The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-10-12
The State Fair.

We have been furnished with copy of
the Premium List of the State Agricultural
Soriety for the fourth annual Fair to be
held in Columbia on the Sth, 9th, 10th and
llth Of November, 1859. Appended there
to, are the Negotiations" which to persons
beforehand. 5000
individuals who will pay twenty-five dol.
lars shall become bife.AIembers of the So
cictv, which entities them 10 admission at
all times to the Fair Grounds, TO all future
publications ofthe Society, and 10 compete
for PREMIUMS without charge.
individuals paving two dollars shall be
Members for one year, and exhibit articles
without further charge, and have free access
to the Fair Grounds during Fair week la
dies to exhibit articles free OF charge.
Persons will be admitted for SO cents
each day during the continuance of the
Fair, and furnised with return checks for
the day.
The charge for admission Of vehicles will
be as follows :--CoacheS, carriages, umni.
buses, &c, the inmates payin for personal
ndmission, 81 D.; bugg!es, so cents.
Children under twelve Years of age. and
servants. will he admitted with half tickets.
The pupils of Charitable Institutions will
be Admitted free.
All Delegates from State Agricultural
Societies, Merhanics' Institutes, Editors of
the Southern States, Reporters, &c, will
receive a ticket upon application at the Sec.
retary's Office, which will admit ihrm free
of charge. and cntitie them To the privilege
of the Grounds during the Far week.
From the "Rules for Exhibitors" We
select the following:
The Secretary's Office will be opened at
Columbia on the lsl November, for the pur-
pose of receiving entries.
Persons intending To 5ccGme exhibitors
at the next Fair, are desired To forward their
entries 10 the Secretary, X. J. GAGE, Co
lumbll, T.. 3, after the LIST Of November.
which will greatly facilitate business. and
prcNrnt confusion N the Halls, and on the
Grounds of the Society, and disappointment
TO exhibitors, which is chiefly the result of
delay.
All exhibitors ut the Fair must have their
animals or articles entered at the Secretary 5
"ihce before taking them into the enclosure.
All who intend 10 compete for the prem.
ums OF tie S0clct:. must hav. their articles
on The ground, and entered at the Secretary :
office, al or hcturr five O'Clock on Monday
evening. the Tih of November, Without iaii;
so that they may br arranged in th"ir res
prcliNc departments, and in readiness for
examination by the Judges or Tuesday
morning, the 9Th of November. ut hinr
O'Clock. animals may be entered at any
lime previous TO nine o'clock on TUESDAY
morning.
ladies are particularly requested /" at
tach ardS To their articles. naming the de
partm"nt in which they wish them to br
c!a>Sed, and ii no; embraced hy any of the
departments in the Ircmimm List, class
them as Miscellaneous Fancy.
\" article or animal entered FOR Il prrmi
am can be removed or gabcu aWay before
the close of the exhibition. No premium
VIII be paid on animals or articles removed
IN violation of this rule. Al articles and
animals entered for exhibition must have
cards attached. with the number as cntr.ed
at the Secretary's office +; and exhibitors, in
all cU>v~, shall ublnin their cards prcyiou.
/" Placing their articles or animals on the
Fair Grounds
Persons of all professions and occupa.
tions could not fail To be- benefited bv II
visit To Columbia during the Fair " eek -
Let Lancaster, that has hitherto taken but
Lutte interest in these exhibitions. be well
represented at the approaching one.