The weekly standard., 1869-10-27
Serth Carolina State Fair.
Grand openf r.--girst pay.

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Marshal and Aids, mounted, repaiiiS9'k 20 Inc
Fair 5rsaapd and inrarnngurated rrn the Fair by
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70 fita ipe 3'S y ~ - ~ y I
led around the track-the whole ,proceedel
.by a Band or Music.
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fresidens OF M ihe y, y rieul's' Gun 2
made the opening address, winch We Rp-
psnd. We would remark, that the attend
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In me afternoon, trettAne nascn 1sal es'ne
of between horses owned By 7 n I, Lee sad
SEQ NJ Wynne. Esors-Nr. W. winning
\, ApDREss OF uR. BATTLE.
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, snsat a few ,Torrs n h;s,ory @ .,d ~ ,f s<,,7s
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6sFience fIat those enoaoed +, M. - 5,s.-;.1
arts TO be most effective shonld he o-csr,-
ized assembled IN this CITY IN fo-n, a.
North CaroIina Agricultural soc;e,v '"s
II is alike ;nterest;ng and r.o,rrf,l ,yi !, -,
,over the names of its founders and 80 ~ ,ssa
how many fail To annear among Nc n A.,
some after lono lives of nsef,Iness ond h~.
or Others ..nt offin the nr;de Of monhoad IN
weII reuor,bered hv tha o-o,d JnasS =, .,l. -.
baya done sIeen neocof",Iy nndor 80 az .ne!
earth There was tLe III VIII
RnvIon Who with st.rl;n1 r,ooJ so..n a't1
f,rsaa;n,, an.or,r;so 80 So y. se"se s. auu
rot oIone of tI;s soc;otr hn. =, .ne ia.ueis
syStem w | Of tbe III ST. Stoto '1' VI '"0 i"i''o''0
There was Charles II Hinton lon. oou
nving the chair of ,reas,,ror nf .hns S.S.r O.S
aga;Ss, ,rhnsa sro,loss ;,.o;. ."e o'",e,
] go ess inslnf private
mh;Snar ' IT, P ,-ao iI' TnL I'e6 c.1 olea'"eu
80 was oohn a, "hniei' a.
''~'o'iiah' "'Se' as ia"ye'' aole anu aoroit,
Wlose neaft was Always open ana impulses
eyer einu; notice the name OF one, whose
clear inteiiect ana SOUND Judgement, needed
only amoilon 10 nave made MN one oil the
most conspicuous statesmen OF his time,
Lewis thompson OF Bertle. From the foot
Hi the Blue Ridge came the eloquent and
astute John Gray Bynum; from the valley
of the Yadkin appeared the generous and
genial John A. Ellington. l see the names
of Col. Roulhac of Raleigh. famed for his
public spirit and unbounded hospitalitv and
Of our estimable friend Robert w Hov-
wood whose body we. have INT latslv follow.
ed in sorrow to the crave In. that list too
NAV he found tbe name oftbat avcelIont
man S;dnav Welier of HoI;sav ono 81 az
founders of orono cnltnre in Mi o. ~ roi;ra. ~
of Vim, F Collins so long the comntroIIer Of
the State: of the venerable editor and we'll
read scholar, Thomas ]. Lemay. and we
pause with peculiar pang over that of an
other, who leaving a successful political ca
reer, plunged into the late deadly struggle.
and on the rugged heights of Sharps
burg, in the meridian of a brilliant lite. fell
in cause, to which he had given all the en-
ergies of bis nature-yours hearts tell YOU. 1
speak of the lamented General Branch.
Others might be added to this list of hon
ored dead but these will suffice to show the
character of those who stood at the cradle Of
our society. 9-P "aei
viii not call over the names of those
who have been spared to witness the revival
OF our Fair. cannot torbear, however, to
offer my heartfelt congratulations, that the
nrst Presioent OF tne society, John .. ,Dancy
9l D. EagscomDe, ana Us second president,
s.e. s.Cua,u ~ =, d. o 1, N;ahS anu TWO ol sae
ia uy;iIia,., p@,I ar g., :. III SNrn ~.
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most @ Y,luohia rembers I 80 s,;II % I'D o " aI INV
fntnte os in tba mast to co-oneratc IN avarU
onte,nr;se which viii odyonre tbo ;n,oraat,
IS arr;cnI,rro t,a honor of tb;s m soo;n,'' ~
the prosperity of the State they love So well
NAV their shadows never grow less
Enda. an;o. 6 u,,ah -,
r,ont;onad our ;&ps,;trt;on & smrana. - n"ao naao
mt ~ snreod nonnIar;tp r. sroooSs So
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n;ro ir;ends The comnt;n % ~ tS T ,s,"I. S,", 'd
c,h,od 30 sa,d - ~ ins S.a'e ue
-, o,d 80 ;n.oi,;a't as san.oI5s.: tnen
Or o;.;zens axa-taJ then,se,,,ol ~ ~
C,' ~s Ss..L "SI"se.es %,; ~ r'aHo tne
! @ii mo'ans ,'.;.1 y. ao..1 oaio;,la. Lacn sue
- $50 ,odsoor an 'il,P'osGa.ient % On
~ Peo .I'o.Il s'S y. ooo,osy, '"o
!orn CIV '''u W. ,"aLlon q, anu 1ioohl,
u@uiI., .no e ,f0n "nu 'Ie Iooi' nocheu ,.i
;,;nn ~ IS no,yr,I ,rodr,ta O n1 ,e .ha eAsip s
,o ~, IS - U;adr"t-n h R;gae' aui .uo iao.
tiOs y. w .n'' eieut seCtions wele
u'ouS". my i"'l,iia' a04uaiu'anee views
WIZ ih'eioual1' erIei Ir Pilse s.lnlula'eu
lIVeillioiis aluuseu' ihe pest Things Oh on one
sssion "ele u1sSeinina,Su a,s oner o'nels lne
II became more and more a favorite with
our people. Itwas deyeloped into an Jna;.
tut;dn widely known dearlv cbsr;sLed
abonnd;ng in usefulness ;ndnenc;ng f,r
good the remotest limits Of She State ''
T-o,,,o.,l'a. r-on .La ,.,.aS..,. -
hed eo', ~ .h ~oh a tne pie'sant pI5 S meetings
Nc .!au ~ .uo'I so"u orr ao-o o"ss Ieca.i
PaL.icula'I! tne ar 1l Ioo9. our fIeSi- :,
ueht was QUE whose carry years anu mldule
ase H.u peen spent IN close STUDY OF iegai 1
PltholPigs, WHICH, Ie'ainsu y nieihofy OF
eAu e ma p1"ei, ui"Ie MN one VI tne
Jpst;ce of our SIM emo Conrt b;S or;n;o,,s
were snugbt in distant lands fnr gr,;dence i,
the most intricate Questions of law When he
stood on the tahle-land which divides von,b
from old aoe. he emnloved his Ieisnre bonrs
in the uractice of Agriculture. He brouobt
to this pursuit the same clear Judgment and
patient attention which had made him IA
nous as a LAWYER. He gave it its true nos
ition among the arts and sciences He re-
garde6 it as tils. most important in, which
men engage. He used ali means to encour-
age the application to it of intelligence and
science. On this account he was from the
beginning fast friend of this Society. ~
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than fonr scoTe rrsrs the rss,,ac. and a vanar ,ee
alton ~ aiINa Srsn5 5,5 ,s renresdn,s,;va sc tSa
rood old iavsSwith mind s,ill clear and
strong he watches will, zeaIons Interest tbs
pru1ress of the Times Thonoh on acconrt
of fhe in6rn;t;es al .ga 'his perso,, i ~.
amono ne yritb ,ba ss,,a haad tI,., e.