St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-27
The Late State Fair

The city press generally sent gentle
men. and those who knew their huSi-
ness. to the late State Fair at this
place: and the reports they made were
elaborate and just. The New York
SIM Is an exception it had il man here.
whose letter WAS most ridiculous H.
well as untruthful. We copy good
share of it that our readers may SEC
what pap this Greeley organ furnishes
It's readers. The correspondent was on
the same train that hI"ught Mr. Gree
ley:
ARRIVAL. Al II. JOIIN~EI sN
st. J"hnShmry was reached at noon.
1t is Il town of nearly :l.OOO Inhabitants.
on II branch of the Vermont Central
leading +" Lake Mcmphrrmagog. The
town includes Fairbanks village. In
the village Is Fairbanks scale inamutiic-
tory. The land and houses are all OWL
ed 10y the Fairbanks family. VIII" are
Grant men. and hold in THEN hands the
votes of the Villagers. To hr an en-
ploNrc or Il tenant of the Fairbanks ScS
N"u must vote for the mepot>t and the
kn"W-\"thiug. "r move Nour family
West.
Never was there such Il crush in this
town before. Platform ears with bench
g. on them. freight ears. cattle ears and
passenger ears. all dccoiit,d " ith hunt
lng and eNcrgIrcn>. and crowded with
men. women. and children, arrived III
the morning. and from every direction.
Big. numbering. Thoroughly brace stage
c"achcr drawn 10y six and four horses.
wood and hay wagons. drawn 10y horses.
mules ANA oxen. express wagons with
tandem "r four> in hand indeed all
sorts of dilapidatcd vehicles helped To
swell the crowd And yet there was an
apparent lack "f enthusiasm. " hich. al
though remarked hN many. proved only
To hc Il lull before thy storm of popular
feeling with which Dr. Greeley was
greeted later i'll the day.
TIE EEcErTIu>.
On iui> arrival al the depot Col. y
+. Bowman. the Grand Marshal of the
day. with II dozen aids. ali mounted.
received III. Grcclcy. The It. Johns
bury brass band played ''Iiail To the
Chief. and Il procession Was formed
which marched through the hilll streets
to the hotel selected tor the Temporary
>oiudrm of -. .I"lu>hury distinguished
guest. Om the Iuute the band played
new all entitled. The odd White Hat.
from the Sans Campaign Snng>trr.
Dr. Greeley. vino was the recipient of
many bows and mods. rode balchraded.
and returned the SalutrS of the thrOngs
on the. sidewalks. At the ST. Johns
bury Hotel Dr. Greeley WAS u>hcrcd
int" the l,arlor. where the usual hand
~haking> and intrnductinnS were i'll
dulgcd III for an hour. At onr o'clock
he took Il quiet dinner. Half an hour
later. preceded hl the band and follow
ed lay Il long line of carriages and many
old and indescrihahl, vehicles the party
MAS driven To the fair grounds. distant
nearly one mile from the business poI-
tion of the town. The heat WAS intcnS,
and the roads We're very dusty. In the
carriage with Dr.GrcclrN were the Hon.
Henry G.. Root ut Bennington. PrcSi-
dent of tine State Fair Association. Hen
rN Clarke Of Rutland. and the Hon.
Luke +. Poland.
CHEERING NEWS.
ON the way. Mr.. Poland told DI.
Greeley that Charles sumner had been
nominated for Governor of MaSSachu-
>ctt> by the Liberal Republican and
Democratic Conventions.
"lIurrah for Charles Summers re
piled the next President. Il hope he'll
hr elected.
ON the fair grounds were from l5,OO0
t" 2o,0OO persons. all cr"wdimg /" catch
Il glimpse of the venerable Woodchup-
per. Children tainted III the crush and
were carried of. and when at last all
had seen the next President. the cheer
img WAS dritcning. The enthusiasm
was terrific.
THE I\TRoDI'CIION.
While unable from the drl>,. thrung
to get out OF the carriage. Nj. Henry
Clarke. Secretary ui the AS>nciatioII.
Introduced the orator of tine day in the
following words:
Ln,iicS and GcnfitmrH | have the
honor tu imtrodurc to yuu II Distinguish
ed American citizrn whom We all know
aud honor. the Hon. Horace Greeley OF
New York.
Then amid another storm of applause
Dr. GrrclcN. who Was neatly attlIri in
full dress S,Iii of black. Irn>r in his ear
iiigc. After many moments of Waiting
fur Il cessation of the cheering. he de
liNcrcd his greatest agricultural address
ibuIin" tine delivery oi the speech Dr
Glccl,, was frequently interrupted hy
applause. At one time in the lull Il
Wild \crmoulCI climhcd to the top of
she grand stand. ami mounted the roof.
Men and women held their breath as
ll:r Ncuturc>nlmc individual reached the
top. and when hr had gained il he wIS
greeted with such chyrI> IL must have
we'll repaid hlm for his rratititnuS gym
nLStic exhibition.
WEAVING THE CI RIO>ITIES.
After the address Dr. Grrclcv drove
around among tbs. curioSitlc~. He adj
mIrcd Woodnurn Pilot. 4 iiands"me
black grldm" half brother to Lady
Ihornc. He trottrd Il mile in 2::i7 To Il
road wagon when onll five years old.
Then DIR. G;rcclcN inspected The. steers,
bulls. imported Ayrshire and IIolstcim
COWS and calves. the nrrlr> and colts.
horses, sheep. plough>. rcapcr> and
mowers. rakcS, hoes. aud culIivatorS.
Inc Cardilf Giant, the hoy Wit:iuut feet
OF hands who writes with the >fump> of
his INNS, the woman who IlaNS with
the boa constructor. and the man who
swallows ic sabre de MON Jc,F every tt-
teen minutes for tWcut five ccnt>-:tll
these he looked upon before he took his
departure.
Dr. Greeley returned 10 town at four
o'clock. and drove. to his hotel During
his absence at the fair, Mr.. .. q. Hale,
proprietor of the Avenue House, hoist
ed an immense Greeley and Brown ban
mer. He declared himself Il Greeley
man. and promised his friends to oh
tain as many converts for the good
cause as he could. At five o'clock DIR.
Er..Ir\ took the. train tnr " hitp River