Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-10-11
FINE COMMUNITY
FAIR BY THE GOOD
PEOPLE OF B|GL|CK
Brought Out Wonderful Display oi
Farm Products, Canned Goods
and Other Handiwork.


On Saturday, September goth, tn
people of Biglick held a communit
fair. This was their first effort a
holding a fair tho they have ha
some good school exhibits and fame,
work sales.
This fair was notable in many re
spects showing the great community
interest and spirit of cooperation ano
exhibiting the great and varied pro
ducts and industries of the people.
On Friday evening in spite of rair
the men and women met at the sChoo
house to get it in readiness for the
fair. One room was used for the ex-
hibits. The desks were put together
to form tables for exhibits maging
three long tables with wide isles be-
tween them. Around the room was
stretched wire and strong cords upon
which to hang quilts, towels and all
articles to be displayed in this way.
| Upon the platform in the front room
were placed the farm products. The
partition between the two rooms was
elevated and in this space was placed
| a set of shelves upon which to place
the canned fruit In the windows and
on the elevated partition were hung
gay birds, made by the sewing class, of
OF peanuts with red, green and yellow
plumage, mounted on a match swing
ing in wire frames. These gay birds
gave color and brightness to the house
After the fair closed they were sold
as souvenirs of the day.
In spite of the rain Friday, Saturday
dawned bright, and very early the
wagons rolled up to the school house,
people came carrying loads of their
treasures. The platform in the front
was banked by corn on the stalk, and
great stalks of cane, punches of soy
beans and of peanuts At the foot of
the stalks of corn was row of great
pumpkins and upon the floor were
plies Of splendid corn, sweet potatoes,
beets, onions, pie pumpkins, cane
heads and pop corn.
Virgil Hale, James Cobble and
Vance Burgess took prizes on corn.
]. H. Tolett and Albert Hall on Irish
potatoes; Luther Brown and James
Bradley on sweet potatoes Mrs.
Sarah Hale on beets; Mrs. Ollie Bur-
CESS and George Hassler on onions
T. S. Randolph on pie pumpkins Dor
ris Hedgecoth on largest pumpkin
Virgil Toilet on popcorn and Mrs.
Alice Nail on peanuts.
The canned fruit was wonderful
display. Upon the top of the canned
fruit stand was placed the flowers.
Among the many prizes OH fruit, not
able among them those on tomatoes
by Mrs. Nora Kerley and Miss Fannie
Hale; Apples Mrs. Nettie Randolph;
grapes, Mrs Grace Toilet; peppers,
Mrs. Alice Nail. Mrs. Martha Parham
took first prize on flowers with a
grand display of dahliahs.
The quilts were truly fine display.
The first prize was won by the Ladies
Aid on Mexican rose design in red
and green duplicated on white; the
second prize went to Mrs. Emma Ker-
ley OH wonderful old quilt nearly
hundred years old, made by Mr.. Ker-
ley's grandmother; Mrs. Lizzie Brad
ley took first prize on quilt tops; Mrs.
Mamie Selby second prize.
The three long tables were piled
with fancy work: dressed dolls, shuck
mats, baskets, brooms, a bright heap
of pepers, great cabbage heads, and
fine display of apples. Cora Lowe and
Nellie Bradley took prizes on dressed
dolls. These dolls were sold and the
proceeds went to the Sunday School.
Mrs. Nora Kerley took first prize on
shuck foot mats; Mrs. Linda McDan-
iel, Mrs. Ida Brown and Mrs. Jewel
Hale took prizes on baskets. Mrs. Ida
Brown won a prize on some very fine
brooms. The prizes on apples went to
Vance Burgess, Wesley Rhea, and
James Bradley. The prizes on the
best article made from flour sacks was
won by Mrs. Nora Kerley, a dress;
Mrs. Ida Brown, an apron; and Mrs.
Maggie Cobble, rompers and Mrs. Yer
die Hall.
The prizes in the sewing class. Best
apron, Amanda Rector, Ida Rhea and
Hattie Brown; sewing bags Imogene
Kerley; needle book, Verda Blaylock:
Mrs. Alice Nail had fine display of
handwork and the Ladies Aid scored
again on the best dresser scarf. Vance
Burgess and Isacc Hyder displayed
fine grade of molasses. The prize on
cake went to Laura Toilet.
A sumptiouS dinner was served on a