Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-27
The State Fair.

The second Fair of the North Carolina grcul-
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 nc
hesitation in saying, the result of observa
ton, that the present exhibition is greatly supe.
ror in every respect 10 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 as a gen.
eral rule, the animals and articles on exhibition
superior to most of those exhibited at the
last Fair. We learn that there are more than a
thousand entries the books, entry frequently
including several articles; and that number of
manufactured articles arrived too late to be placed on
the lists made out 10 be examined and passed upon
by the judges for awarding premiums. Floral Hall,
Farmers Hall, and Mechanics Hail. have been we'll
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 ii would hardly be
just to do so We should necessarily omit many ar
ticles if were to attempt TO enumerate them and
comparisons might be Instituted which would be I'M
just to some of the exhibitors. We do not feel dis
posed 10 discriminate, if could do so accura-
tely and properly, where all have made such lauda-
BILE efforts 10 excel. Hereafter, when the list of pre.
mums shall have been completed, we NAV take &C.
casons TO allude more specifically to the varied pro-
auctions of nature and art profusely exhibited on
the occasion.
On Wednesday and Thursday there were trials of
speed in trottng horses in harness and Thursday
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 assemblage 1t was
as such Addresses generally are-~of rather the.
orehcal, discursve character but it was equal in
every respect, as composition and as specimen of
eloquence, TO the expectations of the audience II
has been printed, and the public will therefore have
an opportunity of reading it and judging Of it For
themselves.
On Thursday the assembIage at the Fair Grounds
could not have heen less than eight thousand There
were probably two hundred wagons in the vicinity of
the grounds, and the of carriages and vehicles
OF various sorts continuous from the CITY TO the
point OF attraction. The only obstruction 10 the
general comfort and enjoyment has been the dust
but this. even if we had been favored with a 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, bu, for the State of North
Carolina. II was an exhibition not merely of what
the Stale is capable of now. but the earnest and en-
thusiasm evinced by all furnish the most gratifying
pledge of still better achevements-of greater sue
cess in the future.-Raieigh Standard