Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-02

! ing preparations for the Fair which was carried.
On notion the Society adjourned to meet on Thurs
day cyeningsat o'clock.
TnuRsDAY ENENING, Oct. 90.
The Society met according to Adjournment, the
President r. H. Smith, in the chair The call OF inc
roll was dispensed with, and the Society proceeded
Hon Charles Manly, of Wake, asked permission
! to read a communication from Hon. George E. Bad
ger and that the same be spread upon the minutes
of the Society, which was granted.
RALEIGH, Oct 10, 1858.
lIy Dear Sir: have nothing to contribute to the
exhibition of the North Carolina Fair, but would
fain express in appropriate manner, the inter
est which every son of the old North State should
feel in her success in agriculture and the mechanical
arts II therefore send some bags of the last patent
office reports both agricultural and mechanical
which beg you to have distributed as far as they
will go among the members of the society and other
friends now in the city. Wishing could do more,
but hoping that this offering may not be entirely in
appropriate, am, my dear sir, as ever
Your friend and servant,
GEO. Z. BADGER.
To Hon. CHAs. MANLY.
On motion of P. c. Cameron of Orange, it was
ReSOlc6d, That the Treasurer elect, and all future
TreaSurers be required to execute their bonds, with
securities to be approved by the President in sum
double the amount in the Treasury, which sum shall
be ascertaincd by the President.
The President appointed the following officers for
the next year:
TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
DIR. E. A. Crudup, Franklin,
John S. Dancy, Edgecombe,
Charles Manly, Raleigh,
DIR. VIM. R. Holt, Davidson,
J. S. Carroway, Lcnoir,
w. w. Whitaker, Wake,
David Mcdaniel, Nash,
John C. McRae, New Hanover
VIM. A. Eaton, Granville,
VIM. Ii. Jones, Wake,
VIM. r. Poole. "
William T. Smith, Cumberland
VIM Long, CasTell
James F. Taylor Wake,
John Elliott, Cumberland
The COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Jcrc Nixon Wake,
ii. j. B. Clark, Warren,
William D. Cooke, Wake,
Robert Norheet, Edgecombe,
II. Mordecai, Wake,
f. p Guion,
Jno HutchinS, "
]. F. Tompkns, g
DIR. w. r. Scott, &c
A j. Leach Johnston.
THE COMMITTEE TO SELECT a SPEAKER.
John S. Dancy, Edgecombc,
H. X. Burgwin, Northampton,
L. j. Lemay, Wake.
MARSHALL AND ASSISTANTS.
Col. L. W. Humphrey, Onslow, Chief Marshal.
c. B. Sanders, Johnston,
W. S. Battle, Edgecombe,
David Hinton, Wake
w. H. Trip, Beaufort,
Joseph B. Flanner, New Hanover.
ton, which adopted:
ResoEred That the thanks of the State Agricultural
Society are due, and are hereby rendered, to the
Committee of Arrangements, and the Executive Com
mittCc, for their untrng attention and aSsiduouS Ia
bors i'll the discharge of their respective duties in
making preparations for, and in holding the State
Fair.
On motion of DIR. E. A. Crudup the Executive
Committee directed to hand over the reports of
the several committees on the award of premiums,
after being publicly read, to Mr.. VIM. ID. Cooke, of
Wake, to correct and conform to law, preparatory
DR.. Tompkns moved that the sum of 800 be paid
to Jere Nixon, Esq, for services rendered in making
preparation for the holding of the State Fair which
adopted.
Mr.. Guon moved that the Treasurcr's bond be de-
posted in the Cape Fear Bank, in the of W.
II. Jones, which was carried.
Mr.. Rayner moved that delegation of five mem
bers of this Society be appointed to attend the next
annual meetings of the Maryland and Virginia State
Agricultural Societies.
COMMITTEE TO ATTEND THE BALrIaoRE FAIR
W. w. Whitaker, Wake,
Henry Elliott Cumberland,
j. f. Taylor Wake,
II. K. Burgwin, Northampton,
II. Mordecai, Wake
Committee ATTEND VIRGINIA FAIR.
DIR. VIM. R. Holt, Davidson,
P. c. Cameron, Orange,
R. Ii. Smith, Halifax
VIM. A Eaton, Granville,
Hon. \. w. Venable, g
H. Mordecai Wake,
Hon. Thomas Rufin, Wayne
DIR. E. A Crudup, Franklin,
Dr. j. F. Foard, Rowan
On motion of L. OBJ Branch it was
ResOlced, That the proper authorization of any
claim upon the Society, presented for payment shall
be the warrant of the Chairman of the Executive
Committee.
On motion of W. W. Whitaker it was ordered that
the so copies of the Patent Office reports be dstr
buted among those who obtained diplomas
The society adjourned to meet on Friday evening
at o'clock.
FRIDAY EVENING, Oct. Dist, 1858.
The Society met the President, r. H. Smith, in
the chair. There being but little business before
the Society," after the thanks of the body ten
dered to the officers the Society adjourned to meet
again on the third Tuesday of November 1854, in
the city of Raleigh, when the presence of all the
members is requested.
r. H. SMITH, President
JNO. +. TOMPKINS, Rec. Sec.
ExTRAvAGAECE GENTLEMEN. The newspapers
have rather ungaanty referred to the extravaganza
IF IoG;o ~ Of nd hutl