The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-10-17
COUNTY POST.
8 LITCHFIELD. OCTOBER II, 1895.
FARMERS' HOLIDAY.

| ty celebrated their annual meeting for the
exhibition of Domestic Manufactures, AMI
mails, &c. agreeably to appointment, in this
| village, on the nth inst. Our Streets were
filled with farmers, and other gentlemen in
terested in the prosperity of the society, at an
early hour; and from previous notes of pre-
paration, and the hustle of the morning, we
| had early assurance that the citizens Of the
county felt a lively interest in an Annual Cat
| tie Show and Fair. The first intimation we
had that the services of the day had actually
commenced, was aafeam of from fifty to a
hundred yoke of oxen, led by handsome fat
OK. bearing the flag Of the society, and draw
ing car, decorated with choice specimens Of
the various products ofour soil !; among which
qu07'tum sa6fcit Of noble fine Pumpkins
shone cOnspicuously-emble of Connect
cut Thanksgiving farc.-This equippage was
met on the green by very large and fancifully
decorated car from the west street, drawn by
about thirty horses, and exhibiting elegant
specimens from the different mechanic shops
in the village, together with an individual from
each craft. busily engaged in their respective
calings. This last exhibition was new in this
place; and asno pains had been spared to rem
der it every thing thatcould be expected from
such display in a country village, the inter-
est il, excited among the multitade which at
this time thronged the st.tets, was very pow
'erful. After we had become satisfied with
view Of the above mentioned shows, we turn
ed our attention to the field, where were to
be viewed the noble horse. the lusty OK, and
the fatted calf-not for slaughter, hut for
-breed.-The report of the Committee on Do
nestle Animals, which will he found in this
paperwill speak better uPonthis subject. than
we can; andmore definitely than we are able
to do. By the way, We did not see among
the domestic animals a solitary porker, to re-
mind rs oftender-loins, sausages, and dough-
nuts,-which at such like exhibitions we are
very fond Of seeing. and-of eating in antlci-
patton. We cannot account for the fact that
our society does not take d lively interest in
this class Of domestic animals for notwith-
standing all that is said of Roast Beef, butter
and cheese, we doubt whether the whole
cook book Of George w. can produce as ma
ny good eatables OUT. any one animal, as our
good housewives will manufacture from the
different parts Of well dressed, fat hog. From
the aforementioned fela, we next entered
tho Court Room, where were to have been
exhibited the evidences of the industry of the
fair ecx, and the skill VI our mechanics. On
entering the room our eyes were dazzled with
the sight Of wells, ribbons, leghorns, shawls,
silks, &c. Gc.-whether ofdomestic or foreign
manufacture the deponent saith not--for we
dared not ask the fair wearers whether their
white hands handled the warp and the wool,
or whether their fathers hands purchased for
them these fine articles of dress. Surely said
we, as we heheld solitary piece of flannel, a
fewyards of carpeting. and but two bed quilts,
Cupid has not visited our county the Iastsea-
son,& Hymen win gain but few new votaries on
the approaching Christmas; or if otherwise,
some of ma'ma's articles are to be put in re-
QUESTION to commence house keeping; and
carpets, hearth-rugs, diaper, linens, and bed
quilts. are to he made. or bought ready made,
after the knot is tied, instead Of the good old
fashioned way of our grandmothers, who felt
poor without pillow case full of Stockings,
and four foot chest full Of Linens, &C.. We
sincerely hope that the next annual exhibition
Of the society viii excite much greater inter-
est among the daughters of Litchfeldc county,
and that no female viii attend simply to see,
but purposely to exhibit something to be seen
and admired. From the Court House we
joined the Society at the County House, and
with the procession marched to the Episcopal
Church, where the services were highly inter-
esting and instructive. The address by S. r..
CHiLDs, n. D. was every thing which could
be asked or expected upon such an occasion
i and the fixed attention ola crowded audience
such an assemblagc in city would be puff
fed OF as brilliant, and its beauties would get
a complment--proved the interest that was
felt in the subject-matter of the discourse, and
the manner of its delivery From the Church