The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-11-13
AMBITIOUS ABBEVILLE.
4 Sweeping Challenge from the Alpha
of Counties. ! :
The First County in the State" and
Her Banner to the Commonwealth
Glorious Times at the Abbeville Fair.

The First County IN the State, ano
Her Banner to the Commonwealth
Glorious Times at the AbbeVille Fair
+ CORRESPONDENT CHARLESTON NEWS
ABBEvILLE G. H., Nov. l.
Were I to speak simply my feelings
for the glorious old County Of Able
vile, 1 would say, three cheers and
an encore. She stands at the alpha
betical head. and justly deserves
the positson agrieulturally amongst
the sisterhood of counties. Let. each
speak for themselves. Abbevilte ban.
ters the State at the Columbia Fair OF
1873. She ventures to assert she can
show at that time more well bred
stock, better samples of field crops
more splendid specimens of the han
diwork of her fair daughters, better
horsemen amongst her sons, and pret,
tier women amongst her daughters
than any county in the State. What
county will accept the banter?
Messrs. Editors, why dont'tyou at
tend or send representatives to our
county fairs You would meet with
a welcome, and you would experience
an honest hospitality no where else,
and at no other time administered in
or out of the State. And then, too.
you would rub against white folks
all the time. for though, politically, we
are shrouded in darkness most Of the
time, this all comes dispellcd at our
fairs, because they call out the people,
and "by the people," mean those
who lately staid at home when the
political election failed to excite in
terest enough to bring them out. Be
sure to come to our fair next fall, for
we intend to show you how a man
can run when he is tied up in a bag
and who can slip down the creased
poll the quickest, and will leave for
you to judge who is the best rider, fo1
really every man and boy in the
country rides so we'll, he thinks the
world can't beat him. /
You should have been here during
the past week. Kentucky's best
were here, both man and horse, and
vet Abbeville held her own with both
Canada was represented, but "shoo
| fy, don't bodder' Abbeville:. Two
year old colts that Kentuckiant
thought "hard to beat in Lexington )
!. sucking colts that the world couldn'
beat; three year old colts that would
do credit to any country, and so or
till you reach the ."two-brty nags,
were scattered all over the grounds
And then walk around the romantic
spot where the bubbling brook sup
piled man and beast with Nature:
purest beverage, (and sometimes arl
helped the draugbt amazingly ant
YOU could never lack for the sight o.
a beautiful animal. The stately Dur
ham, the beautiful Devon, the nimble
Brahmin, the sterling Ayrshire ane
the hardy scrub were all there. And
sheep Why you should have seer
them. Wool as fine as silk, horns al
long as your arm, and rams as ugly
as the -. Yes, you know what
mean. Well they were all there. Ane
the beautiful Berkshires, the compac
Essex, the hardy grades Of the coarse
haired native rooters, were as thlcl
as could be desired.
But why dwell so long on tht
stock? Let US look into the "Flora
Hail." and what do we see? Is i
flowers Not much, bat bales o
cotton aud native hay, and clover
hay, and pea vine hay, and wool, ant
lots of bushels of every kind Of grair
that was ever grown anywhere II
the world, it seemed to me. Ant
then up-stairs-roast pig, boiled ham
butter, bread, cakes, jellies, jams, frui
and wine. Don't it make your mouth
water? Why it was sort Of Noah'l
Ark in the household department
Nowhere did l see deficiency until
looked for the handy-work of the
tiny fingers Of the women of Able
VILE The tatting and twisting anc
knitting, and quilts and counterpanes
&C., were not SO numerous as hereto
fore; and why not? l could not tell
unless it was that the ladies were
more interested in the outdoor sports
than the display of their ow' labors
for | heard venerable lady say, "Oh
if was only a man and was rich, !
would own the finest horses in the
world" / could not blame her, how
ever, for she made the remark when
ten boys, the oldest not fifteen ano
the youngest not twelve, were riding
for premium. .
Oh, I wish you could have seen
that display. Every one of them Oh
Ia horse supplied by some of our. Ken:
Lucky friends or other exhibitors, and
vet the little fellows rode like Com.
anche Indians, and with more grace
than the Duke of Wellington. The
committee could not decide to whom
to give the premium, so out of their
own purses they contributed enough
to award premium to each of the
ten contestants, giving the first tc
Master David Aiken, son of our
president. e. ....,. .hesy
Right here let me make a correction
in an editorial of yours last week.
You reported Colonel Aiken as our
President. He was president for
three years, but during the past year
Captain P: H. Bradley has been our
,rc>lue ent, and last night Colonel
Aiken was again elected, land the
board of directors revised so as to get