The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-10-10
The Seaboard Agricultural So
ciety.

This highly valuable and interesting in
stitution is unquestionably worthy of the
confidence and support of the whole sec
ton of country, over which its influence
extends. 1t is especially and particularly
worthy ofthe confidence and support of the
people of Norfolk and Portsmouth, for it
has been. and will be, by its annual fairs
and exhibitions, not only the instrumental
means of increase in value Of the proper
ty of the two towns, but the occasion of
hundreds of thousands of dollars being
annually extended amongst us.
The Seaboard Agricultural Society is a
large and important establishment, de-
handing q vast deal of the time-thc at
tention and the services of its executive
department, which time, attention and
services, have been, and are cheerfully and
gratuitously devoted and rendered by the
energetic and Jealous gentlemen constitu-
ting that department-and the approach
ing fair and exhibition, now near at hand
will not only be highly attractive and
successful, but pride and honor to our
city, if the community will sustain the
enterprise by liberal subscriptions.
Unjust be mantle st, that money is ne
cessary, absolutely necessary, to give life
to the society, and success to its annual
Fair and exhibitions. Without the early
contributions of the community, the So
ciety cannot exist-the proper prcpara-
tions cannot be made-the annual Fairs
cannot take place.
There is no doubt but that every indi-
yidual in the community duly estimates
the value and importance of the Seaboard
Agricultural Society, rand regards its an
nual Fairs and exhibitions not only for the
pecuniary advantage attending them, but
as the embellishments and most pleasing
occurrences Of the year.
The patriotism and local pride of every
individual in the community, would be
offended shocked, if the annual Fairs
should turn out poor affairs, and be ridi-
culed and laughed at, by the visitors at
tracted hither to witness them. Then
every individual of this community at
least owes to himself, and to his city, to
consider, that something is required of
him, to secure the success of the approach
ing Fair and exhibition, to take place on
the 10th, 18th, 18th and 18th of next
month, under the direction of the Seaboard
Agricultural Society, and that something is
the contribution of "a few dollars to the OBJ
ject, which will be returned in four fold to
our city and people, by the appreciable
benefits, resulting necessarily from the in
stitution. a.s.J ED oh D
Alta meeting of the Executive Com
mittee, held at the Society's rooms, in this
city, on "Wednesday the 18th instant, the
President of the Society in the chair, the
following Committees were appointed, to
call on the citizens of Portsmouth and
Norfolk, for such liberal contributions as
will secure the success of the approaching
Fair.
Committee for Portsmouth and Nicinity.
COL w WATTS, Chu'm,
RICHARD COX, Gentlemen
H Y NIEMEYER, of the
JAMES G CHOATE, Committee.
WILLIAM G WEBB,
Committee Of Norfolk and Viciaity.
w H CLOVITT, Chn'n,
JOS M FREEMAN, Gentlemen
WIN ? STEWART, Of the
SAMUEL r BORUM, Committee
EDWARD 7 HARDY,
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STABBING AFFAIR IN RIcHMoND.-On
Tuesday last difficulty occurred between
Francis A Rahm and Chas. III Tompson,
during which the latter received severe
flesh wound on one of his shoulders from
a knife in the hands Of the former. 1t is
understood that young Tompson admits
he was in fault in the affair, and young
Rahm only used his knife after he had