The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-04
The Coming Agricultural Fair in Oolum-
a3bia- Circular from the Executive Com

The Coming AgrioulturalF Fair in Oolum.
a9bja-- Circular from the Executive Com.
n'mlttee.9s9| ass 5fHb mo IL hs4oy7
The following Circular explains it.
self satisfactorily to alLaaThes reor.
ganization of the State Agricultural
Society augurs3 wello for the future
Development in South, Carolina. q We
feel assured that our tfaruers and
planters will doHatheir duty In y the
premises with liberal and enlightened
spirit.$ Ietus do ourn duty, and our
people need not go North, West, or
further South, to look for tho land .ot
promise. Under our very feet iare
mines ofaagricultural Wealth. which,
If properly developed ,ewodld not only
be*remunerativet to our own ipeople,
but would induce the enterprising and
industrious from many farO countries
to: come and settle among uss1 a9 sm
|. 'CoLun1prA, g, c., July 14tb, 1868!
Sir: The Executive Committetee Of
the S. G. Agricultural and Meehani-
cal Society, having made the u snnaeseessa- !
~ arrangements for, the annual fair to
be held at Columbia. ga. the sseootid
Wednesday in Novembers next, Sjp0oi now
appeal to their fellow-citizens To- max q
the movement, d success. g. =; "S-i,'1.% ~
The. development of the material
interests of the, State is conceded t,
be q matter of Importance! It con-
Germs the dignity as. wcll as the gene.
raj welfare of the peopl q whom we
represent, that all thoir resources
should be fully evoked; We haye
broken fortunes, to retrieve, ruined
industries. to, revive, anda just ipaut
epoe to q regain, To accomplish this
end, the necessity is, upon us, to move
out upon the industrial arena aud
secure tho reward of Energy, Skill
and Activity, ~a.. -
u As Q means to this. end, citizens of
the State representing that, portion Of
Its capital and intelligence devoted to
industrial pursuits, feeling that these
Interests are acknowledgements
in the, present State = governments,
(henoo, tho greater necessity to Co
operate among themselyes), have FORM
ed ON Agricultural and Mechanical
Society and established annual fairs.
It's Executive. Committee, carrying
out the order of the Society, have ar
ranged Q premium list and provided
for the annual fair. lf g.ha. IL '"'.;'ps t..s
% But one thing remains, TO- he done.
Y Under the present regime, the nSocie-
ty, /, expects, no aid from The State
treasury hence the. ne cssait5 dosppooI Yes
upon the Committee to call upon fbe
friends and members of the Society
to make tho required contributions .of
money, and the Committee. feel salts
fed, that the plan proposed for rails
ing the necessary funds, wiH!meet; the
approval Of those concerned ain this
important, movement s2.s
Z The Committee,will spare no efforts
to make the first annual fair. of the
Society in all respects useful. and
creditable. They have invited, q, dis.
tinguished speaker to deliver an ad-,
dress, they have prepared a liberal
premium list; they have suitable
buildings and grounds prepared, and
it will remain for the contributors to
2 complete the work thus tfq ,auspiciously.
begun. "2" +
;" To provide the necessary funds the
following scheme has been adopted,
and is mmended to your favorable
consideration. It is earnestly hoped
that you may be disposed to 60 operate
with US in this matter. Appended,
hereto is q note payable lst October.
acSt fo;, $40 90 which yon are re-
squested to sign and forward to Col, D..
Wyatt, Aiken, at Cokesbury, sc.
You are authorized by o. Resolution
of the Committee to redeem this note
at or before its maturity BY procuring,
ten annual members at $500, ,.or two
life members at $1,000 each. In this
event you are expected to collect The,
money from the members you proeur-s
ed, and to hand their names. to the
Secretary when your note is paid. =,
IS st3 Very Respectfully, y sl.TS
,.s II Your, obedient servants,
d ..,. JOHNSON .HAGOOD,
rs 49,. ! wv. M. LAWTON, r. ,,s ' y
j. .P. THOMAS, d &.
sss.,.. w. WALLACE, s''.s s, ;
i D., WYATT AIKEN, s !,
..s,.ss., j.. B. PALMER, ~ ~ .,sma@ E...
Of the Executive Committee.
$4,000 a :, .., MI. ,S5,s,',s ! !,
!. On or before the first day Of Ootos
Der next, 1869, I promise to pay To-
D. Wyatt Aiken, Seo'ry sof the 8, !.
Agricultural and Mechanical Soeiety. |.
Twenty Dollars, for value received.
OCEAN, TO OoeAHa IN YtSIx5
sDAYs,r,~A palace enr, fulls Of passen-.
gers, thattleft San Francisco less than.
Aagweek ago, arrived inAi New.sgY orks on
sSaturdaysmorn thus trayersing the
whole e,continentin the shortsspaee Of
six adeys. 5sgSofae @ofsthefs passaagefs