The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-01-18


been cold and disagresabls win ,rsmsadoe,
rainfall. the roads are badly waaAsd mi and.
under % many uniAyonble circamstancei, peo.
pie began 10 think the Fair would nscsnarily
be postponed. Those who went ahead prsparinr
their exhibits were deferred from bsingine them
In until e was too late, and oaly thcss mos,
convenient to the grounds brought In tkalr En-.
hibits
In the kitchen department there were orange
citron. peach. plum and hg preserves; pepper
and tomato catanps; peach, apple, plum, may.
hsw and blackberry jellia; several ana ,loaves
Of homemade bread.
Mics Sallie Whitaker displayed Q collection Of
picked caulinower, manages, cucumber, &c.
Ajsr Il orange preserves, beautilhlly cafYed By
Miss Bythewood, and preserved By Mn.. Ames,
was much admired.
The oranges displayed were al Of good sixe.
some very dne A basket full by Mn Girnrd.
Of this city. would do honor % any section.
The agricultural exhibits, though limited TO
only few samples Of each product, was ii good
size. especially the Irish and sweet potatoes.
turnips, beets, &c, showing the adoption OF our
soil to the culture Of root crops.
The samples Of corn, cotton, oats, re, nee,
peas, pumpkins, cabbage, syrup, sugar, bacon,
lard, &C., were all quite creditable a. regards
quality.
The live stock exhibits were very slim In mum.
Of the finest stock In the South. Quite i mum.
Der Of fine colts were exhibited by different par.
ties. Captain Houstoun exhibited herd Of nine
all of them under two years old, and were raised
on his place near the city.
Captain John Bradford exhibited fine thor
ough-bred Jersey bull
Mr.. J. A. Pearce exhibited some fine cattle as
well as colts
Mr.. ]. c. Kemper exhibited several extra
fine specimens Of Berkshire pigs.
The display Of fast horses was the 6nest and
fastest ever made in the State. Many Of the
fastest horses In the United States wefe on the
grounds and some splendid racing was aad each
day.
In the poultry department there were SEINE
very fine trios of turkeys, ducks and several va
rietes of chickens; also some pigeons and
some Guinia fowls.
Although the daily attendance was large and
of mixed races and castles, the NEST perfect order
prevailed and everything passed of ~ PLEASANTLY
as could be wished for.
A lucky Numbers man, mounted Oh . stand
near the wind mill, declared surs an ulicivilized
community because No one would patfonize his
game, but he no doubt found out that our commu-
nifty was much too civilized to be taken In by
him.
The Ladies Of st. Johns Episcopal Church,
who secured the eating saloon privileges for the
benefit Of the Church, appeared to b. doing
lively business, and viii no doubt add neat
little sum to their building fund.
The shooting by Mr.. c. p. Davis, the cham
pion shot of the South, was very COED indeed
and proved most attractive feature 10 the Fair
Only two babies were entered at The Baby
Show, W. d. Vincent and Edith Elicit OF
course both drew prizes, and now all the moth
ers in the county are vexed because they did not
enter their darlings.
Notwithstanding the many embarrassing cir
cumstances under which the Fair was held, we
learn that sufficient funds were realized to defray
the entire expenses, and We hope the managers
of the association will fnd their future efforts
still better rewarded. They really deserve sue
cess, and every man, woman and child should
lend what assistance they can toward making
our future fairs successful; for all are more or
less, benefited by the results.