The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-14
Tho Addison County Fair,

The thirty-6rst annual exhibition of the
Addison County Agricultural Society was
held upon their grounds in Middlebury
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
last week, The weather was fine with
the exception of threats of a storm on
Wednesday morning which prevented ma.
nyfrom bringing their stock for exhibition.
There was very large number of entries
upon the first day and but for threatened
rain it is thought the g Exhibition of stock
and produce would have been unusually
large.
The show of horses and colts was very
creditable indeed Some fine specimens
were noted. There was fair show of
cattle, especially in working oxen, Ayr.
shires, Jerseys, and Durhams. The ex.
hibition of swine was excellent. The
poultry show was not large. There were
quite number of pens of fine merino
sheep, superior lots, and fair lot of
mutton sheep all good sp ecimens.
The entries included ITO horses and
colts besides those shown for speed "a
cattle; 124 sheep.
The ladies' department excelled. Flo.
raj Hall was beautifully decorated and
arranged, and the show in this depart
ment was eminently successful, thanks to
the superintendent aud the ladies who
had charge of the decorations.
10 Mechanics Hall the exhibition was
very meager, though the articles exhibit.
ed were excellent. That old pillow must
have been the same with which Cain till
ed the soil before he slew Abel The
fruit and vegetable display was fine. We
can give only these sketches, as our ex.
tended report is crowded out by the fire
literature.
The races OF Wednesday were First.
farmers purse $50 l2 to fist 9 to secoud.
to third and 3 to fourth Summary as
follows
W. II. belongs Mag Alton
J. Libbies Blach bird 2 2
Ii. Soper's Little Lucy
Ii. c. Sessions Gray Nellie G 8
Kent Wrights Addison Boy 4
Col Stowells Delong
Levi Stoddaro's Flying Banner
Time 3:07; 3:05.
The $50 race for 500 with the fol.
lowing summary
W. B. Wright's Maggie 2
II. Soper's Nellie Haight ! 2 2
Z. S. Stowel's Landlord 3 3 3 3
| Time, 2:j219, $3.50, 2:5O, 2:5l.
A sack race took place between heats
of the last race. The contestants were
Will Powers. o. Tredo, Johnny Stewart,
Fred Markham, G. w. Goodel, Eddie
Buttoph. The first named won the prize
On Thursday morning the double driv.
ing horses were exhibited and fine dis
play was made Of it.
Single drivers followed. The premi
ums are given in the list below.
The address was given by l.. w. Re d.
dingtoD of Rutland, and was quite pleas
ing, as 1t would seem from the applaus,
cluded the whole field of ' aiasrlSahiafffs aid
he could hardly avoid rambling. After
the address there was sack race. Six
boys competed this time, but Mandy Nc
Mahon carried off the prize.
A race free to all horses for purse o.
$3.50 came Dext, $50 to first $40. to SEQ.
ond, s25 to third, The following is the
summary
Kent Wrights Maggie |
W. B. Wright's Blackbird 2
]. Gips9n's Annie
Time, l;57A, 800. $3.50.
The Middlebury cornet band supplied
the music for the occasion, aud did il in
manner to elicit the encomiums of oil
listeners. They took the premium, o
course, and President Dyer proposes t.
add $25 on his own account.
The officers of the society are entitled
to great credit for their earnest efforts t
promote the interests of the society anC
to make the fair success.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.