Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Offered b~ E. Cit~'S BuSi
ness Men for Special
Exhibits.

hibits at the fair to be held Oc-
tober 20, 20, Fl, %, at the Abe
marie Park
Our enterprising merchant, Mr.. NJ.
Weisel, heads the list with au offer OF
S. 90 in gold to the lady having on ex-
hibition the handsomest dress made OF
goods purchased at his store. We be-
speak this to be an interesting feature
OF. the ladies department, as Mr.. Welsel
has long since made ladies full dress
goods a specially. Mr.. Weisel gener-
ously offers another premium which is
a years subscription to the Standard
DESIGNER, for the best dress on exh1-
bition, made from Standard Patterns,
for which patterns Mr.. Weisel is sole
agent.
Our mammoth store, The Fair, offers
a handsome Marseills quilt for the best
embroidered counterpiece.
Mr.. T. G. Allen will give pound
box of French candy Tor the handsom-
est dressed doll by a ~ girl under II
years of age. Now gills dc your best.
Now girls here is another one. Daw-
son Bros, our Main street coufect1on-
ers, offers S pound box of crystalized
fruit to the one exhibiting the best dis
play of home made candy.
Our leading tobacconists, c. w
Stevens & Co., will give I pound of
Yale Mixture smoking tobacco for the
best handmade tobacco pouch. Now
girls, this is the best grade of smoking
Tobacco manufactured, and if your
beau smokes, be industrious and make
him a present of this.
One of the attractive features of the
fair will be a baby show. These baby
shows have been attended by marked
interest and attraction elsewhere, and
doubtless will be at our next fair. Mr..
N. R. Parker will donate handsome
self-adiusting crib to the mother of the
handsomest baby. AS pretty babies is
the boast of E. City, we all wait treat
in the baby show.
A. B. Seeley & Son will give a barrel
of Patapsco Superlative Flour to the
lady exhibiting the best bread made Of
this brand of flour. These gentlemen
are the leaders of this favorite brand
of -four, which is recognized as one Of
the best brands on the market.
Mr.. T. J. Jordan will give a pound
can of Kings One Spoon Baking Pow
der, to the lady exhibiting the best
Mr.. Jordan has recently made success
full run on this popular powder, which
is manufactured by the w. c. King
Coffee Co., of Norfolk, Va.
Now here we have handsome ant
most valuable present. 1t is all Excel
sior stove, donated by our enterprlslnG
hardware dealers, Sawyer & Aydlett
for the best display of bread cooked il
the Excelsior stove. This stove is man
ufactured by 1. A. Sheppard & Co., O
Philadelphia, and has long since beer
recognized as the leading cook stove
| on the market.
Our none less enterprising hardware
merchants, Sharber s. White, come VI
| with Boss Pillow, complete with at
taChments, for The best display of farm
products. This pillow is 4 great FAVOR
| tie with our farmers, and therefore We
expect an extensive display of farm
products.
Mr.. F. F. Cohoon will give mode1l
rat prof chicken coop for best brood o
fall Matched chickens.
| Etheridge Bros. will give one-hal
dozen cakes of extra quality butter
milk toilet soap tor best splasher exhi
bited.
Our leading mi1lers, Raper & " hite
will give one bushel of fine grad
bolted meal, for best pone bread mad
from their meal,
| Mr.. J. Walter Brothers offers tw'
bushels sweet potatoes to the lady VIII
exhibits the best potato biscuit.
Mr.. W. H. Zoeller will give life
size crayon portrait for the best frui
cake exhibited, cake to be his after tn
| fair.
Mr. w. J. Woodley, our popula
grocer, will give 80 gallons OF pur
| apple vinegar for the best display 0
pickles put up with his favorite vine
| gar.
The Ice Factory will give coupon
| book of 1000 pounds of ice for the hes
home made ice box or refrigerator.
| Mr.. N. D. Pendleton will give on
pound of Grave1y's superior tobacco
for the best display of peas. This i
the best chewing tobacco on the mark
ct and one upon which Mr.. Pendletol
has built mp good tobacco trade.
The Fowler Net and Irvine Co. will
give hammock for the best displa
| twine'
Mr.. E. F. Lamb, who is besides
prominent lawyer, one of our mos
enterprising farmers, offers premium
of 500 pounds of the best hay raised o.
his excellent farm, for the best milcl
COW Oh exhibition. The milk is TO b
tested at the fair.
Messrs. NJ. D. Gregory & Son will
| give five dollars for the best calf o.
exhibition, sired by their Holster
bnll.
Mr.. Ferebee also offers the service
of his famous stud Cannonade, for tn
best colt on exhibition. sired by hi
stud.
Mr.. n. G. Grandy will donate ba,
rel of Early Rose seed potatoes for tn
best display Of this variety.
Mr.. P. P. Cobb, agent for, H. A
Gripp, artist, will give life-size cray
on portrait for the best cured countr
ham exhibited, ham to be claimed b
him after the Fair. Portrait to be Q
any person desired.
| There must be two Or more contest
ants for all of the above special pre-
miurrs. These premiums, togethe
with many others which are yet to b.
added, will appear i'll each issue
Never before in the history of Eliza
beth City fairs. have there been offere,
so many special premiums as will b.
offered at our next fair. Go to worl
Immediately on your exhibits, AM
show your appreciation of the marked
libcrality Of our nlerchrnts.
| Dollar wheat III Minneapoli
was celebrated On the floor of tn,
Exchange by a brass band head
ed bv the big flour miller Pills