Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-30
5AiSttuanu.
Mad Itlypr Agricultural Fair.

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The Mad River Agricultural Society bel.
their fret Show and Fair on the Trnrtin.
Grounds. ut Waitef. Id, IN Wednesday al.
Thursday. Oct0ter 10Th and 18th.
the weather Ter the week PREVIOUS W.
anything but encouraging tor the tanners q
take much int rest toward making any az
Engagements to EXHIBIT or visit the FAIR. IT,
rains made the roads very muddy ard tt'
prospect Encouraging. B t on the murnInL
Of the first day, although with tverg indie
tjou of unIleasant W,athrr, the farmers "ns
those inter, sted IN the Far we're bound [,
ma ke the best show they cOnld. and by elev
en- A N ttere were $50 head Of cattle. over
60 hursts, and a good reprreentati'n :"
sheep. swIre, poultry, etc, whi e at Flora
aud Mechanics Hall. the display var larg''
tfan WAS Exp CT j, even ii everything la
been iavOrauie.
AT ten aud One-half q e string Of oxen ~ d
ct. crs from Wai-eheld were thought up t.
the J.dges' staHd Tor x tmInatIOD. consIs r
ing OF thirty pairs OF as good a lot Of cart.
a. ever was shown at any County Far d
the Srate. Among them were PARTICULAR,
noticeable rhe pr' mum ISir OF working X
en-. owned by james Al. Bard, weighing 3
GSO pounds tue matched par Of oxen b.,
Ii nfy Campbell the twin 4-vear old1 T.,
Seth Buyce the win 2-year ODDS hy Chs
Fisher II OF which oOk premiums ~ then
several classes At ii A n. the Judges wrr
called upOn TO Famine the stuck tor pTemr
ums, among which the s~eep-etake |yeariIu-
Durham Bull, UWped by j G.. q easnD !.
Dur am Grade , year old bull hy SIT
B yce, weight. / 60 pounds The , wear o 0
heIfer. by HarIy ) 'nrs, weight 40 ~
the rpleDdId PAIR of y~earling steers. weigl
iig 1900 P.uEds, hy L. K Joslyn, [
gether with the fine herd Of Durhams by l.
K. JosIyu, we're stock that any iaruer NIGH
be proud TO ex lbIG st any State Far.
Inc ~trOtting the first afternoon consist,
Of two racer, the first purse for 3 year old-
owned within the limits of TIE 5 ,cIety
NJ tcbeIl Ltpoint entered Lady Lapoiut. hcI-
man Robinson entered Ad.er, v no. won in tw,
straight heats. lime, 4. 3, 3 Al.
5, cUpd pure open TO all horres t year. o'd
owned as before. George Fisher enters Fri
er Boy ". Josiyn enters Nd; j ,seri
Palm-r enters Palmer Bow IT, latter VIZ
IL three straight heats. Time, 3. %, 3. l.
3. IS.
Tits time may be considered exec lent A.
the track was a perfect bed Of mud, and ais.
raining quite frequently during the ater-
noon But during Wednesday night H.,
eky became clear, and on Thursday mornin.
the bright sun ehODe, and it was lot lon.
before 1t was sen that the Day was going 4,
b. well improved by the large number u
WIZ 0AlCCAlHR NuCiA CIAlHC 10 the FdF
Ground. AT 10 A N, the examirati.n o.
LOrees took Ploc', making d sIl, ndId SHOW
OF matched and sing driving stations
marer, cults, &c. Among the most no
tIceable was the celebrated Rocket Morran
or JOslyu Horse, the sire of nrarIy ,v.r>
horse exhibited at the FAIR, and whose stock
has beerme kncwn and sought for il sever,
OF the Sta o.. The Agar Old stations own
ed by DR. f G. Hooke, and Geur.e Fisher
-. -n.H W,fta.d Inv fIaHr E.-.
ton also the Igor OLD stations II Joscpt
SAWYER and JuIIue p ,lm.r o nt's D. +
veTs, all OF Ulo Rockets progeny. there weIt
twt I've entries, any one Of which would be !;
very dCsirsbIe rOrse for thai purpus-.
Cars us JOslyn and Ju re K chardsop re-
Ell ed the PREMIUMS Tor sheep. Tie farm
ers OF this section have lately taken niue
interest IN long WOOL OF cotswOld. { R,cD
sIdeon. Wilder, a IIawley and d Jos-
Ign Exhibited rome splendid specimens D
tucks, IVES and lambs OF that grade.
ewiLe snd poultry were MT larseIv ex-
hihIted, AMI do not deserve any luItLer 10
tIce than the premium list zIvts.
The Floral Hall was WORTHY Of hetr,
deception than it will rec. i've. TIE exhth
ItUTs w,re nun eruus, aud tie exrrbuIon
great variety, cOnsIsIIDg OF quilts, 81 read
rug, 'DbIoidtry, pictures, fl WIS, " X
work, ETC., show ing that aith, ugh thus T.
isruIug Dmuni y, yet there are lad e. hoo
that have d taste tor such things. as " -.
the ability and talent To- m kr practical ~.
and show oi then Marry Ill deserve NE,
tiOn but those Of MIS-. LUCIA Fulton al,
Mirs II k on pictures. Mrs. & D Rvce AL,
JsmI he'll on fpWeis. Mrs r j OF.
needle NnTk, Mss Smith on bead wo K. An
Mir. l. NJ Tyler N feather ard wax wort
IRE rUI 81, err d sXcelIs nj in tLeIr var,pu.
branches. The bed quilt exhibited by l.
Bub' ard. # Grsbvi'l". made up of over 10
900 pr Ger, was much Observed as a wei
ana curiosity.
The diepay Of vegetables was sac to ~
eel that of the last rtaie Far. Ffut ",
not largely shu~n, e d Smith Lelrg III,
laI, EFT '1b b,tor.
A. lI-2 P. N H. admir- le and wei d.
IiveIeu sddr' Sc by tie Ion. j HN Ga COR,
of NUTtlh Id, = as delivered subjec =. H..
value and CIR, with of the Mor.aD Hor,e
wi ich so well ILLUSTRATED he I'd. rs nl tarnc,.
OF Il ls r. c. on on the horses It CIV have be,,
en6eav6rrg IN develop for tie hast tw.nn
Year,. hat he has received a r. Que>t fr,n
many OF the 5, clety that tire came b. uul IL
eli 10 one or moIe Of the Monrle Ter uap,la
After tbs TIE Secretary read the foil.wir.
sVsId OF premiums, which Wse Immedmt,l
followed = tie IrottIIg OF 4-yeaIs old stati-
ions Tor the sweep stake uIse open
forses Only OV ned in the society. in H..
lst race. Dr. HOoker enteis NJ d. igh', ant
&c rye I, Ester Doubtful BeFr 2 IN 3, wo
BY Midnight. Time. 3 "a. 3.3I.
For tie next race, y. R1Llnson enter.
Lsoy Rob mon : Warren enters Gen
GrtIt; } Palmer, snteIs Palmer B v wa,
by Lacy R"hIpeon. Tine, 8 O6 8 OF. 8 Of |
Gen Grspt berg I'd. Tie track stu mu q, |
and Lard tor trOItIng-
A icot race OF one-half mile was comnete,
for by james Slosn. X. RI-ipg arc anm.ei |
W NEs.ler; won ~ SlOsn. Time, 2 80.
Tie " at Itury AID were in attepoanc
both days. spd gave ext slItnt Sd isfactiop.
Thus ended tie Est show of the society
organise but three weeks previous to Il
Far. Ouch praise is due 10 uon. Ira Rieb.
sIdsop, PIesident OF tie soei ty, for the m.
teIest be has taken and the energy be ba,
difplsyeo which hes bed much to do in m,k-
IN u 9 fsIr a succsss. Also by > , am beII.
ktIsbsl, fDse lISH IL dleeIsIte OF dut+,
we. ,.l,chly noticeable. Taking ~e,ers-I