Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-10

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Yesterday great throng Of people were
" going to and fro " on the fair grounds all
day. 1t was the central day Of the exhibition,
and some Of the chief attractions were set for
it, including the parade Of the ragamuiHns,
which didn't come of, and the performance Of
a " world renowned tight-ropeist, which did,
and which was worth seeing though not quite
up TO what was advertised for it, and sup
pose nobody expected it would be- But the
sun shone brightly all day, and everybody
seemed as happy as need be. Indeed the oc-
casional meeting with the familiar faces Of old
friends, the mingling with the crowd in half
dreamy, halfsocial fashion in the bright sun
shine, was sufficient TO make an ordinary
mortal happy, unless something was the matter
with him.
According to the reports Of the officers, of the
sale Of tickets, there were six or seven thousand
persons on the grounds yesterday, and nearly
as many would doubtless have come to day but
for the rain, which has been falling almost
without intermission all day. During the az
tornoon, however, it has raned very moder-
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And quite good many came in spite of the
storm, to hear the address, see the races, etc,
The address was by Charles n Davenport, OF
Brattleboro, who told the farmers how to
make butter and cheese, for suppose he didn'
know himself-but how to make legislatures
and Congresses which would look after the
farmers interests somewhat, as well as that Of
/ the great corporations, which he said we're fast
getting control Of legislatures and courts in
state and nation. His principal thrusts were
ut Congress, with its Credit Mobilier and salary
/ bill, the railroads and national banks. lie
spoke of the difficulty of obtaining money at
the banks, the high rates of interest charged
by them, etc, but he didn't tell his hearers
that they we're paying bonus of five or six
! thousand dollars year to each and every bank
whose capital is 500, 600, for what accommo-
datious they do get, besides the eight and ten
per cent interest which the banks charge the
people for the identical money which the PEG.
pie furnish the banks for nothing. If he would
tell them Chat, and teach them better than tc
do such foolish things, there would be les.
taxes to pay, and proportonately more pros
periy The address, on the whole, was good
one, and was well received by the audience
which partly stood under umbrellas, and partly
sat on the seats erected for the purpose-anC
very comfortable seats they were, too.
Then came the horse trot, and some very
good trotting was done, as well as some mod
crate swearing by the owners and drivers, anC
some promiscuous betting among the spectators
The fair, Notwithstanding the slim at
tendance Of to-day, has been decided success
has been eredtable to its managers though
in one particular they will need to amend {
little, to make their succeeding fairs as popu
lar as they should be. And that is in the mat
ter Of seeing that the programme is carried GU
a little more promptly, or a little nearer OF
time, according to the advertisement. Fo
instance the trot for this afternoon was /,
commence at half-past one, but was neces
sarily put of on account Of the rain, the ad
dress, which was to come of at eleven, not be
ing through until three. Then everything
should have been in readiness for the trot, in
stead of which there were no horses, no driver
and no judges-and by the time the driver
were drummed up. the horses sent for, and tn
Judges picked up among the crowd, an hou
and ten minutes Of the time, which must b
too short any way, was gone, before the frs
trial of speed was made. This didn't troubl
me, for am not much Of an admirer of hors
races any way, but it made good deal o
grumbling, especially among those who wante