The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-16
THOMASVILLE'S HURRAH.
THE COUNTY REUNION A SUCCESS
IN EVERY RESPECT.

List of the Prize Winners in the Cat
tie Display-The Successful Riders
in the Tournamen and the Fair Ones
on Whom They Placed the Crowns.
Townsville, GA, Nov 15.-To-day has
been a red-letter day for Townsville. She
has been full TO overlooking with old
veterans and people from the surrounding
country for fifty miles. The annual exhibit
of the Thomas County Stock Breeders
Association having been allowed to 60 by
default for several years, it twas deemed
best TO combine a barbecue and veterans
meeting with it TO bring the people to-
gether, and the wisdom of the plan has
been demonstrated. Fully 10000 people
were on the fair ground and participated in
the festivities.
sAvANNAH's CONTINGENT.
Savannah has won the gratitude of the
people by her kindness in sending detach-
ment of her noble artillery company, the
Galatians, with two Of their guns, and al
excellent band. They constitute very in
teresting feature of the exercises, as many
of those present e. daY had never seen q
feld-piece. The Chathams acquitted them
selves creditably in handling the guns, and
After the column, which was composed of
carriages with the speakers and committee,
Townsville Guards, South Georgia Cadets,
Valdosta Videttes, IChatham ARTILLERY and
confederate veterans. 1000 strong, had
reached the grounds, Mayor Hopkins wei
coined the crowd
GEN. M'LAwS' SPEECH.
Hon. Robert Mitchell in short but ring
ing speech, introduced Gen. Lafayette Nc
Laws of Savannah, who made his old com
rades fine address, after which the sur
vivors registered and were lodged.
TEE STOCK DISPLAY.
After the speaking came the stock dis
play In cattle from Jersey farms John
Chastain's property took precedence. He
had one Of the finest exhibits to be seen IN
South Georgia Judge Hopkins had some
fine Georgia stock also. In the horse exhibits
T. c. Mitchell took several premiums. He
had the best mare-colt in Bradford.
OTHER PRIZE WINNERS.
Other prize winners were as follows:
Best horse colt under 3 years, T. G..
Mitchell.
Best horse colt under 1 year, ]. C.
Beverly.
Best mare, DR.. T. n Mcintosh.
Best mare under years, b. A. Bass.
Best mare under 2 years, F. M. Jones.
Best gelding, j. T. Pittman.
In class three, best single pair of horses,
81. W. Hopkins won the prize.
Best saddle horse, II. w. Hopkins.
Best pair matched horses, II. w. Hopkins.
Best mule Green Linton (colored).
Best colt. ]. w. Carroll.
Best colt under year, H. III. Cankg1ll.
81. G. Quarterman took a special pre-
MUM for transfers of stock, etc.
P. Davis took special premium for Re
vokes stock.
THE TOURNAMENT.
In the tournament Tom Livingstone took
first prize and was awarded the pleasant
duty of browning the queerB of love and
beauty at the german tonight J. S. NAL
lard took the second prize, r. R. Evans the
third, T. S. Phillipot and Clayton Dickin-
son ranked next in order, and the last three
crowned the maids of honor to the queen.
In The tournament test T. N. Hopkins and
Charles T. Davis we're the judges, and some
fine fitting was DONE
T. NJ. Butner of Macon and Capt. Turner
of Floyd county were the judges in the
trotting races, only one of which came off
to-day, resulting in tie. 1t will be run
over tomorrow.
AT o'clock tonight the Savannah guests
aud the Valdosta Videttes and their friends
returned home
The affair has been a complete success.
and Townsville as well as the III, 900 visit
ors are jubilant.
THE GERMAN.
The days festivities were closed tonight
with pleasant german at the Stuart hotel.
The feature of the evening was the crown
ing OF the queen and maids of honor.
Thomas Livingston crowned Miss Marion
Davis queen of love and beauty; r. r.
Evans crowned dis Birdie Woodson first
maid of honor; Clayton Dickinson crowned
Miss Lily Stuart second maid of honor. and
Y. S. Phillipot crowned Miss Matte Davis
third maid of honor. The programme
Tomorrow will be interesting, including a
tournament and racing.