Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-09-22
TAZEWELL FAIR
WAS Rig SUCCESS
Racing, Exhibits, Etc, of a
Very High Order and Big
Advertisement for County

The Great Tazewell Fair of 1911 i
now thing of the past. "I'm gla,
IT'S over, say the managers. "I'n
sorry it's over" say the people VIII,
had nothing to do ut enjoy the occa
sion prepared for them. "We will
have better one next time," is a
ready being said by the enthusiast,
and ambitious managers. Whilo thi.
session could have been a better one
it was a big improvement over las,
years, and was, in all respects. 9
success.
The Agricultural exhibit was fine,
and the Domestic and Needlework
Departments exceeded the expecta.
tions of their most sanguine friends.
These departments, said a number
of visitors, are excelled by the State
exhibits only in extent. These build
ings were crowded with splendid ex-
hibits of Tazewell's farm an garden
products and evidences of skill and
good taste on the part of the women
of the county. If any one ever doubt
ed that this county can grow apples
grain and vegetables that doubt fled
when the doubter looked through the
agricultural building. Such an array
OF fine fruits, particularly apples, was
never seen before in this section.
DR.. w. H. DUNCAN and Mrs. S.
c. Peery, who give attentn to the
cultivation of fine apples, each had
fine exhibits of splendid apples and
also of grapes.
Am Black had, also, fine show
of grapes. AT this late time in the
week full description of this exhibit
cannot be given, nor complete list of
premiums. The Domestic department
was crowded with the finest bread.
cakes, jellies. preserves canned goods,
ETC.. imaginable. Mrs. G. w. Doak,
the superintendent, did her work
splendidly. The wonder and surprise
was expressed that she did so much
in so short time. She has succeeded
finely, as has also Mrs. DR.. Peirce.
superintendent of the Needle Work
department. Her space was crowded
to overflowing with the finest as we'll
as the most delicate fabrics, the
work of deft and nimble fingers. De-
tails are impossible here also, now.
The Stieif piano and Singer sewing
machine exhibits added much to the
attractiveness and interest in this
building and attracted crowds during
the entire Fair.
The wisdom of the establish ment
of the Agricultural, Domestic and
Fancy work departments has been
fully justified. They have grown al
ready beyond the capacity of the room
provided, and the enlargement of the
buildings is already being thought of
The exhibit of coal ETC., collected by
Mr.. j. N. Harman was a new feature
and attracted wide attention. DR..
Isaac Peirce had very unique and
interesting exhibit of fine vegetables
preserved in alcohol, and also COL
lection of bugs and insects. "Ene-
mics of the Garden" etc. which at
tracted wide attention. The exhibit
was unique one in every respect,
and DIR. Peirce deserves the highest
praise for the interest he took in the
exhibit. Much interest was added
to the Fair by the Norfolk and Wes-
tern exhibit and Mr.. Schubert and his
assistant, did much to make the apri-
cultural exhibit a success. The SUD-
erintendent of the Agricultural De-
partment and the whole county. is
indebted to these gentlemen.
Mention should be made of the ex-
hibit of vegetables grown and made
by Mr.. Levering, of the Pocahontas
Inn. This gentleman surprised every.
body by bringing to the exhibit a
large collection of young and tender
vegetables-onions, lettuce. beets,
chard, garlic, egg plant, etc. and a
number of other choice vegetables us.
ually taken from the garden in early
summer, showing what can be done
by little intensified gardening ever
in this cold county of cold climate
and short season and these fine vege
tables were grown in a garden in Po-
cahontas, too.
POULTRY.
The Poultry department, under the
hustling and careful superintendent,
Mr.. Fred Pendleton, furnished the
usual high class exhibition. Judge
Marshall, of College Park, Ca, a vet.
eran and accurate judge, hung the rib
bons to the entire satisfaction of the
fanciers. The judge pronounced the
quality and conditioning az both very
unusual at county fairs. This is moi
su rprising since our fanciers are {
winning in all the leading fall and
winter shows of the country. Judg,
Marshall found White Rocks a yer,