Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-11-23
The Fair and Poultry Exhibition.

The Fair and Poultry EXnlDitioA'
Yesterday morning the weather which, during
most of the preceding day had been variable and
threatening, put on II more gloomy phlz than
ever, detracting somewhat from the number OF
visitors at some of our Exhibitions. The Fair,
however, preserves its quota of spectators. we
have taken a few notes in the more delicate and
fine arts to-day. In Oil Painting, MIR. 5. n.
Cavalho, of this city, presents several credtable
offerings from his studo-con<picuous among
which is familiar Portrait readily recognized
as the weather beaten but expressive countcnance
of "The Wandering Jew" a venerable eccentric
character well known down town, by his constant
presence, and up the road, through the immune
rrable hieroglyphics traced along the fences, to
an indefinite extent, by his hand These paintings
add no little attraction to the Exhibition.
Dr. w. II Ford, one of our young fellow citi
zens has contributed two or three Drawings exc
cutcd with the pen, very skliully. Mr. }. Wind
sor of Columbia, a Typographical Map, prepared
with excessive minutencss, and evidently with III
domitab!c labor and patience.-Messrs. Osborn,
Cook & Glen, of this city an extensive Gallery
of Daguerrcotypc Miniatures. Mr.. P. II. Ham
mcrskOld, a number of Architectural designs
aluOuS )ilii ioi d iic" 'DGdte llOu>S at
Columbia Mr.. J. A. Pellot, of this city, a most
exquisite collection of Visiting, Wedding and In
vtation Cards, writtcn in perfect imitation of the
finest engraving, and inmcasurably superior to
any thing of the kind we have ever seen offered
here by transient professors Of this difficult and
beautiful art The illusion is so complete as to
deceive the majority Of passers by, who almost
invariably mistake it for Engraving. This col.
lection embraces every conceivable sly lie OF plain
and ornamental Chirography, cvincing great pro-
fciency in the artist. A very pretty monument
of fine taste in Flowers, is the lofty floral pyra-
mid which stands not far from the entrance of
the hall, by young lady of Charleston.
In the mechanical department there is some
little increase Mr.. Thomas Carter, Of Laurens
District, is busy engaged, whenever we pass his
neigbborhood, in explaining to the planters around
him the principle of his Cotton Seed Planting
Machine which makes the trenches, drops the
seed, and covers it up all at the same time-a
valuable economizer of time and labor, which, in
rural affairs, as in all other things, is desidera
tum. Mr.. a. McLesh, Of this city, has sub
stantialy constructed Dray on large scale, close
by. The Factories are rather slimly represented.
We have seen nothing from Granitevie or from
the Paper Mills OF our own State. MIR: Joseph
Walker contributes some good specimens OF
Printing and Wrapping Paper from Fayetteville
and Lincolnton, North.C Carolina. Mr. +. Lynch,
of Cheraw, makes very Respectable exhibit OF
the fruits of his fiourshing Shoe and Leather
Factory in that town. and there are several
creditable specimens Of domestic manufacture by
ladies OF tins and negl borlng places. Our neigh
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so handsomely in Broom Manufacturing list