St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-09-29
The Late state Far.

ana The various CRITICISMS upon II. Npiilc
Of these criticisms strike very vide OF
the mark, while others hit the nail square
on the head Ii may cnlightcn some,
and benefit our county society IN the Ia
ture, TO know what is said Of the late
fair. The editor OF the Vermont EtIm-
En-, who was present on Wednesday, in
PRODUCES his report as follows
1t has not been without opposition,
and some mi-givings, that the fair had
been brought, for the first time, into the
northeastern part Of tie state. More
feeling in regard TO it than was seemly
has been elected in some localities, and
if we are not mistaken, it is to such feel
inc that we must attribute the holding OF
one of our principal county fairs at the
same time rs the state fair. 1t WAS not,
perhaps, TO be expected that SO good 4
fair, in all departments, could be had at
st. Johnsbury, rs in some of the older
and richer towns. or in the midst of COM
munitics OF wealthy farmers such rs are
to be found in the Champaign and Con-
necticut Valleys. Certainly il could not
be looked for without the hearty cooper
alton of those communities. And we
are glad TO see, as the record will attest,
that n considerable number of Nermont's
wholc-heartcd agriculturis.s in these sec
tons have, at considerable cost, done
their best to make the exhibition an at
tractive one. In point of merit there is,
in many departments, LITTLE to regret.
But in point of bountitulncss and variety
we are bound TO acknowledge that the
show falls below what we mi4ht have
expectel-bclow what we ou@ht To have
had.
A writer in the Brlttlcboro Phoair
like Il good many other people iii Yer
mont, has not Yet learned that it IS ju>l
as far from St. ,Iohn,bury t. Brattleborl
aS it is from Brattlcboro To 81. Johns
bury. People in this part OF the state
would like to dispcl the impression which
seems TO possess those who appoint pc.
litical conventions, etc, that it is any
farther from given point TO Caledonia
county than it is from Caledonia county
to that point. After speaking well OF
stock, etc , the Ehenir closes as follows ::
The other departments of the f;rr, in
Guiding the show in the Floral Hall,
implements and miscellaneous articles,
horse-trottlng, etc, were not of special
interest or value. The address by En-
Gov. Bullock OF Massachusetts, upon
the conditions of Modern State" was
able and eloquent, but owing to Il strong
wind, the untavorable location of the
speaker, and the uproar incident 10 the
occasion, comparatively few persons got
the benefit of his remarks. The com
parativc inaccessibility Of ST. John>bury
had much to do with the mcagre show
of articles from many counties in til,
State, but could hardly account for til,
almost total absence of exhibitors from
Windham county.
There was too much ground we cX
pcct, for the following criticism which
we find in the Bradford Op1ion:
Floral Hall was thronged by tn
crowd, where olfactories We're greeted b,
roses III full bloom, and Il great varict,
Of flowers and plants from the garden
of the Fairbanks. Also by other odor
more strong than delicious, which rcn
dered handkerchiels in good demand
The "rusc" which held these odors need
cd no mtne attached to it, besides i
operated to prevent lettering by the way
But seriously, Mcssrs. Managers Of tn
fairs, don't you know enough withou
being told, to fit your fair grounds will
all the "convcnienccs" which become
people who pretend to be civilized, o
will you treat people Of both sexes a
though they were mere beasts Thi
kind of "social evil and nuisance shoul
be abated at once.
A writer in the Woodstock .Sh.nclu,
puts the fair down as failure, and tell
us why:
IL sNNui' NCullly DCOIlc CUM
not fall in with the rules OF the State So
ciety, The Objectionable features being
J LIST, that the State Society require exhi
bitors to enter their stock or goods pre-
vious to a certain hour, upon the iirs
day of the fair, and to let them remain
until the show is closed. ID, an entranc
fee is demanded each time person en-
tiers the gate, though business may ca
him oft dozen times 4 day. The coun
ty people, thinking these things outra
geous, staid at home, greatly cripplin
the exhibition, as any fair must depend
in measure, upon local support an
contributions. Whether the people il
this vicinity are entirely satisfied wit
the conduct of the County Society or not
they may rest assured that the Vernon
= State Agricultural Society will not hol
another exhibition in St. Johnsbury fo
years
mot if the Court knows itself, yo
bet
DR.. Hoskins of Newport, who is
florist, speaks thus handsomely of III
great ornament of floral hall
The display of flowers by the garden
ers of the different Fairbanks families {
St. Johnsbury was very fine indeed
not equalled, certainly, at the New Eng
land Fair. The cut flowers shown b
: Jas. Hamilton were tastelully arranged
I the magnificent bouquets of Walter In
graham and Alfred Parker, were ADM
rable both for selection and arrangement
e and the rich assortment of pot -plant;
: embracing all the popular and many {