Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-10-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FAIR.

Observation-Disclosures
Rarely, II eve, has our town and nslgnoof-
hood, Witnessed a more bustling andsexciting
week than the one which has Just Terminated
the 46rst annual meeting of our Valley Agfls
cultural Society The attendance OF persons
from almost every section of our State and from
Maryland and Pennsylvania exceeded The expec.
tation o ftlte most sangnine, and augurs welIfor
the future success ofthe Society; noless than
the deep intetestth people seelfne every enter.
prise intended TO promote Agricultural improve
menI, On5both Wednesday and Thursday. the
grounds where the Exhibition was held, were
filled to Overlooking, apdsthe roads leading 10 and
represented obe5bustlings moving mass
The Society being as yet in its iplapcys4this
its frst Exhibition, OF course every thing was not
arranged as additional experience and more ge-
neral,co-operation will enable them 70 effecthere,
after. Yet, we but express the sentiment Of.
every one who was present, when we say that,
those under whose persevering energy and enter!
prise this Exhibition was projected, arranged and
carried throughy deserve theshearty thanks ofthe
community and every friend Of Improvement.
The articles on exhibition were most nnrner
Gus as 10 numbers, no less than diversified in.
character. In quality, w are assnredsthatitheyt
compared fayorably with those az any previous
Exhibitien ever held in our State sud not inferior
even TO the first exhibitions of someofth he Socies
ties that ate,now The most fouiriiahifng andqattratc.
tive of any in the country. We are emphalical.
ly an Agricultural people, with lands Inferior to
no other section o fthe; State, Is to the world, with
a community remarkable for their intelligence
and all the comforts o rwealth, and why should
not our Valley compare 5fayorablyon an occasion.
Of this kind with any other region ofour country2
All e want is the will TO. determine, and the en-.
| ergyto execute. a beginning at least has been
made, and we hope may be prosecuted until. the
hopes of the most sanguine have been realized
We had hopedto have given in the present
number of our paper a complete list'of the nu.
merous articles on exhibition, and the very libe-
raj award of.Premiums which was made. The
officers ofthe Society have been unable, however,
from a press Of duties, TO get The same in readi-
ness for publication, and owing to the ~interven-
ton of the Baltimore Fair, where most Of them
will be in attendance, will be unable to do so for
a week or two. Hence, we can only say, that
inHoraes, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, the products
of the Geld and the dairy, the fruits of the orchard
and the floral gems ofthe garden, the mechanic
genius and invention Of our own and the neigh
boring counties and States, the products Of the
Loom and the Anvil, no less than the taste, skill
and handiwork of the Ladies, all, all, were most
creditably represented, and pronounced for them.
selves, that measure oil, commendation which was
SO justly due and most cheerfully awarded by the
thousands in attendance. We should be glad to
mention the names of some of our farmers and
mechanics who are especially deserving praise
for the: great interest manifested and the credita.
Bile display made, but as it might be considered
invidious, where SO many discharged their duty so
well, we shall forbear. This first Exhibition has
demonstrated the utility and advantages of the
Society TO men of all pursuits and professions,
and infused a degree of zeal in its future pros
perity which mustleadto the most useful results.
Hundreds who were lnkewarm or Indifferent,
will boreafter be it's most useful and ~ef1cTenr
members, and the Exhibition of the next year
will evidence a marked improvement over the
present. 1t will then be an Agricultural and
Mechanical Show, in the fullest sense of the word,
and we hope there is no farmer or mechanic of
our county, who will not be able to present at
least one article creditable to himself and ofTat-
traction to his neighbors. United effort can re.
move mountains, and who is there so selfish in
his nature, and so entirely encased in his own
shelf, that he will not contribute even his mite,
for an object so worthy, and an organization SO
Immediately designed for the public good7