The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-10-03

ottoman covers, infants dresses, clonks
&C., all the handiwork of Addison County
ladies, in bcwildering numbers. Then
there was an album quilt having on it the
names of a large number of old ladies'
one we noticed was 80 years old Il
patchwork quilt made Of $3.50 peices
10 yards of wooden flannel made by hand
as in the olden times an afghan which
could hardly fail to attract attention
and other things, as the auction advertise
ments say, too numerous to mention.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
Thursday afternoon there were two
races, the first for all county horses that
never beat three minutes. Best 3 in 5
First premium $50, second s25.
Entries, Bay Billy, Nancy Allen, JAS.
Finnigan. Bay Billy won the LIST pre-
MUM in three straight heats, Time, 2:53
2:5S and 25l. Nancy Allen second
premium. Committee of award, A C.
Harris, j Merrill, N j Allen.
Citizens purse $75 for four year olds.
Entries, Billy Mack, Belle Wright, Hon.
esty, Peanut Shucks, Country Boy, Mer-
rill. Billy Mack won the first heat, and
Honesty won the I'd and Sd heats and the
LIST premium. Billy Mack took the Cd
premium. Time 81, 2:58, 1858.
The races on Wednesday afternoon
we're for the Farmers purse $50. Entries
were made by n A Piper, j NJ Dyer
L M Bingham, Charles Williamson, II
N Sollacc, George Hammond, Frank
Goodroe, Henry Martin, Montgomery,
Geo Sollace, Charles Foote, II + Hall,
George Hammonds Jack won the race
in three straight heats. Charles William
sons Miss Williams took the second
premium.
Sweepstakes purse of $3.50, for all hor-
ses. Entries. d Riders b. g. f A
Birchard, G II Harris b. m. "Florida."
Henry Hammond's b. g. 'Deceiver.'
Birchard took the first premium in
three heats Time, 2:47, 1858, 1858 ga
Deceiver I'd.
In the Stallion race, Billy Bowlegs
took the first and Billy Mack I'd.
In the running race, Chester Clark s
Brown Don,' took the first and Arabian
Sam the I'd. Time, Loo, LOS, Loo,
1:01. Half mile heats. The other en-.
tries were "Sally Cameron" and "Boy
VIM" The latter was drawn after two
heats.
THE ADDRESS.
The address was delivered on Friday
morning by Prof. Peter Collier, of the
University, and was practical, sensible
disquisition upon subjects of special in
terest and profit to the farming interests
of Vermont and the country.
IN GENERAL.
The superintendent of the several de-
partments exhibited an efficiency and
carefulness, not always before shown, for
which due credit should be given. The
music for the occasion was furnished by
Shermans band, of Winooski, and it is
acknowledged by all that they did them.
selves great credit, considering that they
have been playing only about one year
Too much credit cannot be given to Capt
Moore, the Marshal, and to his assistants
for tho efficient and gentlemanly manner
in which they discharged their duties
We ought not to fail Of mentioning the
wonderful clock and other side shows, but
as they were really meritorious and spoke
for themselves during the four days Of
the fair, We think we may be excused.
A hasty stroll about tho grounds has
suggested the above and without attempt.
ing to make our report full and having
no hope Of its being perfect, we leave the
rest of the story to be told by the oficial
announcement of awards as given below