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

of an Agricultural Society," for this county, held
last night at the Court House Considering the short
ness of the notice, which was only issued yesterday
the meeting was very well attended, and seemed to
be animated by spirit which gives good omen of
success and permanency. A number of The citizens
of Brunswick engaged in agriculture, being desl
rous of uniting with their brethren of New Hanover
and Wilmington being regarded as the most access-
BILE point for large portion of that county, well
as this, the "New Hanover and Brunswick Agricu-
tural Society" was on motion adopted as the name
of the association President, Vice President Sec
etary and Treasurer were elected Two dollars was
fixed upon as the annual sum to be contributed by
members Committee OF five persons was appoint
ed to draw up a Constitution and Bylaws for the
Government of the Society, to be submitted for the
action of a subsequent meeting.
The proceedings of the meeting were of a strictly
business character and attempt was made at ora
tory or display. During the absence of committee,
appointed to nominate officers for the Society, j. G.
McRee, Esq. being called upon, responded in some
exceedingly well timed and sensible remarks exhibit.
ing, in practical light, the advantages to be de-
rived from the association, and the mutual inter-
change of facts and ideas.
We trust and believe that this is the commence,
ment of brighter day for the agriculture of this
portion of the lower Cape Fear and that it will be
found that that interest which underlies all 9TH
ers, is not less capable of permanent organization
and effort for its own advancement, than that EN-
gagged n commerce, mining or manufactures.
We believe we forgot to mention that resolution
passed authorising the President of the meeting
John A. Taylor, Esq, to appoint, at his leisure,
committee, consisting of from each precinct in the
county, and three from the town of Wilmington, to
obtain the names of members for the society
The proceedings of the meeting were handed in too
late for to days paper-they will appear in our next
Daily Journal 25th ind.
Bsg~ The Wilmington Herald and paper up at
Asheville, which latter we never see and seldom or
never hear of, are apparently having good time
over the Journal, in which they seem to take mar
velous and exceedingly friendly interest We learn,
every now and them from the Herald, that the said
Asbeville paper-the News we believe is the
name-has been getting up little fuss. on its own
hook with the Journal, in which, so far we know,
it has all the fun to itself Oh, we'll, like to see
the young folks themselves in SO harmless a
way The Herald is the accurate authority which
has been putting down the average Democratic ma
iorty in this County at some 1900 or upwards,-
the fact being however, that the majority for Pierce
and King was 1,Ol7. The majorities for Governor
Reid, two years ago, and for Mr.. Ashe last year,
were ALSO, few votes thousand. These the
only maorilies thousand since the present d.
vision of parties. However. the Herald is not far
off, considering everything 1T has been too busy
with the Journal lately to know much of anything
else.
OUR Book TABLE-From Mr.. Munds, we have
"Ned Musgrave, the most unfortunate man in the
world" comic story by Theodore Hooke, the king
of bon motS and Prince of Diners out. There il
some capital reading in it.
Also from Mr.. Whitaker, Robert Bruce" the
subject of which gives scope for stirring narratives
&c The Law Student and "The Flying Cloud thu
latter by Professor Ingraham.
From Mr.. Whitaker got, day two since
Life in the Clearings," by Mrs. Noodle, which, w
suppose from the little we have read is really int
resting 1t is published by Dewitt & Davenport, o
New York, and is the last of their publications w
intend to notice, in any way long they contin
ue their impudent custom of sending enclosed sill
of cut and dry puff, which is about as mpertinent al
affair as we know Of