Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR,
Prospect Of a Successful Exhibition.


Prospect of a Successful Exhibition.
The thrty-ninth annual fair of the Addi-
son County Agricultural society opened at
Middebury on Monday. The weather in tie
morning was bleak and dismal, but the pros
pect soon changed and the day was bright
and pleasant. With continuance OF sucn
weather the fair cannot help but be grand
success. AS is usual with first days the llmc
on Monday was occupied with making entries
and arranging for exhibits. A large number
of entries have already been made, although |
very little stock has yet been brought upon |
the grounds. This morning everything VIII
come on with rush.
MANY improvements have been made on |
and about the grounds The sccreary's
office has been located in the old court house
building, which stands near the entrance
formerly known rs the "little gate" inns
office will be much more convenient Tor Dotn
the secretary and the public than was the old
one.
The pens for the cattle and horses have
been greatly enlarged and their occupants
will not hereafter be crowded for room. inc
work done on the road and walk into the
grounds and upon them, will render mud ana
sush an impossbility in the future, ana 1or
this the public who patronizc the exhibition
will be duly grateful.
The catch-penny brigade has put in an
early appearance, and comes unusually
strong In numbers. Len.s a1 ,hon ' Gov nanv
previous years, games and amusements are
represented 10 great variety, and various de-
vices for wheeling our country neignoors
gu. ol tneil u', .l.' auu onara,;on.
Se,'''s cav -, .a.;.,on, Of ho,os,
hove. ;ascLias has nnt in mn appearance. and
the vocation of trading horges is now IN full
blast.
In the South end of what used to be Floral
| Hall. the Addison county Womuns Chris,
tan Temperance Union people, who intend
| to feed all the furnishing this year, have lneir
Headquarters Having secured by purchase
the whole right to sell all the eatables and
turntables that are sold on the ground these
good ladies propose that no stronger drink
than icewater shall be vendcd at the lar ana
if the ladies can help it, not a cigar nor any
thing else smokable will be sold on the
grounds The profits OF this undertaking are
10 be devoted to temperance Wolk III .ie
county, and if all reports are not greatly
mistaken some parts OF the county need II
badly
s, n.u.rg. Attendance and n
1 AnCnaautnI
r ,,.o Lac,
The weather In the early part Oh the uay
Tuesday was quite cod and unpromising but
later IN IL cleared IN. the sun came out
.,.,,;, ,,,,,, ra,oorohlv certa,n that
s'ionS anu 1t 'SAi''
| We were 10 have goou weather ior the iaH
| Still it was quite windy and very dusty, 50
tho, ,h;rco ware mot fulv as agreeable as
a' 'n7' haa, ,,,o ooeo How
ever, as the ancient enemy OF the ADDISON
County Agricultural Society-ran-taile to
MT T., an onnooraroe neon,e were not dis.
posed to grumble, put look Things Us 'he'
The town was full of people at an early
hour in the morning, and it was even then
pretty evident thal tne nunper vi p vup,o ,u
1arge '9 ~, IN The ~" grounds bic crowd had
gathered in the forenoon, even though there
was to be no event of consequence until after
dinner. In the afternoon the number pres
ent was largely increased, and the receipts at
the ticket office must have been very satisfac-
tory.
Music for the fair is furnished by the Mid
dlcbury cornet band, sixteen pieces j. r..
Cobb leader TIE band is provided in part
with new uniforms. The boys make fine
. appearance, and every one agrees that they
piay good music.
Ii seems as though about all the hucksters,
pedlers, auctoneers and soapmen in Chris
, tendon had descended on the town. The
fair grounds are overrun with this sort OF
gentry, and here you can purchase anything
! YOU want or do not want, from peanuts tC
, brass watches.
The forenoon was taken up by the people
present with examining the stock and erti
Ii ay
hibition. As general thing the entries il
the various classes are larger in numbe
than has usually been the case of late years
The Entries.
In tho da,ar,mc,, of cattle the entries ar
''N
much more numerous 'hah III ieocn. year
s M,dd,ch,rv. I s Wilmartb and Son. AID
:. olson; L. L. Wright, Cornwall; Drake an
Child, Weybrldge; hon. >. NJ. Dyer, yves
J. Sasou' 1, n. ortr;oo ypnro made bv +
a Dmnglas Mddleburv. James Smith. Middle
l. bury and Others Entries in oxen were mad
l. by D, W; Jewett' Weypridse; ". u. iianli
i bib cd hv las McMann Middleburv. Joh
II Halmon. Cornwall. In the class horse
Z the entries were very numerous. Man
d fine blodoed mares and colts were en-
tered. Joseph Battell of Middlebur
. being the largest exhibitor he showing abou
lr twenty entries.
&c Farming implements and machines are ex
e hibited in great variety, and of all makes
a Mechanics Hall, in the north end of tn
y building which used to be Floral Hall, is fl
II ed up with the product of the farm aud gal
s. den. The inevitable horde of sewing M,
10 chine and organ men are also here, an
: much rivalry exists between the represent,
i tlves of the different manufacturers. Flor.
Hall. also ia completely filled with beautit,