Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17
Addison County Fair.

ty Agricultural Society came off in Oul
village the 8th, 9th and 10th inst.
Monday was dull day, very little be
ing done. Wednesday, the day was very
fine and a large crowd OF people were
present. Over 675 entries were made al
the Secrctary's Office The exercises
were enivened by Shermans Cornct
Band who discourscd some very fine
music. | took a stroll around the
grounds and through the halls and found
many things worthy of notice.
In Floral Hall there were sewing ma
chimes. Wheeler & Wilson. American
Button Hole and overseaming. Elias
Howe. and Weeds family machine.
\ fine display Of dry goods by Lang
worthy Bond Buel.
Patent flower pots or propagatofs,- by
Rev. VI. H. Ludlum, OF Middlebury, a
valuable article. truly. Fine Photo
graphs by Louis J, Liberty and O. c.
Barre OF Middlebury. 4 very fine col
lection Of flowers. by Mrs. J. J. Crane.
Bridp0rt Mrs. J. G. Tucker, Middle
bury. Miss Mary A Whitney, do. Mrs.
Deacon Cornwall, Corcyale: Mrs. Fl. ".
Shaw, NeybrIdge.
A large and beautiful Geranium. by
Louis Hope, of Middlebury.
\ fine marble medallion by { =. Pike
of Rutland. Mr.. Pike 10 q fine artist. as
his work plainly shaved. 1t was entitled
the Goddess Of Flora" and was cut
from Brandon marble, and by chance in
a drawing, is now the property Of Oar
win Rider. Esq.
Some beautiful shell work. by Miss
Mary Burroughs. Of Waltham. Some
very fine paintings and pencil sketches.
by Miss j. f. Hawley, of Cornwall. Miss
Mary Burrough, of Waltham, Mrs. A.
NJ. Eyerts, of Salisbury. Miss Ida Cole
man, of New Haven.
Splendid specimens of wax work, ny
Mrs. Myron LangWpr.hy, Aliddlebury
Mrs. GGstuS Cobb, do, Miss Ida New
comb, do, Miss Ida Coleman. New Ha-
ven.
Beautiful worsted wreath, by Mrs. A.
Williamson, Middlebury, Mrs. n. Lang
worthy, do, Mrs. T. A. Langdon. shell
wreath, New Haven.
Beautiful specimens of penmanship,
J. NJ. Tobin, Burlington, VT. Mr.. To
bins penmanship is very superior IN
deed, and Tithal the rest, he is very
worthy young man. His likeness Of
President Lincoln, sketched with a pen
is life like production, and ELECTED great
praise.
Some very fine mats, by Mrs. Betsey
Turner, Middlebury and Mrs Grovenor
BridpOrt.
Splendid specimens al woalen goods
by the Middlebuy Wooden Company,
manufactured at their mills in our place.
A large display of very fine quilts, COW
erlets, by Mrs. C. D. Earl, of Middle
bury, Mrs. NJ. Marvery, Middlebury,
Mrs. Crossman, do, Mrs. J. Smith, do
Mrs. A. NJ. Everts, Salisbury, Mrs. VIM.
H. Brewster, Middlebury, Mrs. F. C.
Bailey, do, Mrs. j. G. Tucker, do. Mrs
c. Langworthy, do, Mrs Bixby, Rridport,
Mrs. NJ. B. Williamson, Cornwall, Mrs.
II. G. Hubbard. Granville, Miss [. C.
Richards. Cornwall, Mrs. Joel Randall,
Cornwall. Miss A. Hubbard. Whiting.
Alice Burroughs. Waltham, Ida Coleman
New Haven.
An old fashioned dress $50 years old,
handed down from the great, great
grandmother of Mrs. E. d. Searle of
Cornwall. 1t was first worn a. we'd
ding dress. Our modern bellies were
disgusted with it, as we should expect
they would be. One thing is sure, the
dress does not contain 25 or 80 yards of
cloth as dresses do nowadays.
One beautiful worsted chair. by Mrs.
J. A. Seeley. of Middlebury. Two cur
iously wrought hay mats, made by Mr.
Thomas Scott, q hlini man, of Bridport.
4 graat variety of bead cushions. by
various persons.
IN MECHANICS HALL
! found q good collection of articles.
among which were Blanchard churns. by
4. Chapman, Middlebury. Two fine
harnesses, by G. T. Keller, do,
One beautiful lounge, by Lyman Hunt
ington, Middlebury. Jewetts patent
milk pans, fine article for dairy pur-
poses
A comical ingenious thing called
milking stool, and wagon jack, ny E. B.
Parker, of Middlebury
Hamlin's patent churns, splendid hubs
and spokes, by c. W. Strong. Of Add
SON
Splendid buggy wagons. also farm
wagons, by Hope & Lanworthy. of
Specimens of fine furniture, by ]. B.
Steele & Co., and VIM. c. Langworthy.
Bee feeder. wax extractor and honey
extractor, by A. c. Hooker Middlebury.
Holding bees steady. a curious invsn
ton, by James Letter, Midtilebury.
lthica Steel tooth horse rake. by AL
bert Chapman, Middlebury.
Cultivator and plough. by G. II. Bart
lett and Bro, Bristol.
Woods new mower, by G. w Strong,
Addison.
IN HORTICULTURAL HALL.
Apples, by A. F. Ellsworth. Whiting,
+. Rider, New Haven, G. G. Colby,
G. p. Morrison, Addison, II. &. Hunt,
New Haven, A. Chapman, Middlebury.
E. Fuller, do.
Peaches, by James Negus, Middiebury
Fine grapes, by Daniel Sanford, Corn
wall.
Beets and Turnips. by f. Dennison,
Russia turnips, by c. A. Landon, Mid
dlebury.
Sweet Potatoes, by A. Chapman. Mr..
Chapman raised these sweet potatoes in
his garden In our village.
Turnip beets, by G. Williamson. Corn
wall. Sugar beets, by G. ID. Lane, do.
Sugar beets, by r. Lane.
Squashes of all varieties, by X. Lane.
Cornwall, c. A. Landon, do, A. NJ.
Swiney, MiddleburY, r. Hattell. do.
SWINE.
4 huge hog, weighing 767 pounds, by
J. McMann, Middlebury.
OXEN.
-Four pairs of as beautiful oxen as /
ever saw. pair from HI. s. Langdon,
New Haven; l pair from II. Brevort,
Addison | pair from Austin Smith, Adj
olson; ! pair from =. s. Wright, Wey-