Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-09-28
Rates of AdYcrtising:
The County Fair.

that has ever been held IN the county
The show of stock was very large. Floral
Hall was well filled; the department for
field crops was crowded, and the various
mechanics trades were represented as full
ly as usual. while the crowd that was there
to see all that was to be seen was probably
the largest that has been together in this
county since the "Log Cabin" and "hard
cider times of 1S40-the estimate Of the
number that we have heard given by good
Judges ranging from 5000 to 5000, and 1000
was probably fair estimate there were
100 tickets sold at the gateon the second
day, the rest Of the crowd was made up by
those holding family tickets. The first day
opened showery with occasional threats of
decent weather, and by afternoon it became
unbearable, track muddy, people glum and
disappointed, resulting in an adjournment
till next day, which opened cool and clou-
dy and continued so during the day and |
must be considered quite favorable. With |
these remarkes we pass to notice few Of
the most notable sights. We have said |
that there was large show and there was
There were 20 yoke of oxen from Barton,
10 from Albany, three from Derby, some
from Glover, Craitsbury, and other towns,
making a very imposing array when all
were on the track. Of these we think w.
G. Hawkins could whip those from this
town in beauty, while Warren Goodwin of
Derby could beat everybody else, accord
ing to our way Of thinking. His cattle
were deep red Durhams, six years old and
girted u feet. Thos Jenne of Derby also
had pair Of native three year Odds Of the
same color that we never saw cXceiied
while A A Randall of Craftsbury had his
heavy oxen. There was any number of
bulls, old and young-Dutch, Devon, Dur
ham and Aldcrney-an not one that was
disgrace to its breed or to its exhibitor.
OF this class David Driver of Charleston
showed four years old Durham, A. A.
Randall his big Durham, Thomas Baker
of Barton his big Dutch bull, and A. A.
Ripley of Coventry another of the same
breed and for the life Of us we could not
tell which we liked the best though it APP
pears that the committee to award premi-
ums could We will add here, however,
that we like the Dutch, whether consider
ed as men or brutes OF cows there was a
good number, and two and three year Odds
of both genders in plenty-Thomas Baker
showing the greatest number and all of it
good stock. A. A. Ripley showed five
yearlings, all Dutch or grades Y. f. jam
eson showed two grade Dutch ycarlings-
black as night. a. A. Randall showed a
pair Of Durham yearlings that would grit
3 feet inches and not fat. Samuel Drew
of Barton had a large two years old native
bull which was good and awful noisy. II.
Baxter of Barton showed an Alderney bull
three years old. Mr.. Buchanan also show
ed some of his Ayrshire stock-a nice bull
&c. He is paying considerable attention
to the best breeds and bloods and calls the
Ayesrhires the breed for him. Moody Con-
nor of Irasburgh showed a grade Dutch
calf, the sire being Ripley's bull and the
mother pure native COW; calf was drop
ped March /, has been fed on nothing but
sour milk and dry hay, except thirty days
when he had hay and whey and meal, now
weighs $40 pounds and is not fat. Oul
readers can judge for themselves whether
this is a good calf or not we vote yes.
Ofhorses there was an abundance, the
ground being literally sprinkled with them
and it may safely be said there were few
poor ones. Calvin Dalton of Charleston
showed two years old Morgan Messenger
stallion which would weigh 1900 pounds
and was well put up animal, neither 10
gy nor ungainly. L. /. Collier of DERBY
is a famous farmer and had mare ant
two colts sired by Plowboy, and also tw,
others of superior size for their age-no
beautiful only as we consider the use t,
which they are to be put. A. NJ. Harri
man of Craftsbury exhibited two year
old Morrill, colt sired by Albany Boy o
course, which probably cannot be excellet
in the county for his age This colt tool
the first premium at Craftsbury. Jane
Vance Of Albany showed three years olt
stallion sired by his horse and foaled b,
the Woodward mare that weighed 1O1
pounds. There is fortune in that colt
Vance of Newport showed nice thre
years old stallion sired by Albany Boy an
foaled by Morgan mare that was the pref
lest little bantam on the ground. 1t wa
not so large as Harriman's two years OLD
showing the Morgan stamp more than tn
Morrill,. ID. Buchanan of Albany exhibit
ed two years old Morgan stallion that W
should beproud toown. Welike the Morga
blood and this was good specimen of tha
stock. Caleb A. Clark of Glover had hi
splendid pair af matched grays, and Wig
gins OF Barton his matched pair of black
OF the notable stations the Abdallah. b,
longing to B. G. Pike of Albany, took OF
eye, both for color, and style of step. II
is seven years old, We believe, was sired b
the Hayden horse and is a grandson
the celebrated old Abdalah. He took I'll
third premium. But we cannot enumerat
alive saw, having neither time nor space
There were about so sheep in the pen
Franklin Percival of Derby showed a yea
ling Cotswold that weighed 1870 pound
and three years old of the same bre,
that weighed $50 pounds.
OF the swine there were a dozen or mo
old hogs and several litters Of pigs. n. J
Scott Of Glover exhibited his famous Viii
Chester boar which has been advertised
this paper several weeks past. This al
NAL is in ordinary flesh, is five years G
and weighs 500 pounds, was brought frc
Pennsylvania by H. Blake of Hardwi,
and by him lately sold to Mr.. Scott. '
.. Cochrane ofAlbany exhibited two so,
each with her litter of pigs, all VIII
Chester-pigs five weeks old on the seco
day OF the fair. We never saw so pre-
porkers as these little ones.
Among the fruits and vegetables we
not tarry so long as we could have wish,
did not notice the nice butter and chees,
our excellent dairy women, nor the hon
sugar and other sweet things of hive. SUI
orchards, &C., though we did pay 80
small attention to the potatoes and soua
es OF DIR. Hoskins of Newport, and !
ofpotatoes shown by f. w. Kimball
slower the latter new variety called
Walker Seeding, raised from the bal
the Early Blue. They we're Of good :
are quite early, good producer, as we
affirm from actual trial of their me