Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-10-11


on vegetables" is equally uncertain, unless
possibly, the society thought they must "kHoio
hans" and are,-(from their position l)--good
Judges Of greens" and "caJ5age heads ,"-or
pcrchance, it may have been to give she clcr-
gy" both an idea and .forciasfc uf the regrtaJi,
Sict--to which small salaries are so inevitably
tending.
Bui,-frOm whatever cause your Committee
were appropriated to their very pleasant posi-
lion, they entered upon the delicious and dehgAi.
FIJI work assigned to them right heariiiy,--es-
pecially when inspecting the fruits presented
apples, grapes, peaches, fears and plums,-
and, with sincere desire to do Justice to all
they have made the following awards -
Ist Fruits.
On Apples possibly the fruit which made
50 much trouble to our first mother and, GER
tainly, the source Of too much sorrow for those
Of her daughters whose husbands have, added
to sour disposition, ia Gyle,-Ousi a Hnle)
old dda too, - fruit whose juice when
first expressed in England (about A. d. 1884
was called, by strange misuoner, - Vine and
which the Earl Of Manchester, when embassa-
dor to France, is said frequently to have pass
ed of upon the French nobility for most de-
haous Wias,-on this fruit the Committee
award
The Is, premium Of $500, to Rufus CLARK
Of Braitleboro.
The % premium of $500, to Joel Page Of
Westminster
The Sd premium of $500, to Martin Gates
Of DummersIon
r a. II a
10 varieties presented for the "Jea sample, :"
to Joel Page Of Westminster, a premium Of
90.
Messrs, II. Clark, NJ Gates & J. Ryan al.
so, exhibited some fine varieties.
The exhibition made Of Pouches, "a Persian
frui, imported into England in 1902 did not
present to your Committee, Windham Co.,
Certainly not this selsor) as a land,
"Where peaches glow with sunny dyes,
Like maiden's checks when blushes rise"
yet they awarded the Socieiy's premium Of
90 to Rufus Clark Of Bratllcboro, Tor "tis
best sample" and they would, also, make hon
orabe mention Of the very hne varieties cXhib-
tied by Messrs. NJ. Gates & II Fairbrolhcr.
On Qmnees,-a fruit Indigenous in Austria
and Japan, whence it was imported BY the Eng
lish in 1873 and I705,-your committee award
the premium of 81 90 to n. Clark Of Braule.
boro, for mos, beautiful variety The Orange
Qmnoe. Messrs II Goodhue, c. Locke aud
J. Page, also, exhibited some fine varieties.
On Grapes, "a fruit carried fiom Portugal
to England, in 1923, and cs-cherCd by the de-
yout followers Of Mahome; because it contains
Wme,-ihe committee assign the 81 90 pre-
MUM to Alonzo Duuon Of Dnmmersion, who
exhibited six varetics,--ihe Comedian, Con.
cord Isabella, Mammoth Globe and two Ma
lire sanPies,--not Of buttons, but--of grapes.
The committee would, also, make mention
Of II. NJ. Waters 3 fine varieties and the ba-
belld's-(grdpes the committee mean) grown by
r. Clark.
On Plums,- Jar5arous and yet cirihsed
and delicious fruit first imported into England
from Barbary in 1896, the committee cheer
fully award the premium Of 81 90 TO A. Duiton
of Dummerston, for his "Magnum BOnna''
variety ;-"Hopkin's choice" as it was to them
the only one which they could choose, none
other being presented
On Nafire Apples, "a fine specimen Of which
(for this year, was presented by some one
whose name as owner, does not yet appear.
the committee assign the Soc.eiy's premium Of
: 90 to Treasurer Of the Wndham Co. Az
ricultural Socieiy--and the appls-io than
sclres unless the owner shall appear TO claim
the premium and take away his fruit.
I'd Vegetables.
On examining these very unpoetc articles, -
(unpoe,ic, for whoever yet has written, read OF
ever heard Of Poem on poiaio,-a very es-
sentia and useful vegetable, it mus, be con-
iessed, in culinary operations,) your committee
have distributed the following sums
S2,70 to II. NJ. Waters Of Putney, for a very
superior LOT Of vegetables exhibiied, also, 25
cents for "Mamnoaih Rcd PeBp1" along with
,hem,-thrown in, (as your committee supposed
to the lot:-
Sl,75 to A. V. Underwood, Of Fast West
minister, for his &c nice varieties add speei-
mems -
$500 to Horace Fdir-broiher, of wesin,in.
lsier, Tor very far lot
so cents 10 Joshua Shipman, for "sO1,e pump
t'as meaning his vegetables, the real oucur-
icita pPo and
so cents, each, to Messrs. VIM. Gage and
|. n. FAIR, of Westminster for Two other fine
lots -
The committee also, awarded az of so cents
to Mrs, A. NJ. Ai-bee of Westminster for her
fine lot of nice and large white turnips, very
fair to look upon, and, doubtless, as sleea as
fair, the Turnips we mean, all whlci is most
respectfully submitted, SAM l. DAY.
In behalf Of Edwin Seabnry, A. Stevens,
Committee.
j. Hobrook of Brattleboro, subsequently, APP
peared as the owner Of said apples aud carried
away both them and the premium.