Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-06
RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1864.
Rutiand County Fair.
THIRD AND LAST DAY.

The Eighteenth Auhuai f"A vi '"'
Rutland County Agricultural Society
closed on Saturday, and take it "by and
large" it was big day for the Society.
There were on the grounds during the
day about thirty five hundred people.
The cold storm of the preceding days
had wound up with a white frost
Friday night-the first of the season.
The atmosphere during Saturday was
cloudy but comfortable; the roads in
all directions were well filed with teams
and travellers of all sorts, and for once
the fair grounds were lively enough
Evidently the folks had come to enjoy
themselves. The hawkers and peddlers
of gew gaws and backing, the shows OF
ouadrupeds bipeds, velocipedes and the
antipodes of the last mentioned, were
there in full blast.
Van Amburgh's Menagerie had made
its grand entree in the morning accord
ing to programme, and pitched its tent
within the enclosure of the fair grounds
There was a great rush at the ticket
stand of the Menagerie and one or two
individuals, at least, were unceremoni-
ously relieved of their wallets in the
crowd. Flags of various devices were
futtering over the mammoth tent the
pigmy tents, and the entrance to the
grounds. The last--a Union tiag-was
first displayed for snort time with the
"Union" down. but the mistake was
soon rectified, and it waved in the
! breeze for the rest Of the day with the
aUnion" right side up, as the Union
soon will be and remain.
Before taking leave of the articles on
exhibition. we will notice without re-
gard to classification a few that have
not yet been mentioned,
Master Horace Baxterof Rutland hac
a large pen Of poultry consisting o
short-legged English Game White Ban
tams with no feathers on their legs, Al
rican Banties, Irish Game, White 20
lands, English Game and Black Spanish
ST. Kelley OF Rutland had some fin
Brahma Pootras II. c. Clark OF Claren
don had some very good Black PolandS
Master Alexander McCone, of Shrews
bury, had fine yearling mare colt, a
gentle as lamb, real pet, very large
which took premium. Master Geors
Frost of Rutland had large white CO.
that gave a good mess of milk, mos
excellent thing in family. SO muc
notice the boys well deserve, for the
"a did well.
One of the most ingenious and tru
philosophical inventions on exhibitic
was the Automatic Feeder for sap pan
by Mr.. j. Smead of Rutland. 1t reg
lates the supply of sap from the holde
so that it can be left boiling all mig
@ without danger of waste. 1t has be-
tested by sugar makers, among the re
by Mr.. A. D. Smith, the president of t
IL Association, and received their unqua
81 fed appreciation.
A. Crawford g. Cos Stump and Ro
Extractor and Elevator showed its po
er by raising rock weighing 1900 II
by sort of pump handle motion east
impaired with one hand. 1t tried
power successfully on old pine stun
at White River Junction of which thu
appeared to be great plenty. Unfort
nately nothing of the kind is aecessil
in this vicinity, and therefore the n
chine could only prove itself to be an
evator
The Miles Patent Formulation Lo
and Key, capable Of several thousar
of changes, exhibited by Mr.. Dikem
appears to be the most perfect safegus
against lock pickers that is now know
The large 0xfordshire sheep and Ian
exhibited by the Messrs Holden of Cl
epdon, the fine young bulls by Mr.. c.
Gorham of Rutland and others, and
swine by Mr. H. Pike of Mendon Q
Others deserve more than a passing
fusion, but we must hasten to OF
matters.
Two trotting matches came off a
tie before twelve o'clock; the first
ing for prizes of ten and five dollars, 6
the second for five and three doll,
In the hsst were entered four year
bay mare by Mr.. Linus Andrews
Brandon, a four year old grey horse
Mr.. Besmette of Rutland, and a bl
horse seven years old owned by Mr.
F. Paige Of Brandon. The first heat +,
won by the grey horse in 3.14 The
was won by the bay mare in the sa
time. At the third start the drive,
the bay mare alleging that he did
hear the word ''go" pulled up after r
ming about twenty rods, and the 7
between the other two was won by
black horse in 3,12. A fourth trial r
became necessary and as the bay m
had had resting spell while the OIL
had been trotting, she was ruled
| and the contest was between the bl
ana grey. These two horses were a
iect contrast in almost every narticr,