New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-12
VERMONT STATE PAIP.
FIRST DAY.
O. Tie N. Y. Tribune.

FIRST DAY
co,,es,sas.sce Of Tie N. Y Tribune.
BUPLrTcros, W. Sept. 9, 1866.
Tie morning broke bfig it and beautiful The warm
and fecucn, showers Of rain Yesterday forenoon bas
sde every shrub tree and blade Of grass look pree,
and Iuyurant Never more delg htlul weather
for such an occasion. No dust bright sun, a few
aeccy clouds, gentle breeze from the sweet south
sone Sigh, rippes the bosom of the lake. and all
,,,dinp 70 rake the multdule pleasant. and good
bur,ored Oxen bulls. cows calves hogs pigs. sheep
horses mares and colts, in their pens or on the
uov 10 the Fair grounds where ample provisions have
been nade for them. The ncosure is short distance
north from the village 1t is sandy soil and ele-
.,ed some hundred feet above the lake. grove of
inc trees fringe the high bank and afford an admira-
hIc shade for all breathing things The racc-course i,
VIII pradod and halt mile roGnd. fountain is play
ing in the center OF the grounds, and there is an
abundance of good water for man and beast. long
..hc with stalls on either side is filled with horses and
The peope begin to throDg the Enclosure.
ME morning is full of promise that We shall have
o,ea, shov Tie cars came in loaded with passengers
I'D al bound for the Fair. The streets are full of
orses and carriages aud the pedestrians ON their
wny TO the grounds. In the village about the Park
srse crowd are gazing upon the workmen who en-
gaeed in raising Republican pole. The main stick is
ssbout 100 feet long and two feet diameter. IL was
o;esc old pine when in the forest, and now will float
The flag of tie Free from the flagstaff forty feet
above it, or nearly 10 feet nom the ground. The news
from Maine this morning has given new impulse to
,le Rrnublcans and this mighty flagstaff will rise UNI
I'll Il meets the sun in his coming, and show to the peo-
mo- ,bs, Vermont is for Freedom and Fremont Blu, TO
HE Fair To-day there are on the ground 100 hogs and
MICS principally of the Suffolk breed and fater and
sf,ksr locking creatures cannot be found in any
section of our country And the thirty or forty
bulls. old and young, on exhibition make
n splendid show There are several breeds, and
a fellow ing and paving the ground But let TINT
mass These are fire fellows, and siord good evidence
= nj the Vermont farmers not unnindui OF their
L,eed of stock. saw some twenty very Ene-looking
COWS and thirty or forty yoke of oxen, of when
s,e very large and fat. One pair weigh over tify-one
Inrdrcd rounds They are bounccrs, and the working
cattle are very noble-iooking. The sheep OF va
IONS ,breeds and number hundreds, should judge
Venoopt is famous for her sheep. The horses-but [
The excitement The weather s glorious, aud the lake
looks smooth as mirror under the setting sum- beau
titn summer haze upon the Androndac and Green
Mountains which plainly seen from the Fair
o,ouuds. What subject for the painter! Our sun
o,s here are indeed beautiful. All Ii now quiet, and
for tie very good reason that alcoholic posons
sc,rce and cannot be sold abo, ground With impunity
Tie day closed with lecture from the Rev. Henry
Ward B.echer before crowded and enthusiastic au
d;,nce in our spacious Town Hall. His subject
Patriotism and most eOquently did he discuss 1t. l
lave never seen an audience in this place So enthu
siastic and highly entertained But the readers OF The
TR,uusE need not be told of the power Henry Ward
EecLer has over an audience. Thus ends the first day
of the Fair.