Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14


not responsible for the. actions of
awarding committees in giving pre-
miums not satisfactory to exhibitors,
| which has such a tendency to produce
dissatisfaction and break down irs-
He suggested the appointment OF an
advisory committee, consisting OF one
ifrom each township, to solicit exhibit
tors for the next fair, and spoke of
the propriety of offering one hundred
dollars in cash to the person exhibit
ING the largest number of meritorious
| articles at the next fair Judge
7 iMcKoy closed by congratulatlng them
rpon their success in the past, renew
| ing his fidelity TO the society. and
Wishing them much prosperity in the
| future.
| DR.. G. T. Murphy, IN few re-
marks, stated that owing to the severe
+ domestic troubles and affections which
| has beed upon him for some time, and
| especially during the fair, he was not
able to give the society that attention
which he desired to. Yet amid all the
depressiOns and financial panlcs which
afiict our struggling people,
and taking into consideration
the incIemency o. the weather during
Fair week, he was gratifiod to state that
IT ccceeded the expectations of soEle
Of it's friends. Especially did he ap-
peal to the young men of the county
tJ rally to tie support Of the society,
and eudeavor to build up III this cOun-
Nv an improved method of farming,
and reform the present deraDged sys-
lem OF labor, 20 that III the future
our country would become what Pro-
vidance intended, beauteous land,
o ID her cl6iZt ns Il mighty people.
The baiiotting for officers, ali being
opposed to ''tbird term, Tesuit"d III
she elrotion Of VIM. A. Fais0n for Presi-
s:rut, whose reputation as successful
.,ad scientific farmer and stock raiser
ia known not only in Sampson and
fJa.fyrn North Carolina but. through
ous the state. First vice-President,
Everett Peterson second vice President
r. T. Herring; Secretary, B. L. Grady;
Corresponding Secretary B. Il. BcyIIu;
Treasurer, Capt. 0. l.. Chestnut.
Much enthusiasm was manifeFted
aui think the prospect for the n"xt
Fair better than ever before.
Ne must say, Messrs Editors, that
We. we're highly pleased with the anl-
mus manifested i'll this meeting
$5ur people should meet oftcner III the
manufactures and internal improve
ments. They should meet and put in
practical operation forces that will
revive the drooping spirits of our i'm
D0yerisiLed ueOpie. We will never re-
gain our lost prosperity by idle com
piai05s about hard times or a contln-
lance in that endless round of politi-
cal excitement which has already been
so destructive to the happiness aCd
we'll being of our people.
It is by systematic and persistent
appIicatiOn Of science and art to the
great cause Of agriculture, that we
must look for improvementin our con-
dition, which every man should put
forth his best energies to accomplish.
Let our young men induce lmmigra-
ton themselves, and strive to repair our
waste places, and build up our ruined
fortunes, Let us work on and hope
on until we have restored our dilapI-
dated farms, rescued our homes from
the want and gloom that invest them
and conqured that prosperity and hap
piuess which If true to ourselves IS yet
in store Tor this oppressed people.
In our travels among the farmers In
this county, we regret to hear that
many Of them have lost much of their
pork in consequence of the continued
warm weather.
Before leaving Clinton we were in
vited to tea party at Mr.. Loftin Boy
kin's, and on arriving rather late We
found the ancient mansion of our VEN
erable host filed with their
young friends from the village and
neighborhood. After partaking of re-
freshments, which were bountifully
served, we were seated in the parlor and
highly entertained with both vocal and
instrumental music on the piano by
the Misses Beaman ard Miss Katie
Bizzell, aided by Geo. Chestnut and
Jimmie Powell with their violins. 1t
was not until late in the evening that
we thanked Mr.. and Mrs. Boykin
for their hospitalities, aud after
wishing them and all our friends
present happy New Year ard much
success in life, we bade them good
night and took our departure for Clin-
ton.
We leave this morning for the South,
but long will our visit to Sampson be
pleasantly remembered. NJ.