mr.. Geo. A Groom, Of Talla-
hassee, Who takes the first premium fE The bes;
peck of peanuts. and the third FAnsler premium
for The best bale Of short staple cotton makes a
very creditabie display of Lem county products,
among which We noted rice, white peas. black
peas, Pinders. oats and short staple cotton
The following awards Of regular premiums on
g.
cotton. l. B. Lewis of Bronson, Levy county
Short cotton, first premium r p. Green. of Leon
county. Second premium, John Bradford. OF
Leon county. Third premium. J. F. Tucker, Of
Monticello
Among the musical exhibit was a curiosity in
itself, in the shape Of q violin over two hundred
years old belonging to Captain W. W. Keep. of
the Quincy Herald. The violin is beautifully in
laid with many different pieces OF wood, aud
handsomely carved Captain Keep values i, at
5000 II is probably the oldes, violin in the
South
The tournameD, began on Wednesday. and
was finished on THURSDAY, resulting in the first
prize Of 800 being awarded to Fl. II. Buckman,
Of Jacksonville; second, of $75. 10 W. W Sta
pier Of Enterprise; third, Of $50, TO c. A Dick
erson, of Madison. The military display was
inferior to that heretofore, there being only
| three companies in attendance The East
Florida Seminary Cadets, fly strong,
| were under command of LieuteDan, A.
L. Wagner, Z. s. A, Professor Of Military
Science and Mathematics in that institution
Their drill was highly creditable; they were not
allowed TO come in competition with the militia
companies, who also drilled well, however The
prize OF the militia drill was awarded to Sergt
Will J. LEogle, of the jacksonville Light In
| fantry Of the Cadet drill to Cadet j. Fl. Hodges
| OF Bradford county.
As TO exhibition Of products of agriculture.
workmanship, &C., the Fair ended with Friday,
but Saturday was an interesting day on the
| grounds, and there was a great attendance Of
| people to witness the Scottish athletic exercises
| and Gr8co Roman wrestling These sports
were introduced by tire gentlemen Of the Scot
fish Association, and were illustrated by Duncan
| C. Ross, OF Scotland, the champion athlete OF
| the world and Thee. Bauer, OF France, another
| giant Of much note as q wrestler, etc. The hon
ors were easy between them each gaining fall,
but Bsuers arm was 50 injured that he coull not
| participate in further games, in which anna
teurs joined, to be excelled by Ross of course.