Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-06
and boxes exhibited by Messrs. Graves

and Post, As'
A moving machine exhibited by
Messrs. Prlndle and Martin of Shafts
bury, claims to have the advantages of
two Joints where there is really but one,
on account of which II can be easily adj
justed to inequalities of ground, and to
work six inches wider than any other
machine II is the invention of f, w.
Parmenter, Another good mower is on
exhibition by Mr. p. Edgerton of Claren-
don, called the buckeye
A fine buggy wagon is exhibited by
Mr.. NJ. NJ, Campbell beehive by Mr..
A. G.. Bagley of Mendon the well and
favorably known turbine wheel, by NJ.
d. Chapman of Rutland and dining
room refrigerator by Mr. G. r. Spauld-
ing. r
True's potato planter cut and planted
bushel or more of potatoes in the old
corn1eld ina very few minutes, and to
the entire satisfaction Of all who wit
messed 1t.
We mention in addition to yesterdays
account, good butter exhibited by Messrs
Bradley Fish of Ira, A. B. Thayer Of
Rutland, Z. W. Aldrich of Shrewsbury,
Il. Hayward and 4. l.. Holden of Claren-
don, Mahlon Pike, and Henry Pike of
Mendon. Maple sugar and syrup by A.
d. Smith of Dandy and R. B. Barney Of
Rutland. One squash weighing seventy
five pounds, by John Lenan of Rutland.
We would remark that the large turnips
and potatoes which by mistake were
credited to Henry Pike of Mendon, be-
long to Elijah Pike of Shrewsbury.
HORSES AND CATTLE.
The horses and cattle are useful rath-
er than snowy and fanciful.
The largest and best yoke of oxen on
the ground is that owned by Mr.. ]. B.
Reynolds of Rutland, They weigh about
1000. In the trial of strength these oxen
drew the stone weighing 1900 lbs. several
feet, while all Others moved it forward
if at all only few inches. The next best
| pulling was done by the four years old
steers noticed yesterday, belonging to
Elijah Pike, the big turnip man. We
| notice other cattle as follows the first
three tried the stone L. E. Strattons
and j. Migrants of Rutland, George
Sawyer's of Mendon. Henry Pike has
two yoke of oxen and yoke of yearl-
ings J. II. Wales has yoke Of oxen, J.
NJ. Allen has yoke of oxen and one OF
| three wears old steers which weigh up
wards of 200 lbs.
The show of horses in the afternoon
was very good and was indeed the only
| part of the programme that was fully
| carried out. There were no trials OF
speed the animals were trotted mod
derately two or three times around the
track. AS we have already remarked,
there were very few fancy horses, but a
good many useful and valuable ones.
Wenoticed among the matched horses q
pair Of dapple grays owned by Mr. A. j
Mead of Rutland, pair of horses, both
from the same sire and dam, seven and
eight years old owned by G. W. Conant
of Brandon; also pair having a SINH
lar origin belonging to R. R. Thrall o
Rutland; pair of three year old colt
belonging to E. w. Smith of Rutland
Mr.. W. f. Page had a fine Sherman Nor
gan stallion. Mr.. Hayward OF Claren
don, had a fine four year old stallion
Mr.. A. Smith Of Pawlet, had a fine TIVE
year old stallion of the Columbus breed
S. w. Harrison of Chittenden, had tw'
year old Black Hawk colt, very large
and George Barker of Brandon had
fine three year old Black Hawk an,
Hambletonian stallion. Under the heat
of Mares and geldings," we noticed
five year old horse belonging to A. New
ton of Clarendon; Sherman Morgan
mare eight years old belonging to T
Porter Of West Rutland; a beautilu
horse seven years old belonging to Gee
Cheney of Rutland, and a large, fine car
riage horse owned by Baird d. Billings
also of Rutland.
We must not omit to mention Maste
Willie r. Dorr of Centre Rutland, VIII
galloped over the track two or thre
times on his diminutive Shetland poneJ
| Afterwards the pony was harnesse
into its carriages Master Willie too
the whip and reins received his fathe
as a passenger and drove off the grounds
4 We shall here be obliged to close GU
7 remarks for the present. This afternoo
it may be expected that DR.. Loring {
Massachusetts,, will deliver his addres
before the Society.
WHAT WEBSTER DID SAy.--The cor
Z perhead calumny on Daniel Webster, al
tributing to him certain expressions h
never made as to what would become G
the country If 'abolitionists' got contrt
Of the government having been tho