Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-12
Fer Tn JOURNAL.
An1nSRn Fair

The engagements of your correspon-
de Mt have been such AS to put it out OF
his power to furnish the JOURNAL with
an carrier account of the Sampson
Fair; but fortuna ely gentleman of
the press who was p1 esent came to his
relief the second evt ming of the exhi-
bItion. ard ittlemore need be sad. 4
northt,ss. s:aie usl ersd in Friday mora
ing with OrIentS If r"in which C NJ
tInued Itn few niern.i-sions during
the day: but the crowd of visitors who
wert- determin- TO lear Senator
'Merrimon. wa larger than it WIS the
day before. The Senator, however,
had telegfat he'd Thursday Light that
accident %. Alb. d; RE. round rem
derei 1t Impossible TO meet his appoint
ment. This was deep y regrett, q by
him and by tho vino came 10 hear
him.
Saturday was clear ard bright, and
was il many respects the most Ell JOY
able. day of tl:e Fair.
The ,venings of ] hu SHAY and Fri
day-the nights more pr"perty-wt
C ,Hvert. d INTO day III FaIsol Hall by a
hmpIy throEg If yonth. beauty and
Pc mise, who kept time 10 the music of
BEckman's Band TIL those hours made
:aruCus by Burns. Your cure pond-
ent, tor rarity, attended Que evening,
and lad tie p eaen'c OF iustitutiDg a
DOT nnIavOrabl~ cumper s,.n with the
scenes aud ice dent, orce familiar to
you IN the room which Gov. Swain in
sisted on calling the s. Library.
Among the visitors at the Fair We're
several personalities of the Press:
NJ J. II. Myrt yer, SIR. J. Ii. Poo.
NJ II a. III. M
-- OF the Gold ,boro' Messenger: and
the complaint has been reueN Ell, and,
/ think with just c., at ii editors
of the +; URNAL have neve~ Lono1ed our
Fairs with tier preseLce. Promise Us
to do better ntAt time, and tic past
shall be fCrgotter.
Financially the Success of this Fir
exc-jIed that of ary s IL predeces ors
nee the W., md Eavi & learned how
to economic the cite - 81 The Al rI-
cultural Scc'e'y feel tt.at iii. : stand Oh
a surtr fUot'' s than ever
1h dlsi lay uf sto, K, though pelh ps
not quit 20 iu'i as heretofore, MAS
SAID IS gnoG judges t" be sup nor ID
point qnaiuy arc condition. 1t is
enough t. ineut OF tie mon ter Brah-
min bul of NJ. ). Fui~or, ESQ the
beautifully >yn3lnt t'ica' D,Nois of w.
A. Fst So, Esq. tue cross bIee DIS and
patty cattle u the BuykI aud Pow
els AM z terso IS; the stock ard speed
horses of NJ ssrs. w E. Stevubs, A F.
johnson, Abner Robinson ard 2. l.
CromartIe; the Essex. BeI kehire,
and native swine of the FaI>ons, Pig
fords, Hubha-ds aud PetersOns; and
the Catewald, SOutl down ard other
size, OF the Faison's and Poweli's
A beautiful pair of Cashmere goats
belonging to W. K. Beaman, Esq,
shall clos. this setti, II.
In and around Farmers Hall, |
worthy # mention wai a mrgbificrli;- |
ly tnishtd hugpy tr m btaman car
riage factory; enOl ncu, sweet potatoes,
pnmkins, turuips, &c I. or t,ae falm- !
of Messrs W. b. HtIri \, j. J. Boy |
k Il. 0. Ii. Ii: rriug, JAM NJ. Powell |
ami oti.er>: and ii siocA II L -niil's bees |
b longii to Capt. w. 2. Wrn.yss.
Io Floral Hail, the ,vs. wgs b vii /
dered. but conld not fail tc distire i,b
master-pi. ce of art. wi. led Venus,
by Miss Plerc. Henry an elegant !
toilet set and crochet wulh, b.y Hiss
Maggle Robinson Of Goldsboro'; al
em br'idered mantle, 10y Miss MoIIie
Afford: and tie 7, fusion of p eserves,
canned fruits, cakes, &C., whose gen
Ell al excellence forbids di >tiEciion here
OF the racing, your corr espondsnt
cannct speak from personal observa
on; but those who saw 1t gave very
gra ify ing reports.
Altogether the Fair was success,
creditable to the industry aud public
spirit of the good people of Sampson.
Since writing the above, a Letter
rom Senetor Mormon brings tie IN
telligence that in company with Gen.
Robinson. Hor. J. d WIS and others,
lnspecfinu tha proposed lineEof canal Il