Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17

We noticed also in this department sew
eral fine bedqwlts; one by Mrs. j. b.
Smith of Manchester, perhaps the finest
one on exhibition one by Mrs. Hayward
Of Clarendon, original in design, repre-
senting the stars and stripes in imitation
of the flag Of our Union; one made by
Mrs, Abiiah Ellis Of Ira at the advanced
age Of 81 years ; others,all worthy of no
tice by Mrs. +. B. Chatlerton OF Rutland,
Mrs. q. Aldrich of Shrewsbury, and one
knit bed-spread by Mrs, Mary Nichols of
Dandy, consisting of 1000 pieces. Other
beautiful specimens Of the handiwork of
the ladies ornamented the Hall, of which
We noticed an embroidered flannel blanket
by Mrs j. B. Reynolds of Rutland, a
flower basket by Mrs. Kate 7. Anger of
Center Rutland, a collection of 30 vare-
ties of dahlias by Mrs. S. Bresee of
Sudbury, flower basket by Mrs. Lu-
ther Anger of Center Rutland, "a pair
of cotton hose, knit by Mrs. Clark, lady
ninety-one years old and who has been
blind twenty years, remarkable piece of
work under such circumstances a sofa
pillow by Mrs. j. B. Smith OF Manches-
ter; mat and vase by Mrs. George
howe of Rutland lamp mat, a cot
ton and worsted tidy, by Mrs. J. C.
Dunn of Rutland round stand, inter-
esting for its age, made l70 years ago :;
three lamp mats and a worsted tidy by
Mrs. N. Pierce of Rutland tides by
Mrs. L. E. Royce and Mrs VIM. Barnes
of Rutland chair seat embroidered by
Mrs. j. b Reynolds OF Rutland, and an-
ther by Mrs. George Hammond of Mid
dIebury; cone work by Misses Mary A.
Collins of Middlebury, Sarah Parker,
Clarendon, and NJ, A. Bachelor, Rut-
land one worsted picture by Mrs Fl. Fl.
Paine of Rutland {" Jerusalem Cherry
Tree" by Mrs. Litchfeld, Rutland car
riage blankets by Mrs C Kingsley and
Mrs J B Reynolds, Rutland silk en-
broidery by Mrs George Hammond of
Middlebury fine specimens of hair work
by Mrs. Royce of Rutland, and others :;
and other articles which want of space
forbids our mentioning. We are obliged
to pass these over with the mere mention.
The most meritorious will be designated,
we suppose, by the Committee of ladies,
for premiums
There was a considerable quantity of
fruits, tomatoes, ketehups, sauces and
swine on exhibition, and we noticed par
ticuIarly fine case of apples, pears and
grapes belonging to Mr. Henry Lane of
Cornwall. There were ten or twelve va
rieties of grapes, among which were the
Catawba, Isabella, Delaware, Sweetwater
and Lyman,
Among the articles on exhibition whose
merit consists in their healing efficacy, we
should not fail to mention the well known
d" Excelsior Liniment," " prepared by A Q
Hood of Winooski Falls. Mr. Hood,
the language of the Burlington Times, is
" no purveyor of nostrums," but
straight forward, sensible man. who has
prepared a valuable Liniment, which he
has right to call Excelsior"
We noticed some fine specimens of
crockery ware,and also elegant SAMPLES of
paper hangings from the store of Messrs
Weeks 4 Cheney Of this town and last
but not least, there is at the upper end of
Of the hall an article which all young la
dies would do well to examine, namely.
ten yards Of tow cloth, strong d even,
which was spun and woven this season
by Mrs Mary Powers of Pittsford, who
is lightweight years old Who,will pre-
tend to say that we are dependent on
cotton factories or cotton kings, so long as
such ladies of a former industrial age con-
tlnue IN the exercise of their faculties.
Some of the articles in Mechanics Hall
which either have not yet been noticed at
all, or deserve to be mentioned again and
again, are Dodge and Henry's Soapstone
Stoves from Perkinsville; brakes Gas
Generator from Burlington Roe's Cheese
Vat and Heater of which Messrs. Barrett
and Son of this town are the agents.
Palmer's Excelsior Horse Pitchfork with
sickle-shaped tines, and simple arrange
ment for dumping, which, it is said. will
pitch off ton of hay in from four to six
minutes; twenty samples of Pitchiorks
and Manure Forks entered by U. A.
Clark q Co. of Brookfield the TYLER