Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-10
The Brandon Fair.

Il was our good fortune to be present
yesterday at the opening OF the annual
exhibition of the Brandon Farmers and
Mechanics Club, and though we have
attended many agricultural shows the
present season, all of which were con-
sidered as successful, we think we can
safely say, without disparagipg the rest,
that the Brandon Fair, everything con.
sidered is decidedly ahead Of anything
which has been held in this State the
present autumn.
The articles which usually 90 to make
up "Floral Hall" Mechanics Hall,
and agricultural Warehouse" are ex
hibited principally in the Town Hall,
which is handsomely trimmed and fitted
up for the occasion, though few Of the
heavier articles have been assigned
quarters on premises outside of and ad-
joining the hall, where are also pens and
stalls fitted up for the reception and ex-
hibitlon Of the various kinds OF live
stock.
The entries up to p. m. yesterday
Numbered 430, quite respectable in point
of numbers when it il considered that
the Fair is d local one, and that few
articles are presented FROM ally other
town than Brandon coupled with rhe fact
that yesterday was the first day If he
exhibition and devoted mainly 20 The
arranging Of articles.
The show OF live stock was small as
might have been expected, few If the
entries 10 this class having been Drought
upon the grounds. To-day, however
We ale assured, will fully make ~ for
what was lacking yesterday in mis- par
ticular, ard we expect 70 vi ness TO-
day, il this portion o. 'he exhi oitiou is
maintained as we'll as the others, IS good
show Of horses, cattle, shrep, swine,
pOu try, &c, as has been exhio,ltI AT
many OF the County Fairs o. ne Stare
during this and other seasons.
Town Hall was the centre Of a.rac-
toD, and presented real handsome AZ.
pearance, being well filed win me
handiwork OF the artisans male aud
female, of the town To attempt to
enumerate all the articles Oh exhibition
in this hall would be worse than useless
on our part, as we could fill our limited
space with a mere passing notice Of
each, and then fail to do Justice TO the
merits OF the articles and their eXhib-
itors. We cannot refrain, however, from
mentioning few Of the articles which
attracted our attention, as particularly
meritorious. Among these were %
varieties Of apples, II Of pears. IA
OF grapes and lot OF Carolina white,
Cuban red and Chinese yam sweet pota-
toes, exhibited by Mr. A Woodward ;
burial caskets aud furniture by R Price !;
Is varieties OF grapes by Case g. Dyer;
IA kinds of wines and 10 of grapes by F
J Farr; 20 varieties Of apples by Chas
Fiske; % varieties OF apples by S Bresee,
Sudbury; Is varieties grapes II varieties,
pears and varieties plums by Rev w
Ford; ooquet natural flowers, Mrs S
Bresee, sudbury; cage of stuffed birds
by DR. A B Jordan, taxidermist assorted
case Of boots and shoes by Vail G.
Fletcher; case Of dry goods by Ross &
Pitts; chamber suit Of furniture by NJ
Kingsley; a lot o; agricultural nipple.
ments, embracing plows, tanning mills,
cultiv.tors, etc, by George Bliss; a box
OF lemons, by V Parker; harness, with
oreide trimmings, by Geo V Farr; q
machine for turning spools and boxes,
By Newton & Thompson late patterns
Of stoves, by S Stafford and dress