The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-09-07
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR.
fThirty-Niuth Annual Exhibition of the
Society. \

fThirty-Niuth Annual Exhibition of the
Society.
The Thirty-Ninth annual fair Of the Adj
Olson County Agricultural society opened
on the fair grounds, in this village, Mon
day and closed Wednesday. The attend
ance was larger than for many years, and
the exhibit was better. In sheep the show
was superior. both in numbers and quail
ity of animals shown. There was also a
notable improvement in the cattle depart
ment. while the usual number of good
horses were to be seen. Altogether the
fair was q credit to the management and
the county.
MONDAY, II FIRST DAY,
was devoted to entries. Mr.. Child, the sec
Rotary, and his assistants, were busy all
day receiving exhibits.
The alterations in the buildings were also
completed. The old court house, which
was last spring moved to the open space
Just south of the Pierce House. the rear
portion en- the grounds, is a decided addi-
ton to the buildings of the society. In the
small room at the right OF the, entrance
was the secretary's office and the ticket
sellers stand, both being accessible from II
platform under the two windows. The
old town room was fitted up with platforms,
ratings and tables and made an excellent
floral hall. Double doors were cut through
the rear of this room, opening upon the
grounds and affording n convenient en-
trance to and exit from the same for foot
passengers.
The pens hitherto used for sheep were
devoted to cattle and the building of the
sheep shearing association received the
sheep. The latter building was nearly
filed. The cattle pens south Of the en-
trance have been rebuilt.
The west end of the old floral hall,
together with the shed connected, We're
occupied by the ladies of the w. c. r, u,
who had bought the right to sell all refresh
ments on the grounds.
TUESDAYS EvENrs.
The weather on Monday was cold and
there were prospects of rain but Tuesday
was all that could have been wished. The
there were more people IN the grounds
than at any previous fair for many years.
There were the usual money-catching de-
vices--Indian medicine, soaps, whips. etc.
the dealers all doing a rushing business.
At 2 P. NJ. came the exhibition of single
driving horses then the brood mares and
colts were called out; then the stations;
then the matched drivers, and. lastly. gen
tlemen's saddle horses. In each of these
classes the exhibits were numerous, and, rs
always in this county. of superior quality.
The awards of the judges are given in the
premium list.
The only race was the 2:40 purse. in
which there were three entries: Nellie f..
W. II. Ellis, Middlebury; Jumbo, Harvey
NJ. Perry, Shoreham; Nellie d.. M. +. Day,
East M~iddlebury. They drew positions in
the order given. Hon. J. M. Dyer. C. X.
Witherell and Hon. j. N. North were the
judges. The following is the
addison County Fair, September 4, 1ss3.-24O
class purse, SIS; $40 to first, $40 to second, SIS
to third; best three in five, mile heats.
Nellie l | |
3 2
Nellie 3 2 3
Time about three minutes, each heat.
During the progress of the above race
Senator Edmunds, who was in the judges
stand, was loudly called for by the crowd.
Grandey, in introducing Mr.. Edmunds,
said the Senator would either make a
speech or give the reasons why he could
not comply with the evident wish of the
assemblage. Mr.. Edmunds expressed his
thankfulness for being asked to address
the audience on the great subject of agri-
culture, but it would be impossible for two
reasons. One was that they could not hear
him. and a second that it would be injuri-
Gus to his lungs to speak in the open air.
But Mr.: Grandey. he said. would favor
them with a speech. He then sat down.
after having assisted in pushing Mr.. Gran
dey to the front. The latter made II happy
paraphrase of one of Falstaff's speeches, to
the effect that if speeches were as plentiful
as blackberries he would not give one on
compulsion. Senator Edmunds arrived
in town on the morning mail, and returned
to Burlington in the afternoon. While in
town he was the guest of Gov. Stewart.
WEDNESDAY, THE LAST DAY.
During Tuesday night a heavy shower
fell, laying the dust and making the
weather of the last day all that could have
been asked. The attendance was nearly as
respects the best day of the fair. The
races were all interesting. The first called
was for the farmers purse. The entries
were made by the following persons. named
in the order of the positions drawn: A..
Williamson, Middlebury; w. Needham,
Bristol; Ed. Train, Shoreham; Bentley and
Ripley, Ripton; Samuel O'Neill, Brandon
VIM. Purcell, Orwell; George Norton. Mid
dlebury; W. Hamilton. Bridport; c.. r.
Witherell. Cornwall. The judges in this,
the pacing race and the bicycle race were
w. H. belong of Cornwall, Capt. Frank
Moore of Shoreham and ID. w. Nash of
New Haven. Following is the
addison County Fair. September 8. 1883
Farmers race; purse, $50; $40 to first; $l2 to
second; IS to third sc to fourth; 81 TO fifth;
best three in five, mile heats.
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A. Willlamson.. ............ ..... l l u .
Geo. norton. . s y \ =
Ed. Train b 4 = ) D
w Neeunah 4 D 4
&. II. Witherell... -. 2 5 . q
Bentley and Ripley...... ......... : 8 S
VIM. Hamilton. ................ 5 5 q 5
III. furcell.. y y drawn.