The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
wilkes, Fair.
Ediars BaIletin:

i dlitY OF Olo. ". " likes, ESQ as
sisted by the hearty cooperation Of
a prosperous and equally anxious
neighborhood TO vie with each 9TH
er in doing what was necessary to
make a success of their annual colt
show aud stock fair, the people of
Hardeman and northern part Of
Fayette and southern part of Mad-
son and Haywood, were enabled to
spend a delightful day Friday, Sep
tenn Der 4. In company with four
or five Of our Bolivar citizens, your
correspondent attended this talr.
After leaving here at five o'clock
a. m, and passing over an uncom-
fortably dusty road, through White
vile and down 20 the farm of Mrs.
Perry C. Wilkes, upon which the
far was held, we found on arrival
that instead of finding a neighbor-
hood gathering of some two or three
hundred persons, crowd of about
fifteen hundred people from the
four counties mentioned above
This fair was inaugurated by the
late Perry c. Wilkes, who is known
and remembered oy the people of
this neighborhood as the father of
improved Stock culture" there. He
was a man who loyod the horse, and
who out of she destruction of var
first brought into that country a
race OF fine blooded horses and cat
tie, and from his beginning ha,
sprung all the good stock that peo-
pie there possess, the blood of same
all going back to cold Clipper"
who IS still living. "a his 21st year, a
noted saddle and harness stallion.
Mr.. Perry Wilkes was also the i'm
porter of fne race of shorthorn
cattle, lie prospered by this en-
teTprise. tut WAS cut off before he
had seen the full realization of his
success. and had seen the benefit he
had conferred ON his locality. Tie
people ali revere his memory, and |
in Boosting of their stock, Of which |
they are very proud, give Perry e.
Wilkes, deceased, the full measure
If credit
Esq. Jno. w. Wilkes took cI%rge
of the management of the fair. and
in neat manner stated the object
If the same to be to show 10 the
world what progress they were
making in raising fine stock. He
stated the entries to the different
classes to be free to all, no matter
If what stallion get. \ committee
Of Fl We judges were selected, all from
different counties, 10 award the pre-
niuns, which consisted of blue and
red ribbons, no cash premiums be-
ing given.
The 1st class consisted Of mules,
sucklings. and one and two year
ids. E. P. McNeal, of Bolivar,
got first and second premiums inl
<uckllng mule class. MIR. Williams
got first for one and two year olds.
Then came the suckIings, and one
and two year cid horse colts. Mr..
Petligrew got first in one OF these
Glasses, Mr.. Wilkes and Mr.. John
r. Miller il the ether classes. It is
for your correspondent
to enumerate the premiums for the
reason that he failed to get a lis',
the secretary promised to
furnish il, and what is stated here
and especially mentioned is from
me mory, and your correspondent
hopes to offend no one by leaving
him out. There was also class for
stallions from four years up to any
age. The han,!ling of the harness
horses aud stallionF By Nj. Jno. Il.
Muller and young VIM. Wilkes and
Mr. Howard, WAS perfect. They
had new sulkys and all the inrprov
Ell rigging and showed themselves
very proficient IN The art Of raining,
Mr.. Miller especially handling his
horses with great skill. The colts
were numerous and beautiful. and
plainly showed that West Tennessee
is as good "a stock country as can lie
b,asted OF in America. The stall
lions of Mr.. Thomas Rice, of iIay-
wood county. aud Mr.. Haylev. of !
Fayette county, all were first in
their class. M. David Pope, tfl
M adison county, had fac amt
young ''C'hieitain" stallion
which took one of the prizes. So
also dit one belonging 10 Mr. I
Smith, of Har,leman county, which
Was yer, fast. Alter the lair prop
or was aver MeSsrs. Howard and
Jno. r. Miller sreeded their horses
on the one,third of mile trsck, and
We understand mnde mile IN 2:35
trotting.
These fairs are annual, aud are
improving each year. They are a
credit To any county. Tbs neigh
borhuod spread n delightful feast for