Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-27

Town. % bod spruad. Mrs A. Andrews, I'd,
Mrs !. Keith. 80 cushion and mats. Mrs. G..
c. Chandler, 80 leggins, Mrs. e. Densmore,
IS cotton tidy. Mrs. J. LOOMS, .25 worsted
covered chair. Miss Kate Hyde. rag rug, p.
Bathcllcr, % mir castle, Mrs. Carpenter, %
Floral Hall was well filed notwithstanding
che inocmcncy of the weather. Great praise ~
rendered To the various articles furnished by DIFF
ferent individuals, showing their perseverance
and taste. Many other articles are worthy Of
note, among which is quilt made BY Mrs. Asa
Andrews aged IS years. also one by Mrs. Nye,
Of Berlin, worthy of praise. We say to all, per-
severe and 20 tie young ladies', do not be out
done by your grandmothets.
Mechanic Aris.-Pated single harness, \.
Kent, ! plated ware, Flanders q Kinson,
specimen ioincrs work, j. r. Hill, ! thick
boots. Orlando Knapp, IS "a, A. Hathaway,
80 vegetable boiler and steamer, Amasa Tuck
er, 80 improved clothes dryer, &. W. Aims
WORTH gratuity, sos Iinckloy knitting machine,
Ezra Marsh, gatuity, so exhibition Of scales,
Scott Co.. gintaity, 90 yet OF steps same
80 specimen Of cabinet work. W m. 4. Nlclu-
tosh. 80 specimen printing, Hiram Atkins, /,
81, J. n j. VI. Poland, 30 specimen cooper $
work, 30 blank books, j. u. Clark, samples
ruling. same %.
Miscellaneous ornamental work-boxcs, W.
W. Wheelock. 30 b1quct-holders same, % ;
biQuet Of Hjwers in crayon, persis Batcheder,
~ ltilltl NoWNI7f rillllfs f'N ~Aites
% r. NJ. Mcintosh. photographs, 3 %, 4. N.
blanchard blquot. Mrs. VIM. Clark Is /;
wreath. same. 80 display OF muses., flowers,
etc, Mrs u. s. L)1mis, ! string OF buttons,
1915, Jennie Snow, 80 pcncillng, Mrs. ). II.
%. Blsworth. p wax wreath, Miss Allie q.
Wheaton, 80 oil paintings, Miss Annie stevens,
3 2d, pencillmg, same, 90 ID. Mrs. ). II. q.
BJsworth, % Lords Prayer, Miss Eva Ford,
everlasting flowers, Mrs, G.. II Cross, %
frame wprsled work. Mrs Ida Wood, .2j head
dress, Mrs. Calm Nicholas, So Autographs, Still
man Wood, %.
Disnciionary.- variety Of apples on
exhibition. being SO in number, 5 2. circuit,
80 A. y. Arius exhibited five varieties wheat
raised by him from seed scat from agricultural
department also sample Of Surprise oat~, 300
pounds raised from 81 lbs seed on one tentli mere,
or at the rate of 80 bushels per acre from one
hushcl OF seed also sevcml punches OF oat stalks,
both Surprise and common, numbering from IS 10
81 stulks from each seed also one Of llu sscy :
plows. which. if it will perform the work recon-
mondcd, is worthy ol trial by farmers.
$. l.. Gilman exhibited a sample beehive, evil
IDENTIFY nm Improvement, 80. J. \. Pearsons
exhibited halt bushe excelsior oats and same
of wheat, 80 also a Granite State moving
machine, which, drawn by his yenrling steers,
would have performed good service had there
been grass to cut David Fuller also exhibited
one Of the fr famed Buck Eye machines.
u y, Wooster exhibited a bushel Of very nice
oats of which be raised 30 bushels from three
pecks Of seed 90 onc-thrd acre of land, or nj the
rate OF 40 bushels per acre from hcO and one
foiuM bushels scel for which we recommend a
gmtuity Of 80.
T. o. Bailey exhibited splendid Durham COW,
which was barred from premium by the rules
of the Society, and we recommend grntuity of
3. Hiram Atkins exhibited with his other nice
articles, an unequalled specimen Of apples from
Michigan The 40 Weed sewing machine ex-
hibited by G. Robinson q Co.. is u very nice piece
Of mechanism. both in construction and in the
performance Of its labor saving duties. The close
attention given to it by the ladies is proof of their
appreciation Of its merits. We have no doubt
that many female returned to her hand-stitch-
ing with regret that she could not take ma
shine with her.