The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-20

kEH EN fAAp rlgE
The uea raeiaud Fl hel3 at Aia
cAu 80. n. h wa ans nt5aat ae
cess Tho cfawj IS attendance was
enormous. Ard t3erc vasaH eyh,bihna
the tsst resa't IT Ne Ena.Hi aier
ST. Is tle lue eaHnu
manuiteluros aua tle Gee ads Tho
display e cattle uss tay extensive
and some * The herds Waald dg erullt
10 ths stock breeders % any country
There was any numbcr Of iinf stock
horses GA tie ground aud tie display
% 6ne driving teams both single ahd
double, made oue grow fani 50 iaa ldea
81 gong foot any longer
Many eminent visitors from lJ3,reat
States we're on ne ground. and they
were unanimous 10 tbc.r expression 81
satisfaction AZ lhU extent and sagcess
Of tbe exhibition Tho opening address
by Hon Geo b Lorug was listened
to With close attention by a large au.
duence. and the EFFORT Nas considered
worthy the occasion and the man We
are proud q say that Vermont STOOD
foremost Ia the ranks ii hcr exhibition
Of horses cattle aud sheep. aud there
is 90 doubt that during thls fair She
added largely IS her already splendid
reputation as producer 81 the best
stock To New England tler display
Of sheep was equal 10 the best, aud her
cattle. especially tbo herds OF short
horns, attracted o groGt deal OF atten.
\ ton The weather was delightful
/ Through nearly the entire fair, aud We
have yet 70 bear an expression other.
wise than TINT the eSbibihon was d
success.
We give the premiums issued 20 Yer
monters so far as we have been able q
obtain them
On shorthoru herds the 81 premium
was awarded 70 ID $ Pratt ~ Bratle
boro. Mr. Pratt also took The "a prem
Iium GA three year Old bulls A. NJ
Grswold Of Mouiswle took the q
/ premium on one year old balls, and
\ the first premium on calves NJ N
Flint Of puiney took the first premium
OH steers A. ID and ]. Bemis OF East
Burke, took the five first and foul
I2d premiums on middle wool sheep
and the FIRST aud second on fine WOOL
Vas awarded to Jeroma Holden 8
West Westminster Henry NJ Arms
Of Springfield was awarded 7 first anC
2 sweepstakes on flock Of Cotswolds
/ A. NJ. Winslow & Son Of Putney, tool
one first aud two second ia the short
horn department s. c. Colt Of Hart
ford, took two hlst aud one secon,
premium on Jerseys Charles Hough
ton Of Rutland, was also successful
exhibitor Of Ayrshires. =. Sumner o
Woodstock, was awarded the first prem
ium on shorthoru herds The churi
company Of Springfield, were awarded
the FIRST premium on chnrus. O. II
Merriam Of Middlebury, had an adjus
table tin cutting machine Of merit An
important feature Of the fair, to horse
men especially, were the numerous
and closely contested races. The acct
dental killing Of the two valuable stal
hons, Lexington and "Lucius Peck,
however, put something Of dampe
on fast driving The fair was brough
to a close without any formalities, an,
in a very short time after the last rae
was finished, the place wore an alto
gether forsaken appearance The en-
terprise proved a grand success fnan
cially and otherwise, and will long b
held in remembrance with pride b
the farmers of New Hampshire, an
: with emotions of pleasure by the thou
, sands OF visitors from other States.
The total receipts win probabl
amount to $4,000 while the expend
lures in premiums viii sum up $500
or $40 600