Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-02
THE FAIRS.

THE FAIRS.
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week
we're grand holidays in nearly one-thrd Of
the State Holidays just such as our hard
working and hard-thinling people need, as a
relaxation from their tolls and cares Holt
days in both senses Of the word in the secu-
lar and in the sacred for while enjoying the
pleasant sights and friendly greetings attend
ing such gatherings, there is no thoughtful
person whose heart does not gush out in graf
imde for the varied and rich blessings which
God has so bountiiully bestowed. The
weather, especially on Thursday, was of the
finest ofthe year,--tho exhibitions were good,
and the number of people in attendance very
large.
The Fair for the northern part of Addison
and the southern part of Chittendcn counties,
came off previously, at Vergenucs, and is re-
presented as being one Of the most successful
~ n,a -aaae~ Wa uotiee peoOliarity,
worthy Of imitation in every Fair A silk
dress was offered as premium for the best
specimen of bread made by an unmarried lady.
There were about Hirty competitors and the
result was announced by the committee as
follows:
The Committee on Bread award the premium to 81 l.
Miss T.. NJ. BUrrOlPH Of Now Haven.
In submitting the report the Committee beg leave 90
say that they find large number Of loaycs possessing
ONc the Ladies who made thom,l much merit that 10
them. And the committee further say that unless each
fair competitor for the prize is soon found exercising her
80 f.1 Of HN lao d
owing to di,mcliuaon on her part or the objectionable
negligence Of the other
Bella Howr, c. T. UorGHToN,
L. C. TuonN, 4. C. PALMER,
T.. EvEnrs, H. BRrEyOoHT.
The reports of the Addison County Fair,
holden at Middlobury of the Rutland, at
Rutland of the Bennington, at Bennington
Centre and of the Caledonia, at Danyille,
are all good. It was our privilege to be at
Rutland The show of stool, was good, while
the vegetables, fruits, domestic manufactures
and ornamental work, being in one large
room (the Town Hall, formed a more impos-
ing and beautiful scene than that at the State
Fair. The growing show, however, was
that Of the peopie-the men and the women,
the old and the young,-who were gathered
on Wednesday evening at THE FEsrryAL-
which, by the way, is another new feature.
and it may be made very interesting and
profitable one, in all Couuty Fairs. The
room (tho Town Hall is, VIC think, the larg-
est we have ever seen in the State and it
was full We heard no statement as to the
number of persons present; but we guess
there must have been one thousand or more
md one-half of them at least were ladies.-
Senator Foot prosided-most handsomely, of
this " feast of reason and flow of
,oul." Brief addresses were made by Hon.
J. S. Morrill, of Strafrord. S. NJ. Dow, ESQ,
IF Rutland, -. T.. Nicholson Esq, of Wal
ingford, and-not to be too modest--by the
writer SAKE, Of Burlington, furnished choice
bits from one of his inmitable poems tho
President brought each person to the stand
with neat speech of his own, and the enter
tainment was varied with good music from a
band, and refreshments served by the ladies'
1t was a new and very agreeable feature in
Fairs, and worth trying elsewhere.