Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19

There were two drawings by Mr.. J. W
: Chapman of Middlebury-ideal heads
; one in pencil of King Alfred, the other a
pen and ink sketch of Lear. Mr.. Chap.
man, we are told, is young man who has
had no instruction. and these pieces give
evidence of his having passed that subtitle
line which separates genius from talent,
and to show what his lifes work should be-.
Outside the Socety's building first in
prominence was the commodious tent of
the st. Adams Foundry Company, in
which some of their manufactures were
sold; first of which in importance coming
their Horse Powers and Threshers of The
the "Olds patent" This power has the
combined wrought and cast lag irons, Civ
ing true machine cog by which it is
claimed that friction is lessened and power
gained. They have also arranged the
power so larger wheels or trucks are used
under the lags, so that the machine can be
run at lower elevation, giving the same
power The thresher shown had their
wrought-iron cylinder which is said to be
much superior to the ordinary one. A one
horse power and drag SAW machine was
un by IL Leslie Motor" a small, six-inch
water wheel propelled by one-eighlh
inch stream Of water from the supply
pipe on the grounds, showing that either
the machine ran very easily Or that the
wheel was very powerful. They had also
several plows, a Wheeler Melick e. Co.
Share Harrow, etc, -altogethera good ds-
play.
Near Floral Hall the ladies of the Meth
odist Society had large building in
which they fed the multitudes," and lit
orally there were multitudes to feed; and
through the long hot day from early r;orn-
ing till after dark, the self-appointed |
walters did their severe work with I'M
faltering zeal, while flushed and dripping
faces, and clothing wet and sireaked with
Precipitation, showed how severe their la
bors were. All the food, except the meats,
was given by the members of the society,
brought in cooked, and all done TO pay off
the debt remaining after the building of
their new church. We thought us we sat
watching them at their work, that we
had discovered the great secret of the I'M
eXampled success Of the denomination in
this country, in their unselfsh. untiring,
work for their cause.
Another class on whom the labor Incl.
dent 10 the successful running of Fairs falls
heavily, and who generally are little
thought of except to be cursed for any
short comings of the road, whether re-
sulting from want of care or from circum-
stances beyond human control, are the
railroad men. TO them Fairs mean extra
duties, night work, and no premiums to
in any degree for it. At St.
Adams the arrangements for earring the
stock were the best we have ever seen, and
The conduct of the men in every respect
worthy of the highest praise-always
ready and willing to help, and keeping
their patience remarkably considering the
1rovocatiOns they sometimes received {
Fhe freight agent, Mr.. John S. Story
gave his personal attention TO the loading
Of the stock going to the Fair Grounds,
md telling each one when TO start with
heir stock, so when they got there the
ar was ready, and with no hurry or
the stock was put on board at
'nce. Having made this deserved ac- +
we feel duty done 10 {
hem and the exhibitors who appreciated
heir work. There are other things we
must omit this week, and take mp at some t
uture time, but will say in closing that /
With crowd of from twelve to fifteen /
thousand people on the grounds on :
Wednesday we did not see on that day, or S
lther of the others, drunken or disor- Y
Ierly man on the grounds. The hotels L
gave good accommodations as far us they !,
we're able, the Weldon having about five i
hundred guests and turning away nearly b
wo hundred whom they could not accom- Il
nodate. Next week we will report our =
Washington County Fair. d
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