Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-11
apple, great bearer, and promising to be
valuable variety, with all the standard varieties
of apples, and seven varieties of grapes

FLOWERS.
Of flowers the display is rather small. Some
beautiful round and hand boquets bear the name
of the Misses Mech, of Shelburn, who have also
a collection of choice verbenas, floral design
harp very tastefully arranged-and other beau
tiful flowers.
Matthew Conner exhibits some fine boquets.
Miss Shipman, of Colchester, exhibits fine
specimens of the Sensitive Plant, and American
Gamma; the Colocacia, with its great leaf as large
as a page Of our paper; fig tree of vigorous
growth; some fine asters; dianthis barhatus;
two " everlasting boquets, and very pretty
floral harp of amaranths, and smaller white
flowers and feathery masses; larger design Of
eyergreens with hanging baskets; two smaller
boquets, American ivy, &c. 4 very creditable
and interesting collection.
Notes of many additional articles we must still
reserve, for simple want of space.
The Floral Hall will be closet at half-past four
O'Clock this afternoon, to enable the committee
to make up their list Of premiums.
MECHANICS HALL
The show Of carriages, though not as large as
it might readily be. is excellent in quality.
Our townsman C. B. Gray shows a very neat
and seryiceable pony phaeton, made for Hon. R.
5. Taft, the iron work Of which is unusually
good, and tine upholstery, and general finish SUI
perior. Mr. Gray also exhibits some very hand
some tops and open buggies Of the latest styles.
G. " Curtis Of Burlington exhibits three bug
gies of creditable workmanship
G. H. Bostwick. some neat bugres Of very
thorough work
The greatest novelty in the carriage line is
81 Sargents improved Carriage Top, exhibited
by Geo. 5 Mason Of Brookfed, VI This is a
movable top, which can be fitted to any other
buggy, and which gives to the owner Of one of
these fitted at all times, his choice between an
open and a covered buggy. 4 standard, fitting
into a socket in the back Of the seat, bears top
which spreads and closes on the umbrella prin-
cipe. The top weighs but L. lbs. and can be
set and spread, or when up can be taken down,
folded into small compass, and put under the .
seat, in less than ten minutes The exhibitor As I
sures Us that it has proved exceedingly service .
able in actual use.
The stoves occupy a large amount Of space. q .
:. BIoIgett * Go. show their patent galvanized .
wen in seven sizes, still unapprachable for .
economy Of fuel and convenience in use and .
very handsome array Of Stewart parlor. cook
NJ, office, hall and other coal stoves. We are .
glad to see that Stewart has al last adopted the .
'ase burning principle His new base burner is a
handsome stove. and SHOWS the perfection Of
sorkmanShip which marks all Of his stoves.
". A. Tyler. has fine array Of stoves, in
.ludiug Littlefelds ' Morning Glory in its
Attest and most improved form, some beautiful
5ap stone stoves Tor both coal and wood. with
improved coal hods, chamber sets Of water pitch
Pr, footbath sc. handsomely painted, with Bret
anna ware, and many other things in hi- lime.
Matthews * Paul also exhibit some excellent
toves for both heating and cooking