The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-15
The County Fair.

The First Annual Fair of the Agricultural
and horticultural Society of vanderburgh
county, held in this city last Saturday, far ex-
ceeded all reasonable anticipations of what it
would be. We were certainly most agreeable
surprised both as to the numberof articles ex-
hibited, and the great crowd present during
the day. The warmest interest appeared to
be felt in the Fair, and many no doubt sent
articles for exhibition merely to encourage the
enterprise, and with no thought Of bearing
away prizes. Z q JAJI
At an early hour in the morning articles and
visitors commenced thronging into the large
halls prepared for the use of the Fair. These
rooms were admirably adapted for the purposes.
One room composed the entire ground floor of
Geo. Foster & Co.'S, mammoth warehouse,
and the other, the second story. Temporary
tables had been provided, and every aceommo
dation afforded The lower room was occu-
pied for the exhibition of agricultural imple-'
ments, machinery, fowls, &C., &c.
There was very fine display of agricultural
implements, principally of late invention, some
of them made in this city, and all fcr sale here,
There were also some fine buggies of Evans
vile make on exhibition here. But the dis
play of fowls was the principal attraction in
this room to the multitude. There were some
immense Shanghais, and beautiful fowls
other kinds.
The upper hall, however, was the cl
point of attraction, and during the whole day
it was thronged with visitors. We could NOT,
even if at late hour had we the time, de-
scribe half the beautiful and useful things here
displayed. There were tables of rich and
mammoth fruits others laden with tremendous
vegetables, of almost every variety, and others
again with samples of grain; here long stands
of hot house and garden plants, some in the
richness of full blossom and all healthy and
thrifty; there table of rich boquets lovely as
the fair ladies who made them; near it, a long
table of preserves, jellies, pickles, &C., all of
home manufacture, and looking actually ''good
enough to eat;" and right across the way large
platters, of rich golden butter in rolls and dabs
and balls, some plain, some elegantly printed
and all presenting delightful contrast to the
butter usually sold in our markets. And then
leaving the things eatable, and jumping over
that big pile of bread-there were from the
hands OF the ladies, beautiful embroideries, Zone
two hundred and fifty years old,) a variety of
quilts, latest styles of bonnets, drawings and
paintings, delightful boquet of flowers made
of feathers and another of Shells. with many
lknick-knacks of interesting description. Also
fine displays of American hardware, and of
home made furniture, stoves, mattresses, hats
and caps, boots, saddles and harness, &c, &C.
We cannot go into detail, that's fact.
Although but a mere nominal sum was
charged for admittance, and all the members
of the Society passed free, yet the receipts at
the door amounted to $1O1, 45-thus illustrat-
ing that pretty much all Evansville dropped in
some time during the day. We were glad to
see great many persons from the country.
The horses were exhibited in the lot in front
of the river. Our best city saddle and harness
nags were on exhibition, with half dozen fine
stations, draught horses, &c. A large crowd
were gathered at this exhibition all the after
noon. The display of cattle, sheep, &C., was
very Indifferent. Next year, however, there
will no doubt be great improvement in the
exhibition of stock at our Fair. The day was
fine, and everything passed off delightfully."-,
excepting, of course, those who did not get pri-
yes generally thought the Judges were not "up
to snuff" and did mt know their business. But
that's always, expected on such occasions
Tomorrow we will publish list of those who
received prizes and diplomas.