The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-01

never seen in Grenada "a have beeu
here during the Fair, or we might
properly say during the races, for they
were the attractive features. On
"Wednesday night, especially, there
was no place for many to sleeep, and
we supposed, that those who could not
get II placo iii which to lay their heads,
spent the night at the shooting gallery,
as 1t was in full blast at 2 a. N. The
hotels were crowded so that every
room was filled, taking the parlors
even, which were utilized with pallets
and cots.
The Fair grounds presented a lively
scene, with the sights and scenes to be
looked at and enjoyed, with shows OF
every sort, and all were on the ten
cent plan. The exhibition of stock
was highly creditablo Tor the first
effort. The number ofmares and colts
We're not only large, but embraced
many specimens of rare beauty and
blood. One mare owned by Mr.. Frank
Collins, of Hardy, only nine years, and
her four handsome colts from four
years to q few months old, in them
selves exploded the idea that this was
not a good county for the raising OF
hn,sua tiasn pawn ITS-JyIu,I , ~ IIJ,YI
belonging to from about a
four year-old mare in fine condition,
to us seemed models of grace and
action. The presence of three Jersey
bulls and several lows of the same
breed, had all the marks Of that cele-
brated breed from the isle of Jersey
belonging to England. Capt. John
Powell, MI. J. G. Longstreet and
were the owners OF
these cattle and we did not blame
them for being proud of them. DR..
Jones had a herd of noble Holstein on
the ground. This is q larger animal
than the Jersey, in fact they stand at
the head of the list for their fine size,
making fine beef and being great
mixers. There were about a hall
dozen hogs on the ground, including
several porkers, one of which belonged
to Mr.. Philip Miller, n monster in size,
o,,I n L,,v b~alnprinr tn
of immense size. The show of poultry
was fine, the bronze turkeys belong ing
to Mr.. Ernest Wilbourn were very
large, while the chicken family was
represented in all their varieties. The
grasses were there, seven distinct
sorts, raised on the farm of Mr.. }. {,
Longstreet. Finer specimens of mas
or corn we never saw, and all the va
rieties from the little pop to the great
| gourd-seed were on hand. In stoves
and agricultural implements, Mr.
Robt. Doak's display was superior
their being everything used on the
farm fixed up i'll fine style, and reflect
ing credit on this large and successful.
merchant. In the ladies department
there were many thingE which iffull.}
| written out would take up our entire
| editorial space. We must mention !
| few az we remember them, and if 9th
| ers are not noticed it is not because
| we wish to overlook the least on merit
The crazy silk patchwork q~uilbanad'
by Mrs. Highgate proves clearly, tina
under the influence other def finger:
| there is method in disorder. 1t take,
no small amount Of taste to make on
of scraps of silk q bed cover, that ole
Queen Bess would have been proud 0
in her day of power. The counterpart
ninety years old, made by the mothe
of Mrs. Owen, oflinen, which she spun
and wove in Ireland nearly a hundred
years ago, proves that the women o
that period, had besides industry, pa
thence, perseverance, combined VII
artistic taste, and the same by tn
daughter sixty-five years ago, is proc
point blank, that the mantle of tn
mother fell in shoulders of equa
strength, and a carpet spun and wove5
out of rags.picked to pieces and wove
into d plain but durable carpet, come
through the energy OF Mrs. Joe d
Williams, ,.of the third %generatio
of the owens family, as Mrs. Wi
liams is the grand daughter Of tn
lady who made the first bed sprea
of which we spoke.
We intended writing up daily tn
leading facts and events of the fai
but it is impossible to get at them COL
rectly, we give it up with this unsa'
istactory article.