The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-13
THE Triton FAIR.
It Was Successful and Gave Great
Satisfaction.

SatlSTactlon'
Triton, Ca, July 12.-The Empire Gar
den Midsummer Fair at Triton closed
last night. The fair was one Of the most
successful ever held in this section. Dur
ing the two days in which it was held it
was visited by thousands of people. The
exhibits were unusually fine for a county
fair.
The premiums were awarded at the
close of the fair, $500 being distributed by
the judges. The premiums were awarded
as follows:
Department Fruits. First premium
to lift & Snow; second to w o. Tiff.
Best display peaches to w. O. Tiff.
Department Farm products. First
premium to Cyclonetta Farm; second to
E. M. Watson, Sumner.
Department 4-Melons. First prize to
Cyclonetta Farm second to j. M, Weston
of Sumner
Department 5-Plants and flowers.
First premium to Piney Park Nursery
of POulan; second best to Mrs. r. B. Les
ter of Poulan.
Department 6-Domestic industry
First premium to Triton Canning Com
pany; second premium to Cyclonetta
Farm.
Department S-Children's work. First
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second premium to Miss Lille Monk of
Sumner.
Department 9-Fine arts. First pre-
MUM to.Mrs. E. H. Tiff of Triton; second
premium Mrs. H. H. Tiff of Triton
Department l0-Poultry First pre-
MUM to Cyclonetta Farm; second best,
pair chickens Mrs w. w. Rodgers
The success of the fair was largely due
TO the officers, who were as follows:
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! Secretary and Manager-Col G. w.
! Fulwood of Triton.
Superintendent of Entries, Exhibits and
| Awards-Dr. J. f. Wilson of Poulan.
| Subcommittee For Irwin County-T.
! B. Young, B. Drew, r. w. Clements and
| S. e. Coleman.
For Worth County, G. McPhaul, J.
! w. Evans and G. G. Dell.
| For Berr1en County-H. b. Peoples, w
S. Walker, H. H. Tiff, G. E. Webb and j
| H. Elliott.
There were many fine exhibits. Messrs
! Tiff & Snow made handsome exhibit oil
fruits, including forty different varieties
| These gentlemen have a $50 acre fruit
farm near Triton, with $4,000 fruit trees
planted out and 100000 plants in the
nursery.
Capt, w. o. Tiff had handsome ex.
hibit from the farm, consisting of peaches
grapes, tobacco and cigars. Eight varie-
ties of peaches were exhibited. Capt
| Tiff has 100 acres In peaches, and is one
OF the few fruit growers in the state who
made money this year.
II. II. and w. O. Tiff have thirty-five
acres in grapes now in full bearing, and
making one of the prettiest sights to be
. seen anywhere. Capt. II. II. Tiff says
there will be $4,000 bearing peach trees
around Triton next year.
The exhibit of the Mystic vineyard, B.
| II. lift, proprietor, attracted much at
tentiou, the center figure being a FIVE
pointed star, twelve feet across, built up
of different colored grapes, with bottles
| of wine nesting among the leaves.
The Clycloneta farm, the model farm OF
the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road, had a splendid exhibit of. fruits and
| products of every description, and also a
fine display of live stock raised on the
| farm
The Triton Canning Company had a
! pyramid of its products in the center of
! the main building, built of 5000 cans,
| weighing 5000 pounds
/ A very handsome display of musical in
struments was made by Ludden q Bates
/ of savannah
| Two handsome quilts and a fine display
| of crochet work by Miss Ann B. Smith. a
/ blind young lady of Sycamore, attracted
much attention
| Col. John Murrow exhibited a Bible
printed in German in 1899, brought to this
country by the Salzburgers and used by
them at Ebenezer church near Savannah.
The Bible has been in Col Murrow' S fam
/ lily for fifty years
The bicycle race Wednesday afternoon
was won by L. j. Williams of Triton, dis
lance one mile, time 1884. There were
nine entries.
The boys bicycle race, one-eighth mile,
was won by Henry Tiff.
The most amusing event of the fair was
the OK race. Reason Congo rode but,
headed steer aud Henry Williams, col.
a horned steer The bucking and boiling
OF the steers and the mishaps of the riders
furnished great amusement for the crowd.
"Muley' won the race on the second trial
The boys hurdle race was won by
Reason Congo.
The mems hurdle race was won by
VIII BLOW
This was the first fair for the three
NO FEAR OF PIMPLE s
If you use Woodbury's Facia