Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-09-27
THE FAIR.


were many fine specimens Our atten,
dance there on that day being very short
we cannot mention deservingly but few of
them. We were glad to notice that sew
eral fine. wooded Spanish Meriuo sheep
we're on the ground, which were mostly
thorough bred. The most prominent
among the raisers of these, is, we believe
Solomon Stowe, of Morristowu. He has
recently purchased four eve lambs which
are direct descendants from the Hammond
Cock of Middlebury, at a cost of four
hundred dollars, and has also a full
booded buck. Many of the wool growers
in this County seem to think that this
variety of sheep are of no more value than
any of our native breeds and some of them
make remarks that sound as if they were
saying "lampblack and grease" but we
would not accuse any man of ordinary
Judgment of thinking that those exceed.
ingly silky feeces had ever been daubed
over with a coat of grease and backing
It seems as though the greater profit of
keeping this kind of sheep could be read
;ly understood, when their feeces are so
much finer and heavier That certain
"sheep fever" has prevailed in the State
since the Hamburg fair in Europe we do
not deny, and that prices have been asked
and obtained for sheep that were truly
exhorbitant and undeserved, but this has
not been the case with all of them. And
we hope next year to see almost every
sbeep-pen on the Fair Ground represented
by specimens of this breed of sheep.
The stock of the Fair was not as fully
represented as it ought to have been, but
the interest in this Association seems to
be increasing. and no doubt the show will
be much greater next year.
The Mechanical Department should
have been represented by fuller amount
of manufactured articles, yet the show
was quite liberal.
The Sanborn churn of which Waltons
Journal has quite frequently and favor
ably noticed. was in attendance, and
seem to be liked by most all who viewed
it. Mr.. ]. S. Chaplin, Of Morrisville and
G. s. Page, of this town are agents for the
sale Of this churn in this County, and
will furnish the farmers with them. As
far as our judgment goes we can strongly
Recommend the churn to butter makers
everywhere, and would call the attention
of the public to an advertisement in an
other column. The Nonpariel Butter
Worker of which quite number is being
manufactured and sold by George E.
Dimick at Perkinsville in Johnson, was
also there on exhibition, and seemed to
supercede in the minds of those present,
all machines of the kind heretofore inven-
ted. 1t is constructed on scientific prin-
ciples, peculiarly adapted to this branch
Of agriculture, and in our opinion far ex-
cells the one invented by Almon Swift, Of
Elmore.
The Ladies Department was more fully
represented than any other at the Fair
and many fine specimens of female han
diwork adorned the walls of the old Towr
Hall.
The principal features of the secont
day of the Fair were the address and tb
exercises attending it in the forenoon
aud the trials Of speed IN the aftcrnoo
which were very interesting and excl
ting. A splendid track has boon prepare
on the Fair Ground, and only require
age to make it one of the best in the STATE
The foot.race was not the least interestin
feature and gave much sport to all in a
tendance. AS report Of the sewers
trials will be published, we will make n
further attempts at comment on this pal
of the programme.
At the commencement of the exercise
at the church. most beautiful origin,
and appropriate poem was read by Re
L. Bartlett and sung by the choir, aft,
| which prayer was offered and then Il
address by Mr.. Hendee was delivered.
we were to mako comments upon this q,
dress we could not do it half justice, an
we forbear--simply saying that it WI
delivered in its authors peculiarly hapI
/ style, and was so'highly appreciated tn
/, at its close motion was made and pass,