Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-05

oil paintings and colorings of photographs
executed by Martha J. Wood, Pitts
ford, which attracted the attention of
many.
DR.. E. N. Smith entered rustic gar.
den vase and chair made by Myron Ed
son, which were very fine.
J. F. Hunt, (head blacksmith in the
Scale works. exhibited case of tools OF
his own manufacture, which proved that
he was very skillful mechanic and mas
ter of his business.
The Brandon Manufacturing Company
made good display of Howe's Scales.
The Brandon Cheese Factory had an
exhibition of cheese which looked very
tempting.
G. o. Luce exhibited a case of "iemish
beauty" pears.
Charles Winslow entered Al varieties of
apples M. P. June a fine case of assort-
ed fruit; R. V. Marsh II varieties of
pears, IA varieties of grapes, and % vari.
cites of apples J. @, Hawkins 6 water
melons, and f. r. Button 2 watermelons.
Better fruit than we supposed could be
raised in this climate.
There was large display of all kinds
of vegetables, potatoes especially among
them we noticed No. potato, entered
by Sprague & Merritt, which weighed
within one ounce of lbs.
l. =; toI do
adjoining the Town Hall and was re-
spectabe show. The following were
among some of the entries on exhibition
particularly noticeable
A Durham bull, years old, weight
Ass lbs catered by Capt. A. s. Cook.
A Durham bull, Is months old, weight
7O5 lbs entered by Capt. A. S. Cook.
A one-half Durham heifer, years old
entered by James Mcclure.
Alderney COW, entered by I. J. Vail.
Alderney bull, full blood entered by
Sprague & Merritt
Ayrshire yearling bull, BILLY Boy.
entered by Sprague & Thomas.
An Ayrshire COW, exhibited by sprague
I & Merritt, who also entered three Spanish
meriuo eve lambs and Spanish merino
stock buck.
Three Spanish merino eve lambs, en-
terei by Spragus & Thomas.
! Two bucks and five eve Spanish meri-
no lambs, by Lucius Merriam.
One yearlpg Spanish merino buck, by
J. A. Kuowlton.
Five Spanish merino eve lambs, by Ed
ward Hines.
One pen 25 breeding ewes, by Edward
Hines.
A breeding mare, with colt by her side,
exhibited by F. R Button.
A cage of Creve Cnur fowls, by George
W. Nichols.
A coop of hens, by K. G. White.
Sprague & Merritt entered large coop
of fowls of several noticeable varieties,
among which was a so ID. turkey.
F M Pierce had very attractive show
of doves He exhibited one pair Jacobine,
one pair white Calcutta fan-tails, one pair
Turtett, one pair Tumblers, and one pair
/ Pouters
Ia the afternoon the display of horses
was very good. The attendance in the
afternoon is estimated at from three to
four thousand, everything passing off sat
isfactorily. An address was delivered at
3 o'clock by Peter Collier.
The representative of the HERALD
acknowledges courtesies extended to him
by A NJ. Gilbert, F. NJ. Pierce and other
officers and members of the Farmers
and Mechanics Club.
The Committees awards are as follows
MATCHED HORSES. - 1st premium,
John Simonds; I'd, N. T. Sprague, Jr.
MARES AND CoLTs-1st premium, F,
R. Button %, H. Ellis.
/ MILCH Cows,-Best Alderney, I. J.
Vail best Ayreshire, Sprague & Merritt.
OXEN, MATCHED STEERS AND FAT
CATTLE.-3 years old steers, 1st premi-
un, B. Manley; year old steers, 1st
premium, D. Stearns; I'd, R. Noyes.
Y oke of year olds, 1st premium, Fl. A.
Sumner 2dM. V. Backus. 5 year olds,
1 st premium, E. L. Paine. Fat 2 year
olds, 1st premium, J. Mcclure.
BULLs-Best Durham. 1st premium,
Capt. A. S. Cook; ID, Capt. A. S. Cook.
Best Ayrshire, 1st premium, sprague &
Thomas. Best Alderney. 1st premium,
Sprague & Merritt.
SHEEP.-Best buck. 1st premium, J.
Knowlton; ID, Sprague & Merritt; Sd,
Elan French. Best pen of 25 ewes, E.
D. Kinds. Best class of lambs, 1st pre-
MUM, E. D. Kinds; ID, Sprague & Mer-
ritt; Sd, Lucius MerrimaD.
SWINE Best Chester Pigs, G. M.
Winslow.
POULTRY AND EGGs.-Best trio Creve
Coeur Fo wis, G. W. Nichols. Best trio
white crest black Poland, F. M. Pierce.
Best pair golden gray hens, W. W. Ellis.
Best pair golden gray chickes, FL. B. Sum-
ner. Best bronze turkey, Sprague & Mer-
ritt. Best pair gold lace Seabright Ban
tams, G. W. Nichols. Best pair blue Pile
game fowls, G. W. Nichols. Bes trio light
Brahmas, Sprague & Merritt. Best Hou-
dan chicken, K. G. White. Best pair
Houdan fowls, K G.. White. Best pair
black English games, K. G. White. Best
pair red English gamea, K. G. White.
Best Poland rooster, J. W. Bishop.
Among the attractions of poultry were
several varieties of fancy pigeons-White
Calcutta, Tantar, Tumbler. Turbitt, Pom
ter and Jacobin, shown by f. W. Pierce,
which the committee deem worthy of
especiol notice.
CHEEsE-lst premium, Brandon Cheese
Factory.
SEED Corn AND ROOT CROFs.-Bs sst
pas+ ,,ro,Lin 1 st nremiu,r Fl and W