The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-10-05

crotchet tidy and insertion &C., Mrs. T.
Boardman, fancy quilts, Lucy L. Smith,
Mrs. j. W. Martin, Mrs. o. r, Farnham,
Mrs. L. j Olmstead Mrs. S. Austin, Mrs.
James belong, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mrs.
w. Z. Peck, Jane D. Tucker, Mrs. Milo
Durfee, CROCHET tidy, Mrs. l.. W. Stowe,
cotton hose, Mrs G. e. Ford, Miss Helen
L. Boardman, knit wooden gloves, Mrs.
II. Boardman, wooden mittens, Mrs. Z. S.
Holden, knit counterpane, Mrs. F. l..
Dyer, toilet mats, Ellen belong, Miss
Mary E. Porter, Miss E. L. Walker, white
quilt, Mrs. James belong, worsted tidy
and bible cushion, Mrs. L. G. Mead, WOOL
en- hose, half hose and mittens, Mrs. L.
R. Robbins, bed spread, Mrs. VIM. Nor
ton, chair tidy, Miss E. i. Walker, coun-
terpane, Mrs. G. II. Ladd, ladies hose and
half hose, Mrs. c. d. Scarf, braided rugs
Mrs. H. Z. Pierce, wooden hose, Mrs
VIM. Estey, and few articles of the kind
not entered for competition among which
were paperwork, Miss Florence P. Waugh
several beautiful articles to which we dare
not attempt to give name, by Mrs. H. d.
Kitchel, and beautiful case of silver ware,
o. s. Dickinson & Co.
WOODEN MANUFACTURES.
The report of Committee on woollen
manufactures is somewhat extended and
we shall give it next week. The exhibit
tors were Chester Kingsley of Salisbury,
E. Daniels, North Ferrisburgh, j. Nc
Gregor of Middlebury, 20 yards home
made flannel, H. j. Manchester. We
were greatly interested in the 20 yards Of
wooden flannel made by Mrs. Ruth Hoyt
of Cornwall, aged IA years. 1t was very
fine, even, soft, and perfect as that manu-
featured in the mills.
The fruit department attracted large
crowds of admirers. Mr.. Ira Brown of
New Haven was the largest exhibitor,
entering GO varieties ofplums, 10 varie-
ties of pears, II varieties of grapes, 10
varieties of apples. Many of these speci-
mems we have tested with great satisfac-
ton. Mr.. A, H. Sperry of Cornwall had
so varieties of apples, and 36 of pears
beautiful specimens. Mr.. H. A, Sheldon
of Middlebury, exhibited quite number
of varieties of grapes ; j. o. Raymond of
Orwell, 80 varieties apples G. Stowell
of Cornwall, % kinds of apples D. San
ford Middlebury, lot of grapes, and N.
Wood Middlebury, 6 kinds of grapes.
MECHANICS HALL
Was unusually well filled, with wonderful
specimens of vegetable and other articles
of interest. The pies and cakes, by Mrs.
G. Z. Kingsley of Salisbury, and Mrs. E.
j. Olmsted of Middlebury caused many
a mouth to water, and the fortunate COM
mittee found it impossible to decide upon
the merits of the articles until they had
the evidence Of the gustatory sense. We
had the pleasure of applying this test to
Mrs. Olmsteds cookery and had no pow
er OR inclination to go further Maple
sugar of fine quality was exhibited by
Norman Boardman, NJ Preston, Middle
bury, and E. burlington Lincoln. But
ter, splendid to look at, we did not try
the flavor, by L. w. Stowe, Eben Rider,
New Haven, E. R. Robbins, Cornwall,
F. NJ. Shaw, P. Jewett, Miss Orpha jew
EFT, Weybridge, s. Harvey, j. L. Aims
worth, Middlebury. Delicious looking
honey, B. W, Crane, and James Z.
Crane, Bridport. II kinds of potatoes,
A. j. Kelsey, Salisbury, among which
were his famous Extra Early" several
varieties Of potatoes were also exhibited
by 7. j. Hill, E. A. Hamilton,J. Cowles,
Henry Robbins, j. Davenport, James T.
Lane, j. o. Raymond, who had 40 va
rieties, j. Heminway ,Sherrod Brown, w.
r. Ellis, N. Wood, O. L. Spencer, W. S.
Hurlburt, j. f. Ainsworth Mr.. Aims
worth's Early Rose and Prolifcs were
beautiful potatoes and they have nearly
won us over to the conviction that there
is nothing like them in the whole range
of seedlings" The display of onions was
also fine. Those bouncing heads of cab
bage were entered by H. B. Hagar, of
Weybridge, S. f. Sumner, of Bristol, j.
NJ. Clifford of New Haven and U. d.
Twitchell of Middlebury. We judge
New Haven must be good country for
watermelons from the specimen which
fell to our lot from those entered by
Master Clifford There were some fine
strings of seed corn by several exhibitors,
enough to prove conclusively that the
corn crop was not failure in Addison
county. But the beets we are sure they
were beets and not elephants, for they
were so labeled, but we were so much as
tonished at the size that we forgot to note
the names of exhibitors. Pumpkins, tur-
nips, parsnips carrots, tomatoes oats, &c.
were well represented. The knitting ma
chimes attracted quite crowd and were
novelties in this region. Geo. Chapman's
Prize Churn seemed to be regarded wor-
thy of q good deal of notice, and the
musical instruments of course drew. Da-
venport exhibited something new and
beautiful in the stove line, 1.-THE Illumi-
nator" also his excellent cooking stove.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Among those articles which most in
terested us were, root cutter, H. S. Lang
don, a pair of sheep shears, Albert Chap
man, submerged force pump, A. B. Rose,
Waltham, Bartlett's plows, the several
mowers and especially the combined
Clipper mower and harvester, L. l..
Wright. Besides the Clipper we noticed,
Little Warrior" walter A. Wood"
Buckeye" though they were not all en-
tered.
THE ADDRESS
was delivered on Thursday afternoon, by
Hon. George B. Loring of Salem Mass.
DIR. Loring has a propossessing appearance,
is fine speaker and a capital writer.
The address was lengthy but listened to
| with nrnat interest 10 tho nlnSn Hiu