Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-09-21


Best yrs old colt, Jas Vance, Albany, 3
"a . Landon, Irasburgh, 2
Sd =" Weber. Craftsbury,
Best yearl'g colt, Thos Melvin, Craftsby, 8
I'd John Cook, Greensboro,
Sd" d r Collins, Wolcott,
SWINE AND POULTRY.
Best boar VIM Lyon, Craftsbury,
Best breeding sow, Somers, Craftsbury, 2
Best pair pigs. w Lyon, Craftsbury 2
Best poultry, ] McAllister, A." l.5O
Best Guinea hens, L Hatch. " so
Best SIX geese, " l50
The following premiums were awarded on
horses but-the amounts are not given:
Best matched carriage horses, S Perrin Green's
boro; I'd best, w Edridge, Albany Sd best
Z C Rowell, Albany. Best Single carriage horse,
Samuel ingalls,, Greensboro; I'd best, do. Sd
best, Asa Woodbury., Hardwick. Best walking
horse Coburn, Albany I'd best, Robert ellis,
Craftsbury Sd best, Willard Freeman, Albany.
In Lady Equestrienship, Miss Freeman of AL
bany received the LIST premium, and Miss Ran
dali Of Craftsbury the I'd.
The following is a list of those receiving pre-
miums in the miscellaneous department, and the
articles on which premiums were awarded
String Of corn, w Hastings potatoes, Geo.
Nelson honey, L Mcintyre, Lawrence Uric; to-
matoes and peas, John McAllister Harrison po-
tatoe, Twiss; plums, l. Ketchum; Coils
plant and magenta plant, H Dutton pumpkin,
Landon; crab apples, E Simonds turnips, A
Randall; heliuope, Mrs f Simonds; orange
plant, II button blood beets, West williams
Chill potatoes Edwin Hatch common apples, J .
b MaXfeld; onions, John McAllister; barley Z |
Hatch wheat, California, Colorado,) Hutch
iHs maple honey, Samuel Lathe; Sleigh, CT /
Uhord butter, Glidden; cheese Mrs II Nelson. |
In the Floral Department is the following:
Best monochromatic painting, VIM Chamber |
lin ID best, Flora Randall Sd best, VIM Cham /
berlin. Best worstcd embroidery, Mrs A Scott
ID best, Flora Randall; Sd best, Mary Scott
Best shell monument and ID best shell box, Mrs
Marcy. Best burr basket, Mrs Lathe; I'd best
burr vases, Miss A Talman I'd best burr frame,
Mrs Marcy; ID best burr handkerchief box,
/ Clara Randall. Best worsted hood, Helen Bal.
/ ley. Best worsted tidy, Lizzie Stimson ID best,
| Julia Hastings. Best worsted tidy, Lizzie Vance;
/ I'd best worstcd ring tidy, Lizzie Vance. Best
worsted scarf, Mrs W Howard best baby blan-
ket, and best lady'S mittens, Miss Crosby. I'd
best chIdrcns mittens best ladys jackets, Sd best
lamp mats, and best table mats, Louisa II Doug
lass. Best oil painting, Mrs L Hastings; best
| chromatic painting, Mrs McDaniels.
Hair wreath, Emma Lindsay, LIST ID, S S Ed.
ridge; rag carpet, Mrs VIM Whittemore LIST:
balmOral skirt, Mrs WIN Whittemore LIST. fam
mel, Mrs VIM Whttemore, LIST; I'd Mrs Major
| Robbins, ID; check flannel, Mrs Coburn, LIST;
| table linen, Mrs Fanny Pope, LIST I'd, Mrs John
McAllister; worstcd stockings, Mrs l d r Col
Inns, lst; wooden stockings, John McAllister, LIST
double mittens. Mrs NJ Patterson, LIST; ID Mrs
COburn; wooden feelings, the same; double
gloves, the same; embroidered skirt the same;
I'd, Mrs Mcdaniel; night dress, Miss C NJ Porter,
LIST; "a Emily Clark; chemise, Emily Clark, LIST
embroidered flannel, Mrs Emma Scott LIST; pic
ture frame, Frank Bailey, LIST; braided rugs, Mrs
Fales, lsti I'd, Mrs Fales; Sd, Mrs A Dawson
bed quilt, Mrs Brigham, LIST; ID, Mrs d Sea-
yer; hooked rug, Mrs NJ Gilman, LIST 3D. Mrs
A Dawson 3d' 5 Farewell knitted bed spread,
Mrs l. r Hunt, LIST; embroidered cape, Mrs L
Hunt, LIST; table spread, Mrs f Weber lst
air castle, Mrs Smith, LIST; embroidered scarf
Caroline Scott LIST; moss house, Matte Patter-
son, LIST; tatting collar Adde McAllister, 1st
boquet, Miss Flora Randall, ID.
\ foot race was ran by H. Cooper and
II. Baily, which was won by Cooper in 3
and 81 minutes in half mile heat, which
is nothing to brag over.
A race between Wooster Boy, Lady
Morgan" and Honest Bill, " the first two
owned by Utton of Wooster, and the last
by Grin Miles of Albany, for premium,
, was won by Wooster Boy.
We now turn our attention to house and
field products the show of which we are
sorry to say was more meagre than ought
to be allowed again. Amasa Hutchins of
Greensboro showed half bushel of Color
, ado Wheat, rarity in these parts said to
have yielded IS bushels to the acre this
year. There was quite a sprinkling of po-
tatoes, Harrisons, Early Goodrich, Early
Rose, Red Rose, the Waugh &c, being in
the ascendant. Robert Waugh of Crafts
bury had several samples, one of which he
calls the Red Rose, which we believe to
have been cultivated and perfected under
the care of his brother, j. 5. ID. Waugh of
Greensboro, who also originated those call
ed by his name, having raised them from
the ball. We heard the Waughs spoken
Of as a rare table potato, an average pro-
Queer, but certain to rot if not dug as soon
Us ripe. They have a very fine grain, finer
than any we ever yet saw. There were
" three or four monster turnips raised by A.
\. Randall from seed sent from the agri.
cultural department at Washington. OF
butter and sugar there were but three tubs
Of each. Mrs. II. Eastman of Craftsbury
contributed a nice pan of tomatoes, and
Mrs. John McAlistcr Of the same town al.
rs so contributed seven varieties of the SAME
vegetable; they were round and smooth
and we commend the taste of these ladie.
for their selection-having an eye more t
quality than to size of the things shown
Mrs. w. II. Howard showed a scarf mad,
from home made yarn that is worthy OF
honorable mention and a premium too
OF bedquilts we noticed one of rare pat
tern by Mrs. l.. r. Hunt and another b,
Do Mrs. Deborah Seaver, the latter lady OF
some 80 years. There were many beauti
full rugs but the two made by Rev. Mrs
Fales of Albany, who is a blind woman
suited our eye best of any. Mrs Amas
Scott showed an embroidered scarf ant
~ night cap 1.-THE work of the hands and no
of any machine) which the women all de
clared was superb, and an embroidere,
skirt by Miss Laura Scott, was declared b
the same jury to be "sweet pretty"
The Greensboro brass band was presen
and added much pleasure by its excellen
music.
We close our report by saying that W
have not for a long time spent two day
more pleasantly. How could it have bee
otherwise, VIII en- domiciled at the be:
boarding house in the whole country, q
we were? Where that place was we nevc
shall tell, for fear they may be overrun.
DETH OF Hon. JOHN BELIEVE hay
to again record the death of another Anne
lean statesman, in the person of Hon. job
Bell of Tennessee, who died in Nashvill
Saturday, Sept. IL, aged 62, having bee
born in that city Feb. 18th, 1897. Pr
vious to the rebellion he had been promil
ent before the country for forty years, b,
the last we hear of him as a public ma
was as candidate for vice president in 1876
on the Union "Bell- Everett" ticket, whiC
received nearly 600, 600 votes, and CARR,
the states of Virginia, Kentucky and TIE
nessee He was President Harfison's Sc
rotary of war, but resigned that position
the fall when John Tyler kicked so mu
dust into the eyes of his party that he cou
not stay in it with honor. Hewas spea
? err of the House in 1884, having been ele,
! ted by the wings over James X. Polk. '