Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-22

WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
The location and time for holding the FAN
of the Washington County Agricultural So.
ciety is fixed at East Montpelier, on the
track of Mr.. G. c. W Hard, on Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. 81 and %.
The directors at their meeting Saturday
completed the premium list and made such
arrangements as were necessary until the
time of the Fair, by the appointment of the
following officers: Marshal, A. J. Sibley
East Montpelier, with assistants General
Superintendent, Clark King, East Montpe
lier, with assistants; Supt. Horses, E. D
Stevens, East Montpelier Supt Cattle, vii.
lard s. Martin, Plainfeld Supt. Sheep
Henry S. Town, Montpelier; Supt Swine
and Poultry, Levi T Mallory, East Montpe-
lier Supts. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira s. Owl
nell, Calais, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W Bisbee
MoretowD, E. E. Andrews, Berlin Supt
Agricultural Implements and Mechanic Arts,
A. j. Hollister, East Montpelier Supt
Flowing, NJ. D. Willard, East Montpelier
One hundred and forty dollars will be
placed in the hands of a committee, to be
expended for a trial of speed under such reg
ulations as may be proclaimed.
Efforts are to be made to secure the services
of a popular speaker for the occasion and
the managers will endeavor to make the Fair
interesting to all
HAN SToR8.-Barre village was visited by
a severe storm on Monday afternoon. About
rs a dark cloud appeared in the north
west, and as it arose in the heavens it as
sumed brassy, threatening appearance
darkening the atmosphere as though night
had really come. At 80 the storm broke,
and such a storm few of its inhabitants ever
saw before. The rain and hail came down
in torrents, and the streets were flooded with
water 1t was accompanied by a heavy
wind, which broke down quite number Of
shade trees. The gardens suffered severely
from the hail, which stripped off leaves and
fruit from the trees, and left the vines, corn,
tomatoes, &c, in a terribly mutilated condi-
ton. The duration of the storm some
fifteen minutes, and the hail fell in such
quantities that it was actually gathered up
by the peck nearly twelve hours afterwards
at 90 in the shade.
NORWICH UNIvERsITY.-The commencement
exercises of Norwich University will be held
at Mortified on Thursday, July 18th. The
Grafton will be delivered by Hon. James Bar
rett of Woodstock. Also Poem by DR.. e.
Nelson Brigham of Montpelier. A reunion
Of the Alumni Will take place on Wednesday,
the 18th, the day before commencement.
Brig Gen. W. W. Davis will address the
Alumni on the occasion.
Strawberries The ladies connected with
the NJ E. Church of Montpelier will hold a
Strawberry Sociable at Village Hall on Tues
day evening next, June 2Sth. In addition
to strawberries, they will treat their friends
TO cake, ice cream, and good music. Come
one, come all.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church, North
field, are to have Strawberry Festival,
with ice cream, lemonade, &C., on Friday
evening of this week. A cordial invitation
is extended TO all.
Prof Weber, of Middlebury College, will
lecture before the united Literary Societies
of the Green Mountain Seminary, on Thurs
day, June Both. The annual Exhibition anc
Levee will be on Friday Eve, July LIST.
LARGE PIG-Mr. f. B. Harris, (instead
of E B. Norris as printed last week. of Wor
cester, has a pig which weighed, at ten week.
and two days old, 40 ID lbs. Who beats
this ?
j. G. Grey, of Calais, has corn which
was fully tasselled on the 18th Of June.
RRemember, the best of job printing
and binding is done at the freeman Stcan
Printing House and Bindery and at the yer.
lowest prices Address all orders to VIII
LARD & WHEELocK, Montuelier. Vt.