Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
Reported for the Heraldl
otter Greek valley Fair at WalI5mg-
ford.
A GRAND SUCCESS.

a GRAND SUCCESS.
The first day of this Fair came off
Tuesday. Sept oath. 1t was held on the
Fair Grounds that lie nearly opposite
Batchellcr Mfg. Co. 5 Fork Factory,
and most admirable place it is for such
occasions, comprising as it it does, three
or four acres Of level lawn. The day
was one of a thousand, bright. clear,
warm and sunny. Everything in the
vegetable kingdom is yet growing as
rankly and luXuriantly as in June and
July. 1t has been very fruitful season
and consequently it is just the time for
mammoth ''specimens" of nearly every
thing that grows. The officers Of the day
were c. d. Child, President; and Ma
iOr n. P. Rounds. NJ arshal. There were
a large number Of entries of stock, veg
etables, butter and cheese in the fore
noon. There was fine show of fruit
and grapes,
There was a good show Of fat COWS,
oxen and sheep.
There was a splendid exhibition Of
articles, manufactured and brought by
the ladies to the Floral Hall. There
were several fine oil paintings, chromos,
drawings; lots of rag carpets bed
quilts and fancy ncedlp-work. Some
fine medley pictures and an aquarium
full of living fish also splendid show
case filled with ribbons, silks, millinery
and ladies 6Youterje.
There was a goodly attendance the
first day, although everything had not
yet been brought in; but few from
other towns had arrived.
The schools had a recess Of two days
during the Fair, which gave teachers and
scholars an opportunity toattend.
Wednesday, the 25th. opened with
the same matchlcss weather we had the
day before. This proved to be the
:" last good day of the feast" At an
early hour, people began to pour in by
hundreds from the neighhoring towns.
with loaded teams, filled with boys and
girls, ladies and gentlemen, and driving
along their cattle and fine horses to be
placed on exhibition. and by 10 o'clock,
a. m, there was a very large crowd on
the Fair Grounds.
The East WallingfOrd Band We're on
the stand making beautiful music, and
the visitors were all the time cr0wding
through Floral Hall and admiring the
beautiful and useful articles to be seen
there. This had been enlarged to nearly
double the size it was last year. We'd
ncsday, this large Hall. as it was. was
filled. There was q large number Of
additional entries madeof articles placed
in the Hall. and from butter. cheese,
honey, vegetables, fruits and cattle,
horses and agricultural implements;
enormous pumpkins, squashes, beets,
apples, grapes, tomatoes, etc.
There was picnic excursion that
came to Wallingford consisting Of the
Sunday School from Salisbury, nearly
filling two cars, numbering about eighty.
The Band, headed by the Marshal,
Depot to the Town Hall. where they
partook of refreshments brought by
them. When marching in procession
through our streets they presented a
most beautiful appearance. They
marched through the Fair Grounds, and
then broke up and were let 90 where
they chose. They marched back to the
Depot in the same order and took the
2:45 p. m. train home.
There was another Sunday School
from Dandy. They came with teams
and took their lunch in Robert Meeker's
grove and then came OH to the Fair
Grounds.
A little before 3 p. m. there was a
perfect Jam all around the speakers
stand. 1t was the largest gathering of
any kind that has ever been known in
Wallingford, The speakers and officers
gathered upon the stand about 3 o'clock.
Then the President, c. D. Childs,
with a few remarks, introduced to the
assembIage the orator of the day, Hon.
James M. Sladc, who then delivered an
address over an hour in length. 1t was
an able aud scholarly production. He
spoke in a practical manner to them as
farmers. He thought the tendency is to
desire to own too large farms. Indus
try on small farms would make men
rich quicker thanawith shiftless manage
ment on large ones. He favored far
mers' clubs and agricultural libraries.
Tie did not approve Of all rushing tout
West soon as they are Of age. In this
connection he held up Vermont as the
best State IN tile 3cord "to be born in.
to live in, to die in " If any young man
is going to be farmer, by all means be
a Vermont farmer" if he is a native
There is no wider field for enterprise
than in our own State. But we will go
no further with this analysis. There
was too much breadth and scope to it
for us to make any attempt to do it.
The President then introduced }. c.
Baker, our former tOwnsman, who
made short speech full of good sense
and appropriate to the occasion.
President Chllds then made few val
edictory remarks, in which he told them
hn. ,Nt.,,,l I,o e I,o&
told them how he thanked them all for
all they had done to make the Second
Annual Otter Creek Valley Fair a great
success.
The premiums were then awarded.
Company :" F.. Y. V. NJ. at this time
m arched through the grounds, in full
uniform, armed and equipped, and
went through some beautiful eVolutions.
Three cheers was then called for
Major n. P. Rounds who had been the
life and soul of this memorable day.
They were given with will for our ac-
complished marshal. He responded with
a few words, in which he said (and his
whole face shone with joy, that this
was the happiest day of his whole life.
and that a year from that day they would
have a fair just twice as big as this. The
people then scattered to their homes.
The following is list of premiums
and an incomplete resume of the beauties
Of Floral Hail.
HORSES.
Hiram Brumley, one eight year old
mare. Robert Munson, one mare and
colt. L. Ames, one matched span of
horses. Ben Carton, one two year old
stallion. d. Wood, Middletown, one
two year old colt Ed Cobb, Tinmouth,
one two year old colt
STATIONS,
Edmund Sherman, Dandy, years old,