Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-18
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Farmers, and Mechanics. Union.
FOURTH ANNUAL. FAIR.

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LUDLOW, Sept. f6.
The fourth annual fair of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Union, local as
ISOLATION formed for purposes suggested
by its name, commenced here this morn
ing. The union is yet young, but has
done good work, having already held
three successful fairs, and the present
one promising better than ever before.
To-day the attendance has been very
good, considering the risky and threat
ening weather of the early part of the
day, which, no doubt, deferred many
from coming. After two o'clock p. M,
however, the sky cleared, the wind went
down, and the rest of the day was as
fine fair weather as if the weather clerk
had been bribed to fix it.
Up TO four o'clock nearly six hundred
and fifty entries had been made at the
secretary's Office.
The display of horses and cattle is
very creditable, the number being large
and the quality of many of the animals
being first class.
Among the interesting features is the
| exhibition of working cattle, Ludlow
| having a town team of sixty-onc yokes,
and Cayendish another of fifty-one yokes,
besides others. Cavendish has won the
| premium for the best six yokes. Very.
! few of the other premiums have been
awarded syet, but the committees close
I 1olN oil liz ~ 70
morrow. The entries have not yet
! closed, ten a. M. tomorrow being the
final hour, and by that time the list win
be largely increased.
The promise is that this will be the
best fair ever held by the Union. Al
! ready the amount of stock and articles
on exhibition makes a respectable show
ing, and in one department at least
that of vegetables--it is ahead of the
State fair ..-
The programme to-day included cav
alcade of horses, at one p. m, followed
by quite an imposing display, the caval-
cade of oxen, and the examination of
cattle, sheep. poultry and swine
with the examination of stock horses,
brood mares and colts, and the trotting
10y three year old colts. filled up the af-
ternOon. In the latter the show was
rather slim, and A. A. Mccoy easily got
the first money, the others being drawn.
] SECOND DAY.
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The fair of the Farmers and 1lechan-
les Union, which commenced here yes
terday, closed to-day There was q
large attendance of people from Lud-
low, Proctorsville, Cavendish and other
towns in this vicinity, the number being
estimated at three thousand. The day
was just right and the grounds in fine
condition. These latter are known as
tn. Black River Driving Park, and are
elegibly situated upon an elevated pla-
teau, commanding a fine view of the snr-
rounding country and its magnificent
scenery. The buildings and places for
stock are all within the enclosure form
ed by the trotting course. a track nearly
a half mile in length. The building are
not very pretentious, yet quite convent
emily arranged and answer their purpose
very well. -..--.
The programme of to day embraced
closing up of the work of the committees
of award, with examination of horses
of different classes and the display of
the same on the track. OF geldings and
FLIES there was quite respectable
showing, while matched horses and tan
/ dem teams did not show a large front.
One pair of matched horses by w. F.
Robinson were particularly fine, and a
tandem team driven by Miss Aggie Saw
yer OF Ludlow, were attentiyely watched
as the young lady skillfully handled the
ribbons. At twelve o'clock the hungry
stomachs of the multitude were appeas-
ed at the different hotels de Europe
upon the ground, one of which was par
ticularly good.
At one o'clock the address was ex-
pected, and while waiting for the speak
er to appear the crowd amused them
selves in various ways. There were sew
eral sources of amusement, more or less
childish, which were well patronized by
the greeneys, for, besides the many smart
people, there were lots of ruralists of
the green variety. The. Altimont Cor
net Band furnished plenty of music of
very good quality, which was heartily
enjoyed by the spectators. One old gen
tleman, Major Pearson, of Plymouth
aged 83), who was a soldier in the war
of 1912, took the tenor drum belonging
to the band and gave few rolls and taps
in such style as proved what he could
do in eye days of auld lang syne." His
performance was broken up by the or
der to ''fall in, when procession was
formed to escort the speaker to the
stand. DR.. Boynton soop arrived in a
carriage, accompanied by President
French and Ex-Governor Fletcher. At
ter few words of introduction by the
president, Dr. Boynton delivered his adj
dress, which was tinged throughout, but
not violently, with grange spirit.
He spoke substantially as follows
1t is a quarter of a century since |
first came among your rugged hills and
green valleys, mere school boy from a
neighbering State. To-day the same
scenery greets my eye, the same fertile
fields are spread out before me and the
same peaks tower above us. Ia nv
audience see many of the faces then
for the first time familiar, and in the
younger people present see stamped
the lineaments of those who were my
companions and associates then 1t is
no ordinary pleasure to me to meet you
here to-day, and it is fitting that you
should rest awhile from your labor,
z aleYe the products OF your farms and