The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-11
The Approaching County Fair.

:, MIR. EDITOR: The rapid hasteninr of
..,9 aut,imnal months, 80 prolific of nrri
cultural fairs, admonish tho friends of
nul oiu county Fair that he prcliminaiy
MAKE ,he incoming Fair completely sue
cesslui. The appellation OF Fair to an
agricultural exhibit seems at first blush
anomalous, and yet when we analvZc tho
meaning we find tho selection of tho term
pccuiiarly appropriate. As noun it
means stated market, the fair SEX AS
Il Gu;iiiiylng part of speech il means pur,
frank, honest. equitable. So that We re,
ADOPT the appcllation Of the word fair 10
an agricultural exhibit as peculiarly an.
pr'priate. The leading idea OF Stated
market IS literally true, because il is
mere mere the farmer and mechanic may cx :
iilnt specimens of their products and
,i,",''!lw"rk, ,,' ', ana thus secure market for
tnc same. And then to run the analogy
ciear through, we should endeavor 10
make them, literally and truly, in all its
adJuncts and all its doings, pure. and
frank, and honest, and equitable, and tho
very home Of the fair sex. Under tho
prcsen. management Of this County Az
rlruitural Association, the farmers are
encouraged to put their shoulders TO the
"heei and make tho Fair an exhaustive
exhibit OF the agricultural, nlanufactu-
ring. mechanical and mineral pro,Iuc
lions OF the Piedmont section Of country
Inc President of the Society is IL Jealous
and successful farmer, able and willing
10 devote much Of his time and talents TO
the development Of the agricultural and
industrial resources Of his adopted coun-
W. lie is fortunately surrounded by a
corps OF subordinatcs in full sympathy
with himself in their efforts to make the
Anderson County Fair one of the best. if
not the very best, in the State. In ad,li-
non Mr.: Provost being quite n young
man, with no aspirations beyond Il iaitl-
iul discharge of duty in the lot God has
assigned him. the farmers have every as
surance that under his auspices, with no
iarorites TO reward, no enemies TO pun
isil, that fair play will be the portion of
all, Hence, NC urge upon farmers, illu-
chanlcs, merchants and manufacturers in
every portion of the county to make n
long pun, strong, pull and pull alto
eethcr i'll behalf Of tho County Fair. An
derson is at last attracting attention as a
railroad centre in prospect, and AZ rail-
roads and agriculture are handmaits in
the development of any county, let her
citizens i'll the future, as in the past. ex-
hitit lively and increased interest i'm
the &air. Let every township in the
cultural products, fruits, flowers, vege-
tables, minerals and, last but not least,
exhibits of improvements in bee culture
and prodGctS Of the apiary. (We wou id
like to enlarge on this branch of ours,lb-
ject, but must defer.) Right here we
would like to suggest to our excellent
President and his co-adjuiors the pro-
priety of having Il space set off for tho
exhibits Of each township, so as to excite
generous rivalry between them in this
laudable work.
Lastly we come to the most pleas
ant and agreeable feature of ali our
County Fairs, the social reunion. 1t is
sacredly pleasant, and yet SO sad. When
we come together on this festive OCCASION
from the north, and the south and the
east, anc the west, from every neighbor-
hood, we miss so many kindly faces and
warm greetings from those who have
passed away and no moro mingle among
Us, that we feel very sad. And vet,
when we remember their many virtues,
we scarcely know whether to weep or re.
jOicc. They have laid down their mpie-
! mcnts Of warfare, and have gone, as we
trust, many of them at least, to enjoy an
uninterrupted rest Sad again 10 greet
even among the living those who nave
suffered reverses, disappointments,
drouths, sickness, and yet how refr esh-
pathizing hand or almost feel tho pulsa-
tions of a sympathizing heart So let MS
all come together at our annual Fair,
whether we he bowed down with disap-
poinlment at hopes deferred, or whether
we are cxuberant with the blessings OF
Heaven lnvishly bestowed, let ns mingle
and commingle, one will. another, weep
and rejoice together. We would like to
see our Fairs arranged as our camp meet
ings, with suitable tents, so that our far
mers could take their wives and children,
once n year at least, and dedicate three
davs or moro to this grand social re-
union. BRUSHY CREEK