The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-29

Ladies' and Fellow Citf1enE
Twelve months ago it was my pleasure ="
welcome you upon so occasion simtlar 70
that which couvenes % to-day. Then the 40
boyilis County Fair and Carnival vas an un-
Tried expsriment. and we entered upon the
undertaking with fss!iuss somewhat Of On
certainty - 70 the result
Proud, however. OF me history ofour Gun +.
q, and the traditions OF her people aod en-
Unused With the spirit Of progress, whlon
onsrnetsrires our Soa.h,and today, We de-
ssrminsd 70 show 70 the country. that no seo-
tioo Of this great Commonwealth was more
fsuitful Of rssoufces. OF more proliao In all
that mskes . people srsnd. glorious and
crest than the Coaaty Of Abbsviiie.
Tnsrsscre, sstuatsd by the landslide design
% oalti vats closer relationship among her
people, and 20 advertise 70 the world her In.
sxhaussabls rssoaroes, the fertility Of her
soil, the sAiubrlty OF her climate, ana the
grand possibilities OF her faturs. the County
Fair and Carnival vas inauGurstsd
Tue sucoscs which crowned our Efforts 10 .
counterpart Of the history OF the State. and
needs no comment from me. II the past ID
prophetic OF the future. we may take fresh
courage and march on 10 still grapder achieve.
ments.
To-day. no unsrisd experiment, ffAuget
with uncsrtainties, coofronts us-for while
our Country 10 noe undsrsoiog tho mos,
wonderful Industrial progress and economic
devslopmsnt by the rapid expansion OF out
railroads encircleipg ths Continent. BY the
sueosasfai growth OF maaufacturinS enter.
prising in oil 10 varied departments. By the
Sap,d increase Of towns and cities which
sdosn hse plains and bedsot her hills. Al
bsvilis County has not failed 70 respond 70
shs rushing progrssso Of this progressive age.
Sns, too, has cAugot the Inspiration and 10
nov maTching musioal hum and swelling din
Of workshop and factories, the tinkling ring
OF hammer and anvil Joins 70 swell the
Grand chorus Of the worlds happy song OF IN.
dustris. progress.
With pleasure Ne present 70 you todsy the
evidence Of the tapld Eeovth Of her material
interests and ioexosustaois resources.
From her fertile nelds comes the gsFnered
ssain while hill and dale are clothed with
nescy staple. Hidden within nsr bosom arc
orss Of richest vs,ue. Fruits aud DIVERS OF
almost every CLINE are here. while tinsr stock
seldon erased on Western plains.
To witness these, In behalf OF the Assooia-
tiou, welcome You today. Yes. Abbeviils
throws vide her gates and bids you welcome.
ihsinoo welcome upon this suspieious oocss
On.
After the above address, the general
display Of horses took place. It Is
thought to have been equal to any col
lection ever shown In this County.
Double and single harness teams,
horse back riding by ladies and gen.
tlemen and racing were the special
attractions, and for the time this de-
partment claimed the largest crowd.
At 8 o'clock p. NJ, the business
mems parade, headed by q band oi
music, moved down Main Street.
Special mention should be made ot
the handsome float Of A. NJ. Hill d
Sons. II represented Columbus pre-.
ssnting to the King and Queen ol
Spain, Columbus buggy. Mr.. Lew.
10 Blount and Miss MonDie Sign were
the King and Queen Of Spain. H. NJ
Tate, the grocer, deserves special men
ton also. The general exhibition o
harness and saddle horses was Of q
high order and would have been q
creditable display st any State fair
We were pleased to note the large
exhibit Of County raised horses anC
mules. Thisdepartment was the cen
ter of attraction each day, and promls
es greater interest In the future.
The cattle. sheep, and swine depart
ment was an Improvement on Las
wear. We noticed one hog that wa
. counterpart of one we saw at Biltmor'
-yauderbilt's farm. Surely this I'm
exhibit marks the passing Of the ra
2or back"
The display of field crops was bette
than heretofore all going to SHOW
thai the farmers are wide awake In Ia
terest Of diversified crops.
The poultry department was sliv
with fine specimens, from snow whit
turkeys and large Plymouth Rocks
down to the frisky bantams and fan
tail pigeons. Everybody enjoyed thi
department.
A special exhibition Of dogs wa
held dogs Of every size and sbap
were there, from the frizzly face poo
die TO the giant mastiff. We were q
pecisily impressed with the large Ne'
Foundland, owned by Mr.. J. II. MOI
rah, Of Mt. Carmel. It's rich coat
black hair was mild enough. but thos
eyes and its huge body were sufficien