The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-18
rryr WHITE SULPHUR.
~,vo OF THE ExEcGTIyE Committee Oh
lRE'lM sr,rx AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

,,.nortsd specially FOR the. Disratcn.J i
...sttnp OF the Executive Comtnittec
:, INC virginia State Agricultural society
o. held at the White Sulphur springs on
%Wadnesday, August 18th. The following
m..mbers were present: MAYOR a. q. Drew.
y n,' president; William A; Burke, afst x,ee-
T,t;dent. Robert Beverley, second vice"
N.;a.ni. william c.. Knight, secretary
IEcWs,o'Ro wman, s. W. Facklen. DR.. $. r.
a. ~, THOMAS Watkins, Colonel r. q.
Ms.nnv THOMAS Fl. Carter, General Will
M, y r. Lee, aud g. W. Palmer.
tau. ~ r,,n,tes OF the hast meeting we're
read and approved. ,o,., .ou.
nr Moore, chairman Of the local com
,n,,,ee. offered the report OF the Soin.
,n on the FAIRGROUNDS, ana II
Ltd that the buildings are IN az
o"od condition as they were last year,
81 4 wilt not be necessary to incur any
"ad;,;onal expense for the coming Fa,r'
nnrtsinly not more than 500.
Wr Burke offered a resolution that Mr.
pslvin he relieved OF his contract with Toe
n,socia,ion in the rental OF the Far
Grounds. Adopted.
ON motion OF Colonel Knight, 1t WAS Or
dcrsd that the local committee nave Tue
line OF catt!e-stalls removed, ana the same
be rebuilt In a permanent manner.
r.,
lerc OF exhibiting pedestrian and other atti-
letic >por,s was received and granted.
communication was received from SUI
nrriniend.nt Peay,, OF the Richmond pub
lie schools, and on motion OF Mr.. Burke.
q, Augusta. the following was adopted:
!, being suggested that the attendance at
,ha coming State Fair will be increased
snd the educational interests OF the State
advanced by public exhibition on the
grounds by the pupils OF the public schools
~ certain branches OF education taught
therein.
Resoi,,ed, That the Public School Board
~ the CITY Of Richmond. on the part OF
the schools Of their CITY and OF the State.
be respectfully requested TO furnlsh 10 Tue
nresidcut and local committee OF TINS 80
cictv a scheme OF exercises that can De pup
Ic,r conducted during the Fair; and IL the
same is approved. that tue presioent ano
local committee arc authorized and re-
nue,ted to make all necessary arrange
mcn,s. provided that the sum expended
shall not exceed SO, and that no persons
no, members OF the Society shall be admit
ted free.
Colonel knight offered n resolution that
W. y. CheS'erman, OF the Dispatch, and
G.. W. Minter, be granted the exclusive
privilege and authorized to publish the
state Fair Gazette for the coming Fair.
Adopted.
Mr.. Watkins offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolued, That the local committee be
requested TO confer with all the roads ter.
minatius in Richmond, and urge them tc
adopt a scheme OF excursion trains during
the Fair.wcek by which the people along
the line will be induced to visit the Fair.
En,l 10 .ny.IH
for the use of the members Of the commit
tee printed blank forms for the quarterly
reports on the condition Of agriculture.
A competitive Grill Of the citizen soldiery
OF this and other States will take place OF
the third day of the Fair. Large prizes
arc offered, and the display will doubtless
attract q large attendance OF people. 1t il
eyuccted that in addition to the military o.
the State there will be companies from
Washington, Baltimore, and New York
and probably from several OF tue southern
cities. The attention OF the military i
called TO the subject, as the Fair Is nov
near at hand, and it would be well for al
OF those who propose 10 enter the comics
TO notify the secretary OF the Society at al
early date. .... .- -.
There will he also a competitive drill Of
the colorcd military companies OF The state
elmer the ScCbnU VI Lux
Fair and on this day the general admission
fee at the gates will be reduced from fifty to
twenty-five cents.
The representatives OF the railroads OF
the State, on invitation OF the committee,
met with them in conference as TO scheme
OF excursions during the Fair-week-nre
ent: General Wickham, OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio: Colonel A. $. Buford. OF the
Nebmond and Danytllc; Major Z. T. ID.
Myas, OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg
,Dd Potomac; Hon. John S. Barbour and
Colonel Randolph, of the Virginia Midland.
These gentlemen expressed their concur
renee in the object OF the Society and the
important interest represented by it. and
their willingness 10 cooperate in presenting
cheap transportation to oil persons who
propose to attend the State Fair. When
these gentlemen had retired Colonel Carter
offered the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
ReS0tued, That the thanks OF the Vir-
giuia State Agricultural Society are tender
ed - the railroad officials OF the Stale for the
liberal spirit that they have cyinced in eX-
tending every facility for bringing visitors
10 the next Fair at unusually low rates.
There being no further business before
the Society, it adjourned to meet in Rich
monc, at the office OF the secretary, the day
previous TO the Fair, which takes place the
2Sth October, 1879. "... A.. t'
CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
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