Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-05

seven years war OF Revolution, Were a
part of the price paid and now these
farms Of yours have just received an
accumulation of value in the great war
of the Rebellion. Some things are
worthless and Others are so good that
they cannot be purchased without blood.
Go with me to the battle field of Chicka-
manga. We shall see acres covered with
hospital tents, and long trains of wag-
ons filled with stores consecrated TO
noble uses. We shall see 5000 men
coming out of those tents with their
arms filled with bloody straw, which
they are going to exchange for the clean
fresh straw obtained from the wagons.
View with me one more scene in the
State of Kentucky, A house which
little while ago was the happy home of
an old man has disappeared and to-day
"A bed of ashes is all that remains. A
band of demons attacked and burned
the house, and in it the only son of the
Old man. Now in the darkness of night
the old man holds a candle in one hand,
and with u rake in the other he is try
ing to find the bones of his son which
he carefully places in box. By and by
he finds lump of half consumed flesh
which proves to be his sons HEART.
This father was ten miles away when the
terrible outrage was perpetrated, and
consequently was powerless to defend
his home and his son.
This and this fellow citizens, is part
and parcel of the price which your
farms cost They ought to be very
sacred in your eyes; and you should
hod them in trust for your descendants
as a portion of that Union which is
never more to be sundered. The speaker
was greeted with hearty applause at
the close of his very eloquent and &C
ceptable address.
Directly after the address, the Secreta-
ry, Mr.. Clark, read the award of premi-
ums, list of which is given elsewhere
in this paper.
A trot then came off between Mr.. HUI
let's four years old stallion, already
mentioned, and small horse owned by
Geo. A. Jackson Of Tinmouth, also four
years old, for a purse Of $50, which was
won by the latter in three minutes and
| fifteen seconds.
The Chief Marshal, Col. A. s. Cook,
then spoke nearly as follows;
Ladies and gentlemen We have
now had our New England Fair, our
State Fair, and our County Fair; but
the last and not the least is yet to come.
The Town Fair of Brandon occurs on
Tuesday, Oct. 10th, which may properly
be called the Worlds Fair; and we cor
daily invite you all to be present on
that august occasion" This was, by all
| competent judges, of whom there were a
great many in hearing distance, declared
to be the speech Of the day, and it was
enthusiastically received.
Thus closed the Rutland County Fair,
which if not so rich in contributions as
some Of its predecessors, appears to have
been quite as successful as any in pc
| cuniary point of view. The total re
ceipts were upwards of 1920 The
weather was delightful all the time, and
on the last day there was large con-
course of happy and we'll behaved peo-
| pie,
NoTR. Ia taking u second look at
some of the fine Sheppard we may re-
mark that they will all bear repeated and
close eXamination-we noticed particu-
| larly those belonging to MIR. II. B. Nc
| Clure of this town. They consisted OF
three yearling bucks, two buck lambs,
and five yearling ewes, all pure Spanish
mlrinos, and all apparently faultless in
those points upon which sheep men lay
stress. We also noticed in the cOntigu-
Gus pens of Mr.. Cheney Of Brandon, Mr.
Benson Of Clarendon, Mr.. Merriam OF
Brandon, Mr.. Kelley OF Clarendon, and
Mr.. E. W. Smith of Rutland, large
number Of sheep that were nearly relat-
. ttt ~ NANA CthNJ3 SNAlS5 VIZ NAl4tAS III
grand, children aud perhaps great grand
children Of the celebrated Peck Buck
belonging to n 7. Sprague, Jr., of Bran
don. 1t was interesting to notice how
the peculiarities of woolly faces, com
pact tleeces and others had been trans
mitted to the third generation.
E;s, rs r...iums Awarded az the
Rutland Couniy Fair, Sept IS
1865.
STOCK HORSES.
-Four gears old and pprards.
list, S l. Warren, Pittstield
I'd, Charles Gleason Clarendon.
3D., Geo. Barker, Brandon.
Three gears old.
Sd, Edwin Fletcher, Brandon.
HORSES.
Best Breeding Mares. Joshua Hulett
Pawlet, $500; ID, S, W. Curtis, Rut
land, $500,