Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-06
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Offered bv Z. Cit"S Bust
ness Men for Special
Exhibits.

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special premiums, offered for ex-
hibits at the fair to be held Oc-
tober 10, 20, FL, p, at the Abe
marie Park
Our entcrprising merchant, Mr.. NJ.
Wcisel, heads the list with au otter OF
IS 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 specially. Mr.. Welsel gener-
ously offers another premium which IS
a years subscription to the Sfandafa
Desiencr. for the best dress on exhl-
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.
Nh. T. C. Allen will give a pound
box of French candy for the handsom-
est dressed doll by " girl under -
years of age. Now CillS dc your best
Now girls here is another one. Daw-
son Bros, our Main street Coufectlon-
ers, offers a pound box of crystallzed
fruit to the one exhibiting the best dis
play Of home made candy.
Our leading tobacconistS, c. w
Stevens & Co, will give 1 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 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. MI
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 a treat
in the baby show.
A. B. Seeley & Son will give 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 flour, which is recognized as one of
the best brands OH the market
Mr.. 7. J. Jordan will give a pound
can of Kings One Spoon Baking Pow
der, to the lady exhibiting the best
bread III which she used this powder.
Mr. Jordan has recently made success
full run OH this popular powder, which
is manufactured by the W. {. King
Coffee Co., of Norfolk, Va.
Now here we have handsome and
most valuable present. 1t is an Excel
sior stove, donated by our enterprlslng
hardware dealers, Sawyer & Aydlett,
for the best display of bread cooked III
| the Excelsior stove. This stove is man
ufactured by l. A. 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 Ut
with a Boss Pillow, complete with at
tachments, for The best display of farm
products This pillow is a great IGvor
| tie with our farmers, and therefore we
| expect an extensive display of farm
products.
| Mr.. F. F. Cohoon will give mode11
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 eNhi
bited.
| Our leading millers, Raper & y hite
| will give one bushel of fine grade
bolted meal, for best ponc bread made
from their meal,
Mr.. J. Walter Brothers offers two
bushels sweet potatoes to the lady wh'
exhibits the best potato biscuit.
| Mr. H. Zoeller Will give 4 life
size c1ayon portrait for the best frui
cake exhibited, cake to be his after til,
fair.
Mr.. w. J. Woodley, our popula
grocer, will give 80 gallons Of pur'
apple vinegar for the best display O
pickles put up with his favorite vine
gar.
The Ice Factory will give coupon
book of ], 900 pounds of ice for the hes
home made ice box or refrigerator
Mr.. N. D. Pendleton will give on
pound Of Gravely's superior Tobacco
for the best display of peas. This j
the best chewing tobacco on the mark
ct and one upon which Mr.. Pendlcto1
has built mp good tobacco trade.
| The Fowler Net and Irvine Co. will
give a hammock for the best disp1a
. of haud-work made from their sein
. Irvine
Mr.. E. F. Lamb, who is besides
prominent lawyer, one of our mos
enterprising farmers, offers a premium
of 500 pounds of the best hay raised o.
his excellent farm for the best milcl
COW on exhibition. The milk is to b
tested at the fair.
Messrs. NJ. D. Gre CORY & Son wi
give five dollars for the best calf G
| exhibition, sired by their Holstci
bnll.
MIR. Ferebee also offers tie service
of his famous stud Cannonade, for tn
best colt on. exhibition. sired by hi
. stud.
Mr.. u. G.. Grandy will donate bal
rel of Early Rose seed potatoes for til
best display of this variety.
There must be two or more contes
, ants for all of the above special pre-
miums. These premiums, togethe
with many others which are yet to b
added, will appear in each issue
, Never before in the history of Eliza
F beth City fairs. have there been offere
so many special premiums as will b
offered at our next fair. Go to wor
t Immediately on your exhibits, an
| show your appreciation of the marke
, libernlity of our nlerclrnts.