The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-14
THE KERRVILLE FAIR.
A VERY CREDITABLE DISPLAY
FOR THAT PART OF
shelby County Fine Stock, Choice
Garden and Dairy Products
Beautiful Needle Work.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAt.I

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEALl
KERRvIrLE, TsNE., October 13.-The
eighth annual exhibition of the Kerr
vile Fair Association opened yester-
day with good Gro wd and a credit
able display Of stock and farm pro-
ducts. As the preparations were not
quite complete 1t was decided to COM
bine the programmes of the first and
second days today when the attend
snoe was abont 500, nearly half Of that
number being ladies'.
The display OF preserves is small
but speaks we'll for the skill of the
housewives OF this part OF the country.
There are large number OF speci-
mems OF fancy work, The most notable
being a pelticost whose delicate en-
broidery would at once excite atten-
ton at any one Of the large millinery
openings in the city. -Four ladies dis
play boxes of lace, two containing full
sets for outer adornment ard for the
.as.tful finishing Of under garments.
The patterns are nearly all OF new de-
sign, aud executed with the incest re-
gard to miIut detail. A large lace
collar was esp cially noticeable.
There a quite number Of silk quilts
in the fancy work department, One
OF them, of Japanese design, faith
fully executed, attracted much attsn-
ton. There ia the usual display OF
wax, paper and scale flowers, elk and
velvet purses and pin cushions, the
booth being well arranged and in
ev ry way well filed.
The display in agriculture hall is
not large, but some fine specimens of
cotton and grain are shown.
All OF the privileges cf the lair are
in good hands. There Is no drunken
ness on tue grounds, and the very
hes! Of feeling, mingled with gener-
Gus rivalry among the farmers, pre-
walls.
The officers OF the association are
fully alive to it's in erests and take an
active part in agricultural affairs in
this section They are as follows:
Directors for 1886. - John Adams,
James Payne, s. A Douglas, John
Armstrong, j. w. Wiley, d. A. Mer-
rill, d. M. WitherinRtoD, T. M. Ed
ward, Justice Reynolds, M. B. Will
ley.
OGcrs.--D NJ. witherlnstou, presi-
dent; s. A. Dough- s, vice president;
John Armstrong, secretary; j. W..
Wiley, treasurer; D. A. Merrill, mar
shal.
]. G. McCalla, superintendent of
horses, mules, jicks aud jennets.
W. B. SimonioD, superintendent OF
cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry.
Cham Jones, superintendent OF agri-
cultural produces and implements.
M. b. Wiley, superintendent OF
floral hall.
Mrs. W. W. Walker, Mrs. H. N.
Smith, sr., Miss Nancy Adame, lady
assistant superintendent in floral
hall.
The grounds, situated within an
eighth OF mile of the depot, are
quite attractive in appearance, we'll
arranged, the buildings newly white
washed, and the speed and exhibition
tracks in coed condition, though a
trihs duety. The grand stand will
easily seat 1000 people, and extends
around one-fourth of circle, in the
center of which is a stand occupied by
a well trained brass band from Brigh-
ton. The stock is exhibited in this
clIc!e, and the crowd was very we'll
pleased with today's show.
The exhibition OF jacks was eepe-
cially fine, and that OF saddle horses
and milch cows quite satisfactory. The
ciowding Of two days programme into
one gave the judges all they could do
todsy, from 8 o'clock until 5 O'Clock.
The awards 30 far are as follows:
Best jack, 4 years old and over, pre-.
MUM 10 J. q. Castle. Second best jack,
4 years old and over, premium to Jim
Paine.
Best jennet, years old and over,
premium to J. @. Castle. Best jennet,
years old and under 8 years, pre-
MUM to j. G. Castle.
B ct stallion, 4 years cd and over,
premium 10 Ralph Robertson; second
bsst stallion, 4 years old and over,
premium to John McKsin.
Best stallion 8 years old and un-
der 4, premium TO J. O. Castles.
Second best stallion, years cd and
under 4, premium t. Robert Jones.
Best mule, 8 years old aud under 4,
premium to John M. Mccormick /;
second premium to James Lyon.
Bss! mule, year old, and under
2, premium to Clint Hellum; GER
tificate to James Paine.
Best mule colt.-Premium to Clint
Hellum.
Best mule, sweeps axes, premium
to James Lyon,
Best COW, years, and over, pre-.
MUM to I. M. Edwards; second best,
James Lyon.
Best cow, 2 years, and under 8,
premium TO ]. G. McCalla; second
best, I. P. Edwards.