Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-12

ono letter, In Wnlcn ne says ne 10 NOS john
son man, and regards Johnson's course a. tho
greatest obstacle to the restoration of the
Southern States.
The Fair 1t BFattleborO.
The Annual Fair of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society was last week held at
Brattleboro, in con junction with the Fair of
the New England Agricultural Society, and
the Exhibition on that occasion was, perhaps,
all things considered, one of the tast ever
offered by either Association. We had the
pleasure of being present on Thursday and
. small portion of the time on Friday, and
should be happy to give fuller account of
what We there sew and heard than our space
this week will permit. The Fair grounds
which now belong to the Windham County
Park Association-are located nearly q mile
south of Brattleboro village, and will be re-
membered by many readers of the FaEEHAN
as those on which the 10th and l1th Vermont,
a. we'll az the nine months regiments, first
went into camp preparatory to leaving for
the seat of war, and are the same as were,
later in the rebellion, used for hospital pur-
poses. These grounds are situated far above
and overlooking the Connecticut river, with
high hills in the background, and are most
admirably adapted to the purposes for which
they were last week used. The barracks and
hospital buildings had been arranged improper
locations and fitted up so as to afford the best
possible accommodations for the Offices and
hall Of fho nd 60 k~hl
quarters for the horses, cattle, sheep, &C., on
exhibition. A very fine half mile track for
trotting occupied the centre of the land en-
closed, and all the minor arr angements of the
grounds were in good taste and judgment. The
attendance on Thursday could not have been
less than 20 900 persons; on Friday a smaller
number favored the Fair with their presence
but We learn that the paronage.the Societies
received duringithe four days the Fair was in
operation, was more than satisfactory to the
managers, and that financially az we'll as
other ways, this festival of the farmerr and
mechanics of New England was a great sue
cess.
It viii be simply impossible to speak in
detail of articles or animals, to eulogize their
must content oursef with the most general
and vague grouping of what came beneath
our eye. Floral Hall was very Hastily az
ranged, and presented:a.generallya attractive
appearance; but.we could not help thinking,
Is We took quiet stroll through it Thursday
the various articles 90 temptingly arrayed
before our vision, that we had seen this depart
ment of the exhibition excelled, both in the
quality and quantity of articles, by even .
County Fair. We would not be thought Gym
ical, but most certainly the ladies of Vermont
can make better showing than was made by
them at Brattleboro, and the ladies of New
England surely ought to have had richer,
rarer. and better specimens of their handi-
ersit-types of their womanly taste, skill,
ingenuity and industry-than were last week
seen in Floral Hall at Brattleboro.
Several very nice photographs enlarged and
finished in oil, by Brattleboro artist, were
much admired, and q few oil paintings, pencil
sketches and pen drawings were worthy Of
notice. The wax flowers exhibited by Miss
Adelia Howes of Mortified were remarkable
for their beauty, their delicacy and their per-
Natures own forming. A feather bouquet
and . feather wreath pleased and surprised
M by their beauty and their inimitable ar
, tistic arrangement and specimens of hair
wreaths and hair jewelry were seen which
were alike creditable to the artistic skill, the
: deep thought and patient labor OF Vermont's
fair daughters. A Mrs. Cutler of Brsttleboro,
{ fairly bore of the palm in this most important
department of domestic industry and house
> hold manufactures. The variety and excel
! lence of her contributions here exhibited
9 clearly proclaimed that she worketh willing
, lily with her hands, and riseth while it is yet
night to give meat to her household and q
, portion to her maidens. The display Of
Aowsrs was fair, although not extensive, and
the sane remark holds equally true in respect
to fruits, &c. 1t must, however, be borne in
mind that the season has not been at al favor
able to the growth of fruits, and that whore
.. sunshine a. we'll a. shower is not given in due
. proportion. it is impossible to bring many
| varieties of our horticultural products to that
state OF perfection 30 much desired.
!, There was fair exhibition of the cereals,
. and it was clearly apparent that excellent
wheat, rye TO-, can be produced in New
England. Specimens of Norway oats exhibit
cd BY G. F. Smith of Washington. VT, ct.
tracted universal attention from the wonder
ing farmers, and the lucky exhibitor received
: numberless orders for the seed at one dollar
the pint. The oats certainly made . fai,
showing for themselves, the heads being twios
the usual length of the common kind and
better filed with larger oat. VIM. g.
Brown of Fairhaven exhibited . fine assort.
ment of Vermont Wines, and Aessrs. Per.
kins. Storms q Co. made . most tempting die.
play of their celebrated California Wines.
Of vegetables there wore hardly enough