Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-09

SWINE.
Samuel C. Gibson, Clarendon, one
Yorkshire sow and pigs; one Yorkshire,
boar, 16 months old.
Edward Lawlor, two sows and pigs.
A G w Smith, Castleton, one SOW and
eight pigs.
Jesse + Billings, boar.
Charles johnson, one Chinese pig, 3
months old.
Caleb Buffum, boar.
POULTRY.
Jesse o Billings, 1 pair turkeys,
pair geese, 2 fowls, pair bantams, l
pair ducks, pair of Dorking chickens.
William Eayres, Pittsford, two tur-
keys.
W S Eddy, Clarendon, two dark red
game chickens; one game cock:
William Moulton, l pair Hurricane
chickens.
FLORAL HALL.
There were something like four hun
dred entries in Floral Hall, most of the
| articles being entered for premiums,
while others were brought simply Tor
! exhibition. There were also some ar
| ticles exhibited in this hall which were
entered in other departments, but our
mention will include all the contents OF
the building, as they stood. Below are
the names of the exhibitors, with men
ton of the articles exhibited:
Mrs. Lola johnson had on exhibition
a collection of articles numbering one
hundred pieces and embracing all kinds
of female handiwork, from he'size of
Quilt to that of mat. The display 0c-
cupied quite little department of its
own, and was universally visited by the
ladies.
Adjoining, was Mrs. E S. McClures
collection, numbering ninety y-three pieces.
This display was prettily arranged and
contained several articles especially
peritorious. The comments of the Ia
dies were universally favorable.
Worinelrs pictures were frequently
visited by admirers, as they deserved.
Miss Lizzie Gibson exhibited worsted
and thread work. Miss Dennie Carswell
had bed Quilt, containing $500 pieces
Ida Harlow a toilet set, and Jnlia Har-
low a sofa pillow and card case. Mrs.
]. L. Billings had quite collection,
containing, among other things, KNIT
spread, a carved hunting horn, and sew
eral pictures. Miss Ellen Cramton ex-
hihited sDecimens of oil paintings, en-
broidery, etc. w. h. Ross advertised
his business with a case of fine boots and
beautiful hanging basket, case wax flow
ers. case feather flowers, etc. Miss Alb
| bic Osgood's display of artistic work en-
braced crayon portraits, pastels, on
paintings. etc. The crayOn portraits
were pronounced excellent by connols-
eur. Mrs. Walter Ross and Miss Laura
Brown exhibited bed quilts. Mrs. n. b.
Brown brought a fine piece of rag car
, peting. Mrs. p. /. Sargent, among
other things, displayed an elegant quilt
I of the Log Cabin pattern. Miss Hattie
Crawford brought worsted tidys. Mrs
= s. w. Fish exhibited an elegant carriage
blanket Miss Hattie G. Perkins, largt
+ display. Mrs. Louisa Gorham showed {
. bedspread. Mrs e. l.. Holden exhibited
a rag carpet.
y Mrs Lille Fields exhibited, with sev
eral other articles, a superior silk Al
rhan. Mrs e D Millington exhibited
Twelve fine articles in the artistic line
r, Mrs A n Williams had rag carpet
r Mrs ! M Allen exhibited a sofa pillow
Mrs G w Warren had large collectlo
Y of miscellaneous articles. Mrs ) !
V Stanley exhibited a collection OF forty
/ fine pieces Mrs Joseph Durkee had
/ rag carpet. Miss NJ Jennie Staniy lnln
wears old brought quite a collection G
r credftahle work. Miss l. y HItchcoc
led the field on piucushions. Mrs >
le Rem;noton had on exhibition q qui
I'd made bv her grandmother in 1903. Mis-
Carrie Cooper had 8 piece of tatte
" work Miss L w Valiquette eXhibite
nencilings. Mrs L Morse go years. ha
a pair Of stockings and sheets. Nj
Lizzie Ross had an oil paintln;
v Miss 7, ] Webb exhibited leather VIII
not Mrs Luna Day exhibited thr(
pieces carpeting. Clara Briggs Shove
boouets of autum leaves. Miss Lorail
Z Vaughan had large collection of mi
cellaneous articles Mrs G j Powe
exhibited carriage blanket, etc. Mi
1 Frank Mclean had bead set worst'
work etc. Miss Nellie G Hudson had
large and elegant display. Mrs Z
Vail had quite a miscellaneous cOllectiO
Miss Minnie Hilliard showed fine ca
riage blanket with other article
de Stephen Collins brought out lot plan
and flowers Mrs II ID Crooks exhibit
worsted cross and other specimen
9 Master Elmer Hudson 90 years ol
brought six brackets. Mrs VIM Faye
lat had a pair fringed mittens and other
ticIes. Master Frank Blanchard Ga b
1 nine years old) showed patch-woT
Miss Katie Blanchard GO years old al
lrs exhibited specimens of patchwork:
s Stearns had on exhibition of fitte
, 1 pieces of polished marble.
Bread and cake were entered by t
ns following:
Mrs A ] Newton, loaf cake; Nj
ar Julia Newton 40 years old loaf wht
bread Miss Mary Lincoln loaf whC
bread : Hattie Fish, Ira, 90 years OLE
ing loaf wheat bread Mrs g f Smith, lc
bread Miss Laura E Newton, g yej
air oIdN. loaf brown bread Nellie Engre
(12 years old, loaf wheat bread Estl
en-, Parker. White Mountain cake; Eva
Smith, Clarendon, loaf brown brea
me Mrs Hiram Smith, two loaves cake a
two loaves wheat bread Mabel G Lu
one C13 wears old, loaf bread Mrs j l. L
lings loaf hop yeast bread, loaf m
!, Yeast bread; Miss Jane G Holden, Il
wheat bread; Miss Belle n Ladd,
OK wears old, loaf wheat bread; Millie
WiImarth, loaf silver cake; Mrs G
Dair Warren. loaf wheat bread and
loayes cake; Mrs J d Stanley, Il
1air wheat bread Miss Nj Jennie Stanley,
wears old, loaf wheat bread; Mrs {
pair Carpenter, loaf hop yeast bread; n
pair Nellie Hudson, (15 years old), loaf fr'
ed fruit cake, loaf plain cake, loaf n
BILE cake, loaft brown bread; Mrs l
Lee Clemons, loaf wheat bread.
rino Fruit was exhibited by the followil
JIM Ketchum, sc varieties apples,
eri- pears, 80 grapes; J w Lincoln, var
apples; Jonas Wilder, 19 varie
uck pears, Z of grapes: A ID Smith, p'
four and grapes S Holden, IS varieties
pies; E L Holden, 10 varieties graz
uck ID III Landon, 10 varieties.
Flowers and plants were shown b
two Miss Mary A Cunningham, aged
plants Mary Tenney, aged IL, CO.
ears ton of plants and cut flowers; :;
Tenney, aged IL, same Stephen u
ons, largest collection; Mrs } ID ,
hree ley, 80 pots of plants; VIM Z Da
ling general collection.
MECHANICS HALL.
In mechanics work, the follo'