The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-07-08
EXHIBITS At MERCHANTS
CARNIVAL SHOW Ex.
TENDED VARIETY.
SALES ARE LARGE
Local Merchants Are Liberal.
ly patronized While Carni-
val Is in Progress.

The Merchants Trade Carnival
winch was held here Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday brought fairly
arge crowds to the city, and local
business men are thoroughly salts
tied with the results. While the
number of visitors was not extra
ordinarily large, those who came
spent money freely, and the cash re-
celpts at various stores were unus-
uaily heavy Interest centered large
ly IN competition for prizes offered
by the merchants and the various
EXHIBITS offered shows concluslvely
that farmers IN the territory con
| tguous to Columbus have this year
pursued a policy of vide dlverslfi-
eaton in their activities.
In the contest for the best bushel
Of irish potatoes brought to the
| Chamber of Commerce a prize of
one sack uf Log Cabin flour was of
fered by J. c. Hackeman & Son.
There were many entries. Among
the best potatoes displayed were
those of Mrs, John Laws, Mr.. p. l..
Easey, John Reeves, iiugh Town
send, and o. F. Brown, of Steens.
After a very careful consideration
of each offering, the judges decided
that the prize should 20 to Mr.. U.
2. Brown.
The contest for the big cake, of
fered by the Columbus Bakery fo
a Confederate veteran who had new
er been called colonel, was awarded
to Captain Pope.
The largest tomato contest Wa
won by Mr.. j. H. Beard, who ex
| hibited "A remarkable specimen of
the Fonda Rosa variety as large
around as an ordinary dinner plate.
Two others, somewhat smaller were
on the same stem. Phillips Bros. &
| Burrs offered a three pound can
Of coffee as the prize for this, and
Mr.. Boards tomato easily won it.
| Among the most perfect, as well as
largest specimens offered were those
of Mr.. G. b. Smith and Mrs. j, A.
Fuqua.
There were goodly number Of
| contestants for the heaviest dozer
eggs, the prize being one sack of
please" flour, offered by j. &.
iackleman d Son. 1t was won by
Mr.. l.. II. Bonds, who exhibited a
dozen which weighed one pound and
fifteen ounces. Mrs. John Reeves
displayed dozen very fine eggs, as
did o. Z. Brown, Mrs. Carl Groves,
and J. A. Perkerson, each of which
exceeded one and half pounds in
weight. The ordinary weight OF
eggs bought in the open market
rarely weighs as much as pound.
The heaviest hen contest was won
by Mr.. j. A. Perkerson, who exhibit
ed Buff Orpington tipping the
beam at seven pounds and a quar-
ter Other fine specimens were pre-
sented by A. J. Fuqua and l.. ii.
Bonds
The prize offered by Street Il
Son for the fastest boy runner for
block was sprltedly contested fol-
by Morgan Wood, John Crews,
Amasa and Merrill Windham and
Major Cook. They did the Mara
lhon in record time but the fleet
ness of Major, covering the distance
first, entitled him TO the reward OF
a dollars worth of soda water tick
] cts. which he lost no time in eashing
@ 10 at the fount.
TO the lasting credit of Lowndes
county, and to the glory Of the cause
Of prohibition it can be said that the
prize of bottle of grape juice, Of
fered by Smith Grocery Co., for the
man who never tasted booze, did not
20 BY default. There were num-
Der of entries for this prize, but be-
ing goverened by the rule Of sen
iority of registering the award was
made to Mr.. Robert Harris.