The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
wAYCROss NEWS wAIFs.
Premiums Awarded by the Woman's
Committee of the Fair.

PremIunls Awarded by the WOman's
Committee of the Fair.
Waycross, Ga, Nov. S.-To the efficient
work of President L. Johnson Secretary
w. w. Sharpe, Editor A. p. Perham and
Mrs. w. W. Sharpe. president of the wo-
mans department, is the honor chiefly due
for the grand success of the initial fair of
the Waycross Fair Association. There are
others who contributed largely to the sue
cess of the venture, among them are j. s.
Bailey and G.. o. Turner. Among the ex-
hibltors those deserving especial mention,
exclusive of the woman's department, are
T. e. Lanier, Brad Watson, Brinson e.
Co, G. r. Youmans g. Bro, Jones e.
Thomas, Watt Harley Hardware Com
pany, Cherokee Nursery Company, Chat
tanooga chilled and steel plows, Dan
Johnson, r. c. Cannon, A. p. Brantley
Company, ]. r. Knight for Ludden &
Bates Southern Music House, and
Dwghts cowbrand soda.
Premiums were awarded by the wo-
mans committee as follows, for the best
exhibits in the womans building, at the
fair: Crochet Afghan, Mrs. II. j. Sweat;
silk quilt, Mrs. S. A. Peters, Thomasville;
worsted quilt, Mrs. b. e. Darling, Black
shear; cotton patchwork quilt, Mrs. II.
Murphy, Waycross; embroidered lunch
cloth, Mrs. ]. N. Reed brownsville; linen
drawn work, Mrs. G. r. Murphy Way
cross; rag doll, Miss McLane, Thomas
vile; hem-stitched handkerchief, Mrs.
Starke, Thomasville; knitted Counterpart,
Mrs. Sallie Murphy. Waycross;
woven Counterpart, Mrs. w. w
Monk; three yards knit lace,
Mrs. c. Evans, Thomasville; three yards
crochet lace, Miss Waller, Townsville;
crochet sacque, Mrs. James Watt Thorn
asville; handsomest center piece Mrs. j.
N. Reid, Townsville; second handsomest
center piece, Miss Belle Black
shear, Waycross; kitchen apron
Miss Mary Wright, Thorn,
asville; crochet slippers. Miss Mollie La
mar, Thomasvlle; display shucks, palmet-
to and straw. Miss McLane, Townsville;
home made rug Mrs. Allen. Waycross ;
second best rug, Mrs. II. v. Graham;
home made wool socks, Mrs. w. w.
Monks; pair pillow shams, Mrs. McVeigh,
Waycross; complete infants suit. Miss Lii
lie Hendry; best childs dress, Miss Bessie
Backshear Townsville; best pin cush-
ion, Miss Hewlett, Savannah; handsomest
sofa pillow, Mrs. N. J. Smith; best piece
embroidery, Mrs. Lipscomb; best display
fancy work, Mrs ]. w. Strickland; second
best display fancy work Miss Kellogg;
Fine Arts-Best landscape In oil, Mrs.
Snowden best animal painting in oil,
Miss Hendry, best painting water colors,
Mrs. Snowden; best in tapestry Miss Car
RE Strickland; best portrait in oil or cray
on Miss Kate Johnson: best collection
china painting, Miss Kate Johnson; best
drawing in pen, pencil or crayon Mrs
Crawley; best figure in OIL Mrs. JEFF Darl-
ing; best plain photograph, G. II. Human !;
best collection paintings by exhibitor, Miss
Carrie Strickland.
Household-Best 2 pounds home made
butter, Mrs. r. c. Cannon; best white
sponge cake Mrs. w. w. Monk; best
glass Moyhaw jelly, Mrs. W. w. Monk
best quart green corn in glass, Mrs. w. w.
Monk; best quart domestic honey, Mrs
W. w. Monk; best pounds dried apples,
Mrs w. w. Monk best pounds dried
peaches, Mrs. W. w. Monk; best pounds
dried pears, Mrs. w. w. Monk; best angel
food cake, Mrs. e. Mccall; best plain