Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-22
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1854.
The state Agricultural Fair


..u. Tue nSnn. mount Of side shows,
hawkers Az leldlers were there, with
the exception OF big snakes, big allisa-
tors IA. lat women.
Att, u,k ,here was grand cav
aleade h,.- kinds. Where all
were excellen, ~ would be somewhat
difficult to point out the best, but few
deserve not to be omitted.
A Woodbury. Morgan stallion, owned
by Mr.. G. II. Cole of Ludlow, was pro-
nounced by good judges to be one of the
finest horses on the ground. Mr.. Moses
e. Cheney OF Barnard, had on exhibition
in the cavalcade his Hambletonian horse
Lightfoot, now fourteen years old.
When eight years old this horse was
sold by Mr.. Cheney for $500 and re-
gently Mr.. c. has bought him back.
Two very fine colts by this horse, one
three, and the other four years old were
on the ground. Mr. Ballard OF Hart
ford, exhibited fine trotting horse,
which however, could not quite come
up to his Empress. Another called the
Luclus Peck owned by c. G. Smith Of
Corinth, out-trotted every horse but one
on the ground.
The display OF oxen which followed
that OF horses was magnificent, and ex-
celled that OF all preceding exhibitions.
There were thirty-two yoke OF oxen, all
heavy cattle--some OF them remarkably
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Messrs Davis g. Son of Windsor ex-
hibited eleven yoke Of oxen, one yoke OF
which weighed upwards OF 5000 pounds,
and another 1890 Mr.. Geo. W. Black
o. Westminster exhibited ten yoke OF
very large cattle.
A single OK ten years old, owned by a
ir. Crafts OF Claremont girted nearly
ten feet
The largest PAR OF oxen;on the ground
IL owned by His Excellency Gov. Smith
of St, Adams, They girted about ten
feet and were in every respect q splendid
pair OF cattle.
A white OK exhibited by Mfr. Pierce
of stanstead, G, f., deserves especial
mention, 1t Is said to weigh 1890 lbs,
is six years old and WAS raised in Ohio
The story Is, that few ladies of that
state bought the animal for $1,000 and
presented him to the Sanitary Fair to be
Taffied for,
Mr.. Pierce was the fortunate man."
and he proposes to make q present of the
said OK TO the general who first takes
Richmond.
There was q formidable display OF
bulls, the finest OF which was Durham,
owned by Mr.. c. G. Segar OF Corinth,
and thorough bred belonging to the
town OF Montpelier, the mother OF which
was bough, in England when two years
old for $4,000.
At2 o'clock p. m, the ceremony OF
presenting the Hamburg flag took place.
The hand played Hail Columbia, after
which Col. Needham addressed the Of
ncers of the society, and the crowds OF
people present from III the states and
provinces, remarking that there were
no limits 70 our feelings Of fellowship,
Communities of interests made COM
munities of nations. A friendly hand
has been extended 70 us In Vermont
nom country three thousand miles off,
To-day the great German nation Of thir'
ty-two states and four free cities is
nearer to America in feeling and SYM
patty than any other portion of the
world aud he was happy to know that
tbere was greater emigration into this
country from Germany than from any
other country.
IL behalf Of the International Ag7icul-
cultural Association, he presented to the
Vermont Agricultural Society the flag
which has been entrusted to his care.
Three cheers were then given with {
will, and the band played Yankee
Doodle, after which the following reso
lutlon offered by Mr.. Gregory of North
field Was passed with unanimous
ave,
ReSo}red, That the Vermont Agricul
tural Society express their SINGER
thanks 20 the international Association
for this splendid token of their regard
Suddenly there appeared upon tn,
stand q splendid silver ice pitcher, cul
and salver, and Mr.. Gregory in few
appropriate remarks, presented the SAM
to Col Needham as token of the esti
nation In which the society held his ser
vices for the last five or six years. Col
Needham was taken by surprise" ant
with much feeling expressed his thank
for the present, and for the kindly feel
ing which had been manifested to hin
by the members of the Society, and ais
by the people among whom he had live
for the past six wears He also espresso,
his regreJ u, $50 ought of partin,
with such friends as duty and interes
required him soon again to become
resident of his native state, Massachu
setts.