Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-26
Naffliman Dc ynnrnaL.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 90. 1877
Washington County Fair.
The Second Day.

account occurred before the speech in the after
noon, the time being taken up by those present in
examining the many interesting things on exhi.
bition At eleven o'clock there was general
show of horses on the track, which brought out
some fine specimens, and was witnessed by
large crowd
THE GRAFTON
At two o'clock the President introduced Colonel
Charles II Joyce, Of Rutland, as the orator of the
occasion. Colonel Joyce received n warm well
come from his many friends in this section He
announced his snbiect as 1.-THE Hard Times"
the horrors of which he happily depicted, and the
evils OF which he vividly portrayed. lie thought
that the present indications pointed to an early
dawn of better times. From commercial and
manufacturing centers came cheering tidings OF
the revival of business; our crops are enormous
the balance of foreign trade in our favor, and
gold down to one hundred and three and one
eighth He declared that the hard times were
| Legitimate and necessary outgrowth Of the war
| The war brought on initiation of the currency, our
enormous national debt, and vastly increased ex-
penses. 1t took nearly three million men from
| the producing class, and made them consumers,
| whom the government had to pay and provide
for. Production was unduly stimulated, money
made easy and spent avishly Speculation was rife
in every quarter, and unnecessary railroads, plas
tered all over with mortgages, were constructed
| With the cessation of the war hard times became
| imperative. The unnaturally sick patient must
| have a run Of fever before it could lie
| strongly deprecated the common aversion to ag-
ricutural pursuits, and urged higher intellectual
Gu ture among the farmers of the state. He un-
| sparingly denounced the vast railroad combina-
| tions, run by spectators who have no interest in
| common with the people, and only strive to get
| rich ont of the producers and their own work.
| men. He also earnestly advocated the repeal of
the bankrupt law. lie then discussed the ques-
ton of labor and capital, urging the necessity of
both working tremendously together. There could
be no justification for such strikes as have re-
Gently seen in the country; but on the other hand
there could be no justification for that oppression
which denied a man willing to work. prices on
which he could furnish bread for his wife and
children. 1t is every mans duty to get all he can
for his labor but one laborer has no right to die
tate what wages his felow-workman must re-
ceive, nor to interfere with him in the peaceful
prosecution of his business. The courts are always
open for the redress of grievances, and mob law
must be put down AT all hazards. The dema-
gogues, who will not work but incite the laboring
men to strike, came in for most vigorous denun-
citation at his hands. We must go to work not
talk nor think of hard times. The hour of our
deliverance is near at hand. Our crops this year
are simply enormous The wheat crop in nine
states is estimated at eghty-six million five hun
dred thousand dollars more than it last year
We have driven Russia out of the wheat market
Of the world, and the foreign war must make
rpvi
must be the work of individual effort and respon-
sibility. All idlers must be sot to work We
must double the products of our farms, must live
within our means, must pay our bills, and eschew
speculation. Our agricultural societies and fairs
must be sustained; children must be educated
farmers, and our homes should be made pleasant
and attractive The maxim of our fathers that
aN men are poiiticdlly free and equal before the
ldIC is the bnlwark of our liberties and until this
is accomplished in every state in the Union there
can be real reconciliation When this is
effected all will be well The speaker paid
glowing tribute to the Southern policy, ami ,!v |
service rules of the administration He predicted
nothing but good from them, and thought their |
success assured He urged all to support these
reforms-not tacitly, but avowedly- that the
President might be encouraged in his great work.
vice; now that this is seriously being attempted,
let us assist in every possible manner.
The Colonel spoke about forty five minutes, and |
was listened to with earnest attention by the vast
crowd present lie spoke with his usual earnest
ness and was well received We hear of but one
opinion as to the merits of the address. and that
may be summnd up as: "The best we ever had"
THE BALLOON ASCENSION
1t was announced after the Grafton that the bal
loon ascension would necessarily be postponed
until Thursday, as the quantity of gas necessary
for filling the same had not been seasonaby |
forthcoming. On leaving the grounds parties were
furnished with tickets which would admit them |
to the grounds Thursday to witness the ascent,
and we learn that many parties availed them
selves of this, and were on hand at that time |
We have it from good authority that when the
balloonist came to town and saw the prepara-
tions which the gas company had made to fill the
balloon, he declared that it would be impossible
to fill II sufficiently to support any one in the air.
If this is so, and the officers of the society neg
lected to so inform the public, they clearly did
wrong. throng OF at least thousand people
gathered on near Barre street Thursday after
noon, and waited an hour more for the ascent
At last the balloon was let up-confined by rope
and with person in the cara short distance
The tizzle was complete and we trust that by the
time we have another balloon ascension adver-
tised here, we shall have gas company of sufii-
cent capacity to perform all, or part at least, of
what they promise
THE TRoTTING
There was but one trot during the afternoon
which was a free-for-all race for purse of one
ht.,I .aI u "A J,1la l.,1l
fifty dollars to second and twenty dollars to third
best three in FIVE. The following is list of the
entries and the score;
\. o, Cnmmins, Montpelier. names Dagger...,..,. |
A. h. Martin williamstown, names Lady Atkins. Q
l.. W. Avery, Northhed, names Charles H........4
Frank Felt. Montpelier, names Captain Page,"...
L. r. Josyn, Walisheld names Patrick ....-,,,...
24'' 24O, 2Al
The judges were j. IL. Ransom, Del Harvey and
A. L Loyejoy. The trotting was very good, but
it was evident from the outset that Dagger was to
win the without great struggle and this fact
detacted somewhat from the interest taken in it.
THE STOCK
The exhibition of stock was very fine indeed
many splendid specimens being shown Among
them we noticed a handsome pair of fat oxen
owned BY Grin Cummins of East Montpelier
which measured eight feet round; he also ex-
hibted grade Durham yearling which girted six
| feet; also COW Of the same blood which girts
seven feet-has brought up a calf and furnished
one hundred pounds of butter for market since
| she came In, sixteen months ago, l. O. Fisher, OF
Cabot had two good cows on show--one Ave
years old and the other thirteen grade Short
| horn heiiers; two-years-old heifer and grade
Shorthorn COW; two-years-old Shorthorn bull