Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-11-06
OUR EXHIBITION.

During our Agricultural Exhibition, held
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
last week, our village was completely
,hronged by strangers and persons from
every section of our county. We were ia
vored with the most delightful Indian sum-
mer weather, which, together with the large
display made by our farmers and planters
and their accomplished and industrious
wives and daughters, rendered the occasion
one of so much pleasure and interest as
will not be easily effaced from our memory.
We have every reason to believe that gene
raj satisfaction has been given by our Agri-
cultural Society. The number Of members
has increased, and, we doubt not, will con-
linue to increase from year to year.
For the qualification of those who could
not be present, we publish on our frs, page,
list of the premiums awarded-aIso lis.
of everything that was exhibited. We
are sorry that our limited space will not
permit us TO bestow due praise, separately,
upon all that came under our observation
during the Exhibition.
The ladies', in their department, present.
ed really feas, both for the eye aud the
palate. Their fine specimens of plain and
fancy needlework, Of weaving, Knitting, and
of vegetables, fruits, poultry, butter, bread,
soap, starch, &C., would compare with any
exhibited elsewhere. Too much praise
cannot be given the ladies for the taste, in
genu,y and industry displayed in all the ar
ticles prepared by them for this Exhibition.
, To each one, who is not already provided d,
. we would, if it were in our power, award
premium husband
To those noble spirits among our agri-
culturis,s, who have zealously advocated
. the Society, and contributed to make its
, Fairs interesting and profitable to the coun-
r ~ generally, due need OF praise should not
be withheld. Their liberal expenditure Of
time and money, to place old Charles on
if high ground in regard to agricultural i'm
e provement, is truly commendable; and that
individual is TO be pi,ed whose views are
so contracted as not to see blessings flow
ling from the exerlions Of those individuals.
By reference to the list Of articles exh-
bited, it will be seen that there was large
= show of Horses and Callle. or Tobacco,
there would have been more exhibited, but
the vessel which was TO have brought the
J samples from Baltimore did not arrive in
: time. OF Agricultural implements, the dis
IS play was not so large as last year, on &C
count IF or " hseAa|a0a gaeHH R hsif Far in
- Baltimore. There was but little compeli-
lion for any oflhe grain crops, owing to the
unfavorableness of the last season, which cut
: short the crops at least one-third on apaver-
age throughout the county. In every other
branch, the display was equal to that of last
year, and fully sustains the credit Of the
= Society.
The Annual Address was delivered by
e Hon. VIM. D. MERRIcK. 1t was an able
y effort, and was listened to by large audi
tory, from the commencement to the con.
! clusion, without any signs Of Impotence
r AS this Address will be published in our
r paper week after next, we will make no
comments upon iI.)
After the address, the Society returned
thanks to Mr.. MERRIcK and requested
copy of his address for publications; and then
proceeded to the election of officers for the
. ensuing year, with the following result:
For Presidenk-JoHN Hamilton.
For Flee Presidents,-JosErH You've,
for lst District; WILLIAM NArruEws,
I'd District; PEARSON CnAPMAN, Sd Dis
trict JOHN I. GARDINER, 4h District.
For Erecuttve Committee. F. B. F.
BURGESS, JAMES F. NEALE, F. THOMPSON,
NICHOLAS V. MILES.
For IreaSurer.-E. w. DAY.
For Corresponding tSecretary.-JAMEs
FERGUSON.
For Recording .Secretary.-E. WELLS.
The future success Of the Society will
depend, as j. has heretofore done, upon the
exerlons Of the Executive Committee and
few other leading spirits. Itrequres some
little sacrifice on the part Of these, but we
feel assured it will most cheerfully be CIV
en-, and that our Society will continue to
prosper under the management of the gem
tlemen who have been chosen to govern its
affairs.
II was much regretted that the worthy
President of the Society, Col. VIM THoMr-