The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-09-29
The Agricultural Meeting.

The regular anniversary of our Agricul-
tural Society was celebrated on Saturday
last by an grafton, picnic, exhibition of
stock &c. The day Was favorable aud
large number Of persons were in attendance.
We will not attempt to & i've anything like
a regular report of the proceedings as that
will be fully made out by the Secretary. and
the several reports Of committees, we pre-
sume, will be published. Whatever remarks
We may make will be general and necessa-
ri'y scattering, having taken no potcs.
The address from DIR. Il. Il. Wylie WAS
listened to with marked attention by IL crow
ded audiepce. He commenced by saying
that he had no speech prepared, and render
ed 4 suitable excuse f1r not having one reg
ularly arranged and written out. He had,
however, some ideas thrown together, many
of them original aud highly Interesting
lie conceived that associations are as essen
tial to agricultural progress and develop
mcnts, rs to any other Of the great enter
prses where public interests are concerned,
and this principle he demonstrated BY
number OF we'll timed and appropriate H.
lustratiOns. lie cited the Locality OF Fish
ing creek. in Chester District, and gave
what he knew from personal observation to
have been the direct results Of an organi>
zcd Society in that section. He told also
of the advantages which our District have
derived from an agricultural Society that is
yet in its infancy. He showed not only by
reasoning, but by facts, palpabc and plain,
that the Society had done good, and it
would continue to do good, despite the
carpings Qf those. who unfortunately for
themselves, can see no use for "Book larn-
ing" in connection with the making of corn
and cotton. The address was interesting
throughout, delivered in sort of coIIoqua
style. intersperscd with good deal of SEN
liment and humor. We understood him
that he would write it out in the form of an
essay and present to the Society.
Reports from the various committees up
on the different specimens submitted for ex
animation were read to the Society. and as
these will be published comments from us
are unnecessary. Suffice It to say that there
were presented some tlattering evidences Of
agricultural proficiency, of industrial enter
prise ned taste in our community. We cam
rot pass by the ladies handiwork depart
ment without a word Of special commenda-
ton. This was we'll represented and by
specimens that exhibited the highest degree
of TASTE patience and skill such as would
attract attention anywhere, and they reflect
credit, not only ,upon the fair competitors
but upon our community and District.
There was. \ good deal of matter brought
before the Society in the way of sugges-
tions aud resolutions which we presume will
be duly <cported. The Society is reorgani-
II "r"~ G--,a- ""a L-..~. foundation.
Those who say that the interest felt b. the
public in Agricultural Societies is waning
and who predict for this one brief exs-
tence. we would cite to the number Of pre-.
miums to be awarded at the next exhibition.
Compete for these and the effort may i'm.
buc you with something of the zeal that
animated those who offered them, and
whose manifestations Of public spirit should
be met by the hearty wcll-done of their
fellow citizens.
Since the above was written we have been
advised by the Secretary, that the proceed
ings Of the meeting will not be ready for
publication this week. fhe various re-
ports will be arranged in order and publish
ed in our next issue.