Agricultural Fair at Utica.
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UrreA Sept. 13, isi5


The Fair and Show of the State Agricultural Society
will tomorrow and be continued for three
days, but it is not expected that much will be done be-
fore Wednesday The groundon which the fair will be
held is the farm of Mr. James Plant about half n
mile southwest OF the city, and consists of ten of
beautiful meadow, enclosed with neat post and board
fence nine feet high around the enclosure inside, is
range OF pens built OF boards three feet high for the
OF such pigs sheep &c. as may be sent for exhibition
short distance from the westerly side Of the enclosure
runs the Chenango Canal from which abundance of
ter can be obtained Tor the use OF the immense amount of
stock, which il is expected will be present There are
three large buildings erected for the exhibition of
featured articles and equally large for exclusive
use of the ladies'.


On visiting the ground this morning heard on every


SIDE the busy note OF preparation the grating noise of
the saw, and the aptap of the active hammer the Ia
dies who are always God bless them foremost in the
work OF goodness, were busily engaged i'll making
wreaths OF evergreen foliage, with which their Floral


Hall is to be decorated already their building presents


beautiful appearance, being canoped with festoons
eyergreens IN the most tasteful manner and when
hnished Will be worthy OF a minute description In
deed, il coming events cast their shadows before this
will certainly eclipse all the exhibitions which have
previously been made by the Society.


No cattle or implements of sny amount have yet
afved but 1t is expected that immense quantity OF
both will come in the course of tomorrow.


The people of Utica i'll great gee at the very fair
prospect there OF large amount Of money being
pended in the city 1t j. computed that forty thousand
persons will attend the fair and reasonable cacu
laton that each oil them will expend So in way
other before he leaves, making $500 600 in week;
faith that is enough to raise their spirits and they
determined not to let the opportunity slip but make
hay while the Shines for in addition 10 the state fair
they have another OF their own called the Mechanics
fair with Welsh and Manns circus; juvenile concerts
theatrical performances at the Museum and other
tcrtanments too numerous to mention, all having the
laudabe object in view, the coaXing of cash out
OF the pockets of the visitors.


The Committee OF Arrangements having seen each
succeeding fair increase in interest and IN the number of
people who attend have made the most extensive and
liberal arrangements and to their credit and
edness be it aid that the press have not been overlook
ed; they have built building for the of repor
ters and in their programme say that each will take
pleasure in giving them every facility in order that their
reports may be correct possible, example
thy Of imitation in other places that know OF. They
have in addition to the large building before spoken of
erected several others which rented persons who
will sell edbes and drnkables, but nothing of inox-
icating descripton will be allowed on the ground.