The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-09-17
News of the Week,

TIE STATE FAIR at Burlington, was |
a omplete and thorough success. The
grounds selected On the bank of the
Lake, north Of the village, were unsur-
passed in beauty aud convenience by |
those of any exhibition ever held in Yer
mont or elsewhere. The show of Horses
was very large, and comprised, a num-
Der of our best and most celebrated ami
mails. The department of Cattle was
better filled than at any previous Fair,
and contained several remarkable speci-
mems in almost every class The exhib-
ition of Sheep was creditable and proba-
bly, superior to any which has been made
elsewhere but not as good as has been
made in Vermont. The NJ Manufacturers
Hall was a great Improvement upon all
which has preceded it. An immense
variety of all sorts Of machines, imple
ments, utensils, and mechanical con-
triyauces were on exhibition. The
Floral Hall was full and handsomely ar.
ranged. 1t approached much nearer its
design at this exhibition, than we rcco
lect to have seen it before. The wealth.
er was delightful, aud the concourse of
people. during the last three days was
very large. The most perfect order was
kept throughout every moment of the
exhibition, aud too much praise for this,
cannot be accorded to the Chief Marshal
Moses l.. Church ano his assistants
The Burlington Curnet Band were in
constant attendance, aud agrecably in
terspersed music, among the perform
ances. We have no, heard of the slight.
est accident to mar the festivities Of the
OCCASION nor have we heard the usual
complaints of extortion, &c, which no.
cessarily attend upon the collection of a
large crowd in the country. A good
many people, male and female, were rob.
bed at the Depot, and wherever there
was press Of people, by adroit rascals
of the cities, who seem to have flourish.
ed without n.olesta.ion during the en-
tire Fair. A multitude of side shows"
such as giants, Tom Thumbs, mermaii,
wild women. six legged calves. big oxen,
snakes, monkeys and niggcrs crowded
about the ncighborhood of the grounds j
and at every step the passenger was vo-
cifcrously accosted by the mos, enthusi-
astic agents, who assured him. here was
the place for knives, razor straps, oysters,
soap or small beer at only two cents d
glass, or whatever the commodity id
which he dealt. Above the din, was fire.
qucrtly heard the unearthly wheeling q
the Calliope, half mile off, which sound.
ed as much Ike hand organ at the next
door, as anything else.
We understand the receipts by the so.
ciety were in the neighborhood of five
thousand dollars. The amount of pre-.
miums paid, about twenty We hundred
so that the balance. together with what
was left at previous exhibitions, puts the
society decidedly in funds
We shall publish the awards OF the
committees as soon as we are able to
procure them.
Last week the Maine Law was eff
fecsually put through in Burlington
The Free Press mentions six or seven
instances in which seizure wos made.
- The Methodist Sunday School at
Bennington, had an excursion, BY cars
to Troy last Wednesday. They had a
band Of music aud a pleasant time.
- The premises of |. w. Brown were
bprned down at Mortified. on Monday
night, week Seven horses persisted in
tho flames. Th,re was partial insur'
auce. The lVatchman says, the fire is
suspected to have been the work eff au
incendiary.
The Farmers Of Caledonia County
are to have balloon ascension by Wise
the Aeronaut, on occasion of their coun
ty fair, to be held at ST. Johnsbury, on
the 23l mat
The N. Y. Times says that the Re
publican press, of Washington, has al
ready issued four millions of documents
including 100000 of Summers speech
The American and Democratic Commit
tees are also busily engaged in distribu
ting pamphlets, the latter at the rate o.
twenty thousand per day.
j. G. Breckenridge, has token the
stump at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Burlngame had a public ro
ception Of the heartiest and lOudest kind
at Boston, the other day, Fireworks and
Bands of Music added to the force o.
the demonstration.
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