The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-09-12
THE FAIR ACERTAINTY.
THE SAMPSON AGRICULTU-
RAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED
UNDER 4 CHARTER AS
A CORPORATION.
Officers Elected and Work Com
menced.
THE TINE FIXED AT THE 4TH, 5rH,
AND 9TH OF DECEMBER NEXT.

THE TINE FIXED AT THE 4TH, 5TH,
AND 9TH OF DECEMBER NEXT.
Abuut the year 1860, num-
of the leading citizens of Samp-
son joined themselves together
in a society, forming what is
known as the Sampson County
Association. Each
Of these persons contributed
$1,000 and was known as life
Annual me mbers
were received upon payment Of
5000. This Society conducted
fairs with great success
till suspended in 1861 by the
direful exigencies of civil war.
In 1859 the Society was re-organ-
ICED and held Its first fair after
the war December 9Th --Sth,
1870. Large and successful fairs
were held by the Society annual
ly for fourteen years. During
this period the Sampson fairs
became famous not only over
North Carolina, but even in
other States. One of the secrets
of the success Of these fairs
was the interest, information
and intelligence infused into the
agriculture Of the county by the
monthly meetings Of the Soeie-
ty. These monthly meetings
were devoted to the discussions
of the most improved methods
and advanced ideas in every
branch Of agriculture. Such we
hope will be the case again, for
it would give THE CAUCASIAN
great pleasure to report the
ideas and plans advanced in such
meetings to our. readers each
week through the Farmers
Column" The last Fair held
by the ante-bellum Society was
in 1884.
On last Saturday, the 7th in
stant, the Society was re-organ-
lied as a corporate body under
the charter granted by the Leg
lislature of 1875.
The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-Henry E. Faison
Vice-President-Col. l.. A. Pow.
ell; Recording Secretary-H. b
Chesnutt; Corresponding Secre'
tary-Marion Butler Treasur
er-Abram Hobbs.
The President appointed the
following for Executive Com
mittee Col. L. A. Powell, Sen
ator E. w. Kerr, Lx-Sheriff Jno
A. Oates, Everett Peterson, Capt
, w. L. Faison. w. X. Pigford, d
B. Nicholson and Rep. VIM. 4
, Stevens.
,, The question as to holding
/ fair this fall came up upon tn
: reading Of a subscription lis
, signed by many of the leadin
! citizens of the community offer
, ing to donate $500, to be used i
repairing the Fair Ground prop
3 erty, if the Society will hold
Y fair this year. 1t was decide
u to hold 4 fair by a majority c
two votes, whereupon Captai
Faison, who voted in the mega
Y tive, moved that this resolutio
g be made unanimous and that "
= resolve to go to work with
9 determination to hold a big an
= successful fair. The motion W.
ir enthusiastically adopted.
g Upon the adjournment Of I'll
Il Society, the President, as e.
- officiu chairman of the Board I
! Directors, called that body t
y. gether. They decided that II
d, date for holding the fair
4 December 4th, 9Th and 9Th.
y D. i. Nicholson, Esq, W
unanimously elected Chief Ma
At shall.
vs. A building and repairing Col
to mittee, consisting of Col. i.
Powell, Sheriff John 4. Oat.
N and President II. E. Faison, we
ct appointed and agreed to proce
e. with the necessary work on t
8, next Monday morning.
=, - Next Thursday, the 10Th, "
=, appointed for the next meeti
ne OF the Board, at which time
ng Premium List will be prepare
in
he No farmer can get to the he
ne of the procession by hanging
tho tail ~ a ccruh cnw