Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15

Vermont State Agricultural Society and
Wool Growers Association opened on
Tuerday morning under most favorable
auspices, the day opening beautifully
with @ cool bracing atmosphere, which
put both managers and visitors in good
spirits. The work of the Exhibition
commenced at the several Offices at z
o'clock. The various officers were kept
busy during the day with entering
and arranging the animals and ar
tioles. end at evening all were in condi-
ton Tor the inspection of the publio on the
remaining days of the Fair. The exhibit
ton, Tom present indications, will prove
d SUCCESS. The attendance to-day has
been of the ordinary average of the first
day of former years.
As no regular programme was announced
and 90 in fact none could be successfully
carried out, the crowd will not be in at
tendance until Wednesday and Thurs
day. There will be largo crowd present
on Thursday, to listen TO the address OF
DR.. George B. Loring, of Salem, Mass,
one Of the most prominent sgrieulturists,
distinguished men, and eloquent speakers
in New England. The races will also
draw large collection of people. The
than ueual. 1t is rumored that several
fast horses of large reputo are in town,
but the fact is not positively known yet,
as the entries are not yet closed, and the
ahrewd ones of the trotting fraternity
never enter until the last moment, when
they always rush with great parade and
haste, as if they had but just arrived in
town, which is rarely the fact, but have
been making a canvass Of chances, and
feeling sure they can win the race, they
make a bold push to get on the books be-
fore they are closed.
The Floral Hall is far better fitted up
and decorated than in former years, and
the display is equal at present to any
previous one, to which large additions
will undoubtedly be made on Wednesday
morning.
The Mechanics Hall is full, with an ex-
cellent show of oil kinds of agricultural
implements, Yankee notions, stoves, wash
ing and sewing machines, etc.
Horses are well represented from all
sections of the State, and perhaps since the
days of David Hill and the Black Hawk
excitement, never has there been such an
- ;b;t;ny rs fine borsao or en- Grant q
number az at the present fair. Stock
horses are especially fine, several of whom
are accompanied with their colts as speci-
mems of their stock.
The cattle of this and other Estates are
well represented, but we must reserve a
notice Of this important department and
interesting feature of the exhibition until
our next letter. shedd & Van Sicklen of
Burlington, II. N. Ames of Springfield,
A. W. GriswoId of Malvern Farms, Nor
risville, and George V. Hoyle of Cham
plain, N. Y, were exhibitors in this de-
partment The exhibition as a whole,
from present appearances, will prove one
of the most successful in the history of the
Society.
The following are a list Of the entries
thus far made, except mechanics and floral
halls:
STOCK HORsEs.-Charles NJ. Sherman,
"Gen. Sherman" with five of his colts ;
II. Hutchinson, Tunbridge, with FIVE
colts); Darwin Rider, Middlebury, with
Ave oolsel: Smith Merrill, Tunbridge,
with ave colts.
STOCK HORSES SINGIE.-A. G. Cum
mings, Montpelier; John G. Carlton, Yer
shire; B. Van Vliet, Shelburne; Charles
Miller, Williston e, S. Stowell, Corn
wall w. S. Cheney. Morristown F. B
Derrick, Nogan, P O.; Jeremiah Ford
Poultnoy; James 3. Ryan, Fairfield
Centre; A. II. Danforth, Rutland W. Fl
Fl. Walker, Windsor; G. II. Brown, Jeri
ohio; Charles NJ. Sherman, Clarendon
Hollsbird and Satterlee, Shoreham e. 3
Bishop, Jericho; J. P Fadden, Alburgl
SPRING; Harvey Yale, Niddlebury
Lewis LaMowrey, Huntington; V. "
Smith, NortLfeld; Il. G. Hill Isle L
Mott.
GEIDINGs AND TmMEs--E. S. Brow
nell, G. n. Jones, Bristol; Lester Fisi
Ira; W. T. Rider, New Haven; A. {
Hollabird, Shelburne; n, StearDs, Bu1
lington L. N. Bates, Essex junction;
Fl. Peters, West Alburah: H. G. Ho
comb, Isle La Mott; B. L. Van Vlei
Shelburne j. A shedd, Burlington;
s. Drew, Burlington; Chas. LIE Clair, W
uooski.
MATCHED HoRsEs, lover 153 hsnd
high Sanford Sawyer, Middlebury
O. Fl. Pinto, Georgia; Fl. @. Horton, VI;
genres; e T. Benedict, Pittsburgh, ny
MATCHED HORsEs,-( under 15i HAND
high M. S. Bowman, Isle La Motto,
years old > E. S. Cooper Chazy, N. Y;
c. LOOMS, Burlington; John n. Elkin
Montpelier; J. w. Hayes, Burlington;
S. Stowell, Cornwall; L, L. Willard, Blu
lington.
GENTLEMEN DRIVING HORsEs-S 81
8. TowR, Montpelier; Z. c. Loomis, Blu
lington.
Houses OF ALL WORK,-MyronB uc
st. Albens; s. Beach, Burlington NJ
Corliss, st. Adams; M. H. Hill, Colche
ter A. r. Duncan, Winooski; A. B. E
wards, Winooski; George Walker, Blu
lington; w. R. Sanford, Orwell; I
Spencer, Burlington; VIM. Buck, Fai
fax: e. G. Loomis, Burlington; J. I
Barnard, St. Adams; H. G. Smith, Blu
liugton A. L. Writer'S, Milton; Able
Merrill, Fairfax ; L. johnson, Bakersfield
w. @. stowell, Burlington; Joseph Pre-
ton, Ferrisburg; Edward Barlow, Blu
hngton; Z. Whitney, Williston; W.
HeSck, Winooski.
TANDEM TEAM.-H. G.. Root, Benninj
ton.
FANCY MATCHED HoRsEs.-A.
Chase, Winooski; T. w. Currier, New
burg; P. e, Lepgfelt. Isle La Mott ]
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