Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-16
Mad River Valley Fair.

day of last week The weather was all
that could be desired on both days, and
the Fair socially considered as gala time
for the farmers and their families was Il
success. 1t was our fortune to be present
only on the closing day Crhursday) of the
gathering, and there was so much to be
seen worthy of special mention. and our
time of soiourn in those pleasant borders
was 50 brief, that we are able to do but
partial Justice to the Fair, and the intelli-
gent and persevering men and women
who have laborcd with so much zeal and
Judgment to make the Mad River Valley
Fair success and Il thing to be proud Of
The finest display of cattle ever shown
upon the Society grounds was, we under
stand, made upon wednesday, and the
grand parade Of horned hosts at high noon
was Il civic triumph e4u,lin" the most
noted Of mi itarv displays. When we IN
>pectrd the cattle pcEs ana hitching posts
on Thursday, we found many OF them de-
serted: the owners having ken home Their
stock The previous night and neglected to
return them for exhibition the second day.
! And ririt here we wish to protest against
! this in lsticc to those poor mortalo IKE
onrsclf who can find time but for one day
At a Fair. When one half the attractions
of AN exhibition is moved at the close OF
he first ,l;,v. We lose Just the amount of
qualification in sightseeing which such an
! abstraction unavoidablv occasions. 1t
should be- rule of the society that no an
imal or article permanently removed ere
the close of the Fair should be entitled to
Il preminm or of honorable mention
On the right Of the grounds rs one en-
ters the gateway could be seen the large
wtlt-sclcctcd and iinc-con litionrd herd OF
thornugh-hrcl Durhtms belonging to l..
r. Jo>lvn, Esq, whose father introduced
the first thoroughbred Short Horn into
Wait~tcld. OF special a;traetivenes> was
the SPLEEN iii two Years old ball, " Genera
Wait" which bols.s Il pedigree is pure
relatively as the best - blue blood of the
Virginia chivalrv. ." Gen. Wait > was 90
Ell
Rising Star. and bids fur to eclipse hi
: " Rising Star progenitors rs easily MS
: full moon doe, thu tinrSt twinkler 1t even
[ tiIe. Nh Joslvn also exhibited Il yoke q
splendid working oxen, five pairs of veal
: linz steers An steer calves, five magnltl
e cent milch cows. one fit COW. one two
/ wears old hciftr and eight yearling hcifrrs
in fact. a full herd of Durham> OF whlc
# any man might be proud; and We rattle
:, thought Jo,lvn WAS e" stuck up just b
IS his keen eve took in the >ituation AZ
he found his stock the observed of all OF
. servers.
:. The >leek-looAinc. silky, two years o
= Durham bull. Farmer Boy" exhibit,
= bv Andrew Murray, was a perfect beauty
! 1 beast rather than a NV rXemplllir 'tlo
N of "Betutv and tn. Beast and shou
10 have received the first premium a. Il
in best if not thu biggest hull on cNhlbltlo
~ We say thi, with all due respect t" t
awarding committee. AMI Will leave I
he award of whether they or We shall he ;
>. credited the longer ears, 10 :, vote OF t
WI spectators who interviewed All lle Dan
- on the Groun l. VI 'rr'tE hlll came lr'
~ tn. Gri,vull stock on the VI tlvern fn
m ut NorriSville IN has Il herd book prdigr
,r- As noted u il i undolbtei Geo.
nj H"yce' E'l-' can likewise ''t counter
ice some ~ i DAN ""h''' ''i'' NJ III '''9''
'ld tWo-y''rS "pi h'f'iiiii from ''o>'S" -
Id Weighed IN') loN.' ana gave III
il eXtctlv seven feet. blt ne was eclipse"
vill size by tn thund 'fln- b = Io'f years
en ''lrl IN 'Nh.o'If" ~ ''"'' = -
he Esd. who's r"W when ne l''l nm sen
ed. would have drowned oh All the NJ
Il mAde by tth' puiI' Oh h''h'"' p'i
tock-Tt'teF WIS i l"lI-pl"o''" l'u'
fact out of the celebrated olt Chanlpio
ut Formerly owned 10y J"~lyn Mr. Ia
pom who. We regretted t" see was IN llI-he
u-e and almost 4 TIT >lhje't /" par OH
m our>rlt on the lnNtlld roll al" tN'iini''
the fin" par OF roam oNcn' weighing 't-'
Ii and fat enough TO make the eye oil an
HIS ~"
we'll and tender r"t>t~
t. Among ''''' "'"'' "'''''''' '>''' VA
At ground should be mentioned the mate
riv- pair OF ret natives belonging 10 y
'E't ,'.','N ..':',,. ,.,;,,
cal Fisk: the light red straight hullt Wor
the pair Of Allied .)o>lyn: {. y Prentl>
this matched roln Dnilam>: {. Spald
we're, large fat roam Durham and the smallt
''h' -''''' ''''' '','''' ,..
ness varied cNcclIrnc"~ shown 10y tn" "Ne
al ut Drew X Palmer, IL. y. bushnell land
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