Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
Dog River Valley Fair.

who help themselves" never met with NOR
/ complete refutaton than on the occasion Of thi
/ fair which took place at Mortified ON Tuesday
| Wednesday and Thursday Of last week. Fo
many weeks the busy note Of preparation ha'
/ been heard aud ON Tuesday the inhabitants o
the valley wcnded their way to the grounds driving
thoir famous cattle and horses, laden with The
/ rich products of their orchards and dairics, and
/ the fruits Of The Garth. The women folk too
brought the work Of their def fingers, and Tho
display in coral hall was greater, and we might
say better. than we have ever seen mt amy STATE
fair Tho whole ground on Tuesday WIS in com
motion in preparation for the fair, and ut night
those who had laborod SO long and so anxiously
for the success Of the fair retired with profound
sense that their duty had been fully done, and
anxonsly awaitcd the full frution " their labor
on Wednesday aud Thursday But alas, for the
alliMlty of human expectations wednesday
morning was lowering and drizzline rain set in
which continued, with short intervals, throughout
/ ihc entire day and Thursdays record has little Of
% more rodceming character in il. OF counc tho
unfayorabe weather had a tendency to kcol
away large numbers of those who would other
wise have attended, although those who hryed
Che storm found thcm-el,es amply repaid in view.
ing the innumemhe really mertorious articles on
/ exhibition We should place the attendance on
each of Che las, two days at about twenty five
/ hundred and under happier auspices We thin,
thc number would easily have been doubled
ru ram WoUNp
/ Wc ioo., occasion ast year % speak in terms OF
high c1mmoudatiou Of thc ground selected by the
society upon which to bold their fairs and further
acquaintance with it more fully confirms the ideas
we then expressed. Tho situation is upon high
table land affordme a magnificent view, while
upon the west side Of Che ground there Is % high,
sharp elevation. which obyiatc- the necessity Of
building soais. and halls way zap which every inch
~ the ground can Doc seen The ground is easily
accessible from Nouhdcld, special train every
hour conveying people 90 and from the village,
cycry portion OF to track. which is really fine
one. can Dc seen FROM the Judges stand the soil
is excellent, and, all iu all wc doubt u a better
place could have been selected within the limits of
thc statr Wcarc glad 60 learn or we do, nom
}r Cold the owner ofthe place. that he intend.
making further Improvements on She grounds
Whom fully fitted up IL win Dee uodc. ground
rtoFAl HALL
Inclination vouij undoubtedly have he'd 70. first
90 inspect tlis depository of fine thing-, but whom
inclination WAS s1pplcmcutcihy sopwcrfu an in-
d1acuont a4 % desire 60 escape Che falling rain, it
moy quito naturally lo supposed that thi- was the
Gr-t place visited The hiu ha. been greatly cn-
ni4ed and improved during the past year, an adj
diuou OF sixty feet m length having been made to
IT, # Vas quite fortunate uat this addition was
made. for viii the accommodations Of last gear,
tine hall wonld mot have held The articles brought