The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-08
tReported for the GLoBE.l
Addison County Fair.
FIRST DAY.

MIDDLRBURY, Sept. 3.
The Addison County Fair opened to-day,
( Wednesday with Dix hundred and fifty
entries, larger number than for many
years previous. The day was all that
could be deered, but fine weather does not
usually draw large crowds to the first day
of any fair. The attendance was Of course
small. but the expectation is that it will be
large on the succeeding days. Mechanics
and Floral Hall have been repaired, and the
cattle stables and sheep pens made more
convenient by similar process. A large
number of brood mares with their colts
have been entered, good'y number of
mitch cows, fine wool sheep, bulls, swine,
poultry, SC. Every thing promises well
in all the departments.
FLORAL HALL
is tastlly trimmed and garnished with fine
lot of articles. Mr.W.W. Thomas has some
of his organs and sewing machines on
exhibition, Mr.. o. G. Barnes fine lot of
Photographs and other pictures, Mrs. Frank
Dyer beautiful afghan, Miss Hattie Dyer
some tides, and others large number of
quilts, rugs, blankets, and all kinds of
knick .knacks both useful and ornamental.
Mrs. V. V. Clay and James Grove have
entered a fine lot of cut flowers, and Mrs.
James NJ. Sade a sick chair. Mrs. G. G.
Sessions has floral design "Hayes and
Wheeler" OF course this is to win. In
MECHANICS HILL
The display is quite creditabe. B, b.
Hope has top buggy, sulkey, two-seated
wagon, etc., that show good workmanship.
|. l.. Buttolph has chamber set that is
very fire. Swing & Sargent have large
fire extinguisher and other articles. L.
Barnes has some good work there also
caskets, chairs, tables, ETC., are numerous.
AGRICULTURAL HALL
10 filed with entities of the Addison county
farmers produce, snd looks as if the year
had been prolific one. Mr. Rollin Lane
has good display of roots; Mr.. Albert
Chapman, Of fruit. There are mammoth
pumpkins, squa,he, and melons, sweet
honey, and numerous baskets of potatoes
on exhibition, that speaka well of fertile
soil and hard work. The ladies have a
case of cake, pies, biscuit, etc, in the
same hall.
Various itinerant vendors are putting up
their booths and selecting their locations in
expectation of the crowd tomorrow.
SECOND DAY-THURsDAY.
The day was fine and the attendance
large. The first thing of interest was the
farmers race for purse of $3O-$l2 to
FIRST, 80 to second, Sc to third, and So to
fourth six to enter, four to start.
SUMMARY.
ADDISON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL socIETY's
TRoTrING COURSE, Middlebury, Sept. T.
Farmer purse of $50; S12 to first so to
second, Sc to third SO to fourth. Six
TO enter, four to start; mile heats, best
3 in 8 to harness.
G. f. Sollaces Fanny. l 1 l
j. Halnors Black Horse........... 2 dr..
j. S Smiths Maggie. .......". 3 2 3
CIV Spaulding's Chestnut Mare 4 3 2
ID. w. Nasts Nellie..................
No time given.
At 2:3O p. M, an exhibition of stations
came off. There were ncna of Addison
conunty's big horses out, but good many
promising young ones from three to six
years old. d. c. Barbour of Bridport
showed fine five year old, Harvester,
Joseph Battell six year old, T. A. Ham,
mond promising three year old, Lambert.
Cassius M. Clay 3D. of New Haven was
also shown upon the track with ten of his
colts, and was pronounced good stock
horse. There were others perhaps equally
as good. We specify only to give an idea
OF the company. There were about 20 en-
tries.
Matched horses and single drivers came
upon the track half an hour later. Nine
pairs of matched horses came on with good
rigs, showing fine style and action. The
que.tion was asked, "Where have you
seen finer display of matched teams2"
Let the premium list specify. Single
teams showed well, some of them showing
good trotting action. There was a five
year-old Ethan Allen mare, owned by j.
5. Smith, of Addison, and horse owned
by Bruce Wright, of Mddlebury, that
were especially spoken of by the crowd.
At 2 80 p. m. the 300 race came off.
Below is The
SUMMARY.
ADDISON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL sooIKTY's
TRoTTING COURSE -Middlebury, Sept 7.
Purse of 500, $50 to LIST, $50 to ID, $50
to 3D. Open to all horses that have
never trolted better than 800 Mile
heats, best three in FIVE, to harness. No
weights.
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Time, 2:40, $50, 24S, ease.
Some good trotting is expected for to-
morrow, Friday.
Vermont Abroad.
One of the editorial staff of the New