Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-10-21
THE STATE FAIR.

! The second Fair of the North Carolina Agricul-
tural Society, which commenced here on Tuesday
last is still in progress and will be closed to-day,
! Friday, by reading out the premiums, and by an
exhibition of the prize animals &C. We have no
hesitation in saying, as the result of some observa
ton, that the present exhibition is greatly supe-
rior in every respect to that of last year. The
entries of horses, hogs, poultry, CATTLE vegetables
machinery, and manufactured articles of all kinds
largely exceed those of last year while, gen.
eral rule, the animals and articles on exhibition
superior to most of those exhibited the last Fair
We learn that there are more than thousand en-
tries on the books, entry frequently including
several articles and that number of manufactured
articles arrived too late to be placed the lists made
out to be examined and passed upon by the judges
for awarding premiums. Floral Hall, Farmers Hall,
and Mechanics Hall, have been well filled with the
specimens assigned them; and this though the first
named building has been doubled in size, and the
two last erected since last year.
We might go somewhat into detail with reference
to everything on exhibition but it would hardly be
just to do We should necessarily omit many
articles if we were to attempt to enumerate them;
and comparisons might be instituted which would
be unjust to some of the exhibitors. We do not
feel disposed to discriminate if we could do SO
accurately and properly, where all have made such
laudable efforts to excel Hereafter, when the list
of premiums shall have been completed, we may
axe occasio to all ude more specifically to the
red productions of nature and art so profusey ex-
hibited on the occasion.
On Wednesday and Thursday there were trials of
speed in trotting horses in harness and on Thurs
day the blowing match took place.
On Thursday the Address was delivered pursuant
to appointment, by the Hon. Kenneth Rayner, of
Hartford The speaker occupied some two hours in
its delivery, and during all that time he kept the
earnest attention of the immense assenblage. 1t
was-as such Addresses generally are-of rather
theoretical, dscursive character; but it equal
in every respect, a composition and specimen
of eloquence, to the expectations of the audience.
1t has been printed, Sand the public will therefore
have opportunity of reading it and judging of it
for themselves.
On Thursday the assemblage at the Fair Grounds
could not have been less than eight thousand There
probably two hundred wagons in the vicinity
of the grounds, and the stream of carriages and
hicles of various sorts continuous from the City
to the point of attraction The only obstruction to
the general comfort and enjoyment has been the
dust-but this even if we had been favored with
rain, would have been unavoidable from the number
of vehicles and persons.
1t has indeed been proud time not only for the
farmers and mechanics, but for the State of North
Carolina. Ii was an exhibition not merely of what
the State is capable of now bat the earnestness and
enthusiasm evinced by all furnish the most crafty
ing pledge of still better achevemcnts-of greater
success in the future