The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-13


letter Box al tha Depot Will be collected by
Rollt gents llye minutes previous to the de-
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.GHICss.TUtAL DEPAHTnENT.
First Annual Fair of the N'ettOwee
valley Agricultural SCciety.-Ie-
port ut the secretary.
The society has held its first annual fair
under discouragements that would have
.!ishcart, ned the officers and friends of any
like organization that has been long estab
Il ,hpd with comfortable buildings to protect
the article, that GO 10 make such exhibit
lions attrar;iye, une of the first discour-
ngercnts to- be met in organizing new so
.ietics is to gain confidence. The people
want 20 know who is to get the money and
what is to Inc done with it, and it was doub-
" 30 in regard to his soc,c7. But the
society elected its oi.i :crs and incorporated
themselves under the laws of the STAKE, pro-
cured lease of their ground, for Eve
years appointed their committee and made
ont their premium list small, hoping by so
doing 10 accumulate somcthing to he used
by the society in erecting permanent and
comfortable buildings. The society issued
membership tickets and received from the
sale o! those about one hundred dollars.
With this amount the society, could not
build but through the kindness cf Col ii
.. Peabody we were provided with two
spacious tents for the use of the society
and with the money from the sale of MEM
bership tickets bought lumber for out build
;ngs, pens SC. With these accommodations
the Mcttowee Valley Agricultural Society
opened Its gates to the public Oct. 1st
1874.
The week previous to the fair was warm
and pleasant but the morning of the fair
was cold. damp and cloudy, yet notwith-
standing there were good many entries in
the floral department; the fruit and veget-
able department was well represented.
There were rs horses entered on the first
day. But the second day spread with drench-
ing rain and of course stopped all further
entries. The. rain continued until eight and
then remaining cloudy until ten, when the
clouds broke and the sun shone on the emrtv
grounds and empty Treasury of the society.
But about noon the people began to come
and the receipts from tie sale of tickets ran
up in four hours to two hundred dollars but
this was but temporary success rs the rair
in the afternoon drove the people back, and
many from the grounds; in fact ended the
receipts of the fair, yet the society are sat
i5ted that they have the confidence of tie
public and that the fair would have been
perfect success had not the weather been
such AS it was. The officers of the society
met on Saturday aud found they had on
hand about three hundred dollars and after
paying all bills and premiums will have
small balance in the treasury besides the
htr.I pt,1 81, \,NI
now considering all the discouragcments
which had TO be met, tho society consider
the Fair success and with this beginning,
small as it is, we ask the people in towns
represented in this enterprise to use their
influence IN sustaining and building up this
society and we earnestly wish! that at our
next annual meeting in January all the
friends of this society will have voice in
appointing and electing such officers as will
work for the best interest OF the society.
= The following is list Of the articles and
names of those receiving premiums. The
premiums will he paid at the Office OF George
w. Baker, Middle Granville, if called for
sny time before the first ofNovember 1874,
II not called for at that time they will be
considered as donated to the society
W. Il. SAVAGE, Sec'y.
Horses.
CLASS 1--srALLIONs.
Six years old; 1st prem VIM Lewis,
Poultney, ID prem. L Glow, Hartford.
Five years old; LIST prem. Frank Carpen-
ter, So. Granville.
Four years old; lst prem. Sidney Kinncr,
Hampton; prem, A Carroway, Poutney
Three years old; lst prem. Howard Law
renee, Middetown; "a prem. James Stesrns
Pa~let.
Two years old; lst prem. Wilcox & Ma
son, MlddIetown; 2d prem. b Il Ely Heb
ron.
Breeding mare and colt lst prem. T. J
Roberts Granville; 81 prem. Chester Nor
ton, NJ Granville.
Matched geidings or mares; lst prem. f.
Gourley Bcdlan; "a prem. Rogers.
Family horse or roadster lst prem. lIur-
bert Vail, No. Granville; % prem. Orlando
Hicks.
GFLDINGS-CLASs y.
Four years old lst prem. Col II 0 Pea
body NJ Granville; "a prem. W Hulett,
pawlet.
Three years cid; LIST prem. o Temple,
Granville; "a, prem. Edward Wilson,
W
Two years old LIST prem. T b WoodcoclS,
VI Granville; I'd prem, t Whey No. Gran
vile.
Yearlings, est prem. T b Woodcock, NJ
Granville; 2d prem, II Allen.
Cattle.
cLAssl
Oxen six years old lst prem. o Temple,
Granville.
Five years old LIST prem. Walter White,
f!ebrol.
Three years old steers; mer. prem q
Temple Granville.
CLAss3.
Two years old bull; LIST prem. Stephen
Staples, No. Granville.
Cows LIST prem, N l. Hall. Granville.
CLASS 4.
Best cow LIST prem. Joseph Robleo NJ
Granville.
cLAss5.
Yearling heifers; Orlando Hicks, No. Gran.
vile.
GLASS G.
Yearling bull, LIST prem. 4 BWoodcock M
Granville.
Three years old heifers LIST prem. 7 i
Woodcock, NJ Granville.
CLASH.
Two years old; LIST prem. w Sweet, So
Granville.
Calf LIST prem. w Sweet, So. Granville
GLASS;.