The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-08
THE SUMMIT FAIR.
South Mississippi shown to be n
Land Flowing with Milk
and Honey,
If Her People will only Use the
Advantages God Has Civ
en- Them.


On last Saturday the Editor of the
LEADER, in company with II few
friends, ran down to the Summit lair,
this being our first visit to this much
talked of and much advertised enter
praise. The wide-awake and public
spirited citizens of the town of Sum
nit and the surrounding country. de-
serve great credit for the energy and
perseverance they have displayed IN
working up and establishing the Fair
on a permanent and paying basis.
1t required money and pull all to-
gether, but they were equal to every
requirement, and the success scored
last week guarantees permanency and
improvement with each recurring
season.
The Fair grounds are situated
about half mile west of town, and
enclosed with good fence and sup
piled with large building for cNhib-
its, an amphitheatre, stock sheds. etc.
4 fine race track. half IL mile i'll
length, furnishes ample opportunity
for the display of all fast stock.
On reaching the grounds the first
thing we did was to inspect the stock
on exhibition. There were Il few
specimens of cows and hogs that
were Crcditable, but the exhibit in
this department was very far from
what it should and might have been.
Going from there to the main build
ing, we found numerous displays of
dairy and kitchen products, needle
work, drawings and other works of
art. The White and Domestic Sewing
Machine aagcncies had neat and at
tractivc booths and We're receiving
constant attention from the ladies.
MesSrs. Hitler & Son had a fine dis
play of furniture, with our friend Ted
Hurst in charge; Messrs. JaCohowSkY
& Go. had a unique display of mems
and boys suits, etc, {. f.. TeunlSSon
had a handsome and tastefully ar
ranged display of hardware and cut
lerV, and down stairs some of the
Summit merchants had display OF
hughes and other vehicles. The
never-to-b left G.. ID. Bustamante,
the great machinery man of Jackson,
had on exhibition Il specimen of the
Standard hay mower aud rake, pat
ent churns. etc. with our good friend
Lester, of jackson, in charge.
The exhibits which gave us most
real pleasure and satisfaction and
over which we spent the most time
during our stay, We're those of Mr..
and Mrs. Dewitt Lea and DR.. ami Mrs.
r. r. Hart. and consisted Of farm, dai-
ry, and other domestic products. Mr.
and Mrs. Lea were awarded the first
premium for the finest general display
of farm and garden products, and DR..
and Mrs. Hart the second. We were
raised in Mississippi and had rather
an exalted opinion of the productive
capacity of our State, but we We're
most agrecably surprised both at the
variety and quality of the exhibits
referred to. and were impressed as
never before with what may be ac-
complished on Il farm in Mississippi
by energy, intelligence aud well-di-
rccted effort.
For the in formation, as well as the
encouragement Of many of the farmer
readers of the LEADER, We will give ii
list of the exhibit made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lea, as penciled down by us as
we gazed and wondered. Here they
are. Read and see how many farmers
and housewives of your acquaintance
can make such "A showing!
FIELD Products.
Corn, wheat. rye, oats, hay, fodder,
sugar cane, sorghum, molaSseS, millet
e. varietlcs), chicken corn, pop corn,
rice, COW peas, pea nuts, pumpkins,
kerShaws, sweet potatoes q varieties),
irish potatoes, cotton and wool.
GARDEN PRODUCTS.
Cabbage, collardS, beets, lettuce,
green snap beans, dry shelled beans,
butter beans, corn beans, Southern
Relief pea, tomatoes, egg plants, Gu
cumbers, okra, squashes, gourds, pep
per e varieties), parsley, radishes
q varieties), turnips e varieties),
onions and carrots.
Apples, peaches, figs, watermelons
aud persimmons.
DAIRY, BARNARD AND MISCELLANEOUS
PRODUCTS.
Butter, eggs, chickens, turkeys, ba-
con, lard, sausage, honey, dried fruit,
walnuts, pecans, preserves, pickles,
catsups, sauces, etc.
All of these products were produced
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lea this year on
their place on BOgue Chitto 8 miles
cast of Summit, and shows that they
raise not only the necessities, but