SEVENTY-NINTH 



Annual Cattle Show and Fair. 



Tlie Cattle Show and Fair of this Society opened Sept. 

 19, with prospects of being very successful. But Wednes- 

 day morning the copious rain put an end to our expecta- 

 tions and but very few people ventured abroad. Thursday 

 morning was again bright but in the afternoon the rain 

 again fell in torrents. But the Society had previously 

 decided to keep the fair open through Friday, when we had 

 a fine day, which added materially to the receipts. But 

 the attendance was probably not nearly as large as it would 

 have been if the weather had been favorable and therefore 

 the receipts felloff materially from last year. 



The exhibit of cattle and poultry were in excess of any 

 previous year both in quantity and quality, and although 

 the entries in the hall were sixty less than last year, prob- 

 ably from the scarcity of fruit, the quality was fully up 

 to the standard. 



The street parade Thursday was not so attractive as it 

 would have been, had not the storm spoiled many floats 

 that were to be in it, but the thousands of people who 

 witnessed it thought it fully equal to previous years, and 

 we think the committee who had it in charge are deserving 

 of great credit in persevering, with the weather against 

 them, in making so fine a show. 



The ploughing match took place Friday, with eleven 

 entries, and all did commendable work. 



The annual dinner of the Society was served in the 

 vestry of the South church, Thursday, at which there was 



