The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
CiImpses Of the State Fair.

Although We go 10 press ere the
" eek. and the Fair, have fairly open
el. Il = = pleasure to ME from the
present outlook that a very satisfactory
Fair snl b- held though perhaps more
OF an eut. vtainment ~ Festive occasion,
than an Industrial Exposition. That
such would b tie case, was TO ~ ex-
pected- The general disaster 10 our
crops. joined with The fact that the en-
tire machinery Of the Agricultural De
partnent whose agents are leading
farmer, in every couuty) has been EN-
ployed to ship III finest EXHIBITS To the
Atlanta show, naturally precluded any
extraordinary display IF field crops AT
the State Fair. Aud herein some u
our editorial brethren have been IN asi
10 Col. Polk since lie could Dot force
the farmers 10 bring their specimens,
AMI after doing all that be could to in
duce them II do so, teven procuring
tree transportation, sud larger amount
o.: ash prem ums than has ever before
been otferei) there was nothing left but
10 try 10 bring the people together In a
Safe Festival by the usual attraction,
Of Racing. Shooting. Psrades. Tourns
uent, re Union, etc " join our %
teulporarles IN regrettlng that Northtar
olina cannot Keep up real Agricultural
Fair, and Cattle show - but at present
it cannot be done.
North Carolina : so large. and 70
thinlv settled, tha, the generality OF
practical Ia uers would not attend the
State FAR, If they were sure Of winning
a large Premium. And of course, q
struggling Fair, like ours cannot give
large premiums.
NOTES.
-S-vcr car loads Of fine cattle came
in On ne North Carolina train Tuesday
morning.
The Poultry exhibit fills nearly loo
cages
Nearly 100 bloodsd horse. in he
stall.
-Whe,ter our Young f-isnd Capt;
Samuel II Webh, Of Alamsnce aud
Orange. is voted the overcoat or rot.
there j, no discount on his deserved
popularity and clcverness.
Col. Wharton J.. Green. and Mis-
Green, are IN the city, welcu ed ry
hosts of friends. He has on eztstitiou
= fine line Of "Tokay Wines. which
are daily growing In popularity.
-Messrs. L. l.. Polk & Go have a
special building, erected at l:,oir OVID
expense and full ofsuperb machinery.
Capt. A. II. Bogardu, his 4 .args
tent in which To- exhibit his Chan
pion' skill as a sho ,tist. He aud las
son gave an eXL bitiDu on TUESDAY at
terncnn
The balloti.g for thu not pore
lar Marsha CHE prize an h.ndrou.
o e.c0~t Offered by Relw.ng.t i c.,
the new c~lo'hier., rom Ch4rlorfr, who
have opeLed Al establishment ia Rgi-
Oh e%.ci'es considerable interest.
-Biackw veil & 60 of Durham. have
an handsomely arranged special exhibl;
Of their Tobacco which attracts general
notice 1t is in the shape OF az arb,
or pavilion, in 'Centennial' stye Nal.
Julian ). Carr is IN charge.
Another ehterprising xEibitor is
the young firm OF Scott 4 Go, # Ne
bar ~esvlIle They are distributing free
sample packages ot smoking tobacco
Tried and True, - whose fragrance
tempts even a Non Snokist, like our
self. These young gentlemen. tlhe
brothers, j. Edwin Scott. Rooert w
Scett, and Jas. a. Tate have Just
con,pleted an addition 10 their factory,
making a building of 7Ox36 feet, front
ing the Railroad at M~ebanesyil.e, and
presenting q fine appearances. Success
10 ell enterprlslng young sons of Dixie,
say we