Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-10
THE WILMINGTON. JOURNAL.
: VVTTpuNCsToN, N. O., MONDAY. DEC. g, 1855.
sannpson county Fair.


tering the enclosure friend mentioned remark made
by the late Secretary Dobbin at mass meeting held
some years age at Clinton, which struck as being
very appropriate to the present occasion Mr.. Dobbn
gancing over the crowd said that he had expected to
see good many people, but had 10 idea OF meeting
everybody! On Friday everybody seemed to be upon
ire Fair ground, and to have brought his wife and
daughter along, which showed the good sense of that
ubiquitous parsonage We understand that the atten
dance was larger than any former OCCASION and we
can well believe it. We had no idea that there were SO
many wheeled vehicles anywhere although we found IN
side some capital specimens exhibited by B. r. Hood
ESQ, of Clinton and A. Mcclellan, Esq, of Fayette-
VILE and we felt confident that these gentlemen
prepared to supply as many and good buggies and
carriages any other establishments in the State Mr.
Mcclellan exhibited very handsomely got up double
seat buggy rather buggy with sliding seats, to be
used either double or single buggy. The top also
could be taken of put with little trouble
Mr.. Hoods buggy was also Credtable specimen OF
North Carolina workmanship.
On entering the grounds we found large building
used Floral Hail. By elaborate process of reason
ing we were enabled to arrive at the conclusion that this
building contained many and beautiful specimens of the
taste, skill and industry Of the ladies Of Sampson and
adjoining counties We also heard it whispered around
that somewhere there specimen of apple brandy
eighyix years of age-brandy altogether too old to
live Although not present at its death, we feel
raned in saying that it departed this life ON Friday
passing away with cheerful resignation, and cdyng
Composure.
It was only by process of reasoning, as we have
already said that we could arrive at all this for the
Floral Hall thronged by fair ladies and atten-
tive cavaliers that chance to make any regular inpec
ton of the articles exhibition wholly out of the
question. We happened to oyerhear one conversation
I" Isn't it beautiful said ladys voice, while adys
finger pointed to some article the table. Lovely
said the gentleman addressed She meant the article
he meant her pretty ace-a great institution is Floral
Hallr'
Between Floral Hall and Farmers Hall were to be
found the vehicles already mentioned; also a wagon
made by Mr.. Turner and very ingenious plough, made
by Mr.. Hood of Clinton which might be turned into a
harrow, or into almost any sort of implement
Farmers Hall was well filled with all the products
fthe plantation. Specimens Of corn wheat potatoes
turnips lard butter hams everything, almost and of
very superior quality not to mention two most enormous
pumpkins, the largest of which weighed something like
12O pounds. We noticed one small hog baconed whole,
which might have been regarded going " the whole
hog tail and ALL" if unfortunately the tail had not been
cut off,
Passing along, we found most noble display Of fine
poultry of all the good kinds-we don't think we saw
any bad ones. The game chickens, the Poanders, the
Shanghas etc., were magnificent while the turkeys
suggestive of Christmas times and Christmas cheer
There most prodigious pair of geese-something
great and worth looking at.
Beyond all these, there were horses and colts We
think the display of young stock-the equine Young
America" superior to the older, though all were
good and some fine. We saw patient meek, stub
born friend, John Donkey, in one Or two stalls. John
looked as well as usual.
On the course we saw the beautiful Black Hawk
Morgan Stallion, Touchstone certainly noble looking
an animal as anybody need wish to look at Touchsonc
is now owned in Sampson and is bound to improve the
stock of this section Of the State.
Perhaps the most successful part of the whole exhibit
ton at the fair was the display of cattle and hogs We
had time only for hurried Inspection but noticed a
large number of pure Devon and Durham bulls, COWS
and calves exhibited By VIM A Faison Esq and by 9th
er gentlemen. In this respect understand that the
Sampson Fair superior to the State Fair. In pure
DI0Oueu CdIIle, VI oChCl
county in the State
In the way of beeEcattle noticed glorious fat
oxen whose fair dimensions regarded with much
placency as we understand that they to make the
appearance in our market Dickens in one of his ear
ler works speaks of certain fat old landlord John Pod
gers by name who never reused into enthusiasm bu
once and that was when drove of fat cattle passed hi
door, and he was heard to exclam, live beef!' ant
seen to smack his chops for some time with mucl
junction. We felt John Podgerish and took considerable
interest in the live beef question One drove belonged
to Mr. Ashford the largest single OK belonged w
think to Mr. Faison
We noticed some very fine hogs from Duplin anc
Sampson. Mr.. Daniel Moore's hog from Duplin wa
the largest but there were many others very little be
hind. very pretty sight afforded by penfull {
hogs exhibited by R. H. Holmes, Esq, of Clinton
The pen contained four sows with their ten pigs apiece
making forty-four swine in four families; the youn2
ones were of uniform size and appearance and al
plump and thrifty The display of swine generally wa
large and fine.
The show of sheep does not appear to have been very
successful. Eastern North Carolina is not much of
jheep country and will not be while every white person
keeps one dog and every negro two.
During the forenoon, several trotting and pacing
matches were run against time but with what precs
result we did not hear. In fact we did not get tn
hang of this part of the proceedings, farther than
notice that all passed off quietly and that some YER
good trotting and pacing was done
AS finale to the proceedings, two fair and graceful
egtEesrienues rode round the course, accompanied b.
gentlemen. Both ladies rode remarkably well, indeed
The duty of deciding between them must have been