The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-10-21
THE STATE FAIR.

cess. SO satisfactory IN all Its parts, and so
cheering in all its results, that the question
naturally arises. and is the first one asked !;
how does the Pair Of this year compare
Mish that of The last I
Disregaraing some minor disappoint-
mcnts. and recognizing some latent def
ciencies, the answer viii be, that the exhi-
tition This year not only compares fayora-
by with that Of The last, brit ID some res
poets excelsit. The first foor Il Floral
Hall. last year so beautiful With its decors.
moss. and its display of ornamental work
gave place 10 more Itilitariau purposes. and
As this Is The FIRST point the visitor reaches.
there is a feeling of Disappointment. But
on reaching the second floor ofthe rotunda.
how UNNECESSARILY superior to ,he'arrauge-
mcnt Of last year Here al the produce
tions Of female skill are arranged 10 display
their bcan,y 10 the greatest sdvaniage, and
The wisdom Of the change is at once ae-
lnowledgcd. The display Of Machinery i
larger and finer .han il ever was. and ex-
cited more practical interest and thorough.
examination than it ever had. The dis
play Of stock was magnificent. If not 50 full
- before.
The crowd Of visitors On Thursday was
greater probably than on the corresponding
LAY Of last year, there probably being lc.-
900 persons on The ground. The other 1T
fractions Of base bali clubs. and the militia
,ary drills were something new. and alto
zether there was more to interest than last
year, and probably altogether more perfect
realization Of the success Of the grea. under
taking than ever before had
Our columns would not hold Jelsilcd
description Of al that was to bcseen. We
do not atiemptit. The first floor Of Floral
Tall is divided into three compartments
. central and circular room. and rooms 10
the right and left. Ia the central room sc
found The beautiful contributions from the
Greeb House Of Capt. G. d. Denson, and
lie fine show Of APPLES from Oven Linaley.
BE has ffty varieties on exhibition, al Of
them fine specimens. and several oftbcm Of
North Carolina origin. among which are
found the Golden Wilding and the Royal
Limbertaig. Here are also the displays o.
the housewives skill in good things--pre-
serves. pickles. ;eilies, butter &C., and the
cheese which &c hope 70 see before long
come into competition with northern pro-
ducts. In the room on the rigb. are exhi-
bited the products Of the garden. not 50 Zoe
as nsual. the products Of the Geld. core,
wheat. cotton 6c.. HLica made fair shoE.
uere are The products Of some of our fscto.
ri:s. The besu,iful ginghaas AMI jeans from
liolis factories. and the yarn from the go-
lulnbia factory. Randolph county. I;ere
Professor Kerr has arrayed 70 great alvan-
tage tie minerals Of the State u great ya-
ricty. and 10 ais department are found the
specimens Of nearly al the woods 81 il,e
state. dressed and vanished 10 show then
cipability for ornamental = we'll Al useful
purposes. There is much Of practical sug.
gesiion 10 ihis display which should b,
heeded.
The sewing Machine men IS usual AZ,
prominent il ;his room. With them. j
With tie exhibition a stocks 81 dry good
we see little practical good. ezeepiio ID.
exhibitors themselves. They are espi,a
advertisements and nothing more.
Tie room % he LEFT has fee displaj
u Carriages. mostly Of Raleigh nanuf.e,
iuie. a collection tf safes. and The eonieat
u Two Of three hardware stores
Passing through this room. the ground
slotted to Agricultural implements A.,
reached We we're glad TO see this 80 muci
ihrOaged by farmers sBd mechanics wb'
found endless interest 10 examining thl
numbcrlesa patterns 81 plcaghs. calIisa.oFs
rsapers. horse powers, grain drills &c
AmOpg The horse powers j. enc We saw il
process Of eotstr iction in Richmond By II
n. Smith &C., ti,e designers Of ii. Il
portable. being fsounted % wheels. fron
which it Is not taken, md eau be set /
work anywhere 10 the seIj-, or on de yTs
misses. wilh 6se minuies preparation. Il
great merit i it. ligbiness. two. Or fsa
horses being nssa indiiTerenlly. and Ii
piihs, yerylight.
Ia Macllibery Hall. there isa great di'
rlay Of GOTTEN gins. bay and cotton presses
and other farming machinery. Al tbs lowe
endfcur ssesm engines were busily at work
one from Erie. Pa. very fDe piece 9