Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-09-27
Gilmore Town Fair.

We had the pleasure on Wednesday, of
attending the Agricultural Fair at Elmore'
and we're very much pleased with the pro-
ceedings. The people of that town, if they
cannot rejoice in the possession of the
best land in the county, certainly show
commendable degree of public spirit.
The day being good, and there being no
other exhibition of the kind in the coun-
ty this season, the attendance was quite
large, the number present being probab-
ly greater than was ever before together
in that town. We noticed people from
Morristown, Stowe, Hyde Hark, Johnson,
Wolcott Woodbury., Calais and Worces-
ter; and we presume there were people
present from other towns.
The show of horses, cattle and sheep
was very good. Some of them, however,
were from adjoining towns. OF other
stock but little was exhibited.
Allen Toby, of Calais, showed pair
of wild geese, and pair of splendid
Nova Scotia turkeys, besides other fowls.
R.G. Hill exhibited some very fine
specimens of Leistershire bucks also a
bull, eighteen months old, which weighs
l44O pounds.
Other specimens of stock might have
been quite as good, but our attention was
not called to them. There were, how
ever, some very fine horses on the ground,
but we did not learn their owners names.
Of vegetables and fruit there was not
a large show The only specimen of
apples we saw was exhibited by B. f. Gel
ley, of Calais. He says they were the
product Of about the only tree he has left,
and that this year the tree bore about II
bushels. The apples shown We're mellow,
and very good favored. Mr.. Cclley says
he intends to try what can be done by
way of propagating from this tree by
grating scions into young stocks; and
thinks he may possibly succeed in produc-
ing trees which will resist the causes
which ruined all the fine orchards in this
part of the State. as this tree, though his
others are nearly ali dead, is in perfect
ly healthy condition, and has borne we'll
for the last II years. The apples are of
medium size and their favor is pleasant
sour.
The Ladies' Department showed some
very fine specimens of their handi-work
Mrs. V. N. Bacon contributed an assert
ment of flowers, embracing, we understood,
about 70 different varieties, some of them
very rare.
Of other matters usually attendant up
on such occasions, such as peddlers of
lemonade, candy, honey, gingerbread and
crackers; peddlers Of tin-ware and yankee
notions; peddlers of fancy goods, &C., we
need only say they were there, and con-
tributed their share to the entertainment
Of the day and, we hope, secured their
share of the profits.
AS may be supposed, the hotel was lib
orally patronized, and so far as we could
Judge, to the satisfaction Of all.
Below we give list of the premiums
awarded by the different committees:
ON HORSES.
Stock Horses.-R. S. Warren, lst pre-
MUM I. Brown, best year old; Asa
Stoddard, I'd do.
Carriage Horses. -Abner Sparrow,
BEST Alpheus Bliss, Calais, I'd do; T.
Russell, Sd do.
!, Work Horse.--Geo. Clark, Morristown.
Msscellameous--R. G. Hill, best 8 year
old mare H. B. Shaw, I'd do; Jonathan
Scott, 3D. do; Seymore Harris, best 8 year
old horse; VIM. Paine, Wolcott, I'd do 1;
J. S. jackson. Woodbury.. Sd do; H. G..
Hill, best 2 year old; Elijah Kimball,
I'd do Jonas Gale, best yearling colt.
Best Breeding Mare 8 Coh.-Esq.
Hutchins, Morristown, best L. II. Doty,
I'd do; r. G. Hill, 3D. do
Matched Horses. -Alonzo Sewell, best ;
d. Cook. I'd do Geo. Gray, Sd do.