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eral stylish buggies and carriages from the establishments of 

 Wm. D. West, and Banning & Southern, of Rockville. They 

 were of superior workmanship and finish, and could not fail 

 to suit the most fastidious. 



The upper floor of the building was devoted mainly to do- 

 mestic and fancy articles, of which there was a good exhibi- 

 tion ; and on Thursday the throng of visitors to this room was 

 very numerous. There was a fine display of fancy cassimeres 

 by the American Mills, Hockanum, and New England Com- 

 pany ; ginghams by the White Manufacturing Company, and 

 many other articles by other parties which I am not able to 

 enumerate, all of which contributed greatly to make the fair 

 attractive and interesting. 



The Coventry Brass Band was in attendance Thursday, and 

 gave variety by the fine music they discoursed. 



Thursday outside of the building was devoted to horses, 

 and in that part which came under my observation, of gentle- 

 men's driving horses, double and single, there were twenty- 

 five entries, and many fine animals appeared on the track and 

 were admired by the crowd in attendance. 



The programme for the day was closed by a call for out- 

 landish turnouts. There were two entries ; both answered to 

 the call, and if I may be accounted a good judge, I think Tol- 

 land county has taken the lead in this class. A few drops of 

 rain from a threatening sky hastened the steps of the crowd 

 homeward, and thus ended the Nineteenth Annual Fair ; and, 

 judging from the attendance, it was highly satisfactory to the 

 officers of the society, financially. 



In conclusion, I would say that the season just closing is 

 remarkable that, in this vicinity, there has not been a failure 

 in a single crop with the exception of apples. Corn and po- 

 tatoes are excellent, and all other crops will give an average 

 yield. And furthermore, that Tolland County is well adapted 

 to mixed farming by reason of the ready market near at hand. 

 Vegetables of all kinds, the smaller fruits, the produce of the 

 herd and the flock, and especially hay and straw, will always 

 meet with a ready sale. If the farmers of Tolland County 

 oould understand their advantages by reason of the locality 



