Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-11
Second Days ExhibitiOn---Mech-
anicS and Floral Hall---Pre-
miumS Awarded.
HORS ES AND STOCK--THE
FIRST RACE OF THE
MEETING--ENTKIES
FOR THE RE
NAMING
RACES.

| fore there was not bed to be found at
any price. The morning sssdawn brought
numerous accessions to crowds already
here. Early the march to the fair
grounds was taken up and people got
there by every conceivable way. Some
went by private carriage, others by pub
lie ''buss" and hack, still others by rail
road, but everybody went there some
way, even if they had to foot it. The
streets of Rutland were lively all day
with moving, jolly throng, and mer-
chants, hotel keepers, and dealers in every
thing had their hands full to supply the
wants of the visiting masses.
At the fair grounds all was hustle and
activity. But, as everything was order
ly, there was no clashing. Members of
committees were rushing about looking
for cOnfrereS anxious to commence their
Onerous duties, but the other fellows,
and some of them were female fellows,
too, were not forthcoming. Booth-ten-
ders, itinerant vendors, mongrel show
men, and hucksters of a thousand
| kinds and classes were hooting
and bowling in discerdant and distract
ing manner Saucy rejoinder and per-
sonal recrimination were not unfrequent,
and the sights and scenes were lively
and interesting in the extreme.
All through the day exhibitors and
spectators were crowding upon the
grounds and taxing the patience of the
polite clerks, who, under their manifold
vexations, and the distressing circum-
stances they were constantly thrown in
to, kept their equanimity with heroism
worthy of the cause.
BY the time the real ''shows" were to
come off, over five thousand people had
passed through the gates, and during the
exercises of the afternoon more than
that number were on the ground.
The exercises are described in detail
| hereafter, and there are but few words
| to add. There few faults in the man
agement of the affair, particularly about
the course and during the trotting. 1t
is noticeable that there is no bar to pre-
vent people driving on to the track dur
ing a race, and seriously interfering with
it. Again, nearly everybody that as
sumes a little ''cheek," gets into the
| judges stand, where but few have a
right to go, and their presence and re-
marks seriously interrupt with those try
ing to make a record of the fair, and
must interfere with the judges, who
should be left free to do their work
without interference.
Our readers will find below succinct
and, as far as possible, complete account
of what has so far transpired.
FLORAL HALL.
Floral Hall is ablaze with beauty,
animate and inanimate, all day long.
1t is the receptacle of those numerous
niceties the ladies make, and, with the
ladies themselves, in attendance, pre-
sents field for observation and ex-
animation, extensive and bewildering
enough to distract a representative of
the maculine gender. More especially
is this the case when the aforesaid
masculine is in attendance for the pur
pose of making such observations as
will enable him to describe the numer-
Gus articles displayed, and enumerate
their wondrous and manifold beauties.
This it would be impossible for anyone
to do completely, and without fault or
omission; but, with an approximation
to correctness, we give the following
enumeration of articles collected and
displayed in this hall, as made by our
reporters.
On the left, as you enter at the east
end of the hall, will be found choice
collection of pictures from the photo
graph gallery of Mr.. J. o. Merrill, Rut-
land, which are surrounded by inter
ested admirers. Next comes a beauti-
full collection of worsted pictures and
moss work, made by Miss Nellie c.
Hudson; feather flowers by Miss F.
G. Grandy; toilet cushions and worst
ed tidy by Mrs. w. A. Clark sofa pill
low and lamp-mat by Mrs. j. E. Rob
inson, Center Rutland sofa cushion
and smoking cap by Miss L. W. Vail |
quette. These are all in the best style |
of feminine art, and with bright colors
and unique shapes.
Passing on, other mysterious shapes |
are encountered, which upon inspec-
tiontion, prove to be child's cape and
infants skirt, by Mrs. E. S. Mcclure,
and an elegant sofa pillow by Miss
Kate e. Root, Bennington A beauti-
full collection of crayon pictures, by
Miss S. G.. Chatterton, West Rutland,
is also to be found on this aisle.
+ One of the most admired articles in
the hall, is large hair wreath, by Mrs.
Mary Curtis. Ratledgc, the inimita-
BILE sign painter, has specimen of his
handiwork in sign painted for G.. H.
Granger, Agent of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
Another hair wreath by Miss Emma
Austin, of Dorset, and a worsted pic
ture by Miss M. Follett, are each well
done Worsted brackets by Mrs. f. A.
Field; sofa pillow and worsted brac-
ket by Mrs. Henry Clark, and worst
ed bracket by Miss Edna Edison, form
a pretty group. Near them, on the
table, is a numerous assortment of
tidys, toilet sets, sofa pillows, ottoman
covers, mottos, worsted pictures, hair
bows, collars, bead work,
slippers, specimens of plain
and fancy needle work, and other small
articles in profusion, all very pretty,
md showing the patience and skill of
heir fair makers
A toilet set by Miss NJ. Tuttle, peb-
Die picture frames by Miss G. NJ Cor {
lam, West Rutland, and collection ]
If lace work made by lady of eighty
y |