Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-19

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premium at the New England Fair last
week, and pretty good judges are of the
opinion that they will carry off the ma.
jority Of premiums In their department
here. Charles X, Gray of East Mont
pelier, has very fue year old red
bull. D, r. Way of Landgrove, has 4
yearling "oxford Bull" q very credit,
able animal. d. S. Pratt and David
Goodell OF Brattleboro, show some very
fine specimens, amonglwhich should be
specially mentioned the three fat oxen
of Mr., Goodell which took the first
premiums at the New England Fair at
Cranston, r, 1.
Chsuncey Smith of Wilmington, has
on exhibition two pair Of 3 year old
grade Short Horn Steers, weighing 8, 422
and 1872 lbs, respectively.
In the Jersey department there were
8 entries, not enough, however, to make
competition Interesting.
There being no separate class for
Ayrshires, there are but three animals of
that class on exhibition, though l
happen to know that there are several
such in this State that are not Inferior to
the best in New England.
In grades and natives, apart from the
class Of Working Oxen, there are no
entries worthy OF note. In the depart,
ment Of Working Oxen it affords me
pleasure to mention the two yoke owned
by Mr., NJ, II. Day Of Chesterfield, n. H.
They are two pair of twins from the
same dam, and by the same sire aged
respectively : and years. They took
premiums at Cranston. There are 5
animals classed as Dutch, exhibited by
N. E. Priest Of Putney,
OfSheep, Mr., F. D. Barton Of Waltham,
enters the greatest number. Mr.. Chas
R. Ford of Cornwall Mr.. John L. But
tolph Of Middlebury, Mr.. Jerome Holden
Of Westminster, and Messrs. Gleason and
Jones of Shrewsbury are among the ex.
hibitors. Messrs. S. and W. S. Allen Of
Elgin Springs have IS Leicesters and 10
Merinos, and their very fine stock OF
Chester Co. Swine. Besides the Messrs.
Aliens there were but four exhibitors Of
swine.
The show of Poultry is, in common
with every thing else, very small. The
Messrs. Allen who have heretofore been
large contributors to this department,
having sent theirs to Woonsockett, R. l.
The following letter was received to
day by Hon John Gregory, President OF
the Society, from ex.Gov. Smith:
ST. ALBANs, Sept. 9, 1867.
Hon. John Grcgoyl-Ny Dear Sir Your
kind note of the 9th inst, inviting Secre,
tary Stanton and myself to attend the
Annual Fair at Brattleboro this week,
was duly received.
he desires me to express his thanks
for your courtesy and to say that it
would give him great pleasure to wit
ness the exhibition Of the productions
Of Vermont, and to meet her people and
express to them in person his high APP
probation Of the services they rendered,
and the sacrifices they made, during the
war but the condition Of his health
which has become seriously impaired by
the severe labors which he has under
gone, compels him to decline your inyi-
tation, His stay with me, regret to
say, will be limited, but hope our in
| MIGRATING mountain air, and the quiet
rest which he is enjoying, will do much
to restore his strength.
With many thanks for the kind invl-
tation also extended to myself and Mrs.
Smith to attend the Fair, and wishing it
r abundant success,
am, most cordially,
Your friend,
7 GpFnOpy SwrTu