Connecticut western news., 1871-09-22


 Judges. J. W. Parks, c. Wickwire and W. Prescott.
 NATIVE OR MIXED GRADE OXEN AND STEERS. Best pair Oxen, A. Gardner $5 2d M. B. Richardson 8
 Steers years old premium divided between Frank Reed and J. P. Brewster.
 2d best pair Steers years old, M. Butler,
 2 H. c. Stevens ? 2d Geo. Landon l Judges. Myron Dakin, R. l. Scoville and Harvey Holcomb.
 Third Division.
 LONG WOOL SHEEP. Best Ewes, Alderman Ives $s Judges. H. Bushnell, J. vanDeusen and
 MIDDLE WOOL SHEEP. Best Ewes, w. s. Wilcox $3 2d John Pulver ? 2d W. s. Wilcox 2 Judges. E. M. Dean, Frank Reed and FINE WOOL SHEEP. Best Ewes, M. M. Blake ss Judges. T. L. Hart, Jas. Ensign and Eugene Wickwire.
 Best Sheep, John H Pulver $3 (Only one entry in Fat Stock and that of sheep.)
 Judges. John Cleveland, Gen. Kellogg and Jas. VanDeusen. SWINE AND POULTRY. One lot Poultry, W. H. Blodgett $l pair Legham chickens, 8. Mott l coop, J. VanDeusen pair kondon Ducks 8 months old, Geo. N. Brewster l pair Bronze Turkeys, W. Prescott Brama Fowls, Sows and Pigs, s. Brigner 5 Judges. James Brasie, E. Judd and S. Wells.
 Fourth Division. sTALLIoNs. Best 8 year old Wild Fire, c. K. Peck $3. % | 2d Conrad 200 Judges. H. Stevens, l.. How'd, Wm O.. Lawrence.
 TRoTTING HORSES. Best gelding, John Butterley $500 2d mare, Hiram Clark, 800 One gelding, J. Rowe 500 Judges. George Page Chas' Barnum, Har- vey Holcomb, s. 0. Scoville.
 In this contest for trotting horses, there were three entries. MT. Pitcher of Pine Plains entered very promising four year old gelden, but being out of the district could not regularly compete for these pre- miums, but was allowed to trot with the horses in the district, and taking all the heats was given a discretionary premium of $500. J. Buttcrly of Salisbury took the first regular premium, and H. Clark of Mort East the 2nd.
 MATCHED AND SINGLE CARRIAGE HORSES. Best pair geldings, silas Wells $5 2d J. E. Conway One horse, J. M. Page 4 Best year old gelding. c. Wickwire 4 2d G. w. Roraback 3 Best 8 year old mare, Marvin Hoskins 2d W. s. Wilcox One discretionary premium of $2,0 ,00 was given Mir J. Rowe for one year old geld ing, he being out of the district.
 Judges. M. B. Richardson, Chas' Owen, J. D. Barton.
 FARM HORSES OVER YEARS OLD. Best pair, John Dean $5
 
 Judges. s. c. scoville, N. Green, and G. Gillette.
 MARES AND COLTS. Best J. G. Wooden $5 2nd Wm M Chapin, 8 The display of colts was all worthy of premiums. The Judges regret that pre- mium could not he awarded to each one. Judges. David O'Cain, N. Rogers and R. Butler.
 ONE AND TWO YEAR OLD COLTS. Best year old gelding. G. K. Peck $500 One year old mare, 5. Wells, 2 Best yearling colt 8. Brigner, g, ? Judges. Wm. Stone, George Bartholo- mew and John VanDuesen. Fifth Division. EMBROIDERY, FANCY WORK &o. Best muslin Embroidery, Mrs N. O.. Williams $3 2d Miss Ida Wolfe 3rd Mrs. s. Crandell Best worsted Mrs B. H. Burch Thomas Daley Mrs J. s. Wickwire
 Miss Abbey Holabird 75 Silk Miss Emma Roberts Crocheted work, Mrs L. D. Brewster NAtSS Lucy Isouuoh ~ Best Lamp mats, Willie Brewster 50 Mrs E. E. Manley 20 Lambrequine Mrs F. M. Olin 2nd Miss Hattie s. Church 50 Best wall pocket Mrs 0. E. Baldwin l Two pieces muslin embroidery,
 cotton Tidy and one wax cross Two cotton Tdiies, Mrs B. H. Burch Best specimen Tatting, Miss Carrie k. Root. Miss Eunice McArthur 25 Miss Hattie s. Church 25 Best worsted Tidey, 100
 Mrs c. H. Bissell 50 Best bead work, Lillie Foster 3 2nd Mrs J. N. Warner Best wax Flowers @ specimens) Miss Lucy Randall 800 2nd Miss Abbey Holabird 9 3rd Miss Katie Murphy Worsted Tidy, Mrs G. w. Peet 90 Judges. Mrs. H. Shepard, Mrs. O. E. Baldwin, MT. Joseph Brinton, Mrs. Joseph Brinton.