Litchfield enquirer., 1863-10-15


 their Annual Cattle Show and Fair Oct lst 1863.
 DISTRICT TEAMS.
 The first premium was awarded to the 4tf district; the 2d premium to the lst district 3rd to the 9th district; 4th to the 9th district.
 WORKING OXEN.
 Best pair pear old, H G Birge; 2d best Joseph Fenn; 3d best H s Frisbie best pair 5 year old Lewis Cat;in 2d do T A Gridley Sd do H w Barber; best year old J T Rowe; 2d do c H Barber; 3d Willis Clark
 THREE YEAR OLD AND UNDER.
 Best pair year old c NJ Wilson; 2d do A bjah Catn Sd do Augustus Alfred; bes pair 2, year old Addison Webster; 2d do J A Rosslter Sd do c H Barber best pair year old $ Barber; 2d do J T Rowe.
 DRAFT CATTLE.
 Best pair year old John Carroll: 2d dc Willis Catin 3d do Adjah Catlin bes. pail 5 year old Andrew Terry 2d do Wm H Der " Sd do Charles $ Barber; best pair year old Wm Coe; 2d do Andrew Terry best pail 3 year old Henry D Bogne; 2d do o Petit bone 3d do c S Barber.
 HORSES AND COLTS.
 Best mare and colt, Richard Griswold 2d do Leveritte Scott best l year old Charles NJ Wilson Best 3 year old George Wells 2d do Willis Clark; Best 4 year old Willis Clark
 DAIRY PRODUCTS.
 Best Cheese, Willis Catln; Best Butter Lauren Brrber; 2d do J Plumb.
 VEGETABLES AND HORTICULTURE.
 Best varieties potatoes, Addison Webster; best Colebrook seeding do T Shanley best red Mercer do H D Reynolds; best Jackson do H D Reynolds; best beets Wm S Good sell best Carrots, c $ Barber best Turnips, Merritt Riggs best Field Pumpkins, Luman Catlin; best Banta Pumpkins Morris Web ster; best custard squash Milo Cleveland best California do Ephraim Cleaveland; best egg do Sheldon Osborne; best Hubbard do Hart Barker; best Peppers H Frisbie; best To, matoes. J R Bradley best yellow corn, Addi son Webster; best white do J. T. Rowe best sweet do Sheldon Osborne; best red do J T Rowe best mixed do c NJ Wilson; best pop do Merritt Riggs, best white rye, c s Barber . best oats, 5 Barber; best fox glove oats Jordan Smith best white beans, c $ Barber; best fax, J R Bradley largest variety apples. Abijah Catlin; 2d do Lewis L Butler; ser yer OI very uue appleS i[oul MIs CaWuei Phelps of Elmwood Illinois; best varieties pears Shelden Osborne 2d do Abijah Catlin; best varieties grapes, Lewis Smith 2d do Shelden Osborne 1; best cranberries, Jessie NJ. Catlin peanut and castor oil bean plants, Shelden Osborne; best crab apples, Jessie M. Catlin; tree growing from pumpkin bearing all manner of farm produce, Edgar M. Wilson ;
 DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
 Best bed quilt, Mrs Esther Loomis; 2d do Mrs George Bancroft bed quilt made in 1902 by Esther Potter, exhibited by Esther Loomis best counterpane, Miss Sarah NJ. Clark; 2d do Mrs Alstin Birge; best blanket, Mrs Esther Loomis; best rag rug, Miss Mary H Cooke 2d do Mrs Ellis Burwell best linen table cloth, Mrs Cornelia Catlin best pair pillow cases, Mrs Cornelia Catlin; bast embroidereds fan nel skirt, Miss Sarah M. Clark piece of em- broidery made in 1918 exhibited by Mrs Plumb; baby shirt and stockings. Mrs A. Cat lin; knee buckles and silk stockings, part of wedding suit of Zebulon Barber in l799 exh bl- ted by Mrs Emily Barber; best tidy. Miss Ma ria Perkins; 2d do Miss Sarah M. Clark :; bead collar, Mrs Charles M. Wilson knit col lar, Mrs Willis Catlin lsce head dress, Mrs Sheldon Jones; lamp mat. Miss Roxanna Cook; pin cushion, Mrs Amos M Tbarp needle book, Miss Mary A Riggs; core bas ket Miss M Kasson; carved cocoanut bas- 1 ket Mrs Charles Wilcox; hair flowers livery fine) Mrs Charles M Wilson; picture and cone | frame made by Ellen Barber.