The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-28

opposite direction TO the other, keeping
the cream in a constant and "feaful COM
notion" by meeting Of opposite currents,
which causes a speedy appearance Of the
butter sought by all chumers-twonty
minutes being tho furthest limit Of time
for changing the most obdurate cream in
to nice yellow delicacy for tho table,
Tho motion,is communicated by means of
a crank. The washing machine was also
much admired. BY means of a crank
the garment is made to pass through be-
tween grooved rollers, back up, and stop
at any particular point desired by the OPP
orator, and thus undergo severe rubbing
generally, without material damage to the
cloth. Attached TO the machine is a
large hook to assist in the wringing, which
is evidently great saving of strength
and "elbow grease" The price of this
machine Is ten dollars.
Some beautiful and substantial sam
pies of cabinet furniture-tables, bureaus,
writing desks, cribs, &C., were exhibited
from the two establishments for their
manufacture at Lamont. Mrs. Wander
wort, of Grand Haven, exhibited one of
Grover d Bakers sewing machines, that
elected universal admiration. A crowd
was seen in presence of the machine
during the last two days, astonished and
delighted with the rapidity, neatness and
perfection of the work performed by an
instrument that is destined TO find place
among the useful and indispensable Of al
most every household in the land. A
premium of three dollars was awarded il
by the committee. Mrs. V. is agent for
its sale in the counties of Ottawa and
Muskegon.
In the Domestic Department the dis
play was very creditable. Patch work
bed quilts, coverlets, wooden blankets,
pieces of flannel of home manufacture,
knit stockings, socks, mittens and gloves,
needle work and embroidery, showed that
our good housewives are not unmindful
of their duty and responsibility in respect
to the fair, and how much their skill and
industry may add to its interest; and
then the fine samples of butter, cheese
bread and cakes, &C., showed conclusive
ly that there is many a matron in ouI
county well educated in domestic econo.
my and the duties of her station, who, il
: she cannot dance so fairy-ike rs Others
and drum out insipid music on some
creaking out-oftune piano-accomplish-
ments { , on which others pride them.
selves, they can make home happy and
desirable place to its inmates, by theil
skill, economy, and neatness in the man.
agemcnt of household duties.
In the department devoted to the pro-
ducts of the farm, there was an excellent
T display Of corn, both of common yellow
white and dent varieties, far superior &c
what we expected to see after so unfavor
able a season with its frosts and drought
and we are informed, as general thing
the corn, buckwheat and potatoe crop il
our county will be much more abundan,
than was supposed month ago. Mr.
A. Stoddard, of Tallmadge, showed some
fine samples of wheat, the berry wa:
beautifully large and plump, and entire.
ly destitute ofany mixture Of smut, cookie
or other foul seed. Mr.. S. is one of oul
first wheat growers.
We never saw finer or larger beets
though the products of the garden gencr
ally were quite Insignificant to those ex
hibited on former like occasions, particu
larry as to pumpkins, squashes, cabbages
turnips, tomatoes, MELONS, DC, none o.
these vegetables worthy of note having
been brought forward. Simeon Hazelton
Esq, of Polkton, exhibited fine specimen:
of onions, raised from the black seed, that
f were much admired for size and quality
and variety called silvcr-skin, by an ex
hibitor unknown 10 us, were beautiful in
deed. Mr.. Hazlcton also exhibited fine
sample of tobacco raised in his premise:
near Cooperville. He has an eighth O
an acre devoted to the weed" this sea
son. Next spring he intends 10 plant al
acre for the benefit of chewers, smokers
, and shutters generally.
In the fruit department, we never saw
: finer specimens of apples than those exhi
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