The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-11-12
THE LAST OF THE FAIR.

In our last issue, we gave our read.
ors an account, which was necessarily
very hurried, Of our District Fair
but now zone day after the feast" to
so very extensively into Details
would be "stale, fat and unproitable.' q
In another column we publish the
report of the Committee which was
unavoidably omitted, and also at
length the reports Of two Committees
of which synopsis has been already
given; but beyond these we shall
present only a few incidents chiefly OF
tho last day Of the Fair.
Friday was tho last day Of the
Fair, and tho interest continued una
bated to the close. A large audience
assembled in tho Court House where
tho premiums wero distributed under
tho superintendent Of the President,
Dol. D. w. Aiken, assisted by the
officers of the Society and the Execu-
tive Committee. Tho premiums were
awarded, we think, with due discrimi-
nation and fairness, and tho distribu-
ton was very generally satisfactory.
Tho premiums were very hand
somely gotten up by tho Mcssrs
Whildcn & Co., of Charleston, and
were furnished on very liberal terms.
An amusing feature Of the d;s.ribu-
ton was tho awarding Of prcr.inm
to dog of Mr. +. W. r. Nance, who
(that is to say the dog) had d:stin-
guished himself during tho Fair rs
the proprietor of a patcrt churn.
Col. Cothran on behalf of tho ExeGn-
tive Committee stated that though for
good reasons tho churn was not cnti-
tied to a premium, yet ''tho dog as an
invention Of Mr.. Nance was certainly
entitled to one." The dog was then
introduced, and after performance
upon his churn, was decorated with q
medal amid tho acclamations Of the
audience, Mr.. Nance informs us that
the dog has been churning butter for
him every day for the last three years
occupying about fifteen MINUTES each
time. He is a curiosity. g.. !. -
After tho distribution Of premiums
in the Court House, it was announced
that a purse of twenty-five dollars
had been made up, to be awarded. to
the best rider. Then ensued the
most attractive and exciting perform
ances of the Fair-feats of superb
hoFsemanship, showing equally the
skill, grace, and reeklessncss of the
riders. After repeated trials tho
Committee felt themselves unable to
decido between four Of the competit-
ORE, and hence awarded the preinium
to each Of the four-Messrs: Hugh
W. Rogers, J. II. Jofdan, ?!Jamos Nor.
wood, jr., and B. Crawford; .@.sr,
a purse of -- was then mads
up to he given to tho best driver, and
there followed scene, ,remiuding tho
classieal student Of those ...>who de.
light tp collect the Olympic dust in
tAs. chariot race, and whom the
noble prize exalts to the gods, the
rulers. Of the earth.". After . CLOSE
composition, the premium was sward.
cd to Mr. J. E. swearingan, -, "
A feature Of the exhibition in the
Fair Building was a very superior
county-map, giving the division Of
Abbevills into townships, which re.
aaetsd tho highest credit upon oar ot';ii
friend, W. p. NcK Kellar, de surveyor.
Tha: contributions Of Messrs. Fow..
lsr d MdDonalds and TrowhridessA
Co, In the, way sof beautsfnE show
cases aare worthy of speotaiuotics&y
- ffeedman exhibited two very e4,
eallant shpck collars, which received
the favorable notice Of the COMMITTEES.
So closed our Fair-an exhibition
attractive in ITSELF but even moro r, sie,
nifcant as al earnest and guaarainnttee
or what tie spirit and enterprise 81
our ps6pae is Yet able to iaocom pfsf
Our Far has proved Tint saaefs II
hfs In sshsg old land 5yst;" 'thnt our
PsoPlsiazsstih energetic and4hopeful,
and that they are bound to work ont
fer themselves q magnificent future.
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