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rHr, STOCK SHOW AT PENDLETON.

pleasure that many heard that they hao1
been revived and we're to be continued
annually in the future, after suspension
of two or three years. In 1883 the STOCK
Show and Fair were excellent, and at
tracted a great deal of attention. Since
then the shows have not been repeated
until last week, and we hope that they
will not be allowed to lapse again even
for single year.
with friend and behind good trotter
we set out for Pendleton to see the sights
at the Stock Show. There was a goodly
number of Andersonians on the road
bound for the same destination, and the
colored band from this place, which went
to furnish music during the day, favored
some of the residents along the road..wlth
some of their best pieces.
No one can travel the road from here to
Pendleton without feeling that he is pass
ing through prosperous country. In
every direction we saw splendid fields OF
cotton and magnificent stretches of corn
on the bottoms. Along the road may be
seen pastures thickly swarded with Ber-
muda grass Zone Of the best pasture
grasses grown and we'll adapted to our
soil and climate) on which fat cattle are
grazing. The proportion of land devoted
to cotton will hardly fail to attract the
attention of the traveller, for the area
planted in corn and other crops is insig-
nificant, as compared to the cotton area.
MANY of the fields were white with the
feecy locks and pickers were busy gath
ering in the precious staple. We judge
that from two-thirds to three-fourths OF
the crop has been harvested, and the
three or four gins we saw along the route
seemed to be doing good business.
There are q number Of handsome and
comfortable homes through this section,
and with scarcely an exception beautiful
hot house flowers we're tastily arranged
around the door-steps and in the piazzas,
while the yards contained beautiful
flowers of different varieties. Gardens,
orchards and grape arbors surrounded
the dwellings, and with the great cotton
and corn fields as background, the
conclusion seemed natural that these good
people dwelt in land that "flowed with
milk and honey"
We stopped at Pendleton Factory for
few minutes and found everybody at
work. The factory is situated on bold
little stream, 8 miles from Pendleton.
Quite a striking picture is presented to
the eve at this place-the factory with it's
busy spindles, the mill and gin with their
rumbling rocks and hum ming saws, the
quiet country store and the neat, white
cottages Of the operatives, while the
murmuring stream that turns the wheels
furnishes q striking contrast to the roar
Of blazing furnaces and clouds of dirty
smoke from burning coal that is found at
many of our factories. The scene is pic
turesque and one that the mind and eye
delight to dwell upon.
The home of Mr.. SittoD, manager of
the factory, is in beautiful grove little
further up the read. We were told that
the factory is prospering under his man
agement. About thirty bales of cotton is
consumed per day.
We have a little digressed from our
subject-the Stock Show-but there are
30 many beautiful and interesting scenes
and objects along this road that we
thought some mention of them might be
not uninteresting to our readers, especial
ly to those who, like the writer, love the
broad fields and beautiful forests of the
country and the gentle brooks that
peacefully 'go on forever"
On reaching the historical town Of Pen
dleton we found the streets thronged with
people, who were quietly making their
way to the place Of exhibit. This was on
Mai. A. T. Smythe's farm, and was about
q mile west Of Pendleton. We Joined the
procession and soon reached the place. A
large crowd had assembled to see the
stock and races, and before the day was
over we suppose that about 1900 people
women, men and children, white and
black-visited the grounds. The situation
was favorable for such an exhibition. The
race course, which was about three
eighths of a mile long, was in nice
meadow, enclosed on three sides by hills,
where were trees enough to furnish am
pie shade for man and beast. From these
elevations thousands of people might cas-
lily have witnessed the exhibition of the
stock on the track.
The number of exhibits was not as
large as formerly, but the various
departments contained some choice spec
linens, all of which attracted full share
Of attention and praise, though Of course
the display of stock on the track was the
leading feature Of the day.
There were some splendid specimens
of cotton and corn, and two immense
wagon loads Of choice hay on exhibition.
Some of the ears Of corn measured Is
inches. No wonder such sleek stock and
fat cottle and hogs may be found in
country where such corn and hay is
grown, we have some specimens of the
corn In our office, and not many people
ever saw laEk6r edCS,
Admirable order was observed, and the
sight-seers spent the day in examining
the exhibits and watching the contests on
the track and in pleasant conversation in
groups scattered about at good points of
observation, though here and there were
pairs who sought quiet places to: tell and
hear that old, old story. .,
Col. D. K. Norris and Messrs. o. A.
Bowen and B. Harris superintended the
show and proved themselves skillful in
such an undertaking.
Blue and red ribbons Indicating first
snd second distinctions respectively we're
awarded by the Judges in the several
departments to the best and second best
exhibits, and below may be found q list
Of such awards:
HORSES AND MULES.
T. Z. Bulow, Ridgeville, S. c., Judge.
Heavy Draught stallions-Moodbur
stock Earti, Blue; G. G. Richey. Red. i
Heavy Draught Mares-Woodburn
Stock Farm, Blue.
Light Draught Stations, years old aud
oyer-Rabtown Cleveland Bay Co., Blue !;
A. w. Thompson, Red.
Stations, two to three years ODD. X.
Norris, Blue; J. II. D. Ashmore, Red.
Stallion Colts; under one yeaE-H. p.
y