Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-09-23

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sets, the orator of the day, came upon the
ground in carriage drawn by four horses,
and was introduced to the assembled multi
tude by Mr.. Root, the president of the soce-
ty. He announced us his subject, the " Con-
ditions of II Modern State" and considered
these conditions under the head of climate,
distribution of industries and landed estates.
lie spoke for IL little more than I'M hourin his
usual elegant and eloquent manner, but ow-
ing to the wind blowing from such quarter
that he could not speak from the stand he
was obliged to deliver his address standing
in his carriage and this unf;ivorable position,
added to the uproar made by the auctioncers
in his immediate vicinity, made it impossible
for him to be heard by the quarter part of
those who would have gladly listened to him.
After the address there were two races,
one for horses that had never made better
time than so, and the other for gentlemen's
driving horses, in which class speed was to
be considered in awarding the premium.
In the first race there We're four entries,
john" and =" Jim Fisk" After the first heat,
which was won by "Scratch Gravel" in
3:4Si, Happy John was ruled out for
some improper conduct of his driver, and
jim Fisk " took the second and third heats
and the first prize of 1885, time, ,: AZ and
2:52. Z" Scratch Gravel took the second
prize of $780, and Susie Taylor" the third
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horses, american Boy" "a Lingard" and
the Walker Horse were entered, and
Lingard won.
Among the noticeable things on the ground
is Il steam road wagon, built by +. NJ. Clough
of Sunapee, n. H., the engine of which may
be used for saving wood, and various kinds
of farm work. Its trial upon the track was
not success. as they were not allowed time
to get up steam enough after being called on.
On Friday there we're no regular entries
for trotting, but after several hours of hard
work, yesterday afternoon, the managers
were able to improvise two in their place,
and they were called mt 10 o'clock. In the
first race were entered Thunderbolt," by
X. NJ. Chalmers of Ncwbury, Douglass,
by Harry lIawkenbury of Bradford, and
Happy John, by Ira A. Dwinnell of Nor
rstown. Thunderbolt" won the first prize
of 800 in 2:4S, 2:47 and 2:49; Happy
John" took the second Of $50, and Doug
lass y the third of S25. For the other race
the same prizes We're offered, and the entries
llartland. " Danville Boy" and Lingard,
both by &. NJ. Stevens of Lancaster. After
) the first heat " Danvlle Boy was allowed
to withdraw on account of II sore mouth, and
the race was won by "Jim Fisk" in ? 49,
, Bands AZ, the best time that had been made
: during the week. The highest prize offered
: was 800, and of course this did not bring
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IMPLEMENTS.
: The show of agricultural implements was
@ very good indeed, and so extensive that tho
, accommodations for shcltcring them were
Y quite insufficient. Among the largest exh
I bitors, were the Ames Plow Company O.
I Boston and New York, who had 30 speci
mems of their work, including the PER-,
Y Mower, American Hay Tedder, Burt's self
4 adjusting Horse Rake, II lot of Session 4
:. Knox's Steel Flows, and other plows, cult
: vators &c. The Howe Scale Co. of Brandon
: surprised everybody with the variety and ex
# cellence of their scales. They had over q
/. specimens, from the smallest balance to
i mammoth car scale. Medad Wright & Sol
n of Montpelier, shew two planning machine
g and one matching machine. Bay state an.
0 Union horse powers manufactured by b. +
v Rollins of st. Johnsbury; circular saw mill
j. and water-whcels from Lane Pitkin u Brocl
q of Montpelier, and seed-sowers and hay
:. tedders from f. ID. & o. b. Reynolds of No
8 Bridgewatcr, Mass, were shown. Col
Mead of Randolph, had nice display of tn
If famous Holbrook plows, &c. Ely, Balch
Co.'S st. Johnsbury, show of forks, hoes
IF &C., attracted much and deserved attention
d us being not only superior in style and quail
e ity, but Vermont manufacture; "Woul
IF we had more such was the feeling of man
r who cnu than A w Ka1,n, R,,,.lin uto IN