The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-01
FARMERS AND MECHANICS FESTIVALS
Otter Creek Valley Fair Second Day.

Owing 10 Tie unfavorablc weather We'd
nes'iay. Thursday vas practically The first
day of the fair, although the grounds were
officially opened on the'day previous The
morning was devoted lprinHpallyto enter
ing ard arranging The stock tor exhibition.
The procession At i9Fo'clock was dropped
out of the programme. Al an early hour
in The afternoon the grounds were crowded
with spectators. The Wallipgfprd people
turned out en- nsasse and there were large
Delegations tionl surrounding towns.
FLORAL HALL. s,.ai ~ 1
The center OF attraction was floral hall.
which contained the secretary's office and
was the official headquarters. The entries
in all the departments were much more n,l-
meroue than in former years. and in floral
hall they weIc especially fine. A. Hill &
Son carry OIL the palm for the exteut of
their display. embracing, as it does, all
varieties OF millinery and fancy goods.
Their are several handsome quilts and
tides, and indeed almost all The articles
display taste and skill of which Walling.s
ford may well be proud. .llH evf
LIVE STOCK. nHru no
The exhibition of horses and horned cat.
tie is good, but there are as yet no sheep,
which is to be regretted, as a fine display
might be made. j. s. Emery has the
handsomest animal on the ground-a three
year old Durham bull, thoroughbred
There are also some handsome cows and
earllng calves There are large number
of fine brood mares and colts, also, OH ex-
hbition. Ira Edwards exhibited two yoke
of fine oxen. ..,....,. .1,J ..a..,
The matched teams improvised drive
on the Street back of the ground about two
o'clock, ard some very pretty stepping was
the result. Teams owned by Darwin
Strange, Seth Aldrch and Caleb Parish
trotted ..slr.t ..isifsIi
VEGETABLES. si.is J.
The exhibition of vegetables would have
done credit TO more pretentious show. In
small fruit, pears and apples IRE well repre-
scented. Henry johnson shows such lusci-
| Gus Flemish beauties as must be a serious
drawback to the morals of youthful resi-
dents of Wallingford. Cyrus lButfum Dis
plays 90 fine varieties of apples which are
the cynosure of longing eyes. Big squashes
and pumpkins and melons and corn abound
in such profusion that we must omit bpcci-
| al mention of any. 49, 'alulaG
THE CROWD AND THE RAIN
About three o'clock whenithe crowd was
the greatest, and every one was fintere stcd
in something or somebody, whcnth the eating
stands were jubilant with success and the
cigar and peanut vender was shouting ex.
citedly from his OVERLOOKING Happiness I;
just as the East Wallingford cornet band
struck up TRAMP. tramp, tramp" a
densely black rain cloud gathered overhead
and the people did tramp. The more pru
dent ones went home at once, and the re-
mainder, largely in the majority by the
way took to floral hall. Then the dance
opened. Move number one was furious
swoop of wind from the west, and quilts,
tides and fancy work flewin all directions
followed by anxious owners diving hither
and thither in wild confusion. Then the
rain burst. The building is a temporary
shed and none of the highest, and so was
a trihe too wet for comfort. In twenty
minutes every article in that hall was
either removed or packed ready for re-
moval. AS many Of the crowd as had UNI.
brellas raised them,a and the others anxious
ly surveyed the roof for dry spot 70 stand
under. The secretaries hoisted umbrellas
and held them in their left hands while
they scrubbed bravely away with Their
right, making out the premium lists fol
evening. They were martyrs in q good
cause, and should receive first premium fol
perseverance, under difficulties. .....
There bad been some talk of adjourn
ment that evening, and the idea grew and
multiplied exceedingly in this few min,
utes. So many of the articles are removed
from the grounds that 1t is doubtful II
there be session to-day unless the weather
is of the finest. The following is the lisl
OF
Entries. M
LIVE STOCK. gfia
@. II. Miner, brood mare and two yeal
old colt.
J. II. Round, Tlnmoulh, two year old
| colt