Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-24


There was pretty general frost the
preceding night, which finished such per-
ishable vines and plants as were exposed,
The morning was uncomfortably cool, but
clear and bracing. There has not been
very large attendance, and the show
probably falls considerably short of form
years. About $50 entries have been made
in all. ..... .u....
There is fine display Of rich and fan
cy articles in Floral Hall, which we are
not fully prepared to notice at present.
We may say however that Messrs. French
q Kingsley, in addition'to the articles of
elegant furniture, upholstery, rugs and
carpeting, which we had occasion tonotce
at the State Fair, and which they have
now greatly enlarged, they have self
rocking cradle which will rock an hour
by means of clock work. 1t seemed to
be matter of general regret that this ell
egant cradle should continue to swing so
long empty, An elegant burial case or
casket made of pure rosewood and of
their owl getting up was on exhibition.
Miss Mary A.kelley of this town has on
exhibition an elegant box of wax fruit,
which looked exceedingly natural and
tempting. Mr.. J. M. Ketchum of Sud
bury has upwards of $50 varieties of APP
Piles on exhibition in this hall.
The show of vegetables in Mechanics
Hall, though not extensive, is rich and
rare. One of the most striking objects is
mammoth squash weighing l52 pounds
from tho garden of E. A. Chaplin, Esq.
This has already been favorably noticed
by contemporary according to whose
statement the squash aforesaid is neither
a nlggerhead nor a copperhead, but 81
mon pure democrat" Query: Are " ST.
mon pure democrats generally as Squashy
as this There were also on exhibition
from the same grounds six genuine " 81
mon Pure" Hubbard sQuashes.
Very fine Hubbard" squashes were al
so exhibited by Messrs. John N. Parks of
Clarendon, Franklin Billings of Rutland,
and r. Edison of Mendon. Mr.. Edison
also exhibited several fine tobacco plants.
Some very large pumpkins were exhibited
by each of the following persons Mahlon
Pike, John Ingraham, l.. Wilkins, Il. l..
Holden, p K. Osgooi and f. East
man.
There were several entries of cheese, one
of which by Mr. A. D. Smith weighed rs
pounds from 30 COWS; and tubs of butter
by E. L. Holden, B. B. Aldrich, r. G..
Allen, Eleazer Hayward, Henry Pike, E..
G. Chatterton, Henry Webb, L. G. Fish,
Mahlon Pike and Philip Lord.
Mr.. Harvey Kingsley exhibited II
''standard varieties" of apples, among
which are New England Beauty, Bailey's
Spice, Baldwin, Maiden's Blush, Seek-no
further, &c.
Taking leave of vegetables and fruits
for the present, we observe that Mr.. j.
I'll. Remington has on exhibition machine
for churning butter, which can be operated
by a dog, sheep, or y goat-and the
same power can be used for saw ing wood.
He has also what he calls the Iron Duke
Cornsheler. a very neat and effective little
machine. We would invite the attention
of visitors to both these articles, as being
well worthy of their notice.
There is as usual large number of
sheep, mostly Spanish Merinos, on exhi-
bition. Cotswolds, Grade and Mutton
sheep are also on the ground, making in
fact greater variety than was at the
State Fair. More cattle and swine are
also on the ground than were at the State
Fair.
As the weather continues pleasant, we
may reasonably expectsthat, with theInew
attractions to be brought forward, the
present will be .eminently the day of
the Far.
q The Troy Press, a copperhead
sheet IF somewhat yir,,lant striue con-