St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-09-16
NeiC EHyidHd Far.

The New England Fair held at Man
chester, y. H., was Il magnificent sue
cess. The crowd in attendance was
enormous, and thelc was on exhibition
the best result of New England enter
PRISE in the line of stock, agriculture,
manufactures and the liue arts. The
display OF cattle was very extensive, and
some of the herds would do credit to the
stock breeders OF any country. There
was any number of fine stock horses on
the ground, and the display OF fine driv-
inn teams both single and double, made
one grOw faint at the idea of gOing a-foot
any longer.
Many eminent visitors from different
States were on the ground, and they
were unanimous i'll their expression ot
satisfaction ut the extent and success Of
the exhibition. The opening address by
Hon. Geo. Is. Loriny, was listened to
with close attention by a large audience,
and the effort was considered worthy the
occasion and the man. We are proud
10 say that Vermont stood foremost in
the ranks in her exhibition of horses,
cattle and sheep. and there Is no doubt
that during tits fair she la. added large
/ Iy ~ her already splendid reputation as
Il producer Of the best stock in New Eng
land. Her display OF sheep was equal
to The best, and her cattle, especially the
| herds OF shOrthornS, attracted Il great
deal of attention. The weather was de-
,ghttui through nearly the entire Fair,
and we have yet 10 hear expression 9TH
erwi>e than that the exhibition was Il
success
We give the premiums issued 10 Yer
montcr~ - tar rs we have been able t.
obtain them.
On -horIhorn herds. the ID premium
WIS awarded 10 ID. ; Pratt CT Bratile-
boro. Mr.. Pratt also took the "a prem
.um On three year old bulls. y. W.
Griswod Of Morrisyille took the ~
premium on one year old bulls, and the
first premium on calves. y. y. Flint OF
l'utney took tie 1t premium on steers.
\. ID. and j. licmiS Of East Burke. took
the five first anl four second premium.
on middle wool sheep, and the first and
second un fine woods wa- awarded to ,Ic.
rome Holden Of West Westminster
Henry VI. Arms of Springfield wa.
awarded : first and sweepstakes OF Il
flock Of toIswoidS \ VI. Winslow 4
son Of Putnry. Vi, took one fr>t ana
TWO second in the shUrthorn department..
=. {. Colt of Hartford. took two frs
and one second premium on Jerseys
Charles ilouLhton of Rutland WAS al-C
q successful exhibitor Of AyrShircS. b
Sumner ut Woodstock was awarded Tia,
first premium on shorthurn herds Tn,
chum company Of Springfield, wor,
awarded the fist premium on churns
{. Il. Merriam OF Midd!chury, Vt, hac
AN adjustable Tin cutting machine Of
merit. An important feature Of the
faIr, 10 hur>e'ncn especially, was the
numerous and closely contested race.
Tn" accidental killing Of the two val
uahc stations, the "Lexington'' and
"LuciuS Peck" however, put something
OF q dampcr on ia, driving. The Fair
was brought to close without any
tormai.ies, and in Il very short time al
,,r the last race WAS finished. the place
wore an altogether forsaken appearance.
he enterprise proved Il grand success
/ financially and otherwise, and will long
uc held i'll remembrance with pride by
the farmers OF New Hampshire, and with
'.notionS at pleasure by the thousands of
visitors from other states