Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-16
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
Guildhall.

Guildhall.
Last Wednesday night the hotel on the
Northumberland side of the Connecticut,
occupied by Isaac Hanson, was entirely
destroyed by fire, together with most of
its contents. The fire caught from a de-
fective chimney and before it was discov-
cred had got uAder such Roadway that its
progress could not be checked nor but
small portion of the furniture could be
saved. The building was insured for
$1,000 and the furniture for $500, in the
Etna.
The letter from Norway which We pub
fish in this issue, is from the pen of Hon.
+. d. Holton, of Milwaukee, Wis, which
will rendJr it doubly interesting to many
of our readers who have been long and
intimately acquainted with the author.
Mr.. Editor:
Aside from your report of the late Fair
] wish to say a few words in commenda-
ton Gifts management, and criticize some
of the people, and Others particularly in
terested in Agricultural matters in this
vicinity. SO far as the show of cattle
from this town is concerned it was the
largest and best ever made since the or
ganization of the Society, but outside
of the town the show of cattle was mea-
gre in the extreme, this was undoubtedly
owing in part to the threatening weather +,
and in part to tee distance owners of fine
cattle would be obliged to take their stock
Among the nice oxen exhibited.was yoke
entered by Edward Chesman. He also
brought five as nice sheep with lambs us
were shown on the grounds. He is Il
young man and took particular pains to
have stock in excellent condition, others
which you have mentioned were of coure
worthy of all praise. Through the efforts
of j. G. Crawford the vegetable depart
ment was full beyond anything we have
ever seen here, vegetables of his own
raising were of very superior quality,
and through his efforts the display of
fowls was better than ever before, and
we do rot wonder that the action of the
awarding committee on fowls was the sub
.iect of criticism. An awarding commit
tee should know what to do, and how to
do it, butin very many instances their
reports do not cover the ground intended
in Il report, or goes beyond what is propd
,er. Mcritorous articles even if not
thought worthy Of premium, should re-
ceive honorable mention, and so far as
am aware this was not done except in
one singular instance, and while upon the
subject let us say it was seen that persons
appointed upon these committees should
have interest enough and pride enough to
attend to their duties without being Coax
ed, urged and pulled to their performance.
The executive officers of the Society
usually have enough to do without search
ing the town all over to find committees.
The exhibition of miscellaneous and
fancy articles in Floral Hall was good,
contributed in a great measure by people
from out of town. / wonder that people
in town who have leisure, and the taste
and means, do not do more to make this
department of the fair more attractive.
Several ladies residing here did exhibit
articles really ornamental and useful, not
however for premium but to render this
department what it should be-worth see
ing among whom were Miss c. Hopkinson,
Mrs, Quimby and others whom need not
mention.
There are plenty Of live men and
women as witness the efforts of those
ladies who had personal charge of mat
tiers in the upper part of the HAHN our
two counties to make eur fairs all they
should and might be. On the whole,
weather expected, the Sixth Annual Fair
was success, and it is to be hoped that
a great improvement will be made here
after. Dissatisfaction is to be excepted
as disappointment is the lot of life, how
ever hard it is for us to learn the fact.
Is.