Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10
uvY.N.Dff.f.u COUNTY. F.sIn.
SECOND DAY-THURsDAY, OCT. 2.


The second day of the windham Co. Fair
opened as cool, bright and beautiful as the
first, and from early dawn until the going
down of the sun, tho noisy man of the air
gun, with all his brotherhood of trading
jockeys, made the air ring with the praises
of his wares. The people came early and
in goodly numl ers, though the attendance
was rather less than on Wednesday.
The address by the Hon. Harris Lewis
came at the appointed hour and was listen
ed TO with marked attention. Ifless schol-
arly and finished than some as literary
production, 1t was fully rs practical and APP
propriate as any TO which the Society ever
listened. In treating his subiect-"Adap-
tation"-thc speaker argued quito forcibly
against the common passion of many for
moving in spheres which nature never
marked out for them. He believed IL much
better for man to be a success as a laborer
or a farmer than to be failure as Il mer-
chant or professional man; and humorous
ly remarked that, as for him, he would
rather be the head of n mouse than the tip
end of the tail ola rat. Tho speaker con-
demned the practice of laboring men in
spending so much money for costly cloth
ing not adapted to their needs, and made
the remark that any of his hired men
would be ashamed to wear away from
home, the suit costing Sl6, in which he
was around lecturing. lie also spoke OF
the great lack, among most farmers, of a
sufficient quantity OF tools specially adapt
ed 10 do their work, and regarded this as
the prime cause why so many fail to be
successful, and so many farmers sons be-
come dissatisfied with the avocation.
The socety's purse of S25 for the fastest
trottng stations had but two Contestants,
j. G. Davis of Bratleboro entering "Young
America" and S. w. Jones of Brattleboro,
"Geo. &. Hall" Trotling for this purse
began at 245, and the three heats were won
10y Young America. Time, Bill, 1853, 1916
y purse of $50 was also made up and trot-
ted for between the heats, for which the en-
tries were VIM. Robertson, Putney, Honest
Fred; S. w. Jones, Brattleboro, Black
Hannah II. S. Frost, Saxtons River, Spot
ted Jim. The last won every heat, the
time being $50, $50, 1853.
The foot race caused good deal OF sport.
There were eight entries, as follows: Il. C.
Dean, j. Gould, II. NJ. Hall, VIM. Rock
well, Geo A. Bruce, Il. C. Kelsey, j. C.
Roberts, (aged o. and Il. ID. Underwood.
Hall won the har-mie in $3.50, and the pre-
miums were awarded to II. NJ. Hall, New
fame, 81 G. A. Bruce, Marlboro, s.; Il. ID.
Underwood, Townshend, SO.
The ladies of all the various society booths
were made happy in seeing their viands
disappear and greenbacks instead appear,
as we understand to the amount of 1925 for
the Wiliamsville ladies and $3.50 and up
wards for the ladies of the "North STAR"
OF the others we heard no definite amount
stated. The society receipts we understand
amount TO about 5000. So, as a whole, the
2Sth annual exhibition of the Windham
County Agricultural Society may be sum
med up as mental, moral and financial
success
At the meeting of The Society held at the
close Of the exhibition, officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year as follows:
President.-H. NJ. Winslow, Putney.
Vice PreSidents.-Col. A. b. Franklin,
Newlane, Richards Bradley, Brattlboro.
,Secrefd,y.-J. III. NJ errifield, Newane.
Treasurer.-F. o. Burdtt, Newlane.
Board Of Mdndgers.-S. ID. Conant, Graf
ton, Daniel Gates, Dummerston, ID. f..
Robbins, Windham, NJ. w. Wiley, Rock
ingham, p. II. Rutter, Townshend, John
Muzzy, Jamaica, S. w. Bowker, Newfane,
Preston Adams, Dover, +. r. Smith, Will
mington, Lewis Vail, Londonderry, Je-
rome Holden, Westminster, j. Il. Stebbins,
Brookline, A. A. Wyman, Athens, II. h.
BalIou, Whtingham, VIM. Robertson,
Putney, ii. NJ. Kidder, Wardsboro.
The Society adjourned. TO meet at Fay
etteville, the second Tuesday in February,
ior the purpose of remodeing their consti-
| tuition.