Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-09-20
Our County Fair.

Our County Fair.
The Windham County Fair, viii be
held at Fayetteville, Oct ID and Sd.
The Directors have taken especial pains
to make the Fair, This year, superior to that
of any previous year. Extra premiums
have been awarded in all the departments.
One hundre ed and fifty dollars is to be dis
tributed in premiums by the ladies', in the
Ornamental and Household departments
alone. Any one is allowed to exhibit in
these departments without any regard to
whether he is a member of the society or
not. The display in ornamental and
household work, at our county Fair, is
rarely exceled elsewhere. The ladies
then, throughout the county, will find Flo
raj Hall well worth a visit, while the gen.
tlemen will find it well worth the while TO
accompany the ladies', and likewise admire
the fancy and home department of the fair,
rs well as the thoroughbred sheep and
stock, with the products of the dairy, the
fruit and the sugar orchard and garden,
besides enjoying The pleasure of seeing ev-
cry one of your friends there.
Let us then 90 to the County Fair, and
assist in aiding and enjoying holiday
peculiarly our own.
A valuable Grafton win be given on
the second day, by Henry Clark, Esq, of
Rutland
PIckpocKETs.--lhe pickpockets worked
some during the fair at Bratileboro last
week, and one was caught in the act and
arrested, got bail and is nov al large TO
ply his profession, at least so we are in
formed. On Wednesday, Hollis Boyden
of Guilford, had his pocket picked Of
/ Sl10G, and not the slightest clue 10 the
| robbery. Two ladies also on the same
dsy had their pockets picked of their wal
/ lets containing small sums of money. In
the frst case mentioned we have no doubt
the Brattleboro authorities did all that
4 could be expected, but il seems to rs that
the law is not sufficient in cases of this kind
of robbery, and that the day has come
when these light fingered rascals should
not have the benefit of bail In the case
above, we are informed that a stranger
appeared before the eauft pretending that
the arrested man belonged in Halitax, was
a neighbor Of his, &c. and could hardly
account for his having been caught in such
an act, concluding by Offering himself as
bail. OF course las offer would not be ae-
cepted unless he puts down the money
which of course he does, and that satisfies
the law. This man who has become bail,
is doubtless none other than an accomplish
and partner, for we do not believe that a
crop of pickpockets are being raised in
Halifax. When the thief was arrested,
and handled somewhat roughly by the
crowd, he Immediately raised one hand as
though voting il public assembly, which
it is surmised was a signal TO his comrades
that he was in trouble. We may not have
: these statements all correct, but we give
them as related to US The bail in this
!, case was $500. Now if there were six
persons engaged in this gang as special
partners, their business in two days al
7 b attleboro amounted to $il00, whilsheil
$ expenses out being $3.50 bail for one o
: their number, and few dollars for board
q leaves these rascals a net profit of $500
:. Not one in ten instances of this kind o
u robbery is eyre detected, so that they cal
/ well afford 10 pay if caught in the tenth
and have a handsome profit lefi. Th
ir pickpocket business is reduced to a perfec
N science among professional blacklegs, an
re the law fails t., give us sufficient protec
er ton against this class of robbery.