New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-10
CONNEC TICUT STATE FAIR.


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HARTFORD, Tuesday, Oct. o. 1885,
Nature never provided more lovely morning than
this for the opening OF this festive day for nnecticut
farmers, and the prospects good ia tn supeflavs
degree for joyous occasion and profitable season
at this great annual conference.
Ikft New.York at four O'Clock yesterday on one Of
the floating hotels the Granite STATE Capt King that
ply between our city and Hartford Few hotels tbst
do not float can excel this in the table comforts aud
as for the large bedroom that occupied, % oaly
say it is seldom exceeded in comfort or magniceuoe
trip on such boat is such aluxury such heath.
giving enjoyment to pent up citizens, that fsel tia
pleasure 10 urge uen, women aud children, who live
in the pentup lanes of brick and mortar, TO leave
their homes much more often than they do for such
excursions.
To say nothing Of the view Of the grand panorama
during the continuance OF daylight I'VE pass through
East River and where Hurlgae once was, but thanks
10 Mons Maafert now is not, and out upon the star.
liehted sound dotted with white sails and ornamen'et
with sparks and wreaths of steam iron ha'-t dozen
eastw ard bound steamers that keep In s1ght OF etch
ether may say that the view a daylight upon tue
Corr cticuf is rarely exceeded in beauty. II nv
reader doubts it, LEI him wake up amid the bills below
Midoletown, aud thence trace the river scenery To
Hartford Here ia the nch Cd KIP an WlnHe Guy
of Mddlet ,wn rot yet quite Weakened fro her moro
than twenty years nap, aud there 90 the other side
that richer than California Qold.mine the Portland
0uarries which furnish New-York with those great
piles of brown stone fronts Then again the eye rests
upon one of those quaint old farmhouses snd s sur
rounding so peculiar New England, aud away goes
all thought into a review of Whist men and women,
with minds and hearts and souls have been bora IN
iuat such homesteads this, and have gone forth az
missionaries of Improvement all over the world.
Then as we pass Wetbenteld we think Of the
wealth that has been prO1uced from her soil 10 tue
growth OF her staple crop, unii the old church spre
info. no "A a
But while we are drinking in he pure morning a'r-
It's all the stimulus that Is to b, had on this Ooa-and
dreaming in the delightful reverie OF daydreams AMID
sncb scenery that hord scream oil the stea nwhstle
swakens ma 10 look at HartfOrd-that same substan-
tia steady-soiDg, yet improving town, that kne"
forty years ago.
so after good breakfast, neatly served at re United
States Hotel free from AL sight, eound, or smell Of
rum | will away to the fair ground
The Fair ground is upon the land of George CLARK
On what has long been known as the Old Pf,u
Farm" two miles northwest of the State House,
within en- enclosure of thirty acres With ample room
for half mile citing track, and extensive ranges Of
stalls for cattle horses an ep, swine, aud buildings
for farm products aud fruits aud dowers, and An i'm
me nse display OF Connecticut manufactures.
The entries of stock exceeds any show, believe,
ever held in this county, 10 pom, OF numbers; aud as
for xcelenCe of some OF the abmals of all the varo
tes ! must say they will NJ hard 70 beat
There ere alreaCy eighty Ell ht entries of Durham
cattle; ninety entries OF Deyors 100 entries Of
of Aiderne,s niue entries Of in1O ted cattle; eleven
entries of Fat cattle three entries Of extra aud
lO2 entries of working oxen making total OF over
600 head of horned cattle and more still coming. a1d
BY far exceeding all the expectations OF the officers OF
the society, 80 that there IL deficiency OF stalls
There are 427 entries OF horses, and great many OF
them are pairs hat We may reasonably ca'culsts
on 600 horses be displayed in grand cavalcsfe
upon the course, which is graded nearly level and
bros smooth track with amphiheaire of seats for
5000 spectators. The entries Of sheep, swine aud
poultry number 1874, nearly all of which are sheep.
which probably exceed 400. The poultry show Is
small considering all the growing we have heard Tor
some years past.
There are i5l entries Of pogs and other agricultural
Implements making very handsome shoS.
The entries Of farm produce and dairy product
number $50. which Is far in of the show at ~
mira There are 2l9 entries Of household manu'ac-
lures and articles Of womans workmanship.
The entries Of manufactured articles number $50,
but if any expects TO calculate the nber OF ar
ces by the number OF entries he must use large null
tiplier for some of the exhibitors count by the thou
sand It's feature in the exhibition, thst teis a
story of deep interest, OF the inventive genius ahd
manufacturing industry of Connecticut
Altogether this, the second exhibition oil the otan
Agricultural Society of Connecticut IL credit 10 tue
State and worthy of any State in the Union. Inefe
will undoubtedly be crowd Of visitors TOMORROW aad
next day. the exhibitors come rom al parts Oh tns
State. . A.,
must send nv letters out of the mail, because the
old ooy post office closes hour and quarter before
the cars leave and there IL no chance to get les-
ter into the bags on the How long snali We %
compelled TO submit TO outrageous imposition OF
Government monopoly mail. that d0es MT AMI VIII
not afford any deceI accommodations to the public.
viii Dive particulars Of some of the most important
stock ard other things exhibited at this great fair.