Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-03

The first day was devoted merely to max
ing preparations for the complete exhibit.
The weather was very favorable, and the
attendance was somewhat larger than is
usual on that day
SECOND DAY.
Wednesday opened with cloudy weather,
and for time it was feared the days pleas
ure would be marred by storm but the
sun came out clear and warm, aud made
fair weather certain. This brought out a
large number of people, and the attendance
was all that could be desired.
At about half-past ten O'Clock, A. NJ, oc-
Cured the exhibition of town teams This
feature of the programme was well worth
witnessing. Never have we seen finer oxen
and steers brought out for the inspection of
the public. Five towns were represented in
the display, as follows; Topsham which
furnished seven yoke of cattle; Corinth,
with five yoke; Newbury, with nine yoke
Oxford, n. H., with eleven yoke, and Brad
ford brought up the rear with a rousng
show of twenty-one yoke. They were all
meritorious cattle, and well worth Boosting
about The parade was witnessed by large
number of people, who freely expressed their
admiration.
At two o'clock, p. NJ, the address was de-
livered by Hon. j. w. Patterson, of New
Hampshire. He spoke for about an hour.
but his remarks were closely listened to by
large concourse of people, whom we trust
will profit by the sound sense in what he
said He was happy to congratulate them
upon the prospects of a renewal of prosper.
ity in the business circles of the country.
lie then spoke of the increase in trade, and
OF the prospect of the United States being
called upon to furnish Europe with wheat,
and figured out the increase of wealth this
would bring us. Deploring the decline of
agriculture in New England, he gave as a
reason for it the fact that farmers are taking
from the earth what it yields Them and
making no return therefor. If the farmer
expects TO maintain the fertility of the soil
he must manure it, and manure it well, else
Mother Earth will cease her yield for his
benefit. That man will be statesman in.
deed who will discover how to make New
England agriculture profitable. He closed
his admirable address, of which we can give
but a meagre abstract, by saying that in
order to keep New England up where she
should be we must have virtuous and in
telligent rising generation. The youth must
be educated properly, and then they will
make their way anywhere. Brains tell in
the soil as well as everywhere else Put the
boys into the schools, and he would guarantee
that every boy would tell.
The trotting of two races, one for stall
lions and one for four-years-olds, completed
the days proceedings, aud the dust-covered
but satisfied crowd dispersed to their homes
to await the coming of the last day of the
fair.
THIRD DAY.
Thursday, the last day, opened with still
better weather. and everything combined to
make the day a success. Aside from the
show of all horses on exhibition, the day was
devoted to racing Four races were an
nounced for this day, and some of the best
horses of the region were present to add to
the interest of the occasion. We shall en-.
deavor, elsewhere, to give a summary of
these races, as well as those of the second day
THE "PRETTy THINGS"
Floral Hall contained its usual amount of
things worth seeing. We think that perhaps
the people Of Orange county excel in this
particular there is never any lack of good
display in Floral Hall, We noticed on this
occasion that b. f.. Stanton added to the
art attractions by exhibiting some very good
steel engravings and cbromos Mrs, C. ii.
Curtis, of Bradford, exhibited two show
cases of millinery work which showed that