The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-10-15
FORSYTH COUNTY EXHIBIT
The Hest Attractive at the Southern
Exposition.
4 FULL lid ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.
DIR. Blum Busy All the While Showing
and Explaining-Other Ex-
position Notes.

RALEIGH, Oct. 7.-Thls is gloomy
day to be Forsyt this special property,
but 1T is bright in that corner of the
building where DR.. Blum presides.
The cereal display is particularly Y
fine. There ale Is varieties OF wheat
in its growing state, and IL varieties
threshed; fire collection of corn
and Of oats, of potatoes, pumpkins,
beets, squashes. turnips and gourds.
There are 26 varieties OF grasses, and
los varieties of woods. The products
of the soil are represented by some
fine specimens OF pressed brick aud
fancy tile from the Winston Brick
and Tile Company, and the largest
clay pipe in the building from d. T.
Grouse and Son. Some of the fine
iron vases from Salem Iron Works
are very ornamentaliy and usefully
placed in holding bouquets Of grasses.
The design in the centre OF the cell
Steam Broom Works, is universally =
admired, ; it'll the dainty bell suspen-
ded from it made of whisk brooms.
On top Of huge bunch of cereal is
the miniature wagon sent by j. Z.
Spach of Waughtown, which is the
envy of all the little folks that enter
the building. +. & FL. Fries have a
display of -four. and a great number
Of samples Of their cotton and wool
en- goods most artistically arranged.
jenkins Bros. haye sent specimen
cans Of all the fruits and vegeta bles,
with which they have been busy all
the summer. The ladies of Forsyth
haye sent the finest display of canned
fruits in glass that is to be found in
the whole building. There arc also
IL varieties Of dried fruit.
AS might be expected there is a
fine display Of tobacco ION Win
ston and neigh boring towns. al
though not all Of the manufacturers
are represented. The finest mahog-
any wrappers are speciality here.
Ebert, Payne & Co., Mr.. Ogburn,
Shore, Adkins C Co, and one or
two others have unique designs
made Of their tobacoos- 3. z.
Hanes has sent several boxes OF fine
chewing tobacco, which are to be
auctioned off and the proceeds given
to the Soldiers Esme.
Two large glass cases, hold the
embroidery exhibit, principally from
Salem Female Academy, which is
very much admired. The cases also
contain specimen exhibits from the
Commercial department of Salem
Female Academy, and several curl
osities in the way Of old embroider-
les and one glass case Of flowers
made of locks of hair of many for
mer pupils. On the wall hangs Miss
DiZon's handsome pastel, some
views of S. T. A, several fine pho
tographs of Mr.. Theo. Kimel's
house and magnificent lily ponds,
and maps of the various land com
panies of Winston-Salem.
1 noticed besides some Of Mr.. A.
Reich's patent churns, patent
pump from Mr.. Warner, and the
old Salem FIRE engine, the oldest in
the United States. The outside dec
Grafton is very handsome and artis-
tic, with q border around the ceiling
of thstch work, which I hope For
syth people viii specially notice
when they come, and border be-
low made of the head labels of the
tobacco manufacturers. l notice
the arrivals of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Strupe and DR.. Kerner, Mr.. R. L.
Cox and Mr.. j. G. Spach from For
syth. Mr.. j. a. Vance has just ar
rived with o large exhibit which Is
being placed in machinery hall.