Show dereadt agricultural and manufacturing society bowney BOWERY G S L city 5 pm in aug 23 Q present of the directors Direct gra ara W woodruff 0 II 11 oliphant hant bant IV W C staines and S M blair blain of the officers J C little G D watt and R L campbel cama Cara also several members of the awarding committees and a few ladies prayer by elder D candland sister delight decker exhibited a beautiful jerusalem apple which she raised thi ulis 3 seabo said to be excellent for burns and scalds mr W willes exhibited specimen of nankeen cotton and und seed which he b brought ight from fron india it was taken there from ae the southern South err crr states of america mr W C staines exhibited a 1 specimen ol 01 soap which can be bold sold for 35 25 cents a bar welo weighing hin bin 1 ib lb cut nails were exhibit d raade malde in the city with machinery put up bv mi david sabin minutes of last meeting were read and accepted mr ir C II 11 oliphant presented present ed the names of robt T burton sam sim IV richards sam L sprague david candland james AV cum min mins tunings 9 jeter clinton win 11 hooper wm eddington and gilbert clements as a com ir littee of arrangements for the fair they were unanimously elected voted the first annual state fair com arnee on the of october next the secretary was instructed to notify the state fair col coi committee cittee of the r appointment voted that mr gilbert C larn its ats be one of the awarding committee in place of mr william ward in class D voted that the secretary notify all the ther members of committees to meet at our next meeting two weeks heince hence at 2 pm and also notify the public of the state F fair air and invite all who are interested to attend and bring 11 their specimens for exhibition mr S M blair biair reported the organization of the ward auxiliary branch of the D A and 31 society Y and related the exertions of their board in relation to encouraging home in that ward said saia that he would soon raise all the cotton his family could use referred to the nankeen cotton exhibited by br said raid such cotton would save dye stuffs considered that this society if encouraged as it might and should be wc would c d be a great benefit to both manufacturer and aeri aerl remarked that he had sent to memphis for a bashel bushel of cotton seed and have it forwarded in time to plant next season mr IV Wood woodruff ruee puff said I 1 realize that this I 1 society is but in its infancy here is a apeci men of home made soap superior to the common imported article manufactured by dr william france franco from materials mate lais obtained in these valleys this is a step in the right direction and ana when an article is superior and can ran be afforded cheaper this community will no doubt patronize at ionize it there are many articles upon which this people peo le are losing by going to the stores mr winder sells ladies ladies shoes shoe s at gents at sa and anti warrants a a good article his Ms calf skins are sold at from sa to 5 and have generally given good satisfaction sole leather at 45 cents a ib lb admitted to be s superior r to the imported ieather leather for which they e charge hg P 1 cents we must sustain the tha manufacturers rs in our own midst when they take the right course the ladies can use a tremendous influence io in our favor ad and we wish them to do so go mr john pack spoke upon agriculture mr willes beins being called upon to sing I 1 a son song on loome manufactures related the chanese classification of trades and professions viz public teachers first farmers next then mechanics and lastly merchants after the song adjourned to saturday two weeks to meet in the council house ata pm when all are expected to be arient ent by eider elder J C little |