The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-16
Orangeburg's Gala Day.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE
OF TIE NEW FAIR
BUILDING.


OF THE NEW FAIR
BUILDING.
THE BRIGHT AND THE SHADY SIDES OF
THE PICTURE-A GREAT GATHERING
MASONIC CEREMoNIEs--THE FAIR
| GROUNDS AND THE BUILDING-Ap
DRESS OF GRAND MASTER 1zLAR AND
GRAFTON OF JUDGE aLovER-A
| PLEASANT AND MEMORABLE occA.
SION.
prom the Charleston News Courier.1
Last. Saturday had been appointed
for
THE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF
THE FAIR BUILDING
which is beng erected by the Agricultur-
al and Mechanical Association of Or
anseburg County, aud, by seven o'clock
people in buggies, wagons aud carriages,
and on horseback, muleback and on foot
commenced to pour into thp village.
The Masons were to conduct the cere
monies, and, at ten o'clock they Assem-
bled In tremendous force, several hun
dred strong, ut Masonic Hall, over the
store OF Vose d lzlar, on Russell street.
There procession was formed consisting
of the Mascns, the various Oranges aud
tue officers of the Agricultural aud
Mechanical Association. The Masons
sa5Fied their banners, three of which
bore respectively the inscriptions Faith,
H ope" and "Charity" aud three others
re"pectvely the Ionic, Dorio. aud Cosin.
;thihn columns, symbolic of strength, !,
wisdom and beauty. The procession
marched thronsh Russell, Aarket, aud
iksnelia streets 70 tho Fair Grounds.
AZ the gate Of tho Fair Ground shsy
pussed under . large arch hahdsom cIy.
decorated with eyergrecus and flowers /.
and thence marched to the platform which
had e N erected on the foun lations Of
the building for the accommodation of
the speakers, musicians and officiating
Masoas.a The platform having been occu
pied by those to whom it was assigned
tho remainding Of the procession form
IN double rank IN trout and. around il
To the right of the platform, was large
pine brush shelter crowded. with
THE BEAUTY OF oRANGEByRd
County, while back Of the Masons and
Oranges was Q semIcircle Of vehicles of all
kinds, filled with ladies' who could not
find place in the arbor. Samuel Dib
BILE, ESQ, acted as m,rshll of tho d,y,
and to his admirab! y systematic manage
ment and indefatigable exertions are to
be attributed the excellent order aud
quiet with which the VIII ,lo proceedings
were conducted. Baf.re reachipp
the grounds tho procession
was interrupted for moment
BY pleasing but unexpected inoide mt
A daughter, of Mayor Briggmaun
advanced to DR.. Barton, the worthy
president of the Agricultural and Nc
chanieal Association, and encireled his
neck with beautiful wreath as token
OF the esteem in which he was held by
the fair daughters of Orangeburg.
THE FAIR GROUNDS
contain thirty four acres of rollin-
ground, situated on Amelia street not
very far from the railroad. They are
capable of b,ing highly embellishsd,
and will no doubt, in few years present
very handsome appearance. 1t has
already been determined to locate a race
track or halt q mile around them, and
although it will require some grading
the society have no doubt of securing
hrstta;e trade. They also propose to
allow each stockholdsr to p'aut tree
either along the track or in front Of the
building and to give it his namo. In
this way all will take an individual pride
and pleasure in ornamenting the grounds
THE BUILDING
itself is to be eighty feet long by forty
five feet wide and two stories high. The
front will show three doors and four
windows in the lower story, aud seven
windows in tue upper story. Tho low
er story will be divided into large hall
and small committee room and small
ladies, rooms, while the upper will ha all