The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-31
LOCAL MATTERS.

STArE FAIR.-Me have never seen the
people Of Richmond and of Virgins so thoroughly
aroused to the Importance Of State Agrcnlturaf So
clety and TO the necessity of making handsome dis
play, in their FIRST Efforts present in relation t.
the Fair, which commences tomorrow. The sr
rangements made 10 give convenience and sccomnIo-
datum 20 this grand move by the city OF Richmond
are OF the most ample character even surnassip .
nose Oh any OF the Northern cities. as
sured The grounds have all been handsomely pre-
pared. and the most complete axran gemen,s per-
fected for the care of stock and mechanical exhibi-
tors ana nothing has been left undone tha. could add
10 the appearances OF an occasion fraught with such
blessings as the present be the agricultural
ist, the mechanic, the merchant and tho artist of
Already there arc i,andreds and hundreds Of s.ran
gers wac arrived to astend this Fair and the cry
Is still they come" Railroads, steamboats,, private
ana the canal pouring IN their
TO Witness the revival and progress of a Society
whose main object s to give impetus to Virginia
thss VIII drive ner forward In this so-shesd age
And the effects of this Fair stop here Thew
will spread from town 10 town, and from county tn
county, uutil the old Commonwealth win become re-
generated, her worn out lands reclaimed her r,ine-
ra dsembowe eled from the EARTH her mechanic arts
vie with those OF any OF her ssters IN the Union her
stock become pattern for the world. sod her sgrl
natures God has assigned them
We paid visit 70 the Western Square YESTERDAY.
Devon Durham sAyrshtre" spd i,ss oi h1ass
Of cattle on exhibition the number and variety Of
6ne sheep, hogs and blooded horses aud the ysia.y
of horse power and other useful aud yaiua Bile
merry that were already on the ground besides the
large amount that had reached toe city but bad not
been taken within the Fair enclosures
Il Is purpose az this time to spe ak of sny Of
the stock yet arrived but refrain from no.
ticing lot of cutie, sent by VIM. C. Rives, ESQ,
several imported sheep By the same sert!ernaa aud
a yoke Of oxen owned by WIN. y. D. Ben ESQ., OF
Augusta county They beautiful aninaaIs and
cannat be easily surpassed.
There are also at the store of My. John A. Robin
son. Gary street, several barshear plonghs straw
cutter and sheler designed for exb xb,bir,ou AZ
the Fair. These articles were manrfactured by Mr.
5 G. Robinson at his Roaring Run Iron Works, ia
6otetouEt county, and exhibit order of perfec-
tion in Virginia manufactures of this description
The wood isof mountain oak, Of beautiful finish,
ana the IRONS were ak cast or wrought at tks iron
works of Mr. r. Il is gratifying 20 as TO wi.oess
manufactures SEEMING from the mountan region Of our
sta;e TO enter the lists for 'nperoy at the great
trial OF comparative merits this week
We also at the store of Mr.. Robinson sou,s
seif-feedins and seltshsrpeuiuE cutters asu-
tactured by Messrs. Plemptons Aldrich at West
neld, Ma sachnsetts, and at Philadelphia Pa They
are also for the Fair and appear to be most sdmirs
Die roschincs tor the purpose intended They uil!
We have no doubt attract much attention