The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-09-26
The Events Of SATURDAY.

1851; was day deserving d se9arote page
the annals Of OUR young city for its yarie
and interesting events. incidents and festi,
Titles.
4, Ihe day, was warm, bright, and with moth
lug toannoy but the dust which was raise
in clouds BY The professions, carriages, an
borsemen and foot passengers. , gssVs
Soon after breakfast the members OF, th
Independent Fire Company No. /, and Q
the Neptune company, might be seen.in tn
streets, with their clean and neat uniform
preparing for parade.
At about o'clock the No. Is formed i
front of the Engine house, numbering al bou
one hundred, The Engine was newly pain
ted and highly decorated with flowers. hay
ling on is toRtNo litlls boys wiz Simmer
in the uniform Of the company. The hos
carriage was still more ga;ly ornamented
hayinga canopy Of flowers, beneath whicl
sat two little girls; beautifully dressed, will
small flags in their hands which they waved
to the spectators.
The company then proceeded down Front
street and up Market 10 Second, where they
received their guests, the Neptunes, the
Mayor, and several members Of the Council.
The procession then marched up Second to
the City Hotel, where fine painting repre-
senting noble fireman in the act of rescu-
ing mother and two young children from
the flames, was presented by Miss CECILIA
A. HusroN, in neat and appropriate adj
dress. The procession, with its band of
music, then marched through several streets
and up to The Agricultural Fair ground, on
which they remained some time, returning
about one o'clock 10 the City Hotel where
they sat down to an abundant and excellent
dinner, which closed this part of the days
proceedings.
Early in the day also, the hardy tillers Of the
soil, the mechanics with their wives and daugh-
ters, the officers Of the Scoto County Agricul-
tural Society, and citizens of both sexes began
to wend their way towards the Fair ground a.
bove town, conveying their live stock, agricul-
tural. implements, vegetables, manufactured
articles, &C., for exhibition.
We shall probably give hereafter more de-
tailed account Of the Fair. Suffice it to say
here that it was well attended the show of
stock and different articles was better than we
had expected to see for the first meetings and
the whole exhibition promised well for the sue
cess of the society, and for its usefulness to the
great and paramount interest of agriculture.
The fore part of the day was spent in an ex-
animation of stock and the various things offer
ed, by the appropriate conmittees,S
After dinner and at about half past two, the
awards were read by the Secretary from the
stand, after which Mr.. Ramsey delivered an ad-
dress replete with useful facts and suggestions
bearing upon the agriculture Of this section of
the country. A large number of ladies were
present on the occasion, and encouraged by
their approving smiles the cause in which the
society is embarked. The company generally
dispersed about o'clock, well pleased appa-,
rently with the proceedings and the display of
agricultural and manufacturing products.
AT about P. NJ, the Earthquakes, Raging
Tads, Fantasies, or whatever else the widest
fancy might choose to call them, appeared on
horseback to the number of about50, and par
AIDED through the streets in such whimsical,
grotesque, monstrous and unheard of DISCUSSES
as would bid defiance to the most penetrating
vision of a clairvoyant to detect the real body,
and soul beneath them. We hope, for the hon.
OF Of their husbands, that ladies happening to
be in an interesting condition, shut their eyes
as the .cavalcadep passed
In the course of the day, the German Guards
under the command of Capt G. F. Reniger,
paraded and marched in full uniform, and went
through many evolutions which showed good
degree of military skill and training, alike Gre
ditable to the commander, officers generally
and men composing the company They gave
abundant proof that when necessity required
their hearts and hands would join in effective
ly defending their adopted country.
During the afternoon, Temperance meet
ing was held in the Court house, and again in
the evening, at the old Episcopal church.
All the speakers expected did not attend, and
we noticed none from abroad but Mr.. Silvey,
from Chilhcothe. In the evenings a number
of resolutionss having for their object5he as
Of the views Of candidates forl
the Legislature IN regard to suppressing the
evils OF intemperance BY law, were discuss
ed and adopted. c4
Among some Of the pleasant incidents,
which particularly attracted our. attention
was the forethought of some Of our citizens
in sprinkling the street in front Of their hous-
es and stores, which evidenced kind feeling
to the firemen which was, we doubt not, duly
appreciated. We noticed also handsome
banner displayed from the front Of the City
Insurance Company's Office, in token Of re-
spect for the fire companies, The beautiful
display Of banners across the street, in front
Of the residence of S. r., Ross, on Court St.,
attracted much attention. The notices Hon
pr 10 Firemen.' They protect our homes