Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-16

prp,,uoror. Sept. 18th, 1860.

BURLINGTON, Sept. 14th, lo69.
The dav has been fine, and the entries
already made prove that the fair Is to be
. urest success. 1t cannot be otherwise
for tho stock pens are already filled. the
srounds around Floral and Mechanics
Hall arc appropriated to the exhitors of
mowers, horse rakes, horse pitchiorks,
sugar evaporators, wagons, etc., that could
not be admitted within the spacious halls.
Poultry pens abound in great profusion,
there being over thirty different kinds of
the feathered tribes on exhibition, includ-
ing wild turkeys, wild geese, Muscavoy
and Polish ducks, and four kinds of
pigeons, and indeed evey department is
we'll represented, if we except dairy pro-
ducts, maple sugar and honey, there
being only four or Eve samples of each of
these.
The stock is said to be splendid, and 90
numerous as to more than fill the pens
prepared for them, including those added
to the lot used last year. Men are still
at work, understand, making pens and
arranging hitching posts; but of this ]
cannot speak from observation, for it has
been my lot to-day to see but little except
the parties who approached the Secretary's
Office to make the entries of their contri-
buttons. But the record books tell the
numbers, and they are large, too large for
me to enumerate in the short hour have
to write before the train leaves for Rut-
land.
Several entries of Yorkshire and Ches-
ter hogs have been made. Fancy and
long wooded sheep, as usual, are here in
abundance; and as for horses, there prob
ably would not have been room for much
else upon the Fair ground if the directors
had not discovered that nearly every body
who had horse, good or bad, was max
Ing an entry OF him, in order to get an
exhibitors ticket that would entitle him
10 enter the grounds every day of
the Fair and as many times as he
chose to go ina sharp dodge, but one
that was frustrated by the committee
who was appointed to examine the horses
and admit none that we're not meritorious
but notwithstanding this precaution
there is great number already entered,
probably many that are only ordinary
horses
But there are some very nice ones to
appear Tomorrow, and during the fair.
The show in Mechanics Hall is alreadv
good. In this department. there are
already eighty-two contributors. In the
Floral Hall the number is probably still
greater.
Exhibitors are here from abroad in
great numbers. Among the number may
named, Baker & Noyes, from Manchester,
N. h.; d. P. Parmelee of New York
City; s. B. Holden, Woburn, Macs.
Agent for the Globe Nail Co., Boston !;
Agent for A. P. Richardson s. Co., Wor-
cester. Mass; B. c. Taylor, Dayton; O.;
james Taylor. Canton, N. Y; A. B. Bar.
nard, West Fitchburgh. Mass; Moses
Sheldon, PIatt-burgh, N. Y; and Agent
OF Warrior Moving Machine Co., Little
IAls, N. T.. all of whom had contribu-
lions for the Mechanics Hall.
Large lots of cattle have been sent here
Rom Canada, and we think Short-horns
ere much the most numerous. In the re-
Frt Tomorrow we will give more de-
mite account of what we saw, as we hcps
% have more time allowed for that pur-
pose.
The town is pretty full Il people, but
more are expected Tomorrow and next
day. The hotels are already filled. but
smnibus-liko. they can take one more.
We foand our chances at the American
gas not very promising, and therefore
went to our old stopping place, the Gen.
trail House, where Mr.. Turrill, obliping
as ever, gave us as nice room as we
could ask for, with clean bed, the only
kind he ever furnishes his guests. His
table is excellent, and guests are not
obliged to wait to whet up their appetite,
for the table girls are very prompt in the
performance of their duty A.D.H.
State Fair.