154 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



FIFTH DAY. 



[From Daily Record-Union of Saturday, September 25th.] 



The fifth day of the State Fair was another red-letter day for the 

 Directory, and proved a satisfaction to the people. Nothing occur- 

 red to mar the success of the day's programme. The fact that the 

 day's receipts fell below those of the like day last year arises from the 

 fact that the same day last year was "the sham battle" day, when an 

 immense assemblage was present. But it must be borne in mind 

 that on Thursday of this week the receipts exceeded those of even 

 sham battle day. Thus to date the society is financially over three 

 thousand dollars ahead of the Fair of eighteen hundred and seventy- 

 nine to like date. 



AT THE PAVILION. 



Last evening the attendance at the Pavilion was as large' as on the 

 previous evening. The music rendered by the band was unusually 

 fine. The solo upon the xylophone, by Alex. Kidd, was fine, and 

 warmly encored by the audience. The receipts of the day were as 

 follows: Park, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six dollars; 

 Pavilion, six hundred and twenty-two dollars and seventy-five cents. 

 Last year on Friday of the Fair the receipts were as follows: Park, 

 three thousand eight hundred and twenty-two dollars and twenty- 

 five cents; Pavilion, five hundred and thirty-eight dollars— showing 

 a falling off on the receipts of the same day last year of one thousand 

 nine hundred and fifty-two dollars; but Fridaj^ of last year's Fair 

 was the best day of the week, while it has not been so this year. The 

 total receipts of the Fair this year up to this time, are seventeen 

 thousand nine hundred and one dollars and ninety-five cents. Dur- 

 ing the same days of last year the receipts were fourteen thousand 

 six hundred and ninety-six dollars and seventy-five cents — showing 

 a gain in favor of the present year of three thousand two hundred 

 and five dollars and twenty cents. 



Continuing our review of the Pavilion, we find a few articles not 

 heretofore noticed. 



William Gutenberger shows a handsome and large piece of quartz 

 from the Quartz Hill mine. 



Miss Mary E. McCord exhibits a school of kindergarten instruc- 

 tion in the lower hall, and explains the system in a very interesting 

 manner. 



D. H. Larrabee shows a patent spring bed and several ant-proof 

 kitchen safes. 



R. Dale exhibits two pieces of sheet music that are curiosities. 

 One is the first sheet printed in California — eighteen hundred and 

 forty-nine — and the price then was two dollars. The second is the 

 first piece printed in Sacramento, and is dated eighteen hundred and 

 fifty-eight, Dale, publisher. 



Mrs. G. Marks, in the small upper hall, exhibits a specimen of 

 picture embroidery in worsted, a full-rigged ship at sea. 



THE ART GALLERY. 



The art gallery at the Pavilion has, all this week,*been thronged 

 by spectators. And it is but justice to record that the great mass of 



