The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-18
Farmer. ana Nechanics' sniOn
Fair

Ludlow was all aGng "Wednesday on the
gathering of the yeomanry Of Black River
Valley within It's borders The day was
all that could be desired, and the onion
have reason to DC thankful for the favor
able auspices under which they have held
this, their most successful fair At an
early hour the roads leading to the fair
grounds, which are situated about midway
between the villages OF Ludlow and Proc
tofsyille, were throngcd with people. The
people of the valley have long been antici-
pating this meeting and accordingly turned
out in large numbers. They came from all
the surrounding country. Cavendish, Ply
mouth and Mount Holly all sent large dele.
cation, while "Pond Road came down en-
massc.
The farmers, with their wives, gayly
dressed daughters, and brown sturdy sons,
fresh from the potato and harvest field,
prcdomnatcd while there was a good
sprnkling of doctors, ministers and other
professional men present.
The officers of the Onion, than whom q
better class OF men no society can boast,
comprising as ii does some of the best citi-
zens of the towns, composing the Union,
have laborcd hard to make the fair the
success that it has been. and We think they
feel fully repaid in seeing it reach even be-
You'd their most sanguinc expectations in
almost every particular.
The exercises Of the day opened with an
examination Of geldinga and flllies at 10l
o'clock. Nine entries were made, all of
which compare favorably with tue like
examination at the State Fair. A pair OF
matched horses entered by W. II. Robin
son of Chester, attracted general notice and
were much commented upon.
n pair OF horses driven tandem, by Miss
Aggie Sawyer Of Ludlow, cvinced what a
lady could do in the management of equine
steeds They were driven twice around
the course and were finely handled,
At this time the eating houses and hotels
were thronged with customers, and parties
were to be seen on the grounds and woods
adjoining picnlcing in truly rural style
The crowd were called from their dinners
to the stand by the long roll beaten by
Major Pearson, an old veteran of the war
Of 1912. The Major, although in his
cighty-thrd year, ahowed the boys how
they did it al the battle of Plattsburgh.
At one o'clock the orator of the day, DR..
Henry Boynton Of Woodstock, was escort
cd TO the stand by the Altimont Cornet
Band, In the carriage with DR.. Boynton
were Ex-Governor Fletcher and Judge
French, president Of the association. The
speaker was introduced to the assembly by
Judge French, in few pertinent and
well timed remarks The DR.. spoke with
out notes, and for the space of half an hour
held the attention of the audience without
effort
The following Is an abstract Of the
ADDRESS
II is nov q quarter Of century since
came into the State. The first hill tops
climbed in my boyish zeal are before me-
The fathers and mothers of most of you
here present were we'll known to me, and
feel an old friendship toward you all. II
is with moro than ordinary pleasure that
meet you now upon this occasion 1t is
fitting that you should leave for time the
products Of your farma and shops and &c
up into the higher realms of mental actiyi
ty and j shall ask your attention for
short time to the relation farmers and me
chanics bear TO other people. There arr
only two classes in the world, the pro
ducers and those who live by handling
p those products; in short, the makers anC
the traders. Three hours labor day by
each individual would support any com
inunity. As In the east one man rides up
! on the shoulders of four Others, So In GU
, land four labor that one may ride in idle
ness. Wealth has the tendency to flow in
I 10 the great centres and where grea
D wealth Is accumulated we find It invariabl,
+ Joined with political power, and wealu
regulates the pr.cei the farmers aud me