Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-13
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Offered pv (. CituS BuSi-
ness Men for Special
Exhibits.

toOer 10, 20, Fl, Y, al the Aioe-
marie Park
Our cnterprising merchant, Mr. NJ.
Wcisel, heads the list with an offer OF
* 90 in gold to the lady having on ex-
hibitiOn the f1audsomest 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 speciality. Mr.. Weiscl gener-
ously offers another premium which IS
a years subscription to the Sfandara
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 cOunterplcCc.
Mr.. T. G. Allen will give ? pound
box of French candy COR the handsom-
est dressed doll by a ~ girl under II
years of age. Now Iills dc your best
Now girls here is another one. Daw-
son Bros, our Main street couteCtlon-
ers, offers 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
toba> eco manufactured, and if your
beau smokes, be industrious and make
him a present of this.
One of the attra ctivc features of the
fair will be baby show. These baby
shows have been attended by marked
interest aud 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
arc the leaders of this favorite brand
of flour, which is recognized as one of
the best brands on the market
Mr.. 7. J. Jordan will give 5 pound
can of Kings One Spoon Baking Pow
der, to the lady exhibiting the best
bread i'll which she used this powder.
Mr.. Jordan has recently made a success
full run on this popular powder. which
is manufactured by the w. c. King
Coffee Co., of Norfolk, Va.
Now here we have 2 handsome and
most valuable present. 1t is ali Excel
sior stove, donated by our entcrprising
hardware dealers, Sawyer & Aydlett,
for the best display of bread cooked i'll
the Excelsior stove. This stove is mail
ufactured by l. y. Sheppard & Co., of
Philadelphia, and has long since been
recognized as the leading cook stove
on the market.
Our none less enterprising hardware
merchants, Sharber & White, come up
with a Boss Pillow, complete with at
tachments, for The best display of farm
products. This pillow is great FAVOR
lite with our farmers, and therefore we
expect an extensive display of farm
products.
Mr.. F. f. Cohoou will give modern
rat prof chicken coop for best brood of
fall hatched chickens.
Etheridge Bros. will give one-half
dozen cakes of extra quality butter
milk toilet soap tor best splasher exhl-
bited.
Our leading millers, Raper & White,
will give one bushcl of fine grade
bo1ted meal, for best ponc bread made
from their meal,
Mr.. J. Walter Brothers offers two
bushels sweet potatoes to the lady who
exhibits the best potato biscuit.
Mr. w. H. Zoeller Will give a life
size Crayon portrait for the best fruit
fair.
Mr.. w. J. Woodley, our popular
grocer, will give 80 gallons of pure
apple vinegar for the best display of
pickles put up with his favorite vine
gar.
The Ice Factory will give coupon
book Of 1000 pounds of ice for the best
home made ice box or refrigerator
Mr.. N. d. Pendleton will give one
pound of Gravely's superior tobacco
for the best display of peas. This is
the best chewing tobacco on the mark
ct and one upon which Mr.. Pendleton
has built mp good tobacco trade.
The Fowler Net and Twiue Co. will
give hammock for the best display
Irvine.
Mr.. E. F. Lamb, who is besides a
prominent lawyer, one of our most
farmers, offers premium
of 500 pounds of the best hay raised on
his excellent farm, for the best mich
COW on exhibition. The milk is to be
tested at the fair.
Messrs. NJ. D. Gregory & Son will
give five dollars for the best calf on
sired by their Ho1stein
bnll.
Mr.. Ferebcc also offers the services
of his famous stud Cannonade, for the
best colt on exhibition. sired by his
stud.
Mr.. N. G. Grandy will donate bar
rel of Early Rose seed potatoes for the
best display of this variety.
There must be two or more contest
ants for all of the above special pre-
nliums. These premiums, together
with many others which are yet to be
added, will appear IN each issue.
Never before III the history of Eliza
beth City fairs. have there been offered
so many special premiums as will be
offered at our next fair. Go to work
on your exhibits, and
show Your appreciation of the marked
of our nlerChrntS
While firing a salute i'll Lonor
of tile victory achieved by Wins
stOn's hremen at the Fayetteville
Wiley Keith, was
fatally injured at Winston, Fri
day night, by premature can
non explosion.
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