Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-10

Tribute Of his Patriotism"
The venerable Linus Needham died
in Whiting, July 2s,h, aged So years,
lie was born, brought up and died on the
same farm, on the homestead owned by
his father before him lived to see the
dense forest disappear and give place TO
fertile fields; lived 10 follow five brothers
and two sisters 10 their last resting-place,
The late DIR, Needham and Hon, Horatio
Needham Of Bristol were brothers Of his
He was a member OF the Legislature Of
Vermont for several years, and filled VA.
rious other posts Of honor
Tho Chicago newspapers mention,
among the names Of prospective candi-
dates for the Illinois Legislature, 10 be
nominated in County Convention Of that
county on tho 18th inst, that Of II. y,
llibbarl, Esq, Of Hyde Park, Illinois,
Mr., Ilibbard is -taunoh and working
Republican, and the Republicans Of that
division will do thgmsclyc, honor in
making him their representative,
NEw ESGIANp uE,-Thc third day
Of the exhibition ol the New England Ag-
riculmral Society opened cloudy but
[ pleasant, and before noon the crowd had
increased to nearly the number of the
previous day; and still they came. At
night the ground, were almost complete.
ly covered with teams and people, and
one had 10 elbow his way through the
crowd 10 get ncir t'c animals or articles
on exhibition. 4 thorough examination
OF the various departments shows that
the exhibition is well represented in all
I its departments. The show Of agricultu-
raj implements is very fine, though more
largely confined 20 mowers, rakcs, tcddcrs
and plows, OF mowers there is a large
exhibition, including the Buckeye, Hub
bard, Clipper, Kniitou, Wood, Union,
Perry and Little Giant, the latter a COM
bination Of reaper and mower, The
Buckeye moving machine company Of
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n.t laep offered far .,l, II Look, liz, "a
superior machine. Unlike other tedd,r-,
tho who'd ra,.ly.. yo,,..,rl ,},. ,.r,.. IN.
stead If away from il. throwing il over
instead of unJrr nv iii. ,,..g.,s,,o,,,
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dari', and several others No farmer
who ha, much 10 do consider. that he cam
get along without a mower, teller and
rake, but - yet thcbe,t REQUIRES some cy-
pcrieuca and good judgement.
Tho Anne. Plow Cnmpruy If R,,t.u
exhibited large variety If rlov,. n tlsir
own manuflcture. lis. Collins Of C,]-
liusville had a fine display OF their east
steel Flows. and their p6lish.d .nrf,ee,
must be- well adaptol to the alluyial sail
Of the Connecticut valley. On-tha West
ern prairies cast-iron pillow will not
work, and these must find good market
there. I. I. Holbrook ~ small Of Bo,-
ton had on exhibition a fine lot Of plows
manufactured by them These. which
embrace a large variety, are the invention
of ET-Gov HoIbrook OF Emttleboro' who
has given more attentions "a th}S-sahieet
than any other person in this country.
They are made strictly on mathematical