Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-24
THE STATE FAIR.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. q, IS

The drenching rain of Thursday, which
was to have been he great day of the Fair,
prevented what would otherwise have prob
ably been the greatest attendance of people,
yet seen on any similar occasion in the
State But the fine air and clear sky Of
Friday made partial amends. The receipts
for admissions on that day were, we believe,
81 800, and there could not have been less
than eight thousand persons on the grounds
dnringa good portion Of the day The spec
tacle from the top of the elevated gallery of
seats was very enlivcning one, and the
gallery itself, filed as it was at times with
three thousand people, Of whom large pro-
portion were ladies, was one OF the most IN
tcresting sights of the Fair. In other res.
poets the Exhibition compared iavorlbly
with previous ones. The extensive accom-
modutions for the cattle and sheep proved
insufficient for the numbers presented, and
had to be enlarged after the opening Of the
Fair. OF horses there were .foW hand,rd
and ffty.frc specimens entered, divided as
follows: Sherman Morgans, 6l; Woodbury.
Morcans. "A: Bulrush Morgans, H. Hamil-
tonans, 81: Foreign horses, 50: Matched
horses, 81 pairs; Gcldings and Mares, l26.
OF Poultry, in addition to tie twenty vari-
cites which received premiums, there were
specimens of the Spanged Hamburger, White
English Brood and Plymouth Rock Poland
ducks; India China, and Toulouse Geese;
Pea Fowls and Pheasants-an unusual va
riety. Upon the other departments we have
remarked sufficiently.
Perfect order was maintained on the
grounds throughout the Fair by Chief Mar
shall \. B. FLANAGAN, and his mounted as
sistants, Messrs. J. y. Shcdd, W. w. Drew,
II. IIalbert, C. Conner and G. W. Flanagan,
and by the Police or 80 Gu.rd.' All of these
discharged their trying duties with great eff
cheney and entire dccorum and good temper.
A gray horse broke loose from his driver,
freed hms1 If from the vehicle behind HIM
and ran for a short distance on the track
with violence, on Friday. He was, however
caught by bold fellow, who seized him by
the head as he ian, and was secured without
having done any special damage. With this
tri1ing exception we have heard of no acct
dents. Neither was there, so far as we arc
aware, any rioting, fighting or drunkenness
in town or on the ground during the FAIR
fact due, unquestionably, to the active
efforts of Constabes Huntington anC
White and their assistants, who by clos
watch and frequent seizures, kept the sale 0
liquor, the universal source Of rows, within
very limited bounds. The Pickpockcts, also
drove but slim business. We hear of but
two cases of pockets picked, both of them o
Burlington ladies, one of whom had sever
dollars in money, and the other a golC
watch, taken. No complaints of extortiol
have reached us, with the single exception
of the conduct Of some of the accommodation
Hackmen from Rutland, whose charge o
a "york shilling" for single passage from
the grounds to the Square, as announced be
fore the passengers entered the vehicle, wa
found in some cases to have risen to quar-
ter Of dollar, at the end Of the ride. Tn
managers Of the Fair have expressed to u
their sense of the courtesy and liberal treat
ment which they received at the hands o
our citizens, and mentioned especially tn
highly satisfactory manner in which tn
Selectmcn of Burlington had attended t.
q their duties in connection with the occasion
e Some reflections upon the general subjec
Of the effect and proper scope and manage
, ment of such aflirs as these annual Exhibi
| tions of the State Agricultural Society, sug
gested by this occasion, will form the sub
| iect of n future article