The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-11-21
From the AJbeuiNe Medium.
a Visit to the Anderson Fair.
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Aessrs Editors: -Four years ago few ener-
incited by noble and praiseworthy public
spirit, determined to inaugurate plan by
which the agricultural and mechanical inter-
ests of the county might, for the first time in
its history, be most successfully developed. AL
though this Association, like everything else,
not only in art but also in nature, was at first
feeble and attended by some drawbacks, yet it
has gradually and successfully, and with her
culeau strength, surmounted every obstacle,
and is to-day an almost indispensable requisi-
tion to the county. However, Messrs. Editors,
we need not, in this enlightened age, adduce
arguments to prove the importance of such in
stitutions; your own County Fairs can much
better convince you of this.
Our county has fels the necessity of procu-
ring proper grounds and erecting suitable
! buildings in which to hold these annual Fairs.
This disiderata has been accomplished. The
grounds have been enclosed, and on these spa
cious and well-arranged buildings, of two sto-
ries and sixty by eighty feet, have recently
been completed in the suburbs Of town.
Around this truly beautiful building is natu-
raj race-course of adequate dimensions TOR
equestrian contests and other purposes.
| The writer would mention, on entering the
which the different departments were arranged.
These were certainly arranged in the most ele-
CANT and artistic manner, displaying all that
elegance of taste which is characteristic OF wo-
man alone And, Messrs. Editors, it would
doubtless have been great treat to the Abbe-
Williams who cultivate cotton so extensively, to
the neglect of all those nutritious ailments that
make fat horses and cows-to have regaled their
optics with the sight of the extra fine saffron
colored butter, manufactured by our Anderson
mothers-butter that the world cannot surpass.
And, just here, cannot omit to mention the
rolls, light-bread and domestic hams, which
could not fail to whet the appetite of the most
fastidious. And again, the jellies, preserves
and the snow -wreathed cakes, etc., in endless
variety, met us on every hand, and such as wo-
mans handiworE can alone prepare. And the
domestic wines next engaged our attention,
which, in flavor and taste, apes successfully
those of the far-famed Rhine and sunny Italy
the ancient Massic and Falernian were never
more delicious. By the way, | must not forget
to mention the very large and substantial de-.
partment situated in the northeast corner OF
the Hall on first floor, potatoes, turnips, beets
the latter too large to be sold by measure, but
only by the cubic foot. After leaving the Hall, 1
could but call the attention of friend to the
variety of corn that was on exhibition, from
whom learned that this new variety had been
recently introduced into the county from Ten.
nessee, and that its yield was immense on good
ground such as We have in Anderson county
This friend informed me that this variety would
produce two large ears on every stalk; and,
besides, small "nubbin" as long as your arm.
We now return to the Hall to examine some
other departments, and, among so many, we
could not help being struck with the exhibition
of the country-made coverlets, quilts and blan-
kets, which were indeed of 10 ordinary kind,
and does great credit to the ingenious handl-
work of the ladies of our county, and, even
while viewing them, our thoughts were trans.
ferred to mid-wnter's cold, and the luxury of
being cozily ensconced beneath their warm
folds.
cannot omit to mention the very fine oil
paintings, crayon sketches and pencil drawings
of Andersons fairest artists, all of which will
favorably compare with any of similar char
acter in the State.
And now we enter the second floor, upon
which all the glory of the Anderson Fair was
to be seen, consisting of perfect jam of An
derson's fairest daughters The God of Nature
has made many beautiful things, but that which
incomparably transcends every other, is woman.
This. all will concede. could but stand mo-
tionless for some minutes and contemplate the
transcendent beauty-some artificial, mostly
natural-before me- One object-if possible
more than others, caught my attention, and
while I was thus contemplating her almost
transcendent beauty, my friend Joe, seeing my
interest, said "Why waste time in admiring
Miss S--y; let ME introduce you. But"
he says, "she's engaged" Thereupon imme-
diateiy turned away and said: "Lucky is the
man that gets her." My eyes then fell upon
Miss .H-n, whose charms and personal at
fractions cannot be surpassed, and now little
farther up the aisle | see Miss M, OF Pen
dleton, perfect jewel; whose soft and mellow
eve, combined with that sweet smile peculiar
only to herself, gives to her face loveliness
and charm rarely seen, but never surpassed.
We returned to the first floor and met MIR. j.
P. S. and his lovely bride. She was dressed in
fawn.colored silk, of elegant pattern, and
trimmed in the most superb taste. 1t is said
there is luck in leisure, and think our friend
J. P. S. can certainly lay claim to such fortune;
and, in his personal appearance, he had I'M
proved so much (having been married three
days., that one would have imagined that he
had spent the summer at the far-famed Will
lianlston Springs. ,a...-
And, finally, to you, the Junior Editor.
C. H.-whenever you feel disposed to follow
the example of our friend above, and to enter
the hymencal bower. we advise you to come to
Anderson, Pendleton or Williamson and, it
not sooner, be sure to attend our next Annual
Fair, where we are sure you can regale your
optics to your hearts content. m, MN
THE CASE OF DIR. BRATToN.-The British
Minister has called the attention Of the Secre-
tary of State to the case of DR.. Rufus Bratton,
citizen ofSouth Carolina, who was forcibly alb
Quoted from Canada last spring by an Ameri-
can detective named Hester, assisted by Ca