Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17
Condensed from the Raleigh News.
THE STATE FAIR
Delightful Weather Good Crowd
Handsome EXh i1itiOn and
Good Time Generally.
SECOND DAY.

Yesterday, like its predecessor, was |
a charming day, and # the weather
had been "made to order" it could !
not have been better. 1t was bright, !
balmy and invigorating. At all early
hour the trains commenced moving to
and fro and long streams of vehicles
could be seen taking their way to the
grounds.
was treble what it was ON Monday,
and still is small compared t. what it
will lie to-day and tomorrow. 1t is
estimated by competent judges, that
between 1000 and 5000 people were
present yesterday, and it may be safely
put down that during the next two
days $4,000 persons will visit the
Exposition.
TIE LADIES
were out in full force, and thus when
the eye became tired of looking upon
the many things of artificial beauty
which garnished the halls, it could
| find refreshment and rest in feasting
itself upon the lovely hardiwork of
nature A soft and musical laugh fell
pleasantly upon an ear more accustom-
ed to ruder sounds.
| APPEARANCE OF THE GROUNDS.
| At 10 o'clock a. NJ, the general ap-
pearance of the grounds was one of
hustle and activity. Clerks were bend
ing over entry books, or hard at work
with label tickets, porters staggered
under their heavy loads; wagons, carts,
&C., ratified along on their missions,
droves of cattle, sheep and hogs hur-
ried by in search of quarters. The
strains of martial music which were
waited through the air were some
what marred in their melody by the
harsh noise of the hammer, saw and
the rushing train. Flags and banners
streamed from the imposing buildings
as if waving a triumphant welcome to
the surging crowd, and the luil in the
hum of conversation was eniivened by
the sQueaking tones Of the hand Or
gans of the side shows.
After disembarking at the railroad
platform and entering the gate,
GENERAL EXHIBITION HALL,
with its treasure of wealth, art and
beauty, stares one in the face. A
ramble through its spacious domain is
at once suggested and adopted. Pro-
ceeding to the Western wing,
MECHANICS HALL
is reached, and 80 much is here found
to excite curiosity and inspire interest
that attempts at description must be
meagre.
magnificent display of hardware. cut
lery, house furnishing goods, &c, an
elegant. assortment of riding vehicles,
home made furniture, tin ware, crock
cry, cooking stoves, &C., &c.
Leaving Mechanics Hall, coming to-
, wards the center OF the building, the
tourist arrives at what may be
termed "Octagon Hall" which is de-
voted to
DAIRY AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, &C.
Here can be found in perfection
} butter, cakes, preserves, iellies, cheese.
| pickles, wines, and every kind of fam
lily groceries, &c. The
PoMoLoGICAL EXHIBITION
by Captain Matt. Atkinson, OF Ashe-
vile, the fruit grower and nnrseryman
of the West, is emphatically a feature
of the Fair. His collection embraces
ONE HUNDRED
different varieties of apples grown in a
number of transmOntaino Counties
Among them are some of the finest
species of this fruit ever brought to
! this section.
Passing from "Octagon Hall
: FARMERS HALL
is entered. Huge corn and cotton
stalks, bags OF meal, barrels of -four,
collections Of various grains and hun
dreds of other things pertaining to ag-
riculture. are to be seen AMI inspected
Horticulture also puts in it's claim to
consideration III the shape of mammoth
, vegetables
FLORAL HALL.
Ascending stairway to the second
floor this hall next comes under obser-
: Walton. In point of attractiveness and
;, richness of decoration, it meets the
general expectation, which is saving a
> good deal. There are SO many pretty
things to look ut. one is at loss to
decide where to begin, and, after
I seeing, which he admires most
: Of bed quilts of countless pieces
there is an astonishing multiplicity.
! 1t must he favorite feminine occupa-
- ton to engage in the manufacture OF
y these variegated articles. 1t looks as
if there were enough of these to cover
up the Grand Stand and make wrap
pings for all the fashionable horses IL
the land. The hall is a wilderness OF
feminine fancies. OF crochet, en-
!, broidery of all kinds, zephyr work,
: lace collars, handkerchiefs, infants
paraphe1nalia, ETC., there seems to be
an lnterminable number. We can
now only specify a few of the articles
, on exhibition. From Floral Hall Il
. stairway leads to the
GALLERY OF FINE ARTS,
s where collection of oil paintir gs
e portraits, landscape sketches, &c, de
: lights the eye of the connoiseur.
: After the round of General Exhibi
: ton Hall is made, the contents OF
MACHINERY HALL
= next come under our inspection. The
! celebrated Champion Mower and Reap
:. er is on hard Also stump pull.
: lers, corn shelters, grain drills, cutting
knives, Milburn wagons, and carts.
y The Scattergood Needle, Gray, Utley
: and other cotton presses, 90 horse pow,
; er portable engine and saw mill, with
! patent head blocks, of H. .SF Blandy
! GAINESVILLE, O., which is now in opera.
: ton. It has capacity of 5000 to 20,
! 600 feet in ten hours. There is drl.
: plicate of this engine and mill which
cut $50 feet per minute at the Cincin.
hdti 'oSAuioh I'll iof~, tue
medal over Is rivals. This same firm
! exhibits ~ horse power plantation
:. engine for running cotton gins. &c.
q w. A. Tanner, Richmond, Va, shows
: an Is horse power engine on wheels.
= The omission of the mention OLA large
number of ingenious and labor-savine
machines is a necessity which cannot
! be avoided. The show of machinery
: and agricultural implements is unpre
- cedently large and will be more fully
noticed hereafter
! The ramble through thevarious halls
! above mentioned was hasty one, and
. the slight sketch of their appearance
and contents is made without much
reference to a smoothness of diction OF
a completeness of detail.
Y The advant age of vaccination as :;
;, preventive of smallpox, appears now