Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-20

bury last week, beginning on Wednesday.
The first two days of the exhibition were
chiefly devoted to entries aud arranging de-
tails. Considerable delay was occasioued
in the arrival of stock, but whom II came 1t
exceeded the accommodations so that sew
eral new stalls were constructed. The
third day was quite successful. TIL wealth
OF was good, and from 1000 TO $751; 900 peo-
pie wore in attendance. The efforts of the
people of northeastern Vermont to make
the display excellent in all respects were
crowned wlte success, and rarely has more
rivalry among really meritorlous animals
and articles taken place at our fairs. The
people of st. Johnsbury and vicinity on
tributed largely to mako the show what it
was, for the railway facilities were such as
forbid the attendance from the western part
of the State. From the very excellent re-
port in the Boston Journal we take the fol-
lowing particulars:
The interior of Floral Hall presents a
much more attractive appearance than last
year. The products of the dairy form one
of the most attractive features, with a good
display of the sweet golden butter and the
rich cheese for which the green hill-sides of
Vermont are famous, and which the YER
mont farmers wives prepare for the table
with %unequalled skill. Side by side with
these are the complimentary delicacies,
transparent honey and pure maple sugar.
Fruits and vegetables occupy but little
space, though the few samples are of excel
lent quality. The special feature of the de-
partment of fancy goods Is the variety OF
products from the domestic loom--warm
blankets made of the whitest and soitest
wool, sheared by the farmers sons and
wove by the farmers daughters beneath
the p~aternal root servieeable, home-spun
full cloth, whose thick web insures protec-
ton against the bitterest cold rugs and rag
carpets, which present all the hues of the
rainbow in attraction and agreeable combi-
nations, and fine embroideries and piece
work, attest the skill and industry of the
bright-eycd daughters of the Green Noun
tain State. In striking contrast with these,
one of the tables contains n wedding silk,
embossed with large vines and flowers,
which a Vermont maiden wore TO the altar
one hundred and eight years ago, and
which is now a treasured heirloom in the
fifth generation of lineal descent.
The gardens of Horace and Thaddeus
Fairbanks supplied the Hall with Il profu-
sion of potted plants of rare ornamental
foliage, which combine the beauties of the
tropical and temperate luxuriance. One of
the most novel specimens of vegetation is
a fountain plant, Just imported from its ma
tive Philippine Islands, whose graceful
branches suggest its appropriate name.
The balance of the Hall is occupied by
the exhibitors of rival sewing machines,
the generous, persistent advocates of patent
soaps and yeast, and a few mechanical in
ventions and agricultural novelties.
A stroll among the cattle sheds and sheep
pens will give one a favorable idea of the
admirable grazing which these rolling hill
sides furnish. Mr.. ii. Stile OF st. Johns
bury exhibits a fine looking grade milch
anNy braa-uuarfpr Aldnrnpy and one
quarter Dutch, which has produced three
hundred and seventy pounds of butter
since the first day of last December, and
there are doubtless others that will come
well up TO this standard. l.. c. Fisher ol
Cabot exhibits a well-built two-year old
Short Horn bull, which weighs sixteen
hundred and seventy-five pounds, and 9
pair of tine three-year-old steers with a Ger.
Tilted %avordupois weight of three thousand
one hundred and sixty-six pounds.
The wool growers furnish an exhibition
of hardy merino and the more delicate and
productive breeds of imported sheep, which
1t is probable will not oe excelled or even
equalled by any society in the country
The largest exhibitors of choice merin os
are L. $. Hall of East Randolph, f. $
Stowell of Cornwall, and A. Il. Perkins, \
Il. Fuller and +. Bridge, of P0mfret. Johr
Higgins & Son of st. Johnsbury, exhibit
number of pens of Webb Southdown,
which challenge admiration, and A. o. anC
J. Beinis of East Burke have an excellent
though not so numerous collection of tn,
anne admirable variety.
Leicesters INT Cotswolds form the mos
attractive feature of the exhibition. X. q
Hill exhibits his superb flock, which tool
the first premium at the New England FAR
and the other principal exhibitors of Cots
wolds are Fred Williamson OF Waterford
j.. q S. S. Walker of Hartland, James Ire
fen of Lyndon, and f.. & r. Fairbanks o
st. Johnsbury. William Ray of Barne
exhibits a pen of fifteen beautiful grad,
middle wool sheep, which arrests the at
tention OF every wool grower. The Ions
row of pens invite the attention and receiv,
the compliments of II larger number of Wis
itors than any other single department o
the fair. There are only "A half dozen pen
of swine, and none of these merit specia
mention. There are a few exhibitions o
poultry Allen Taber of Calais and DR.. NJ
Stevens of North Danville furnishing tn,
largest collection.
Tnere were nine entries for the trial o
horses of all work, which took place at toI
o'clock. The exhibition of matched hors
es under fifteen and half hands took place
at eleven o'clock. There were six entries
and the first premium was awarded to
finely matched pair of jet black five yea
old geldings, owned by Jennings q Green
leaf of the Profile House. The second pre-
MUM was awarded to George Davis of AS
Quincy. c.. F.. & o. Cummings of Mont
pelier took the third. The trial of matched
horses over fifteen and one-half hands tool
place at hali-past two. There were onl.
three entries, and the first premium wa
given to ii. NJ. Hall of East Burke for
fine pair of five year old blacks.
The first trial Of speed took place at hal
past three for -four year olds There wer'
originally six entries, but one failed to Il
in an appearance on the track, and tw'
were Withdrawn. The first heat was con
tested warmly by the brown stallion Tau
O'Shantcr, owned by Danforth & Cook o
Rutland, andthe black stallion "Midnight,
owned by George +. Davis of Ascutney
Vile, the former winning by a neck in 2.52
The second heat was easily won by Tan
G'Shanter in $50, who took the first mon
ey. Midnight was second, and the ba!
mare Kitty Pike, owned by w. Ii. Martil
of Waterford, third.
The address was delivered by Horace
Greeley at 2 o'clock, P. NJ, Thursday. Ill
received the most courteous attention, blu
there was no political de demonstration, an,
he departed on the five o'clock train 70
New York.
The race open to all horses in the Stat
that never trotted better than three min
utes, took place at three O'Clock. Ther
were eleven entries, only nine of which ap
peared on the tack, and the race was VOL
In three straight heats by the brown geld
Ing Ben, owned by Horace Peck of Pas
sumpsic time 2.47, 2.42i and 2.45. Secon'
money to gray mare Nancy Stowell, ownet
by f.. 5. Stowell, of Cornwall. Third mon
ey to Timber Jim, owned by J. Hobson, Q
Bradford.
The $50 race took place at half past four
There were five entries, but only four ap
peared on the track, and the race was VOL
In three straight heats by the bay mar
Minerva" owned by A. IL. Danforth, @
Rutland; time 2.4ii, $40 and 2.37i. Secon,
money to the sorrel gelding ''Tidal Wave
owned by G. w. Bailey of Montpelier
Third money to the brown gelding "Bail