The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-01
THE FAIR.

Right nobly did the gallant sons
and noble daughters Of grand old
Lexington county respond to her
appeal to make the exhibits and
attendance at the Fair worthy OF a
live, progressive and enterprising
county, for they both surpassed the
expectations of the mast sapgulne
and enthusiastic officer, member and
friend of the County Fair Associa-
ton. In this Fair Lexington county
simply covered herself all over with
glory and the management has every
reason to rejoice and feel proud at
80 great success.
Every department was full to over
flowing with handsome specimens Of
the products of the industrial world
of the county. We lisk nothing in
: saying the exhibits were Of such
high standards of merit, excellence
and beauty as to place them in the
advance ranks of agriculture, stock
raising, manufacture, poultry raising,
needle and fancy work, household
and domestic department, art, floral
and horticulture and garden truck,
the like of which has been rarely
witnessed before upon one occasion.
The exhibition was true picture
of the progress and industry of the
people of Lexington in every avoca-
ton of life and the exhibits were but
representation of the fruits of their
daily toll to improve themselves in
the art Of progressive civilization,
scientific farming and stock raising,
higher education and nobler and
purer social and religious aspirations.
All these things speak well for our
people and an influence for good has
gone out from this Fair to gather up
rich returns that could not possibly
been accomplished by any other
method. A staff correspondent OF
the News and Courier, who was
present on the grounds, has this to
say about the Fair, along this line:
"The Fair grounds in Lexington pre-
sented lively and attractive scene
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
of last week. the occasion being the
third annual Fair of the Lexington
County Fair Association. The atten-
dance was large, the weather was
bright and the management was ex-
ceptionally good. The stock depart
ment was unusually fine, with its
fast handsome horses, best breed OF
COWS, sheep and hogs. The poultry
exhibit was large and the barnyard
beauties were greatly admired. The
products of the farm were tempt
ingly arrayed, as were the preserves
and other choice delicacies that had
been prepared by the estimable Ia
dies of liberty loving old Lexington
The brilliant assortment of fancy
work gave eloquent proof OF the
tact and taste of the fair creatures
who enliven and enrich the cosy and
charming homes of that county. Ii
was joyous meeting of the old and
young, the gentle and the strong.
Sturdy and sterling men, gracefl |
and lovely women strolled through
the spacious grounds; the merry prat-
tile of bright children was heard
Happiness and halarity crowned the
gladstone and inspiring scene"
What more can we say than has al.
ready been so appropriately said by
this correspondent about this feature
of our Fair, except it be that the
pleasing picture of happiness has
not been overdrawn nor has he exag-
Grated the exhibits in the various de-
partments.
Each day had its special pro-
gramme which was full and elaborate
and was carried out as published in
the Dispatch of last week, and the
result Of the different contests and
the award of the blue and red
ribbons in the different departments
was satisfactory to all concerned
Kicking was CONSPICUOUS for its alb
sence. 1t is impossible to make an
estimate of the number of persons
in attendance upon the Fair with any
degree of accuracy, suffice it to sa,
the attendance was very large all
three days, but it was larger or
Thursday than on either Wednes-
day or Friday.
By Invitation of the Committee OF
the Association the Confederate vete-
rams of the county had reunion at
the grounds on Friday. With them
this was a gladstone time in which
the memories of the past were to be
t,uched with the finger of rec lie,
tiou and battles of the long age