Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-23
rWELFTol ANNUAL FAlR
OF TIE
SCOTT CO. AcRICut tTuRAl SOCIETY.


winal.x sp erthe Fair.
The Fair is at length over, and the ciu'
sens Of our county. may now congrs'"ase
themselves spee having met with unpa'A'
elled success. The. favorable weather sn-
ldsubtedly tended to increase the numDor q
visitors, but the secret Of the success may
be ascribsd 70 the intersat which our people
~ n this matter, To the discreet manege-
ment Of the directors of the Agricultural
Society, and to the liberality Of the pre-
miums offered. It is 6attering to % 20
know that we not only surpassed al pre-
vious efforts made in our State, but that We
even SURPASSED that Of our weather. neigh
Dor, Illinois. The benefits Of these annual
gatherings are too apparent to mention, and
We hope to see greater attractions, snd
greater mnltitudes 1t each successive years
exhibition. We have heard of not . single
cause Of .egpplsink Agaisststhe nanagers,
but o., the contrary, have herd STRANGERS
from distance speak in the highest terms
Of the order that constantly prevailed.
The thousands Of visitors are beginning
to depart for their homes, and many for the
State Fair at Burlington. All are favorabiy
impressed with our city and county.
No better evidence could be found Of the
satisfactory results Of the labors Of our
Western farmers the present year than the
uniform success and high character of the
State, county and local Agricultural Fairs.
The State Fairs Of Illinois and Ohio, two
weeks ago. were imposingiy successful as
exhibitions Of agricultural products, and in
The lively interest manifested by, and the
numerous attendance Of the farming com.
munities It these great fairs The same
has, almost without exception, been the case
At the County Fairs thus fer held in this
State. ts9sia .ae
The SUCCESS Of these farmess' Fairs is !
gratifying fact. These annual occasions
afford an excellent opportunity for farmers,
mechanics, stock raissrs and horticuturists,
to meet together from various parts, com
pare notes and works, become acquainted
with each other, and gain many new ideas
by observation and discussion. This sys-
tenn Of annual Fairs is doing more for the
elevation and intelligence Of our producers
than is generally believed.
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Rcpubllcan County Convention.
SATURDAY, Sept. %.
The meeting was called to order by Jas.
Thorington, Esq, Mr.. A. NJ. Patterson
vas called to the chair by the voice of the
meeting. Henry W. Bennett was chosen
secretary; Messrs. N. @. Farber, G. NJ.
Mathews, and G. 8. Watkins were unani-
mously nominated for supervisors; J. B.
Caldwell for assessor; Mcssrs. VIM.
Moore. Louis Burrows, and 3. Tchnor for
trustees Messrs. G. S. Ackley and Louis
Fried for Constables; and Jos. A. Crandai
for Township Clerk. .s.
Atownship committee being proposed,
A. NJ. Patterson was chosen chairman, and
instructed to appoint four assistants; Aessrs
Jas. Thorington, Henry w. Bennett, Henry
Rack and j. Sindt were chosen.
A very imprudent gentleman then arose
and stated that for campaign purposes it
would be peeessary 70 collect the sum Of
eighteen dollars from those present.
"Does the geuslenan wish to sdisperse
the meeting inquired Mr.. Thorington
ironically, II suggest that the door be
closed" .s...
| A portly gentleman with heavy cane,
slammed the door shut, and placed broad
pair of shoulders against II. Several candi-
dates walked boldly up to the, chairmans
desk, and the faces Of the grim old war
horscsl lFslaxsd into smiles, imagining ths t
a "fsskipe over" was shout to
commence, but they were mistaken. Some
whispered suggestions were merely offered,
and amid succeeding uproar, some one
moved aa,sdjournment The motion was
adopted unanimously, the fat man at the
door removed, and the hall vacated in dou-
b'squick time. es.~..
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