The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-11-09
fourth .iou Annual Fair of the Anderson
,or ). be Farmers, Association.

Fourth our Annual Fair of the Anderson
ton Farmers Association.
:, The annual gathering Of our people to wit.
sness an industrial exposition has come and
ssone, and we can truly declare that il has been
tSgrand success No previous occasion OF this l
character has enlisted such general interest,
;,aer 80 fully developed the latent energy and
resources of our citizens All seemed to we
mt N the effort to make the County Fair over
shadow all other things for the time being, and
.ahe entire population appeared busily engaged
ssa adding some interest, either by entering the
i;sSntsst for premiums or lending their presence
aapd encouragement to the members OF the AS A
sseciationlmost actively engaged in the manage
1isnt of the Fair. Neighboring counties like
wise manifested deep interest in the cause,
.;aisn1d IN among the list Of entries we find that y
Abbeyille and Greenville were largely repre-
scented. These facts ought to stimulate such OF
s6t1r own citizens as have not cast in their mite
,4 energy and application heretofore, and make
them resolve at once. to assist in building up
.snd enlarging the sphere of usefulness m
which the Association has been engaged for the
last several years. Upon this point, however,
IVA, will amplify hereafter, and will begin at
aGnce ufon such description Of the Fair as it
sin our power to give, which viii be necessa-
slily lily imperfect, as the duties of Secretary kept
ns 50 closely engaged as to debar the privilege
of q full examination of the numerous articles
ON exhibition in the various departments.
afet = THE FIRST DAY. j
IS; r.. Wednesday opened gloomily enough, 30 far
as weather was concerned, and the most ardent
And sanguine friends of the Association felt
dispirited and discouraged by the steady, in
,rseasing rain which fell in the morning. The
clouds were dull and -leaden, and indicated
most disagreeable occasion. Yet, in spite'of
tits serious drawback, the Secretary's office H!
Mas. opened at the appointed hour, and the re-
set4ion of articles for exhibition began. 1t
suas notlong until all the clerical force at hand
s&as busily employed in making entries, and as
fhe day progressed, it became apparent that the
several departments were being rapidly filed
Nth handsome articles. At noon, the clouds
boks away, and with the bright sunshine; came am
an increasing tide of exhibitors thronging the
.eifice, which wss not closed until evening
Summing up the day., work, it was ascertained
that larger number of entries had been made
Than at any previous Fair, and the books we're
sill to be kept open for the entry of live stock
ae1t morning.
os he THE SECOND DAY.
Thursday was bright and beautiful, and at
na ea,ly hour the sale of tickets for entrance to
xhs Fair bnilding was inaugurated. The arti-
,vlss ON exhibition had been classified and ar
fused, and hundreds began the round Of in in
spection, while the various Committees entered
ispOn the discharge of their duties. The entries
cfaiye stock continued without intermission
Until one O'Clock, when the books were finally
closed The attendance of visitors was quite
large, and their comments upon the exhibition
very Aattering. The Anderson Brass Band en-
livened the occasion by appropriate and inspir-
Ting music, both inside the building asd out
upon the grounds. A preliminary examination
sf. the stock took place in the afternoon, under
she direction of the Committee, and the day
closed with the most gratifying results, in
financial point of view, as the receipts from ad-
mission fees had been unusually large, while
large number of Annual and Life Members had
been added to the roll of the Association.
THE THIRD AND LAST DAY.
Friday morning, with the weather most ia
yorable, it was apparent that the gathering Of
1Dtaeople from all parts Of the country would far
exceed that of the previous day, and greatly
surpass the expectations of any one. The en-
trance to the building was speedily thronged,
and it was not long until the spacious walls
held within an eager, happy crowd of men and
women, intent ON viewing the hundreds Of arti-
eIes on exhibition. AS one entered the building,
next to the Secretarys Office, the eye was attrac-
ted by the numerous entries in the household de-
uaftment, including jellies, jams, catsups, pre-
serves. pickles, canned fruit, cakes of various
Finds loayes of fbeautiful bread, rolls and dishes
ofsplendid butter, samples of honey and syrup,
f;ne old hams, dried fruit in abundance, samples
of lard, domestic vinegar, crystalized fruit,
canned and picked vegetables, and all other
articles in that line known to the vocabulary
Of housekeepers. Then came the wines, inclu-
ding blackberry, mhscadine, scuppernong, Ca
tawba, cherry and wine from the old-feld plum
"a new and delicious article, as we happen to
know-and the splendid array of bottles ma
king every one wish they belonged to the
"tasting committee" In the centre Of the
nom. we find the needle and fancy work which
includes embroidery, tatten, crochet, &C., and
embraces long list of garments, from infants
:, ,. a. onr;or. wearing apparel that