The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-11-16
The State Fair.

| khS StuIC
We mad the pleasure of being in Colum-
ba for n couple of days last week, during
! the progress of our State Fair This is
the fourth annual exhibition, and at each
successive meeting flattering evidences, ac-
eording to the various reports, have been
| abuudan,y manifest of their Increased pop.
ularity and usefulness among the people
! throughout the State We were told that
this was in many particulars the most sue.
cessful exhibition yet had, and it may well
now be considered an institution essential
to the prosperity and industrial progress of
the State. Larger additions to the accom-.
modations upon the Fair grounds have
been made since the last meeting aud yet
it did not appear that there was too much
room, either for the articles on exhibition
or the crowd in attendance The spari Jus
amphtheatre where the fine stock were
exhibited and which has been Lately built.
is alone capable Of seating several thou
sand persons. We were told that the per-
sons in attendance were equally as great in
point of number as the attendance last
year and what is commendablc and affords
proof of the increased interest felt in the
success Of the Fair was that none of this
vast assemblage, so far rs we could learn,
lacked for proper accommodations The
Committee of Reception were kept busy
for the first two or three days. directing
persons to the various private residences
whose occupants had agreed to throw their
doors open to their friends from the coun-
try.
TO give our readers fair conception Of
the articles on exhibition, which embraced
almost everything yet conceived md
brought to light through the genius and
skill of man, together with the large variety
of live stock, would require a much longer
notice than we propose at this time to
make. Such a collection must be seen in
order TO be properly appreciated ; and iere
We will add that none can see it without
being instructed and benefited thereby
Let all who can, visit such places and they
| will, we are persuaded, agree with US in
this matter.
We were pleased TO meet with several of
our Lancaster friends, but not so many rs
we had expected and desired to see Our
correspondent Iong Grabs" was among
them. 1t is GENERALLY understood that
when he 'circuates' the readers OF the
Ledger will have the benefit Of his obser.
vations and we hope that they will not in
this instance be disappointed.
In the exhibition, Lancaster was still
more poorly represented. The principal
| cause of this, is, that wc have no conven-
lent mode Of transportation. This suggests
another important reason why we should
build railroad we conld then compete
with our sister Districts in exhibitions at
the State Fair ana in many other particu-
lars where we are now behind them. We
could point to several instances of stock in
| this District, that would have compared
very favorably with the large collection in
Columbia and stood fair chance for pre-.
miums
The Hon. Joseph A. Woodward. it was
expected, would deliver an address on
"Wednesday, he having been appointed an
niversary Orator Mt the meeting of last
year but from indisposition he was una.
bic to attend. The Society assembled at
the Hall of the House Of Representatives
on Wednesday evening and was addressed
by Col. A. P, Calhoun, the President He
made very excellent speech and was is.
tened to attentively by large audience
After the address, IN election was held for
officers for the ensuing year, when Col.
Calhoun was reelected President. H. w.
Rayenel, Of Aiken was chosen Orator for
the annual meeting in 1860 alternate, Col.
" Is. Wilson Of York.
About the only draw back to the pleasant
success Of the occasion, was the attendance
of number of the light-fnged gentry, and
we heard of several instances Of their sue
cess in abstracting pocket books In one
instance, the purse stolen contained $1,000.
The Police were on the look out and sue
ceeded in max ing some arrests.