The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-10-13

noticed some splendid Durhams, II
head, by l. l. Wright, and 10 head by
l. Wright splendid yoke of oxen
by II Il Hayden 3 heifcrs, triplets,
beautiful color, by Crawford Crook
Devon cows, by II Il Hayden other
fine cattle, by John Murphy, James
McMain, f S Holden, Lorin Mead, ]
b Cherbino, VIM s Alden, II A Good
rich, A Nj Everts, w l. Beach and
Harvey Boardman. In swine, the con-
tributors were (: A J Benedict, II +
Hayden, w II Dennison, Joel B Page
and Philo Jewett, mostly the Chester
County breed. In sheep, the contrib
utors were Col Il s Stowcll, G Ford's
estate, ID F Doty, T. A Foot, A Chap
man, } b Chcrbinoa and u d Twitchcil.
They were as usual, generally of the
Spanish merino thorough brcds, that
Addison County SO justly boasts excel
ling in, challenging the world to beat,
without any one to be found so fool
hardy as to accept. The display OF
good horses was very creditablc, show
ing that we have not as yet rclinquish-
ed to any other county in the state
the palm in this respect. We almost
forgot To mention more very fine fowls
of various species, such rs Bramahs, by
clipper chickens, by CIV Norton Dom.
Unique fowls, by a Chapman
Much disappointment was expressed
10y the absence of the orator, Mr. Geo i
Loring We hope the officers of the so.
cicty will see to il in future that no man
IL put down to speak at our fairs unless
he is on hand. The crowd fingered
amused 10y the auctioncers and min.
strcls, until quite late, when they dc
parted, we hope well pleased with the
second days entertainment of the fair
We are happy To say that there was good
order upon the ground through the en-
tire day, with scarcely II sign OF intOX.
icatiOn on the part Of any. The police
were active in the discharge of thcii
duties, and courtesy, kindness, and
good feeling was the general order o.
the day. over 700 entries have beer
made during the fair. The Whiting
Band discussed music during the day
fer The entertainment of the crowd.
THIRD DAY.
The sky was overcast with heavy
clouds, strongly indicating rain, which
was realized more or less from 10 II. m
Notwithstanding the heavy weather
| the people assembled in force upon the
grounds, awaiting the announcement
of the premiums. which took place II
| II m and also the races to come off n
and 3 p. m. Owing to the rain in th'
afternoon, the races were deferred some
time. They finally came OF per ar
rangcmcnt. The track was very heavy
and consequently the time made by tn,
| horses was not as good as il OthCrwis,
| would have been.
The first trOt was between the horse,
"John II. Rich" and "Charmcr," thu
former owned by j II Thomas, of Or
well, and the latter by Mr. Russell. o
Grown Point, n. Y. The race was won
by "Charmcr," in three straight heats
The following is the summary
Mr. Russell, Crown Point, NY,
ms. br. IN. "Charmcr,n i |
j. IL. Thomas, orwell, ms. bs.
John 7. Rich, . 9
Time: 2:3s $40; 2:3o.
The second troi came OF between tl,,
horses Gen. Put" owned by Mcasrs
Leland 4 Hone, and Corey %orman.,
owned by f. G. Eclls. The race wa,
won by "Gen Put" in three straigh
heats, as follows =
Leland e Hope ms. BIS. Gen. Put, |
"a f."lls ns g.s Grey Norman, ,
iliii'' -'lJ I'D Z.DOt.
II was claimed 10y the driver of Gre,
Norman that the driver Of Gen Pu
played foul ON the last heat, but Ia,
Judges gave the heat and race To Gen
put.
pom the announcements of the race,
The crowd, now quite large, in goot
order left for their homes, somewha
wet and chilly we judge, ~ the rain ha,
fallen and the wind was quite cold.
Thus has closed the twenty-iifth an
nual fair of the Addison County Apri
cultural Society. Its history and rcccor,
are written, and upon the whole, it ha
been success. In some respects tn,
exhibition was comparatively mcagrc
while in Others it was very fine. Tn,
arrangements for feeding the mas o
people on the ground were very good
and much praise is due to Mr.. a VIII
hanson and brothers for thcirattcntioi
in this respect. Much credit il due (,
all the officers Of the society, for thci
efforts to render every things agreeable
and pleasant for the people, and w,
have no doubt oct. 9TH, 7ih. and Sth
1865, will hc remembered with plcasur,
and profit. Long may our Agricultu
raj Society be cnShrined in the heart
and affections of the more immediate
patrons and friends, and indeed tn
whole community, and prove the mean
of exciting all to labor 10 elevate the in
tcrcsts it was formed to promote, q
every branch of industry in our county
stimulating all each year to excel il
stock raising, Agriculture, Mechanics
and the Fine Arts, over the past ycal
thus making Addison County the fore
most County in the State, in all thos
clcmanis of prosperity that tends t
make a state or nation virtuous, happy
prosperous and wealthy.
In Gilhertyillc, Mass, Oct. 4th, G