The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-16
wGOssip About Fairs.v


Allie Zandt, writer in the Norfolk her
aid of this morning, has some very sensib te
remarks under the above caption. In view
of the fact that most of our yearly fairs
prove failures to all intents and purposes for
what they were originally intended,he says:
"Suppose we were to start "jog trot'
about Fairs. Instead of having one every
year let grand Fancy, Mechanic and Agri-
cultural Exhibition take place every fourth
year, say every Fall after the Inauguration
of President Every one would be more
interested. Every one would have time to
prepare something fine or valuable to take
premium; and all would enjoy the grand
sight with double zest. There would be
less fear of expense and moae willingness to
make an effort to obtain a good report"
Very sensible, indeed. Until we, as pro-
ducing and manufacturing people, can ex-
hibit the products of our own skill and la
Dor, the idea Of having yearly Fairs to dis
play what is bought from others looks lit
tie too catch-pennyish for an Intelligent COM
munity to be engaged in.
"Doctor Brimful who never spent twelve
months on a farm in his life, and don't know
a dairy from a dairy-maid, has been to
Gotham and pur chased crack nag, and he
takes the premium on that article, while
some one else receives premium for a COW
purchased some time ago in Baltimore
This same principle of "buying a diploma" is
carried out in other branches on exhibition.
If those who present articles at the fair were
obliged to state who originated, raised or
manufactured the article so that the pre-
MUM might 60 to the one who had really
laboured for it, there would at least be
greater encouragement to honorable enter
prise"
It's bad enough that we should be forced
to depend on the producers of the North
for our display of articles, without having
to award the premiums from our Fairs to
the products of others than our own people.
Excitement at ChaPlestOWn, Va.
We learn that considerable excitement
still exists in Charlestown, Va, caused by
numerous incendiary fires in the neighbor-
hood and belief among the inhabitants
that emissaries of old Brown are still linger-
ing about. The Mayor of Charlestown has
issued the following proclamation
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, it is deemed prudent and right,
by the Town Council of Charlestown, that
there should not longer be permitted to re-
main in our town or county, any stranger
who cannot give satisfactory account of
himself; now, therefore, l, Thomas G Green,
Mayor of Charlestown, do hereby proclaim,
and make known, that all such strangers
must Immediately leave the town or county,
and If they do not, ANY member of the Town
Council, the Town Sergeant, Col. Davis
Lawson Bolts, E M Asquith, Wells Hawks
are requested to make it their special bust
ness to bring such strangers before the May
or, or some Justice of the Peace, to be deal
with according to law; and the authorities
of Harper's Ferry, Bolivar, Shepherdstown,
or Middleway, and all other authorities in
the county are hereby requested to take
like action.
THos. C. GREEN,
Nov. II, 80 Mayor of Charlestown.
On the appearance of this proclamation,
Mr.. Hoyt, who had returned to the town,
Mr.. Sennott, one of the counsel for the pris-
oners, land Mr.. Jewett, connected with Frank
Leslie's paper, received an intimation from
Col. Davis that they were among the stran-
gers whose presence was not satisfactory to
the people, and that their personal safety
would beat be secured by an early departure.
Mr.. Sennott declined leaving until he had
concluded his business. Mr.. Hoyt had al
ready made arrangements for his departure
before the proclamation appeared, and he,
with Mr.. Jewett, left there on Sunday. Mr.
Jewett was uspected-unjustly, he declares
--~of being the correspondent OF the N Y ork
Tribune, which paper has recently published
some letters from Charlestown of an irrita-
ting character.