The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-16
Orangeburg's Gala Day

Ia YING THE CORNER STONE
or TEE NEW FAIR
BUILDING.
THE BRIGHT AND THE SHADY SIDES OF
THE PICTURE-A GREAT GATHERING
| MASONIC CkREMONIEs-THE FAIR
GROUNDS AND THE BUILDING-AD.
DRESS OF GRAND MASTER IZLAR AND
GRAFTON OF JUDGE GLOYER-A
PLEASANT AND MEMORABLE oCcA.
prom the Charleston News Courier
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
angeburg County, aud, by seven o'clock
people in bugsics, wagons aud carriages,
and on horseback, muleback and on foot
commenced to pour into tho village.
The hlasons were to conduct the cere
monies, and, at ten o'clock they assem-
bled In tremendous force, several hun
dred strong, at Masonic Hall, over the
store Of Vose i lzlar, on Russell! street.
There procession was formed consisting
OF tn" Mascns, the various Oranges and
the officers of the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association. The Masons
carried their banners, three of which
bore respectively the inscriptions Faith,
III ope" aad CHARITY" and three others
ro"Pectively the Ionic, Doric and CORN.
THAN columns, symbolic of strength
wisdom and beauty. The procession
marched through Russell, Market aud
Amelia streets to the Fair Grounds.
Atthe gate of tho Fair Ground, they
passed Hpder large arch hlhdsomely.
decorated with eyergreens and flowers !.
and thence marched 20 the platform which
had c N erected on the foun lations of
the building for the accumulation of
the speakers, musicians and officiating
Masons. The platform having been occu
pied by those to whom it was assigned
the remaiudinS of the procession form
in double rank IN trout and around il
10 the right of the platform, was large
pine brush shelter crowded. with
TIE BEAUTY OF oRANGEBURd
County, while back Of the Masons and
Oranges was semicircle of vehicles of all
kinds, filed with ladies who could not
find place in the arbor. Samuel Dib
BILE, Esq, acted as marshil of tho d.y,
and to his aimirab. y systematic manage
ment and indefutigable exertions are to
be attributed the excellent order aud
quiet with which the VIII ,lo proceedings
were conducted. Boftre reachipy
the grounds the procession
was interrupted for moment
by pleasing but unexpected inoide mt
A daughter, of Mayor Briggmann
advanced to DR.. Barton, the worthy
president of the Agricultural and Nc
chanical Association, and encirsled his
neck with beautiful wreath as token
of the esteem in which he was held BY
the lair daughters OF Orangeburg.
THE FAIR GROUNDS
contain thirty four acres of rolling
ground, situated on Amelia street not
very far from the railroad. They are
capable of b,ing highly embellishsd,
and will no doubt, in a few years present
a very handsome appearance. 1t has
already been determined to locate race
track or halt 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 STOCKHOLDERS to pant a 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 ornamentins 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 the upper story The low
er story will be divided into large hall
and small committee room aud small
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