The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-10-08
CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR.
Largo and Intorosting Exhibition
Great Gathering OF tho People
Beautiful Weather,


Great Gathering Of tho Pooplo-
Beautiful Weather,
The Farmers annual Festival In mi, coun.
ty came of ON the new Fair Grounds an
Wednesday and Thursdayor last week, under
the most aulpicious circumsuuccs that ever
attended any similar gathering 10 this section
Of country, The weather, on the whole, was
everything Tint could be desired The ari.
Giles for exhibition we're II superior kind, and
much more numerous than ever before Ca.
hibilcd in this county, II il the universal
decision, 10y all present whom We have heard
speak their minds, that the Fair Of 1899 ri.
vailed al! prccrdinG,oucs in the above men.
toned and other particulars, We chronicIr
this fact with gladucss for several reasons.
The merits Of the. cause in which our mf.
mcrs mechanics, artisans, aud ia1ies are en-
gagged, deserve just such su,rc, as wa,
Witnessed last week. The interest which has
been awakened all through cur county-and
even N>0lfGrrour,ics-inou our annual cAhi
billions, uphold " in giving place TO q little
pride In seeing this one ela'c 10 satisfactorily.
We are glad, too, that the efforts Of few
public spirited men who conceived and So
finely carried oct the idea Of n Fair Ground
Company have met With rncritcd sueccss.
And last. though not least. VIC witness with
no small degree Of pleasure, The hold which
these unrunl festivals are Fetjips spoa the
people in all parts Of the county. hi. feel.
ing is getting to be an cnth 7riaym with those
who are engaged in it. We hope they will
not grow tired Of their work; It is upon this
interest that the success Of our Fairs depend.
In newspaper report Of such a Fair MS
this was, many thing, mast necessarily be
omitted, and perhaps much said tha, mint
just az rel have been omitted. BE this a.
it may, we shall notice few things which
came under our observation, and shall omit
many others, perhaps fully as mcritorous.
and may he more so, simply bccausc We did
not see them. We are not ubiquitous, and
consequently trust our readers will make
corresponding allowance. We will begin the
programme, and speak Of the
FIRST DAY-WFDNES1JAT.
90 The heavy rain the latter part Of Tuesday
night, and the unpropiliuua nature Of the
weather Wednesday morning, led some pco.
pie to fear that We were to have the storm Of
the week previous repeated for the benefit Of
the Fairs which occurred this week; but. If
we except a shower about II o'clock. the
weather was not rainy, though cloudy through
out the day. The highways and track and
grounds were quite muddy. Notwithstanding.
there was STEADY rush Of exhibitors
to the Office Of the Secretary. and
the grounds and halls filled up without re-
gard to the clouds The number of article,
entered in the Farmers and Mechanics de-
partment was $780, in the Ladies' depart
ment, $685. total lO32,--bcing 307 more than
las, year, and several hundred more than was
ever before entered at any previous Fair in
this county. =
All the morning was occupied in entcrIug
and arranging stock and articles for exhibit.
ton. Exhibitors were more tardy in this
matter than they would have been with more
weather. The horses, cattle, sheen
and swine were all arranged in classes, in a
manner for examination while |
articles intended for Mechanics and Floral !
Hall were put in their proper place without
The least confusion, which was mainly owing |
20 the admirable arrangement by which the
articles were classified and put under their
appropriate heads.
First in the morning--commenein the
programmc-camet the
ChttIe-ToWn Teams.
There VAS n greater display Of oxen than |
was ever before witnessed in this part Of !
Vermont az least The farmers Of Caledonia
county outdid themselves this year in the
number and beauty Of their cattle. Water. |
ford farmers molly sustained their reputation !
M the banner town Of the county. by march |
ing into' our village with one handred and
,ieuea pare Of oxc7i, many Of them superior
largest and best display Of oxen.
we are bound to say, that was ever exhibited
rom one town in our state. We took pains
10 learn the names Of toms Of the owners Of