Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-23
state Fair.
THIRD DAY.

The third day of the State Fair opened
as did tho preceding two, under the most
favorable auspices, the weather being the
very finest and most desirable. ThewAy'
AZ a whole, was the most successful OF
any one ever known to an exhloltion OF
the state Agricultural Society, the num-
Der present being estimated at fully fifteen
thousand, thought by many good judges
to exceed any previous single exhibition
of the Society and by some to be as large
as on the greatest day Of the joint e1hibi-
ton with the New England Society at
Brattleboro three years ago. The Fair is
a great pecuniary success, and the man
ayers are jubilant, and the citizens of
Burlington ditto. over the success which
has crowned their efforts towards max
and the Queen City of the Lake. The
number of strangers in town 10 unprece-
denied and while, we believe, none have
been compelled to go hungry, we have
positive knowledge that the number of
lodgings in the place have been wholly
inadequate to the wants Of visitors, and
one night at least since the commence
ment of the Fair, the Park and Battery
have accommodated more dodgers than
any Of the hotels while at many private
houses the floors have been covered with
sleepers, thankful for love or money to
obtain protection from the night air, and
content with what, in many instances,
could not be obtained, pillow whereon
to recline their weary heads, with the
soft side of plank or carpet for their
frames.
The general incidents on the grounds
were not Of the usual interest for 30 large
number If people, though few of local
interest occurred.
The principal one, and one which caus-
ed probably the most amount of interest,
was an announcement made in Floral
Hall about ten a.. m, to "Look out for
Pickpocketsl' This wts made necessary
from an evident presence of large num-
Der of the light-fngered gentry, one man
from Bristol or Middlebury having lost
and another from Hinesburgh losing all
his earthly possessions, amounting to two
hundred and sixty-four dollars, with a
calf-skin wallet, extracted from an inside
breast pocket, in which he had carefully
slowed it away. A lady, whose residence
we did not learn, while examining the ar.
ticles displayed in Floral Hall, had q
chain and locket distracted from her per.
son. 1t is always safe when intending to
to visit places where such crowds are con.
gregated as were on the Fair Grounds or
Thursday, to leave valuabes at home, al
none are so watchful but that in an I'm.
guarded moment they may become the
victims of designing rascals.
Another incident, and one which, from
the full house" it drew, would naturally
have been considered as set down on the
regular programme, was the escape, by
the accidental leaking of a string by
which they were held, of about twenty.
five miniature balloons, from the hands OF
Edward Coons, of this city, who was sell.
ing the same. Their rich wine color. as
they ''tioated through the air with the
greatest of ease" afforded an attractive
spectacle to the spectators, all of whom
except the unfortunate owner, seemed t.
enjoy the exhibition hugely.
Less than the usual amount of drunk
enness was visible, though few became
elated to such high degree as to be term
II sb,I "a, h,u
ever, was generally looked at as pardon
able under the circumstances, it being q
estate occasion - and few, if any, got into
trouble, or the hands of the law, ON &C
count of their indulgences.
Vendors of all sorts of notions fairly
swarmed on every part Of the grounds
and Notwithstanding the extreme heat
kept large crowds congregated about
them during the day, who listened at
tentively to their cheap "blubberings,
and bought literally of their wares The
peop Pile will bear humbugging to certain
extent in fact, as we grow older, We
think they like it. To all who have any
idea of buying goods "cheaper thar
patronze these itinerant merchants, bu,
previous to purchasing from them, it may
not be amiss to recommend the buyer
to a perus4l of FIR .nklin's allegory III
relation to paying too near for the whis-
tie"
The day was a busy one for the mem
bers OF the various committees, the greater
portion of them ex mining aud passing
upon the respective merits of the various
animals and articles shown in the classe-
for which they had been called to act a,
judges.
Among the distinguished persons pre-
sent on the grounds to-day were ox- Gov.
Smith, of ST. Adams: Hon. w. A. Dart
u. ). Consul General at Montreal Hon
G. w. Willard, NJ. g. from the first Con
gressional district; Hon Luke Z. Poland
M. G from the 81 Congressional district
Hon. John w. Stewart, of Mjddlebury
Dugald Stewart, ED, of the same place
Col. George A Merrill, of Rutland; Jo-
seph Poland, Esq, of Montpelier: Hon
d. A. Smalley, and Col Lee. B. Cannon
of Burlington Hon G.. w. Hendee, Of
Morristown Hon. II II. Henry, Of Chez.
tor; M H. Cockrane, Esq, of Montreal
and Lieut.-Gov. Stephen Thomas, OF West
Farlee.
The programme commenced at 8 am.
with au exhibition of Horses of All
Work. OF the 50 entries but Ia put in al
appearance. These, however, were o
Ane, Symmetrical proportions, good travel
lers and made fine show. Speed, with
other qualities was considered, and tn.
horses were sent twice around the hall