Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-17
The State Fair,

| iSechOe vi tue Cocletf. rhei9 lhiuS was
hustle and activity about the buildings and
spaces allotted to exhibitors and yet, thanks
to the efficient management of the officers in
charge. everything was orderly. Each one
knew his or her duty and went about it.
and all day long the work went on. In
Floral Hall the def fingers of the ladies
were arranging an exhibition which will,
we believe, be pronounced the finest ever
seen in the State. The display of yegeta-
bles and fruit also promises to be the
finest ever seen in the State. in fact
the same may be said of the other de-
partments, generally and at this writing
it is hardly possible to speak only in gen
eral manner. as nothing seems really settled
in its place. and not little of the prepara-
tory work necessarily remained over to be
done to-day. Many articles and animals on
the grounds were unmarked and apparently
unattended, and many that had been entered
at the Secretary 5 Office had not appeared IN
their places But everything Will be in
readiness by noon Of to-day. and the crowds
of this afternoon and Thursday and Friday
will have the full benefit of the exhibitions
There IS sure to be something for everybody
to be interested in-fne horses, fne cattle,
fine sheep, swine and poultry agricultural
and dairy implements OF almost every de-
scTiption wonderful and pleasing products
Of the farm, garden and household ; the
useful and beautiful in ert-in fact almost
everything connected with an enlightened
and scientific agricultural people.
The situation and condition OF the grounds
reserve favorable mention. They are located
at the south end of Rutland village, about
one-half mile from the Rutland MON depot.
/ and front on one side on the Harlem Exten-
sion road, and on the opposite side on the
| Rutland Division road. Ilal!-AonTly trains
run on the Harlem Extension, between the
/ depot and the grounds, carrying out and re-
turn for 10 cents.-a very convenient and
economical arrangement. The condition Of
the grounds is frst-class Everything has
been put in the best of order, and everything
i convenient for crowd Of people. The
Baptist and Methodist Societies of Rutland
each have commodious dining halls near
| Floral Hall, to say rothing Of booths and
| tents from which cata5les and temperance
drinkables are vead1d. Water Is also very
convenient.
Tn. trotting course Is in fine condition.
and much interest Is manifested in the races
to come of Thursday and Friday. Those
who ought to know say there will be some
| fine tr0tting Tomorrow the annual address
Is to be delivered by Hon. Daniel Needham,
OF Boston, Secretary Of the New England
Agricultural Society. the announcement OF
whose name Is sufficient guaranty Of some
thing worth the while to hear.
RrTLAxD, Sept -, lS7j.
The second day of the State Fair opened
fine Tie first thing in order on the grounds
was the completing the work Of prepare
ton, and before the hour Of noon had AZ
rived everything was in order, and the dis
plays in the several departments fully met
theexpcctatio tons Of those who looked for one
of the most successful state fairs ever held IN
Vermont Along in the forenoon people be-
gan to arrive on the grounds, and during
the afternoon there was a very good aiten-
dance, for the second day. Everything was
in full blast The various halls and places
of exhibition were thronged with spectators.
and hustle and activity prevailed on every
hand Vendors Of eatabes and drinkables
t0und.numerous customers. and glib-t.ngued
hawkers of small wares and trinkets gather
cd their crowds around them and piled a
right lively trade.
The awarding COMMITTEES received the
books Of entries at II a. IN and for the
remainder of the day were brsiiy engaged
in their duties. though some of them Will
have their work to complete tomorrow
and it is probable that the awards of pre-
miums will not be announced before Fri
day
At > p. III, began the exhibition Of all
horses entered. ON the track in front Of the
grand stand |: Is needless to say that the
exhibition was fiae one, As there were seen
some of the finest specimens OF horsc-ilcsh
in the safe. and Vermont l. something Of a
State for horses. Noticeable in this cxhibi-
ton were the fine b,ooded horses OF Gen. ii.
IL. Baxter. which. however. as has been
stated, were not entered for premiums. L.
5 Drew, Of Burlington, also, exhibited his
fine thTce-ycar-0ld stallion
After the horses came the cayalcadc Of
working oxen. string Of thirteen fine
yoke; and following them. came the cx-
hibition of other cattle. which were led
along the track before the judges. 1t might
be interesting to note that the northwestern
portion Of the State supplied the Ayrshire
blood for this exhibition. L. ;. Drew, Of
Burlington, and l. I. Paris, of Fairfax,
showed their fine herds; and H. & \. X.
Ellsworth, OF Fletcher. and Curtis Wheeler,
Of Fairfax, showed some extra stock OF the
same blood. F. D. Griswold, of Orwell,
showed herd OF Jerseys, and ". !. Ripley,
Of Rutland, herd of Deyons. all fine an
finals.
The exhibition Of sheep. in which line OF
stock Vermont is not without fame, was Of
course excellent Hon Frederick Billings
pen of South Downs. from the BUCK Royal
George" imported by himself, attracted
much attention.
The principal exhibitors of poultry were
Z. T. Sprague. of brandon, and George
| Davis, of East Montpelier. The former had
a fine display of various species Of fancy
fowls and pigeons and the latter showed
some fine Brahmas and C0ohins.
The exhibition of fruit l. simply splendid
Van Vliet x Meach, Of Shelbnrn, show 40
varieties of apples, besides pears, having
the largest display on the grounds, though
there are others of equal merit As to quality
The other principal exhibitors OF fruits are
VIM. j. Chapman, OF Hartford. who has 30
varieties of pears, and e. of apples; James
NJ Kctchum, of Sudbury. l3j varieties of
apples. and Ii of grapes L. 5. Wright, Of
Cornwall. 100 varieties of apples.
f 5 Brownell shows 50 varieties Of Po-
tatocs. originated by himself
Among other exhibitors from this section
we notice \. B. Ashley, Milton, seven
packages dairy cheese, Wells. Richardson
4 Co, annatto for coloring butter and
cheese 4. O. Hood, Winooski, several va
rieties Of medicines. troches, liniment, &c ,
all orig mated by himself; DR.. Straussman.
Burlington, patent eyeglasses and speets-
cles ". F. Moulton, Darlington, patent
wooden eave-spouts- Smith. Brown Nash'
Richford, entered Smith milk pan and