Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15

ibise, tidy by Della Blanchard, mIss
of ten years. and several specimens OF
crochet work by Miss Anna Worden, with
patchwork quilt. composed of 1860
pieoes. the handiwork of Miss Frances r.
Thomas. aged 13 years. Then there were
specimens of home made flannel and cloth,
the only ones we saw, made by Mrs. Ma
than s. Capen, which were we'll done, and
served as reminders of the happy days
gone by when homespun was more In
vogue than broadcloth and other expen-
sive garments.
There was of course the usual number
of button strings, mats and minor articles
of patchwork, as well as other curiosities,
among the latter being case containing
10000 old postage stamps, of different de-
nominations, and issued by various gov
ernments.
Specimens of living flowers by Mrs. S.
M. Hawkins, Mrs Il. G. Farr and other
ladies, were beautiful and highly orna-
mental, while loaves of homemade bread
Just beside them, made by Misses Jennie
Pratt and Ellen Lille, were enough to
tempt the appetite of an epicure.
The exhibition of fruit and vegetables
was hardly up to that of former years,
with the exception in the first named class
of grapes, for which Brandon is SO famous
We saw many varieties of these and a
| few bottles of native wine. The best cases
we considered to be those of DR.. Dyer
and G. Kinsinan, both in variety and
quality, though fine lots were shown by
NJ. P. June, Joseph Bushey and others.
Flemish Beauty Pears were numerous,
| though other varieties were scarce. j. T.
Hunt, FL. III. Merritt, W. M. Lincoln, and
M. p June were the exhibitors of these,
as also of few choice varieties of apples
and plums.
Vegetables were generally inferior, in
quantity and quality, but embraced the
usual varieties. All we saw in this de-
partment worthy of mention were several
stalks of second crop Western squaw
corn clustered in which were several well
developed ears. The stalks were 13s feet
in height, and on the whole had the ap-
pearance of very desirable cereal.
Butter and cheese, like fruit and vege-
tables, was decidedly slim, in quantity,
yet of good quality.
In various parts of the Hall we observed
agricultural Implements, wooden ware
and sewing machines, and numerous
specimens of the famous Howe platform
and counter scales, manufactured by the
Brandon manufacturing company.
Outside of the Hall the show was hard
ly up to the average, especially in live
stock. But what there was was good,
and the cavalcade of horses in the morn
ing brought out many good animals,
among which we noticed a fine pair OF
Morgans driven by Z. Nearing, and also
few stations, brood mares and colts.
The cavalcade of cattle in the after.
noon was comparative failure, though,
as IN horses, there were some few excel
lent animals. They were the well-marked
short horn bull Ned" of A. s. Cook, and
calf Jessie" sired by him, which IL
only 4 months old and weighs 440 pounds
@. 0. Swinington of Leicester, and Bush
Smith Of Brandon, had a couple of good
looking Durham bulls, and the remainder
of the cavalcade was made up of few
fair yokes Of working oxen, and one OF
two grade mich cows.
OF sheep we only saw one pen, and
these were long woods, which could hard
y have stood chance of winning 6
I. ,..lIulll Io.d uLoy ~ contend With thnss
of even fair quality.
Swine there were none on exhibition
though at the Brandon House stables oul
attention was called to seven breeding
sows and spring boar, the property of oul
former townsman, J. F. Stinson. They
are of the Chester County white breed
and excelled by nothing which we ever
siw at either State or County Fairs.
In poultry there were only few coops
among which were pair of bronze tur
keys, weighing 20 pounds entered by H
II. Merritt, the President of the Society
who also had some good hens and other
poultry.
The whole number of entries was 345
a large excess over last year, and as the
weather was all that could be asked for
the Fair may be considered success.
The annual address took place in the
afternoon. 1t was delivered in the Town
Hall by Charles H. Joyce of this place,
and was one of the Colonel's best efforts
The hall was densely packed during its
delivery, and the audience paid the
strictest attention to the truths and in
formation that was falling from the
speakers lips, through the hour and a
quarter of its delivery. We shall give
an abstract of it hereafter. and the whole
is to be published in pamphlet form for
general circulation.
In the evening of Friday large au-
dieuce gathered at the Town Hall, when
the award of premiums was announced by
A. III. Gilbert, Acting Secretary of the
Club, and speeches made by Messrs.
Horace Ellis and E. III. Griswold. The
IN Getting did not adjourn till 10 p. m,
when all retired to their homes, satisfied
that each had done his and her share to
make the Fair success.
On Thursday evening meeting of the
Club was also held at the Hall, and inter-
esting and instructive speeches made by
Col. Fl. II. Merritt and Hon. Ezra June.
We must here close our report of the
Brandon Town Fair, for 1870, but not
without extending our thanks for favors
shown us, to the Marshal of the occasion.
Capt. A. S. Cook, who was of course in
his glory, and ubiquitous as ever in the
performance of his duties, contributing
largely to make the Fair a success. Col.
Merritt, President of the Society, and
A. NJ. Gilbert, acting Secretary, as well
as Mr.. James r. Taylor, the Superintend-
| ent of the Hall. also have our thanks for