The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-02
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Westerly, Oct. 2, 1856.
New London County Fair.

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London County, was held at Norwich,
on Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. 1t was holden on the "Paradc
Ground, which consists Of some four
acres Of very smooth land, entirely sur
rounded by large and noble elms which
stand about thirty feet apart-a very
fine place for such an exhibition.
The Attendance on Thursday the
only day that we were present-was very
large, the whole enclosure being full,
besides hundreds who filled the streets
outside of the fence. The estimated
number present is about 1000 perssns.
The following account we copy from
the NOrwiM Courier
The Exhibition was, in every way, so
creditablc to the farmers and horticul-
turists of New London County, that
they may well feel an honest pride in it,
as We certainly do hearty satisfaction
in recording SO signal a triumph of in
telligcnt industry and skill directed to
the accomplishment of results affecting
the substantial prosperity Of the com
munity.
The most marked feature of the Fair
was, coufessedly, the display Of improved
breeds Of cattle We would not have
believed New London County capable
of producing such show of chsice
Stock A gentleman who had been
present at nearly every Annual Fair of
Worcester County-the empire county
Of Massachusetts-for the last six or
eight years, pronounced the display Of
cattle at our County Fair not only equal,
but superior, to any he had witnessed
there.
The display of Horses, also cspcc.
tally of matched horses was very de-
cid dly superior to that Of last year.
But for information on these and other
points, We refer the reader to the official
Reports in our columns.
The attendance upon the Fair was
very great. We presume Norwich never
had the pleasure of welcoming so large
number Of visitors on any one day
since she arrived at the dignity of a rual
city, as on Thursday, the winding up
day of the show. And yet the GOOD
order and dccorum which everywhere
prevailed, relieves us Of the necessity OF
recol ding Il single accident worthy of
mention.
The order of arrangements as pub
lishcd in advance, was carried out in all
important particulars thanks to the
energy aud forecast of the committee
having the matter in charge.
The Balloon was not only prompt, but
little ahead Of the time, III making its
ascension. The vast concourse watched
the aerial voyagcr for ten or Gltcen min
utes, then began to pour forth from the
enclosure in a steady stream which nei-
thcr seemed to cease or slackcn till the
westcring sun touched and disappeared
behind the horizon.
The voyage, did not prove long one,
or an evcntful. The " high tlier" came
down IN twenty or twenty-five minutes
from the time he went up, in the town
of Griswold, one half mile east of Girls
void Meeting House, and a few rods
East of Pachaug River. He made the
descent at angle of about 40 degrees,
and a velocity judged to be little less
than 40 miles the hour, touching the
earth first i'm the middle of n ouar mire,
his anchor pleughing Il furrow for "a con-
siderable distance, then catching upon a
rail fence, prostrating three or four rods
Of it, and carrying one rail half a dozen
rods. About twenty five rods farther
on it hitched to another fence which it
served in like manner as the first, and
finally brought up one fourth Of mile
south-ea Of Griswold Acad deny.