Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-09-24
Connecticut River Valley Fair
Is Reported Financial Success and &
Happy.
Correspondence of the Bellows Falls Times
CLAREMoNT, \, H.,
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black threatening cloud shall again del
uge the earth. They are wi hing all, for
a fair fair. Now passes disappointed
exhibitor and on his face rests cloud
far more threatening than the one over
spreading the face of nature. 8" If the
Judges had done the far thing he is
muttering, should have had the first
premium" The excited horseman now
growls about an "unfair start and
presses on.
Well, the fair has been pronounced
by the managers financial success y
and when this is said il would seem that
enough had been told What more do
we want of fair? Hasn't the best now
ing machine diploma and the best
herdsman the enormous sum of two dol
lars in his pocket? But what right have
they to grumble The tight rope man
must have few hundred dollars for his
valuable services. The gambling, betting
fraternity of horsemen must have a
chance to enjoy their passion and so a
several hundred goes thus. So it goes,
and when it comes to the agricultural
part what have we? A diploma, posi-
bly, two or three dollars. Why not give
the horse the diploma, or the paltry two
dollars? Well, the answer is plain to
us all The ring wouldn't grow fat
Horses and speed too are well enough,
but if they can't exist without excluding
those things having an intrinsic value to
the farmer and mechanic, it were better
to let them step down and out But to
the show The prospect Tuesday and
yet Wednesday morning were poor
enough, but before noon considerable
additions were made in stock, and in
FLORAL AND MECHANICS HALLS.
The Ames' Plow Company added to
their show of plows few other articles,
The Woods Mower, the Meadow King
and New England's favorite mower, the
Buckeye were all present. The Buck
eye of course took the first premium.
Those who have known the old Buckeye
would scarcely recognize the new ma
chine. Yet all the valuable features of
the old are preserved. 1t has an iron
frame and is as durable as ever. The
one horse machine elected much praise.
and the old excuse, /" | have but one
horse need no longer keep one from
moving with a machine. The simplest
yet most needed machine on exhibition
was Bailey's Improved Elevator, design
ed for lifting rocks, stumps, &c. One
man can, with but little exertion, lift
seven tons. The whole weight of the
machine is less than one hundred pounds
and is easily moved from place to place
while being used The price, which is
only thirty dollars, places it within the
reach of every farmer. 1t is thoroughly
practical in every way. Floral hall was
mostly filled up with those " thousand
and one pieces bed-qults and like fan
cy articles Rod. Miller, the Claremont
artist, was as usual, present with his
paintings, which are truly very good
one OF Ascutney being quite excellent.
STOCK.
/ Passing to stock, must first speak of
colts shown by Mr.. F. l.. Randall OF
Springfield, VT. First, colt three
months old, dark chestnut, and sired by
Carnac, owned by John Wilmoth of Bel
, lows Falls. 1t is a beauty, clearly and
handsomely built, showing powers of en-
/ durance and good speed, The dam is q
: good blooded mare and of this colt We
expect to hear good record. He also
J took the first premium on two years
old colt, by Dominion, and weighing one
thousand pounds. Several Others were
: present and were good. The show o
sheep was poor indeed, and beyond a few
, fair Downs none worthy of note. The
f show of cattle was good and large to
day, and shows plainly the tendency o
: our farmers to seek to improve their cat
tie. do not now speak Of those fancy
: herds, like the we'll known Cold Rive
E herd of Messrs. Elwell, but of the grad,
+ stock as shown in town teams, &c Far
, mers are not slow TO see a thing tina
: pays and now are moving forward in tn
e right direction. VIM. NJ. Evarts o
! Windsor, exhibited his "Short Horns
! and took considerable amount of at
+ tention, as well as the first premium 70
$ Short Horned Bull. 6. B. Williams, o
+ Walpole, took first premium for year
old and over stations c. E. Whipple, o
C Charlestown, N. H., first for vearlinl
5 stud. The long wooded buck, owned b
+ VIM. II. Haskell, of Springfield, was
; fine sheep of its kind and took the frs
premium. Swine. by K b. Lull, Glare
mont, first. A good show of poultry wa
was made, though small.
That Claremont has had the Vale
Fair long enough is manifest from tn
interest they have taken the present ses
son. Let it move ON down the river
q now the nuhlic wish Why can't Re