The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-20
THE FAIR
At Union Chapel.


Dinner" given with view to show the del
egates of the State Agricultural Society that
Cobb was still abreast OF the times in indus
trial and agricultural progress The day
dawned brightly and the people we're con
graduating themselves that they we're going
to be favored with fair weather. Powder
Springs road was lined with vehicles loaded
with human freight for Union Chapel, when
the clouds rolled up black as Erebus and
poured forth a torrent of water, washing the
starch from white dresses and the lily white
from pretty faces. Many sought shelter,
but others took in the pitiless rain in de
6ant attitude as if they didn't expect much
of shower
At the Fair grounds some two thousand
people assembled and were eager for the
fray. Many distinguished gentlemen were
there mingling with the horny-handed sons
OF toll, complimenting the ladies and brag-
ging on the credtable display of farm pro-
duets, &c. Among them were Governor II D..
ID. Mcdaniel, Judge T. j. Simmons Gener-
al F. NJ. B. Young, Hon. NJ c. Kiser, Col.
H. II. Colquitt, Col. J. J. Toon, Col II. ID.
Capers, and others.
Gen. William Phillips delivered the wei
come address, in his usual happy style.
After brief address from President l..
F. Livingston, General Phillips proposed a
handkerchief salute in honor of the pres
ence of Governor Mcdaniel, which was duly
accorded the ladies joining in with enthusi-
assn. Governor Mcdaniel acknowledged
the courtesy in a few brief remarks. After
which the committees were assigned to make
their awards.
At noon the long tables were spread with
all the good edibles that these noble ladies
know so well how to prepare There was
nothing lacking to make it feast fit for
Governors Judges, Generals and the most
excellent of earth, the fair ones 1t was
richly enjoyed and duly praised by the par
takers. Hundreds of others had their
spreads on the ground and groups could be
seen here and there having a regular picnic
The fair was a surprising success The
large exhibition shed was packed with house
hold articles of domestic industry-canned
fruits preserves, jellies, pickles, wines, vim
egar, &c, including also the products of the
garden, field and orchard. To mention
each entry would simply require more space
than we have to spare. In the chapel were
the floral and art works, display credita-
Bile in extent and excellence In the rear
were coops of fine poultry and stalls of live
stock.
There is an axiom "let another praise
thee and not thyself" and with this view, we
give the following observations made by Mr..
| Sam Small, of the Atlanta Constitution:
| "The Phoenix Club Is probably the leading one of
| the twelve county clubs that compose the county
association. Its president is General William Phil
lips who is SO well known to the people of Georgia
and whose deep and treess interest in the agrcul-
tural progress of his county and state is possibly
| his most honorable badge to distinction. He has
led the people OF Cobb county to their present adj
vanced position in the agricultural world of Georgia
| by melting them to laudable emulation among
| themselves and his reward is ample to him in see.
| ing the splendid results that have followed and in
! feeling the lore that his people have for him.
The Neat interest in the exhibition among the
people of the county conferred in the contest be-
| tween the smyrna and Lost Mountain clubs for the
beautiful banner to be awarded "to the club max
ing the best display, consisting of exhibits from the
| farm garden and household" Each of the COM
peting club had entered the contest with zeal and
| enthusiasm They had marshalled upon the
| grounds and in the building the best samples of
every species Of products grown raised and prepar
| ed and the display was picture TO marvel over
In some instances every work ing member ofa fami-
ly, father, mother son and daughter had cOntribu-
| ted Of their handiwork products to augment the
exhibits 1t would be impossible to enumerate all
| the articles shown. They would exhaust the cat
| aogue of any great agricultural fair
The smyrna exhibit of field aud household pro-
| ducts was superb and perfect in every detail, It
| drew the warmest encOmiums from veteran agrl-
| culturists and from men who might, without Of
Tense, he called professional judges OF such dis
| plays at state and county fairs. The alert and
| progressive farmers about Smyrna had spared no
effort to make their exhibit in these lines COM
| pete, and they succeeded most completely. 1t was
the universal impartial opinion that they excelled
their rival in these two departments most unques-
| tionably.
But the Lost mountain club was not to be dispar-
| aged by the comparison The exhibit was only less
effective because that of Smyrna perceptbly the
| better of the two. The Smyrna people, however
mad Inexperienced the full in endment of the pro-
| position OF award. They thought the word "farin"
| as applied 10 the exhibits meant the praducts uf
the HELD such rs cereals grasses, etc, They failed
to include In their estimate the live stock exhibit
and Ia that respect fell far short Of their cOmpe IT,
| tor. The Lost Mountain club came up strong in
| that department and 80 raised the valuation of
| their display AS to overtOp their rival The banner
| was therefore awarded 10 them. But the Smyrna
club will challenge their right to retain the banner
| at the next fair.
For the premium "to the lady making the best
display OF canned fruit, preserves, jees and home
| made wines" there was an energetic contest The
good matronS Of Cobb living in the midst Of prolif
| ic gardens aud abundant orchards are celebrated
1 for the variety and superiority Of the homemade
delicacies. The display of these abundant and
Of variety to charm the eye and tantalize the pal
| ate OF the epicure. The prize, by common consent
of the judges, was awarded to Mrs. L. r. Tennent
| Of Marietta. Mrs. Tennent is the authoress of that
most admirable of hooks H1u sekeeping in the Su Il
ny south" She il a lady Ut beauty, eulture aud
| rare accomplishments equally brilliant IN the par
1 lOr and in the kitchen. She il
| southern matTon and an exemplar to the Young
| ladies who are growing up around her. Her sue
| her praises are justly merited and not magni-
| fed.
Mrs. T. L. Legg, of Smyrna, the accom- pished and
| unassuming wife Of one of Cobb's most successful
young farmers, easily captured the premium for
"the best exhibit of butter made from one cow for
the seven days preceding the fair" She SAYS the
COW she used is only common scrub and the Weld
for the time specified fourteen pounds. She
| cost va and cannot he bought to-day for three
times that sum, The butter was golden, sweet and
firm and the committee Ia awarding the prize, pr-
| vately decided that "the COW wasn't much Of a
scrub she looked to be-" Mrs. Legg was also ac-
corded the premium for the hest pound of butter
and the premium for the best exhibit Of dairy pro-
| ducts.
Mrs q. J. Gable one Of the successful con-
tesants in the floral department. One Of the hand
| soonest pieces OF miniature landscape art ever cx-
hbited in Georgia was the work of her hands and
artistic taste, and formed the main feature of her
| exhibit. II showed the moss-cOvered cottage, the
wash bench and tub with sold Aunt Nancy" doing
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trough the boys playing marbles, fishing in and
sailing on the lake, Tho composition was most
unique and effective. Mrs. Gable Is not only arts-
tic, she is accredited Of the most devoted
and energetic house wives Of the county, but she
declined entering the department of garden pro-
duets, because her son Charlie, nine years old had
made an exhibit of the products Of his own labor
in his own especial patch He planted his own
seeds and did his own cultivation. The result was
that he made an ehXibt of seventeen varieties Of
garden vegetables and each sample was the best.
Such youth is not only honor to his parents
but promise to the state.
| beautiful silver premium offered by Mr., c.
G, Riser for the young lady the grounds, be-
tween ten and twenty years, who the prettiest
calico dress. In this instance the prize award
ed to Miss MOllie Runyan. The announcement was
| greeted with applause, and nearly every to
get glimpse Of the girl in Calico" but Miss Mol
lie was too shy to come forward and crafty the
| throng 1t was reported OF her that She was not
| only not ashamed Of her neat and becoming calico
but was proud of il. Miss Mollie is evidently her
self prize to he sought after
Among the notable exhibits was a large home
made glass tank containing three lively, healthy,
German carp, OF lengths varying from three TO IF
teen inches. They were from the pond of Mr. S. f.
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