Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-11-14
The Columbia Fair.

Great things are not infrequent in this
age of progress and day of wonders, but
we do not every day see such a remarka-
BILE thing as Columbia Fair. Not that
the Exhibition was very grand or full,
for truth compels us to say there were,
or seemed to be, fewer articles on show
than on former occasions. then the
show was quite rich and full enough to
be extremely interesting. And as to the
crowd of strangers, it was greater than
eyer before; and more money was made
at the Fair gates than ever before; and
the merchants raked in more money
than ever before; and both strangers and
, citizens evinced more interest than ever
before
Tho Exhibition began fairly on Tues
day morning, and ended on Friday with
the going down of the sun. y AS we
neared the Fair at q p. M. (half hour
before the racing began) on Wednesday,
in two horse vehicle containing ten
wretched men, the broad street was lit
orally covered with all mannorof wheel
ed instruments, every one Of which was
packed with human fesh-a fact indica-
tive of what we were to see further on.
Fifty cents deposited at the gate, secured
us an entrance. The crowd was pouring
densely and rapidly to the broad race
stand. The tumult was fearful. Horses,
horsemen, jockeys, betters, snd partisans
of both sides, ragged and clamored to-
gether il: horrid manner. Col. Bacon's
Bob Shelton was to run against Prusslan,
horse owned by Cash d. Fludd OF SUM-
ter-a dash of one mile.
The RACE.
Bob Shelton Won the race easily, amid
tremendous excitement. lie had been
beaten the day before by Girl of my
Heart, mare raised by Col. Bacon, but
now owned by Cash 6; Fludd. In con-
sequence of this the big bets were upon
Prussian. Large sums of money changed
hands very unexpectedly; and as pre-
iniun for speed, in this case, Col. Bacon
received pair Of silver pitchcrs, valued,
we believe, at hundred dollars.
4 Few OF THE NOTICEABLE ARTICLES.
And now To the Exhibition arena, to
sec all the fine and useful things-quite
too numerous to attempt to mention
such as dry goods, furniture, sewing ma
chimes, crockery. hardware, musical in
struments, crystal fountains, paintings,
chromos, photographs, grist mills, thresh-
ing machines, rollers, trencll-diggers.'
i-1s- Cotton presses, gin sharp
cners, patent pumps and gates; all kinds
of horses, from the heavy built Norman
draught horse to the sleek and slender
thoroughbred hogs as long as horses,
and weighing their hundreds; beautiful
ileecy sheep, antlercd stays. slender
fawns, huge COWS and tremendous bulls,
upon whose expansive backs one c.might
easily spread his pallet; poultry of all
breeds, sizes and colors; white possums
with pink eyes all sorts of preserves,
jellies, swcetmeats, pickles, dried fruit,
that tho female mind ever conceived of;
innumerable specimens of-but enough.
Let us particularizc few things.
DIR. AsBILL's GIN SHARPENER.
Our fellow citizen of the Ridge, Dr.. L.
VI. ASbill, had on exhibitions Gin Sharp
ener of his own invention. 1t attracted
universal attention among cotton men,
and was with one voice pronounced Il
perfect success and wonderful labor
saver. Col. Frederick, Of Orangeburg,
one OF the most intelligent and practical
men in our country, told us if the invcn
ton were his he would not take 100000
for the patent This machine sharpcns Il
Atty saw Gin easily and thoroughly in
three hours. Dr.. Asbill Is applying for
d patent The cost of his Sharpencr, he
informed us, would be probably from
S25 to $50.
Two NEW VARIETIES OF CoTToN.
\ magnificent stalk of cotton attract
Ell the attention Of every one on entering
the Agricultural Hall. 1t is claimed as
an entirely new variety by the producer,
Mr.. a. c. Smith of Fayetteville, n. c.,
and is called the T1cim and Triple Boil
Cotton. We will give Mr.. Smiths own
description of it i'll future number of
the Advertiser. And at the other end of
tho Hall was to be seen another new va
riety Of cotton, equally remarkable, the
stalk being without baaches, and the
bolls forming in clusters all along the
straight main stalk This cotton, which
is destined to '.e extremely sought af-
ter, is producg;l near Washington, Ga.
wilkes Co.. by DIR. s. L. Anderson. 1t
is called An;crson's Prolific. 1t is
long staple urqIl.
Coll AlKEN's CoLLEcTIoN OF GRAINS.
Col. p. Wyatt. Aiken, WHO rather sets
his face against cotton, and is heavy on
grains and grasses, had on exhibition
very large and beautiful collection OF
these. ;aH ..r
Mrs. BAcHMAN's PICTURES.
The collection of paintings and draw
ings was small but good. The gems de-
cidedlt, in our uropinion, were two small
sca-views in oil by Mrs. Bachman of Co:
lunbia This lady is native of Colum
bia-formerly Miss Fisher. Miss Orch
ard, of Columbia, also exhibits such tai
ent in painting and portrait taking, as
should at once inpel her to seek the
teaching and guidance of a great master
Miss SIMs's SCULPTURE.
A cameo pin and earrings caryed, with
penknife and needle, by Miss Addie
Sims, of Pacolet, spartanburg District, |
and a figure of Mephistophiles (from cor.
tain illustrations of Goethe's Faust) cut
in soap-stone, were without doubt, the
most remarkable specimens of native
and natural talent to be seen at this Fair.
If Miss Sims lived at the North, fame
and fortune would be hers in couple of |
years-that is if she desired these. We
would wager good deal that Miss Hos
mer, Miss Lander, Miss Lewis and Vim
nio Ream did notin their beginning days |
do such wonderful things as Miss Sims
In VAIN TO Try IT. s@oQ
we had noted many other articles In
various lines, OF which to make compli-