The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-19

\ cattle SHOW ~ rIIE OLDEN TNE-Wc fnd
ihc following article ia one Of our exchanges:
Nearly a year ago n new State Agricultural
Sori'iy was organized In baltimore, and last
winter the State Legislature made II liberal en-
/ dowmgni. This was designed 10 enable the So
! ricty 10 purchase permanent grounds, aud II was
hoped the city council and the citizens OF lIali-
more would have given such further aid NJ would
have enabled the association 10 tit up Us grounds
aud pat forth sneh premium list as would have
drawn forth an exhibition CTediiablc 10 the agr-
culture Of the State Such hopes are disappoinl.
ed. In Virginia, North Carolina aud other Of
our sister States which were OveTrun aud devas-
iaiea ny waF, ,heFc'ia spiFi; aad encrgy enough
10 get ~ numerous exhibitions. but in Maryland
the attempt fails fatty.
Just one hundred and twenty years ago things
were different. The General Assembly ordained
that fair should be held in baltimore town on
the first Thursday, Friday aud Saturday Of DC.
tOhcr yearly, and the commissioners Of said town
made all necessary arrangements, list Of prcmi-
u'ns, Sc.
We find record Of this IN the old Mary land
Gazette, one Of the few papers Published at that
time in Tie Colonies and which was continued
10 the death uf the late Jonas Green, Of Aunapo-
III. having been published IN turn by Jonas
Green, the elder. his widow. Mrs CathaFine
Grcvn and last by their sou, with whom II died
an Eve .Grrcn, asst was lied 10y McMahon.- -
THE Gazcilc 81 September s,h, l5I1. published
the proceedings Of the commissioners OF Baltimore
town ~ follows;
Whereas there is q fair appointed By act OF
Asscnihl, iu b., hei! in baltimore town ON the
fist Thufday. Friday aud Saturday Ia October,
yearly. the commissioners VI the said town here
bi give notice that whoever brings To the said
fair. un The first dat thereof the best steer shall
receive eight pounds 81 current money for the
same also bounty Of forty shilings over and
aho.r tight pounds The said steer afterwards.
"n The SINE dat 10 be- run for by any horse,
mare ~ griiiug not ,Nccyiing five years old
three hrAt, quarter ola mills zach heat, not con-
fined 10 carp amy certain weight Thr winning
h"t,' % lv entitled iu the said steer or To eight
isuund. IN m"urt. % the option 81 lie owner
d" a. fuir' 'ir .ccund liy ~ aid fair. will
he run ''i ihr n'i ni ii'r pound. current munci
bA aui ii'r.r. tuttr -clding. the .anc distance
np' confined o. ,'sft any certain weight Also
q huunit - forty .hil.ug- will o. gNrn iu any
r,t.nn Wl" lruln',, tn irs, pi'o"ni wards wide
c"unii! mri" i.'.'i' de plvrc I" contain twenty
,asd
en- S,ntitv tine third ia, = hat aud rib
h"n viii o. rai,ci,! ini . pair at pumps
~fo'ilc'l '"r ani . .e.U' 't.1 10 he run ter by
nrsrr gi,'s
'' Al persons iic exempted from any arrests
during tie said fair aud the lal before AMI the
DAY after, tN,eii in eases -! felony and brcarhts
0i ihr irt,. arcugdin. to the tenure 81 the above
mentioned act
Il will mol hr claimed that the premiums Il
this f,r we've magnificent. vet they wetu ia full
proportion. uu iughi. &C. the expenditures then
INDUCED 10 iur iuNu purrusr. neither did they
cover al the .-ound cmhrar,i IN modern prcni-
nm list. 10 iho BEADING element. however at our
mu,lrtn ,sft'r shows The hnrsc-firng. IL will
Dc. nrAuuwit'i. j that our iug,ihihcrs we're not
iriini lh"t ll not cuntur themselves to
'r"'. nrr ~. their rhn-" puf'aniz"'l into
" iii4i"fsrr! 81. honest running. and
the, din' 81, SIT" anew H.
Tie first premium - Q" Encourage the pro-
duCliuu ui good beet. which ~ los Englishmrn
they ",rc bound Ia DO. This bare dirccty Oh
their own interests ia 'hc hcci mtrkri - Balii.
mote town and the interest. II agriculture. The
premiums iof hnt.,-raciug were iut ah1u; the
sam, purposes that are answered NOM good
deal for III" uaiyctsal excitement aud interest,
au! something Tot the improvement oithr breed
~ huts,s
The premium iol Nar.wic country -Inade
linen was intended g. attract and :intcrcst and
compliment the notable housewives " thu day,
when the hest ladir- OF the land like S0lomon's
" viriuoGs woman would seek wool and flax
and work willingly with their hands We re.
memtei. hs the way something Of this country
made linen which our good mothers made. Il
Was not just Tar En' linen that the Proverbs de-
scribe. nor doe, OLA imcinor, 80 back to the days
% this fair ~ aye speaking 81. TN the Mars land
farm, where ihc writer 81 this wAs born. ihcIc
Was a crop 90 u ~ grown each Year which was
broken. ha,Nl"l SPUN aud woven a, home. as
was ~. The 'taf 90 wau!. 90 this linen WAS made
the .nmln,r isu'. lrl shirt, Of the negro men
The irnchs aud shifts o. the negro women. and fpr
their summer Near There were long shirts .or the
boy, and .on. shifts fof the girls twas made
also into towels fr 'hc family use and were
rough enough - ff.' tui soon were smooth and
soft We never 'rrd i 'ur .hiti wear, but an
ncquau',u'' 80 rgfs hayins ionned garment
OF ihi. material, fully asked III. father 10
permit one 80 fh. uH.ta nnfs 90 io break IL for
him TIL, ..uu't. -'usir was az - dark col.
or, aud th' white .li'i IN the premium list
of the father 90 baltimore town was doubtless
Irish linca ana ,pn,iicfci splendid holiday
outfit fnr -liie inaidea OF that day albeit IL
scaui i.1'- u" progressed ideas which cnligh,cn
"a u"N
The ;lifl d., o. ou' Baltimore fair Of i5;5 was
givrn ~ Will ic seen i.1r"lv 20 amusemeni and
simple j,ei't when ali were rec To enjoy them
s'lvt.. and when To- uestoe. taking u share in
TIL games. bad uo ir'i.i fuii share 81 all the
fan and .ioli,
W. are no, %. those Who sigh continually tot
the good ai d,ys We arr willing 20 go
or with ,hc time. ia al that's wise and good
liu' We have been ani are too " uiilitarian,
and in this very matter ma, take Lesson from our
father, \ cattle show should not be all for
Profit nnl mere Material use bat should combine
ihcsc with such well chosen entertainments aud
anuscmenis will bring our people together at
least one year in social gathering. Baltimore
city should do, on grand scale, wha, Baltimore
town did according TO her ability, make all
needful preparation for such convocation, and
open all doors 60 the corners.