Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-24

Washington County Fair.
The fifth annual fair of the Washington
County Agricultural Society came OF
East Montpelier on Wednesday and Thurs
day of last wehk. 1t was the most successful
and the best exhibition ever made BY the
Society. The weather both days was all that
could be desired, although threatened
sprinkle of rain Thursday morning doubtless
had the effect of keeping at home few rimid
ones who otherwise would have contributed
to swell tho throngs that locked to the
grounds that day. Bat the sun soon broke
forth from the clouds, and all won't merry rs
marriage bell.
The train from Montpelier had six heavily
laden cars Of passengers for the fair grounds
and those WHO came with their own teams
were simply legion in number. One con-
tinuous stream of single and double teams
passed into the gates all that forenoon and
on Wednesday, also, large numbers found
admittance to the grounds. We think it may
sa ely be stated that the attendance on both
days was much in excess of that of any pre-
vious year.
The admission fees and the tickets sold We
conclude will place the society in funds SUI
icient to warrant still more liberal premium
list next year, Though the premiums this
year had been largely increased, aud nearly
every class for which awards were to be made
was we'll filled, and the competition has been
general and sharply contested. The success
full competitors this year have been compelled
to rely upon excellencejalone, and not expect
premium becluse they offered the only
article or animal for which premiums were
to be awarded 10 that class:
1t was gratifying to see how generally and
how creditably the people iu the eastern part
of the county were represented by their fine
animals, the products of their diiries, the
productions of their fields and orchards, and
the handi work of the wives and daugh tiers of
that section. The contributions from East
Montpelier alone would have made respect
able fair. And when this display was so
largely and credita5ly supplemented by the
varied Contributions fro a. Barre, Berlin,
Cabot, Calais, Marshfeld, Plain6eld, Wood
bury, &c, We felt a pardoaable pride in
rejecting that we too were citizen OF
Washington County. Yet it is true this was
only partial representation Of the industry,
wealth, ingenuity and numberless good things
of this County. There are scores of farms
whereon nay be found counterparts of the
excellent things seen at East Montpelier fully
equal if not superior to any there shown, and
IN such quantities as would astonish the
beholder.
| Our first objective point on entering the
grounds Wednesday was the large hall which
contained the batter and cheese, the products
of the field. garden, orchard and workshop.
This we found in charge of j. E. HJllsser,
Esq, of Marshfeld who, with his efficient
g hel p-meet - reigned supreme in this de-
partment, as we'll as in Floral Hall standing
near by. Better selections could not have
been made for these places. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hollister thoroughly understand their duties,
and dare to do them every time; yet they
perform their work 50 cou-teously and with
and with so little 90 fuss and feathers" that
everybody is kept in good humor. To secure
portion of the exhibited articles from
undue molesta.ion Mr. H)llsser hal placed
them under glass cases, by which they were
protected from abstraction by the light
| fingered gentry. Owners of property will
duly appreciate this feature when they recall
| the articles that came up missing" last
year.
Agricultural Hall was filed to replesion
with good things. rne show of agricultural
products and fruits was the best We ever saw.
| Compared with this the State Fair was " no
where > Such monstrous pumpkins AMI
squashes, such large cabbagss and turnips,
such an endless variety of nice potatoes, bcets.
carrots, radishe5, onions, g., g., would
have rejoiced the eyes of the Vegetable pur-
veyor of the Fifth Avenue u,tel. Among
| tbs largest exhibitors in this linz were A. j.
hollster, E.st Montpelier, ". Z. White of
Barre. L. G.. Town of East Montpelier, A.
d. Arms u L. Montpelier, j. E. HollIster
Of Marshield, E f. Willard u Blrre, W. S.
Martin, A. Ii. Davis, II. Ii. Hollister and
| Albert Holt of Marshieli, D. j. Norcross,
James X. Toby and }. w. E. Bliss OF CALAIS.
Several others exhibited vegetables in smaller
quantities.
| Robert Lee, a "colored gemman,' of Mont
peler had a mammoth squash weighing Gibbs.
on which We bet our money-and lost.
Roberts squash and our hope in the colored
agriculturlst went up when j. D..
| Cummings Of Barre showed three squashes
weighing 225 lbs. grown oa one vine. Had
Robert only voted the Republican ticket the
white man wouldn't have come it over him
thusly.
| 10 the butter department A. j. Hollistel
g took the spots out of them by an exhi
bition of one-tourth. one-halt and pound
prints - of the nicest-loosing butter mortal
ever gazed upon. 1t was truly the "gilt
edged" kind, and his manner of putting il
up for market was as unique as it was SEN
sible. Sometime Me-. or Mcs. HOLSTER must
tell our readers all about how that butter i.
made and prepared for the market. We
always relied upon Jack " for fine show
of farm crops and vegetable production, tip
top cattle. sheep and all that goes to mark
progressive. whole-souled farmer; but thi
little butter speculation astonished US. w,
begin to think there is power behind the
throne in this instance, and that the " bette
half " is the {" smarter man of the two
Be that as it may, Mr.. Hollister ought t.
reap more credit from that butter exhibition
than he could from several shares of Credi