The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-01

day, large numbers assembled from all
parts of the county, and from elsewhere,
to witness the Annual Show Of our
County Society, on Wednesday last.
The exhibition of Cattle was large and
excelent-fully equal, we think, to that
of any former Fair. The display of
Sheep, too, if sometimes more eXten>
sive, has never been superior in quality
to that Oh our grounds last week. The
show of Horses was much smaller than
at the State Fair, though many superior
animals were exhibited in this depart.
mont The mechanical and fancy arti-
cles, the fruits, and the fowls, were
less numerous than we had anticipated.
These departments would have been
much fuller, doubtless, but for the very
dscouraging appearance Of the skies
and the streets, on the day previous.
As it was, there were rare fruits shown
(and much admred) from the gardens
and orchards of DR.. Merrill and of Mr..
Chapman a variety of fowls, present.
ed by Mr.. Burroughs, and others subs
stantial and excellent farming implies
menis from the manufactures OF Messrs.
darkness 81 Co, Starksboro, Tabor &
Co., Bristol, and others; and beautiful
specimens Of art aud household manu-
facturc, many of which are enumerated
below, in he list of Premiums.
The address, by Mr.. IIowARD, Of Al.
bany, was an able and appropriate one,
ard was received with marked favor. Ii
will, we trust, be productive Of many
valuable effects. We are gratiied to be
ahle to place it before Our readers, ii
the present number.
The Fair was, on the whole, one o.
the best ever held in this county, ant
we are specially gratiied to notice tia
OUT farmers, mechanics, and profession
al men in general, now manifest Il per
manent aud increasing interest in thi'
important county institution, such a
will be certain to render it productive
Of the most beneficial practical results
Below we present the list Of
Premiums Awarded at the Eighth Annus
Fair of the Addison County Agricultu
al Society, Sept. Oath, 1851.
Best Durham Bull, yrs. old and ups
wards, Carter * Sherman Monkton, IS q
ID best do. do II. f. Hayden,
Nliddlcbury,
Best do. l yr. old, John G. Dart,
| M9ulllon,
2d hes, 10. do Charles L. Smith,
Bristol, . {
Best Grade Bull, yrs. old and up
wards, Austin Dana. Cornwall,
p best do. do. ID. d. Middle
| brook, Ferrsburgh 4 {
Best do. yr. old, Hiram IL. Hall,
Bridpor', 81
% best do do. Martin Cowlcs, New
Haven, 2 {
Sd best do. do. Marvin North, Shore
| ham.
Best Cow, yrs, OLD and upwards, Me-
dad II. Ilurlbul, Monkton, s.
81 best do. do Charles l.. Smith, 4
81 best 90 do. Heman Langwor-
thy. Mddlebury, 81
Best lIeiicr, , yrs old, d. d Middle
brook,
Cd best do. do N. H. lIm!but. -
| 81 hes do, do. II. riurIley, n. Haven,
Best Iearlins Heller II. Plulnley,
2l best DO Jos Carter, Monkton, g
Best 8 Heifers, Of any grade, II. Plum
10y,
% best do. Jos Garter. 2
0 best Yokes of Oxen from one town.
Town of New Haven, 10
Best Yoke Working Oxen, S. Doan,
Shoreham, D
2d best do. Hiram II Hall A
Sd best do, II. o. Clifford n, Haven, s
I Best Yoke Steers, yrs, old, Austin
Smith Addison, 4
81 best do. do n, Plumcy. 8
r Sd best do do Nelson Collins, Monkton, ,
Best do. yrs. old. Nelson Collins, 3
2d best do. Scion Sumner, Bristol
Best do, yr old, Milo j. Ellsworth,
Whiting, ?
2d best do. do. L. C. & II. Il. Barrows
Midllebnrv, 1
Best Bull Calf, H. Plumloy, 3
, % best do. a. A. Atwood, Ripion, ?
HORSES.
' po. ,t,,ohod JIorsos S,,rE1dr
, De1' pr, "A'e"ou ''o''o'' ''"' i'''!'
q, p ii, Observation-Disclosures uo,t,on
Rc.t Sinn'n DriVirg Horse. Nathan
Russell, Blidpori. 3