Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04
Washington County Fair.

about half mile south-easterly Of East
montpelier village, are large and convenient
IN arrangement, surrounded with suitable
fence, and provided with very fine ha
mile trotting course Water FOR stock has
been brought into the Enclosure, suitable
pens and stalls for cattle, horses, sheep,
swine, etc, have been provided, ana very
good but altogether too small Floral Hall
erected. Convenient structures for speakers,
musicians, judges. etc and ample eonven-
fences for seating spectators are not lacking
and booths and refrcshment stands for sa t
lsiying the inner man OF the hungry crowds,
abound on all sides.
" hen we consider that this Is only the
second year the Fair has been holden at
Elst Montpelier, we can at once appreciate
tic intelligent and self-sacrifcing labors Of
the general officers and superintendcnts upon
whom has deyolved this work Of creating
these conveniences for the credit Of the So
ciety, and the convenience of the public. Is
PeciaI praise should be awarded the Secreta-
ry, A. u. Arms. E-o and to the Treasurer
and General Superintendent, Clark King,
Esq, of East Montpelier, and to President
;. d. Eldredge, Esq. Of Barre, for their in
dciatigabio labors and complete success in
making this Fair one of the best and most
satisfactory Of any ever hold in this County,
if not in the stato.
Few persons not couyCrsant with the in
side management of an agricultural fair have
but little idea Of the judgment and tact and
toll, necessary to make the thing n success.
\ failure To put the right mpn in the right
places just at those points where much intel
igent labor Is to he Icrfor med, with little
hope Of rccompcnsc or public aeknowledg
mcnt, is sure to work incalculahic mischief
to ana enterprise of this kind. But our
Agricultural Society was peculiarly for-u-
nate in its selection OF officers the present
year, and the result was a most successful
and salts act5ry Fair. Il gave Us a tine show
ia nearly all the departments. something
over seven hundred entries of articles and
animals having been made
4 The attendance of visitors on thc first day
! was quite general, despite the heavy rain
+ Of the preceding evening and tile maier, uu-
I promising look of the ear,y morning GA
/ Thursday the crowd was simply immense,
and tie grounds were filed with spectator,
and their teams. Tie receipt. for mem acr-
ship and admIttauce tickets were four Aau-
bred dollars larger than those ii las, year.
Hcin. about fifteen hundred dollars. After
Iayln. all premiums, purses and rents of
+ Hir ground anu canceliu- ain Jutlays ou
buildings and repairing done on the ground.
and all other expenses, the Society VIII have
"a surplus reserve fund Of nearly six hundred
dollars. These facts speak wen l5r thl
management Of those who have L4d Die NOR,
immediate charge Of affairs the year, and
places tile Washington County Agricultural.
society on a firm financial ..Uulatl.a .or
future operations
Having thus taken general view ct tne
Fair. 1t as direct now ptrtie1l4r at,euti u
. tl tue different departments embraced Within
rai. exhibition o. cuter.n- tie eac..-ur,
and turning r5 tie left wc ut ouce c.u4c upon
the sheep pens. We find them well filed
with nice Cotswoljs south Downs Spanish
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