Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
Barnard Town Fair.

the towns people and people from the
adjoining towns were QUIT in large mum
bers, in their "best bibs and fuckers" ,"
for a 'gay and festive day." and they
had it too. Barnard did herself
credit on the occasion, and all were
loud in praise of the Barnard Town
Fair" The officers were all attention,
and every man knew his business and
his responsibilities, The display of
oxen and steers was very fine-much
better than usually seen at a Valley
or County Fair ). there were SO pairs
Of cattle in the procession Some
very fine specimens of cotswold sheep
were exhibited. The exhibition of
horses, mares and colts was very fair
for town fair. Some good honest
trotting for small purses was witness
ed in the afternoon. The scrub
race between P. D. Deans mare and
c. c. Ellis's mare, created considerable
merriment; Deans mare struck out
well, and it was snip and tuck" for the
first time, round, but the doctors mare
outwinded her, and won the race
III rec horses started in this race, but
we did not learn the name of third
party aud believe the horse was drawn.
Floral Hall was well filled with the
handiwork of the ladies, and it would
be supertluous to particulalize, further
than to say that all spoke in praise of
the exhibition. The mechanic arts
were not very numerous. We MOTTO
ed cheese press by our friend Mr..
Sullivan White of Bridgewater, was
on exhibition, which we think we are
safe in saying, has no superior for the
use intended Several handsome bug
gys of Barnard manufacture were also
on exhibition. The display of fruit
and vegetables was not very large,
notwithstanding this fact, there was
some very fine specimens shown
The people enjoyed themselves hugely,
and little Or nothing occurred to mar
the harmony Of the occasion. All
were quiet and orderly with a single
exception. A poor shoat from Hart
ford, by the name of Reed, with his
gal and old dobbin, in bobbin' around
the grounds, ran into three different
teams, wrecking them badly; one of
them, Mr. Carlos Thompson of Wood
stock. had three spokes broken out of
a bran new buggy. The Hartford
youth was ordered off the grounds
The usual number of habeldashers and
hncksters were on the grounds, among
which were some five or six prize
candy yenders.-The Silver Lake
House furnished an excellent dinner
for all who wished to partake. The
Gaysville Band furnished good music,
but we think the Woodstock Band is
a "leetle" ahead on Sound" Long
live the Free Barnard Town Fair, and
may it grow in greatness and useful
ness, for it is an institution that the
citizens of Barnard and those of the
neighboring towns cannot afford to
dispense with. Below we give the
premium list, trots and races as well
as we could "scrape" them together
from the books of the committees
FLORAL HALL.
tidy, Mrs. Chas. Aikens | otto
man cover, Mrs. c. G. Ellis; best tat
ting collar, Emma Adams, I'd do. L.
Mela Adams, Sd do. Eva NJ. Gale !;
worsted pin cushion, Allie Cox, years
DID, thread tidy, Mrs. Chas. Aikens, /,
ottoman cover, Mary Gibbs, hair set,
wax cross, 9 oil paintings, 2 worsted
tides, Mrs. c. Q. Ellis; watch case,
toilet cushion, Mary Gibbs; thread IT,
dy, Mrs. G. G. Aikens; shell pyramid,
yarn tidy, Laura E. Walker; lamp mat,
Mrs. c. c. Ellis shell work-fames,
boxes, Mrs A. G. Luce; needle book,
Mrs. J. B. Danforth; wrought skirt,
Mrs. Luce slippers, Mrs. L. D. Cox;
bead work, E. G. Chamberlin shell
basket, Mrs, Luce; flowers tidy, Mrs.
j. b. Danforth; wax wreath, Mrs. L.
S. French; thread lace, Nj ary French,
linen toilet set, Laura j. French moss
cross, Sarah George; toilet cushion,
Mary French; handkerchief case, birch
bark and ribbon; thread tidy, Mary
Gates; wax doll, Georgian Cox;
painting, Mrs Olney Chamberlin
toilet mat, Ella Chamberlin; lamp
mat, Sarah George; shell frame, Mrs.
Lucy Carroll; work basket, Lucy
Cobb; cornucopia, Mrs w. G. Dan
forth, watch case, Mrs. w. C.Danforth;
fan, Mary P. Bowman; wire basket,
Mrs. Mary Wood; toilet set, Mrs, Dan
forth.
lST CLASS HORSES.
H, A. Wood, best stallion, 4 years
old, S2.OO; W.C. Dantorlh, best geld
ing OF mare, years, 81; Nat, Rich
mond, I'd do, 81; Charles c. Aiken, Sd
do; w, G, Danforth, best gelding or
mare, years, 81 Luther Chamberlin,
I'd do, |; Isaac Campbell, best matched
horses, ; Simon Gates, I'd do. l; w.
Newcomb, best roadster, l; p. d.
Dean, I'd do l NJ. Gambell, Sd do. l.
2D CLASS HORSES.
NJ. Gambell, best gelding Or filly, ST.;
A, Chamberlin, I'd do, soc; W. G.
Danforth, best stallion, 3 or under, l
Chas. Lewis, I'd do. J E. A. Tucker,
best gelding or iilly, 2 years, l; J. S.
Gale, best llyear colt, soc; EA Tucker,
I'd do. SOC; J. A. Stockwell, brood