The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-09-30


Rutland Csu91y Agricultural Sccie'
", was held NJ lhis village on Wed.
nesday and 1sraiay Of last week.
nesday and 1tnrsaay Of las, week.
Despite the aAplcassntncss Of the
weather 4 larks number Of people at,
tended. WseAnSct speak and par
,icularise a. ~ wish, a. ~e we're for
ced 10 remsinin our Office du,ing the
time which presented an opportunity
Of examining she articles On exhibit
ion.
The Mechanics and Floral Hail
vas the best ting of,he kind We have
ever seen, az Etatc or County Fair.
The Hall. come thirty feet wide and
two hundrcdl<et long, well aoored
and we'll lighted, aud open to the
roof, was rccaliarly fitted for the
occasion. Aconn,er vas erected a
round tho inside Of the Hall, covered
with cloth, -. which were placed the
articles for exhibition, aud all were
enabled to approach and examine as
closely as ,hcs chose. which is desir-
able, aud which has not been the case
generally. The Hall was we'll filed
with ariieles ofexhibit;on. and pre-.
sen,ed A.sjel beautiful appear
Needle work was very extensive"
II represented, many Of the specimens
IF the most exquisite workmanship
Among the exhibitors in this depart
,aent werc Mrs Shaener, Mrs f
Jackson, Mrs. G. W. Conant, Mrs.
j. a. Conant, Mis- &. W. Palmer,
aud others.
". ". Mccall, a coat. As good
job as We have ever seen. Made
by Neal c. Murray i. received a pre-
MUM.
The display Of Fruits ard Negeta-
bles was the best we have ever seen.
The varieties of fluit were numerous,
and Of the choicest kinds. j. A.
Kctcham of Sudbury. +. l.. Holden
of Shrewsbury, and J. A. Conalt of
Brandon, made large displays in this
department. Mr. ketcham exhibited
apples two years old and in good Der.
sevaton.
The Mechanical department was
fairly represented. p. B. Hatch, a
case Of Jewelry and Silver Ware
\ very elcgant and rich display,
most Of his own manufacture. lie is
surpassed in his Business.
Il. d. Selden, specimens of Marble.
All will recollect the sculpturcd stone,
for Mr. Wheaton, of Pittsford. A
finer specimen Of Marble was never
quarried in \ America. The workman>
ship upon the stone was ofthe highest
order. The lettering was the most
perfect We have ever seen.
Royal Blake had q very extensive
display Of Iron Castings on Exhibit
ion.
VIM Fitch l. Co., a display Of
Cabinet Waea.
/ DR. c. L. Case. an elegant as,
sortment Of Fancy and Toilet articles.
We wish to draw the particular at
tention of the Society. ard tho pub
lie generally, to some individuals who
was treated rather shabby, we pre-,
sumo not, however Intentionally
i. W. Kimball, Of this village had on
exhibition a set of screw plates, Taps
and Dies, WHICH all must have notice
ed. They would be credit to any
shop in New England. Mr. Kimball
will not realize what they cost him.
consequent upon extra labor cxpend
ed upon to make them worthy place
in the Fair Of the Society. But it
seems the Society has not commits
tee whose province it is to take any no
ticc o. the best piece of mechanism
on exhibition 1t is too bad.
ID. w. Prime of this village. had
several specimens Of Dental work on
exhibition-executel in the highest
style Of the art but no notice was
taken Of him.
The Rutland Foundry contributed
an extensive and beautiful assortment
Of Iron Castings. But it seems the
Rutland Foundry amt worth men,
tlonlng at the premium stand.
The case Of another gentlemen
whose labors has not been justly APP
preciatea by the Society and We are
done, for this cenauring is not at all
agreeable to us. Mr.. John Howe,
Jr of this town, has probably done
more for the Society within the past
two years than any man in tie Coun-
ty. lie has left nothing undone
which was calculated to elevate il in
the eyes cfah Intelligent people, and
scientific men. He has been to much
trouble and expense collecting and
arranging cabinet Of minerals the
products Of this County, and high.
ly interesting ami valuable to every
man who would learn its geological
character and resources but We be-
lievc the Society has never paid any
attention to Mr. IIowe's labor in this