Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-08

Mrs. 5. d. circuit rustic basket filled with
rare and beautiful plants. Mrs. J. y. p.
mayer fernery-all OF which were notices
able among the many. Passing along We
came to the needle-w work, worsted work, &C.,
showing what world Of beauty ladies get
together in their leisure moments. A wors-
ted chair, by Miss Ella Howe, worked IN
pattern of lilies, first attracted our attention
on account of its extreme delicacy and beauty;
also sofa pillow by Mrs. J. P. DAVIS and
toilet cushion by Miss Abbie Kimball-ootn
OF which were tufted work; toilet sets oy
Eddie Barrett, Miss Lizzie Knapp and Mrs.
s. NJ. WEIGH; lamp mats by Miss Alma
Huntley and Mrs. Gilman tides BY Mrs.
Howarth hand wrought embroidery by Mrs.
Caroline Evans, Mrs. VIM. Pitcher and Mrs.
j. II. Orcutt; silk embroidery by Mrs.
Ruth Butterield and Mrs. Edwin Thresher !;
a work bag by MIS-. G. R. Hutchins; slipper
case by Miss Carrie Hutchins an infants
dress by Mrs. 9. D. Williams; table linen, OF
home Manufacture, by Mrs. Fred. Stebbins-
lady eighty-one years of age; pair OF cot
ton bose by Mrs. M. Belknap. ninety six
years of age. Judging from the quantity OF
bed quilts and spreads, tie people of North
field and adjoining towns are amply provided
for cold winter. Among the endless varie-
ty we noticed silk bcd-quilt by Mrs. J. r
Ransom, log cabin quilt, Of over 1000
pieces. by Miss LOOMS, Widespread by
Mrs. Leander Fowler-apd quantities of 9TH
ers as well worthy OF notice, It space allowed.
Rag carpeting and rugs of every variety
must be in favor, Judging from the exhibition
of them. But among them all we could not
fail to notice rugs by Mrs. Frank Kimball,
Mrs jerks, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. GlyssoD, and
rag elrpeting by Mrs. Wright and Mrs.
Kimball. There was an elegant carriage
blanket by Mrs. D. b. Wooster. Mre. Frank
Kimball and Mrs. A. Webster had the larg.
est quantities of canned and preserved fruits,
jellies, etc. Miss Nellie Chase takes the
premium for bread making, in spite of Older
cooks. A what-not, and paper holder of black
walnut, cut by hand, by W. G. Qaimby. wal
very beautiful. A display of framed pictures
from e. Huntley's, told one where to fipd
elegant picture frames. A case of jewelry
from W. F. Cushman's, of fancy articles
from c. Denny & Co., of perfumes and toiIe
articles from Nichols & Williams, were each
considered the best display of its kind.
And now we feel that justice, even, has
not been fully meted out to the contributors
and workers for the adornment OF Flora
Hall. They certainly deserve, if such wat
ever fairly earned, the approving plaudis Of
''Well done!"
Turn we now to the contemplation Of the
edibles surrounding US on all sides, for it ii
already high noon, and delightful as it evel
is to dwell amid flowers and admire the deIl
and beautiful creations of feminine handi
work and brain, there comes an hour in eacl
day when with solid satisfaction we COM
down to the practical discussion and appre-
citation of the butter and cheese of the dairy
and the grain and fruit and vegetable pro
ducts of mother earth.
In lump butter, the finest specimens seem
ed to US that in pine apple cone shape, ex-
hibited by A. Plastridge and j. Plastridge
although the inely-stamped large prints,
shown by W. l. Simonds, were nearly per
feet, while the butter of G. G. Stevens
uniquely put up in four dozen of tin boxes
was the true gilt edge" All these exhib
tors, together with Messrs. E. S. Clough
Ii. D. Abbott, A. :. Cross and A. Ladd, ha,
tub butter that would trouble an expert t,
decide which was the best. Very rich look
ing cteeses were shown by Geo. Crane, tn,
, Brookdeld Cheese Manufacturing Co, D.
Brown and perhaps others, but we did no
test the quality. The onions, beets, turnips
potatoes SC, were in fair quantities, an
showed excellent qualities. The principa
exhi btors were F. S. Kimball, Jas. GREG
Dry, Geo. Crane, N. w. Cady, SC.
> 10 seeds, grain, 81. very creditable spec
linens were shown by F. Tnresher, W. II
Bacon, A. S. Cross, and E 5. Kimb,ll. Th
last named had peck of wheat taken tror
r a lot Of l3i bushels that was very choice
D md a specimen of four therefrom. equal t
, the fin, s. pastry.
p The mammoth pumpkins and fine squashe
showed that the section producing them WI
? indeed goodly heritage. We half suspe
our Dog RIVER valley friends poached on Il
lands Of their Barre neighbors in some il
stances. Certain>are we that the " minist
e rial pumpkin weighing seventy pound
e was the one Mr.. Holden raised and ga
n Rev. L. Warren, and the biggest squa'
4 bore the imprint of L. F. Aldrich. Lyd
. King, J. Winch, j. Dana, j. Il. Richardso
j. E. Dole, &c. exhibited good specimens
this line.
ri The fruit display was truly charming, al
4 gave faint fore-shad)wiog of that 90;
q time coming when it will be possible in We
, mont even for each man to sit under his ov
q apple tree and vine and feast on the frul
4 thereof 1t was the neatest and best fri
? exhibition seen by us for years. S. P.
Z cult showed seventy varieties of twenty a
y plies each. Christopher Dole exhibited sc
# eral specimens of apples AMI five of crap
!. with d genealogical pyramid most artistical
"a constructed 10 which the golden colorngs
the autumnal apples were charmingly gu
lie dued by the rudy bushes of the delicio,
# grapes. E. Winch exhibited twelve varieti
Of superior standard and crab apples a
!. was aauked but not beaten by several 9th
,e exhibitors whose fruit did praise them,
whose names we failed to secure. We
,, know that among them were Fred Park,
!. Geo. F. Nutting, F. Thresher, r. Owens,
W: Tilden with grapes, and F. Plumley
II course was Gu fat on plums.
It There was outside the hall moderate