Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
Out of Town Notes.
WALLINGFORD.

"WHERE THERE Is.A WILL THERE IS
A WAY. About two weeks ago at a
meeting of the Baptist church and So
ciety, it was discovered, owing to fail
ures in our town during the past year,
that there would be after the best had
been done deficit of a hundred dollars
in the Pastors salary. The public spir-
tied ladies had consultation at the
close of the meeting, and said, "Provi-
dence assisting them with pleasant
weather,) that the amount should be
raised during the two days session of
the Valley Fair" With only two work
ing days during which to make prepare
tions, they went home and went to cook
ing, baking, frying, frosting, roasting,
mixing, stirring, rolling, ETC., in one
simultaneous making ready.
The gentlemen went to work and pre-
pared a fine looking pavilion on the site
of the Fair Ground adjoining Main-st.,
under which tables were set and coun-
ter on which tea, coffee, cake, candies,
ice cream. oysters, fruits popcorn,
cheese, ETC., were offered for sale during
the two days of the Fair Everything
was done UP in tasteful and generous
manner. The first day they did more
than they expected; but on the last day,
wednesday, wien the great crowds
were gathering in, there began to be a
heavy run on their bank, in the fore
noon, which was kept up with increased
energy as the day advanced. But the
directors were cool and undismayed, and
came off with flying colors with credit
unimpaired, with not more than half a
dozen pies and part of a cheese in their
vaults.
The net proceeds of the two days
business amounted to one hundred and
ten dollars.
The undersigned committee would
return their sincere thanks to the mem
bers of the Baptist society for their
faithful cooperation in getting up their
recent festival, and also express their
gratitude to those outside of the society
for their liberal patronage.
Mrs. CLARK BULL,
90 AARON ALDRICH.
HARLAND STRONG.
ELLIOTT SMONDs.
The above from the committee indi-
Gates the feeling of the Society in regard
to the whole matter from first to last.
We should have said in our report
giving an account of the Valley Fair,
that the Fair grounds belong to Frank
lin Post, and through his liberality and
public spirit, he gave the use of the land
without any consideration, for the pub
lie good.
- After comparing estimates with
those competent to judge, we give our
opinion that 5000 people were in town
on the last day of the Fair, of course in
Guiding our population of 1000.
There were two casualties on We'd
nesday, the last day of the Fair A.
Hill was thrown from his buggy to the
ground, spraining his wrist very badly.
His horse got frightened, so he made Il
sudden jump, and he went out of the
wagon. He is out again. The other
was a lady thrown out in the same way
near DR.. William Fox's house; she was
quite seriously injured. She went to her
home that evening. We have not been
able to ascertain her name.
Last Saturday morning there was
lust the least bit of frost on the upper
side of boards and plank near the creek.
1t was the first time, this fall, that the
mercury has stood in the neighborhood
of 80 deg. Some one must have left
the weather door ajar or the tran8om
open. Which? p.
Wallingford, Sept. 80, 1872.