Year: 1871

hibtion. We have only room to mention
two, the splendid stallion Surprise, belong
ing to Webb Garth, of Todd county. Sur
prise is beautiful bright bay, with a pedi-
gree as long as the Mosaic law, extending
back to time beyond tine memory of man.
He is full of mettle, and in the language of
bystander "the gamest horse that ever
struck the American TURF


c. w. Ransone of Christian county
showed his splendid black saddle stallion,
Black Prince, a horse Of admirable qualities
and magnificent form. He carries himself
with so grand and majestic an air that it
would be difficult to say whether his form,
his gait, his color or his spirit are to be pre-
ferred to his vaunting ambition. He bore
off two or more premiums during the fair
and still was ambitious of more.


ALADY REPORTER


Mrs Meeker, of the Atlanta Constitution,
was on hand as reporter for her paper.
But few ladies in the South have made
more enviable reputation than this lady.
She is good writer, an able thinker, and
adds to the weight of any paper with which
she is associated.


WORTHY OF MENTION.


A silver cup was given as a compliment
tary premium to two little girls, Misses
Matte and Lula Killebrew, for a superb
article of butter manufactured by them
selves. Unaided they have made from
seventy to eighty pounds of the richest but
ter we have seen in the last two months,
and considering their ages, twelve and nine,
we think they richly deserve the cOmpli-
ment that the Board of Directors have paid
them. If industry is encouraged in the ris-
ing generation, we have nothing to fear for
the future.


A USEFUL INVENTION.


There is new invention on exhibition by
Mr.. G. W. c. Lowell, and manufactured by
Whitfield, Bates & Co., foundrymen of
Clarksville. Its good points are economy
and convenience. A small scuttle Of coal
will supply it for day, while it is light and
may be moved at viii, used out Of doors or
in the house. 1t is particularly adapted TO
Mr.. Lovell's patent smoothing iron; serves
for heating boiler of water or as a cooking
stove, and is gotten up in style creditable
to the foundry as well as the patentee.


DOUBLING THE REPORTERS VISION.


Mrs. NJ. G. johnson gave your reporter
some brandy which illuminated and doubled
his vision. 1t was thirteen years old and
dS lhCliON d. d JuAlC dlPiSJ seiiu - Al anu
as a fower-bed.


PRINCELY HOSPITALITY.


We like the sociability and princely hos
pitality of the people of Montgomery. We
rejoice in her well merited fame for the in
telligence, virtue and morality Of her citi-
zens, for her rich soil and natural resources.
We exult in her historic glories, and her
public men, but we must in justice TO truth
bewail her want of interest in these public
festivals that go so far to diffuse a spirit of
enterprise amongst her people. With
Fair ground and surroundings equal to any
in the State, and with Board Of Directors
competent, faithful and laboriOus, with pro
ducts of the soil of superior excellence, and
stock that would command premium any
where, yet so apathetic and Indifferent
are majority of her citizens that the
benches for three days out of four, during
which this Fair was held, were almost
empty and lifeless. This should never be.
This alone would deter public spirited men
from making home among her people.
By such things people from a distance judge
Of them, and by such things they must eth
er 'sink or swim, live or die, survive or
perish" Let the people of that glorious
old county rich in al the elements ofwealth,
look to this and correct it in the future.
They deserve a better fate than such things
would forecast, and their glorious name
should not be tarnished by even an appar-
ent want of public spirit.