Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-09-24
The shepherdstown Fair.


Last year we attended the initial exhi-
bition of live stock and agricultural
products as well as ladies' fancy work,
in Morgan's Grove. at Shepherdstown,
and, at the time, gave somewhat ex-
tended report of the exhibition and of
the address of Governor Hamilton, who
had been solicited to aid in starting
work so congenial to one Of his pur-
suits. Our Shepherdstown friends APP
preciated the interest taken in their en-
terprise by our people, and the Presi-
dent of the Association thus Inaugural
ted subsequently remarked TO us that
the plain, practical, solid talk OF the
Governor had not only greatly aided
them in their work, but bad excited
such an interest among their farmers,
had so stimulated their ambition and
directed their efforts in such practical
channels that he believed it had added
five thousand dollars to the revenues of
their farms that year; and on Friday
last, Jefferson county farmer, in the
presence of the editor of the Shepherds
town Register, remarked to us that it
was the general belief among his
brother farmers that the Governors re-
marks, on the previous day, would
cause at least fifteen thousand bushels
more wheat to be raised in the county
this year than would have been grown
without them.
Such suggestions are, in themselves,
very agreeable-showing at what little
cost or effort great results may be ac-
complished in the most important chan
nels-but they are particularly crafty
ing in view of the proximity and close
identity of the communities represented
and are calculated still further to
strengthen the bonds existing between
them which already bind the two to-
gether. And in this connection most
agreeable reminiscence is recalled, to
which we referred in our notice of last
years exhibition at that place. Preced-
ing Governor Hamilton was Col. A. K.
Boteler, who referred with just pride to
the fact that he had delivered the first
annual address, thirty years before, at
the establishment of the Washington
County Association, which since then
had grown to vast proportions and
achieved great honors. This idea was
again discussed on Friday last, at Nor
gan's Grove, and encouragingly re-
ferred to as indicating the future OF
their local association; for it was truth
fully said that the birth of the WASH
ington County Association was feeble
one as compared with that of the young
but vigorous society then celebrating
on the Potomac the commencement of
the second year of its existence.
And this reflection was thoroughly
we'll founded. We were not able to &C
company the large concoursc of citizens
on Thursday-the principal day
when the Washington County Societ y,
with our local band and great many of
our people, went over the river and re-
turned enthusiastic over the exhibition
and the hospitality of the Jefferson
County people. The exhibition was
universally conceded to be far in ad.
vance Of the one of the previous year,
and upon DR.. y. S. Reynolds, the Presi-
dent of the Potomac Agricultural Asso-
citation, and Col. VIM. A. Morgan, the
Chief Marshal, upon whose lands, and
by the famous historical spring, the ex-
hi5ition was held, as well as upon all
connected with it, the highest enconi-
ums were passed.-HagerStown Mail.