Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-29
Mad River Valley Fair.

~ VI.
Of their number rs felt any interest in the
success Of the Fair.
When we arrived on the ground, about
ten o'clock, the prospect certainly looked
rather dismal. Stock was comm" in quite
freely, to be sure. and Agricultural Hall
fll!ed up slowly. but Floral Hall looked
ana was, in reality, nearly empty; but by
noon things began to come in more freely,
and the nlmbe fingered Secretary, +. A
Fisk, Esq. h.,d to work lively making
entries and distributing tags.
After good fire WAS started in the Hall
the air AMI the people grew mo.e genial
but "verc"ats and mutllers were a recess
lily All day.
Or course. on such Il wintry day-;nd So
decidedly out of season. too,-we could
no; expect to see Il crowd. and we didn't.
But on Thursday, the clerk Of the
weather decided to have it clear off. and
= clear ky ana warm sun made Il change
/ that was very grateful to Fur @Oers, and
there was Il good attendance, during the
second day. especially in the afternoon.
But the Hail almost looked lonesome, only
ilanked by Il few eating saloons.
The great moral exhibition of big
/ snakes, fat women, pigmy men, and vor;l-
= That swing " was not to be seen. That
ubiquitous woman, with blue vail and
bogus jewrlry gambling concern, didn't
put III IN appearance. The man with 4
= wheel within 4 wheel" who has so Of
ten lured the hard earned scrip from Gull
lihle boys and men, and still more, yer
dInt women, had pressing business else
where. The venler of prize stationery
and cement. whose melodious voice has 50
often greeted the ears of Fair goers, WAS
neither seen nor heard. There WAS no
place on the ground where u poor fellow
could get 4 = drop o >llthin To keep out
tie cold, if he WAS ever So thirsty, unless
his Thirst could be :,>>uaged by tea or
coffee. There WAS no drunkenness, OF
rowdyiSm of any >oIt. But perhaps it is
due to the aforementioned persons and
hing> 10 say that their absence WAS com
lul>ory. They not only = longcd to be
there" but We're willing TO pay f,r the
privilege Of beng there But ii Was = no
g" The officers of the society were in
eNor:Ible, and TO them may be attributed
I the absence of the pandenonium- let-loose
state of things usually attendant on Agri-
cultural Fairs and the peaceful quiet that
pcrVaded the whole as>embly and those
per>Ou>-:nl they We're doubtless many
whose ears and con<clences have been
greatly Shocked ii previous Fairs, who
stayed ut home, to avoid Il repetition, had
better have been there. to have sustained
by their presence and money. the officers
/ Of the society in this grand move III the
right direction, towards making the \ rri-
cultural Fair 4 real benefit to the commit
nitV. and not 4 harvest for black LEG, and
a curruptor Of public morals
/ Too much credit can hardly be given
to the President Oyis Wallis, Esq. OF
W,it~tiell. and nil tie other officers who
sustained kim. III ;he position they have
taken, and We trust there Will be no retro
grading. OF course, Il certain class Were
di>plrascd with the way the matter was
managed. a 4 used all their influence to
/ keep people away. and doubtless succeed
/ ii 10 some extent.
/ 1t has been said that an Agricultural
! Fair cannot be made 4 success without the
accompanying evils We have mentioned.
/ but Mad River Valley Fair was certainly
y GOOD WAYS from 4 t,Ulur6 tins wear. and
/ we trust that next wear there may be such
Il yranI rally @. tire friends of order, good
mu.al~ AMI dccrucy. - shJll prove conclll-
,ivclv that. though Elrie'~ horsr-trot WIS
"A @r.t..d failure. rs it OUGHT TO have been,
/ yet IN Agricultural Fair can and viii be
Sustained in Mad Kiv'r Valley.
When All the circumstances are taken
into account. We can -lv Mad River Val
! ley did we'll, bat they can and Will do bet
ter next year.
On entering Floral Hall one WAS struck
with the fine dj,plov Of LrI-ni,iIfs Lut ,
second glance showed Il sad lack of many
articles which have graced previous eXhi-
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n,,.,Ilr d,t1irirn,.x w,s in nerdl..wnrk
v.i,icl, ha. ,jvavS filled 80 prominent ,
,J-,.,. lnr,tuf Int aside from his fhnr,
tyrr,. r,.,'Iv -. n.,nv entries * =, ANY, n,r.
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