Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-12
New England Fair.

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On Thursday, the 9th inst, we attended
Mcssrs. Loring and Needham's show al
Manchesler, N. H., advertised as the New
England fair. The grounds are located on
the railroad about mile below the city,
with main entrance on the highway, and
a side entrance where most of the people
came in, near the railroad track. The
grounds are new this year and were
evidently an old bushy pasture. The
brush had been cut leaving stubs from two
to six inches high, the brush burned and
the ashes left on the ground. Add TO this
IL very light, sandy soil, protracted
drought, and brisk breeze, and one can
conceive the halo which overhung and
enyeloped the grounds, halo of dust. A
large tent (Which blew down on them the
first night was filled with n good display
of agricultural implements and machin'
cry and in the certer the table for fruits
and vegetables, all covered with the all
pervading dirt. As one exhibitor remark
ed, at is usual to see grapes and plums
covered with 'bloom,'" but here the
apples, pumpkins, cabbagcs and beets all
have it, and all the same hue and quaint
ity. In short, for thorough discomfort
from dirt, stubs, the all penetrating dust,
it was far in advance of anything we had
ever before seen, and by 3 o'clock with
eyes, nose and mouth and lungs filled
with dust and sitting down the back of
our neck, we got away from the grounds
up to the city, 10 visit them no more this
year, no, not for money. A complaint
often justly urged against fairs has been
the quantity and Objectionable quality OF
the side Shows and gambling devices
allowed on the grounds. No such objec-
ton can be urged against this fair. 1t had
no side shows, they were the central
attraction.
As one enters the railroad gate, on the
right stands building devoted TO dairy
implements and products, carriages, house
hold furniture and implements, eto., cor
responding to the mechanics hall of
ordinary exhibitions; on the left the pens
for cattle, sheep, horses and swine, The
great central space was devoted to, and
filled with the various tent shows which
in other fairs have been called "side
shows" the skeleton man, the Giving
mermaid snakes, live Indians, negro
MINISTRIES. big hogs, animal mons:rosties,
etc., as their vociferous agents in sen or
ian tones, and highly colorcd pictures on
yards of canvass, set forth There were
the rings to be thrown to secure v.nabie |
watches and pocket knives, balls to he |
thrown to gain cigars and half dollars, |
here again were envelopes with numbered |
cards calling for various sums of money |
from one to fifty dollars to be drawn from
Il box containing them with IA few hun
bred others; and the whole infamous cate
CORY of swindles; and of this display we
counted between fifty and sixty'exhibits.'
But for wonder. the target man and bali |
throwers, the ring men and cheap jack
complained that there wa
mo business doing, never saw SO poor
day" so it seems people did not invesl
very freely in their business. We |
wonder il these things Will also "play |
out, as well as some other features q
fairs. In mechanic hall we met Mr.. j
r. Kenerson of Peacham, with his batter |
stamps and carrier (and by the way he
took the second premium on hutter) and |
asked him where the rest of the butter |
was, he answered, ooh, all around here
there is some down there on the floor; il |
you see box anywhere about or tirkin |
just open it and you will find some but
ter.n One nice glass covered box from
A. J. French, No. Haverhill, n. H., con
tanned the first premium butter. and for n
wonder there, in plain hand was written
the statement of how the butter was made, |
plan worthy to be universally followed
and we give the entire statement: This |
butter is our own production and is en-
tered in competition for the Blanchard
prize. 1t was made in the month o
August, 1883, from six cows Of the JERSEY
breed. They were kept in pasture anc
fed green fodder corn and clover rowen
one feed of each kind per day. The
milk was set in Ferguson bureau
creamery sc hours, when the cream was
slightly acid, and at a temperature Of
about 60 degrees it was churned in Il
Ferguson conclusion churn; time required
80 minutes. No coloring used, worked in
a Red's butter worker, sailed one half an
ounce to the pound with Higgins dairy
salt, stood II hours, worked again slight
ly and printed in Kenerson's method"
Next this butter were the exhibits OF
cookery, comprising perhaps one-half
dozen samples each Of white and brown
bread, and dust enough to bring them to
nearly identical colors.
The Vermont Farm Machine Company
received the highest award IN their
IL
on their pneumatic fruit drer, an article
they first exhibit this season. AS before
said, the exhibit of agricultural nipple.
ments was large and excellent. L. B
Everett & Co., of Boston, formerly Everett,
& Small, received the silver medal for the
largest and best. Several Vermont parties
were exhibitors. Mr.. Welch of Randolph
with his pows, the Mudgett hay tedder,
the North American pillow. j. w. Kelly
of Mt. Holly, with new and excellent
thil coupler for carriages.
Geo. W. Flagg of b aintree had his
Colswolds on hand and Mr.. Wheat of
Putney his Southdowns, but Vermont
Merinos and cattle were noticeable from
their absence only. The entries of cattle
were said to be about $50, but there were
but about $50 present as we counted. We
are confirmed in this by some talk we had
with Worcester man on the train last