Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14
THE ANNUAL STATE FAIR.
LARGEST ANO FINEST EXHIBITION
EVER SEEN IN VERMONT.
The Opening Day Devoted to Completing
the Arrangement of Exhibits

The managers of the State fair could not
have asked for finer weather than that
with which they were favored on the open
ing day, Tuesday, and everybody at the
park wore pleasant look at the excellent
outlook for the largest and most success
full agricultural exhibition ever seen in
the Green Mountain State. The managers
have decided that three-days programme
IS as long as the people demand, and ac-
cordingly the entire time was devoted to
completing the arrangement of exhibits
so rs to have everything in readiness be-
fore the crowd arrived Wednesday, and
the attractions which have heretofore
been spread out over the week have been
condensed into three days. The work of
getting the grounds in order was
completed in fine shape Tuesday, and it
is the general verdict of the large number
Who persisted in visiting the grounds that
it is the finest show ever seen at Howard
Park, and thati is saying not little. Every
department Is full to overflowing and it is a
matter for general regret that in spite of
the fact that the floral and vegetable eX-
hibits had been removed to large tent,
the room in floral hall was so occupied
that some of Burlngton's merchants who
intended TO make exhibits were unable to
secure the allotment of space necessary for
their goods, and were accordingly obliged
to abandon their intention of making eX-
bibits. The exhibition of machinery was
never before so large, overlooking as it
does the large tent, and occupying me t OF
he space in front, from floral hall and the
floral and vegetable tent to the poultry
department, beside a large quantity of
farm machinery which is on exhibition in
the space encirced by the track.
Floral and mechanics halls are also we'll
filed and the exhibits include number
of novelties not heretofore seen at the
State fair Burlington's merchants and
business men have profited by the induce
ments offered 10y the display of exhibits in
fl hall as an advertisement for their
goods and manufactures, and the attrac-
tive and in many cases expensive charac-
ter of the exhibits cannot fail to impress
visitors with the enterprise of our mer
chants and manufacturers, rs well as with
the variety and value OF their wares.
The stock departments are all well fill
ed, the entries of horses being unusually
large and all of them being in fine condi
ton. The cattle of the various classes are
all represented, and the exhibition of oxen
is especially noticeable. there being 20 en-
tries for the trial Of strength alone, which
took place Thursday at II a. N. The
show of sheep, swine and poultry is fully
up to the standard of State fairs. One oi
the most attractive features in the stock
department is that of Shetland and other
small ponies exhibited by Mr.. Pierson.
Tae floral and vegetable department
VIII Gu is exhibited under Il large tent un
der the charge of Col. III. LeGrand Can
non, is another attraction which will com
mand large attention.
The managers nave excluded everything
in The line of chance games and the at
mosphere of order that pervades the
grounds is most satisfactory and enj0ya
ble IN comparison with the experiences Oi
some former years.