Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-01

tall the main story here. for when We made
our round the cattle were coming =, and
many of the hitching posts vsre mot Il usD
until after We had passed. We noticed that
G. H. Fisher exhibited fair pair Of oxen
and brown twin steers. marked precisely
alike, J. H. Baird superb pair Of matched
cattle, J. P. Boyce pair Of large oxen, and
E. A. Fisk splendid yoke of cattle. There
were many oxen whose owners names have
escaped US. Steers were abundant and Of
excellent quality. Stephen Nelson had .
fine pair, and A. NJ. Pierce, !. J. Palmer,
w. $. Drew, F. D. Clifford, W. A. Farr,
Otis Wallis and r. G. Barnard exhibited
steers, good for beauty, for work, or the
shambles.
The horses were scattered at different
points on the ground, and we at first pro-
nounced the show meagre one. Suisse
dilent Investigation constrained us to slightly
modify that opinion. The coal-black stall.
lions of Joseph Sawyer, and the mare and
three colts by the same exhibitor, were very
fine specimens of horse.f flesh. Drew & Pal
mer, H. H. Morgan and Henry Chip man
| had young stations that may grow into re-
nowp. The brood mare and colt of Otis
Wallis and Stephen Nelson. were nearly
right, while L. R. Joslyn had two three
year old colts, sired by Rocket, P" which
were all right, and mare and colt that
many admired. We also saw in bis stalls a
two years old grey colt, full brother to the
noted trotting mare, "Shoo Fly" Geo. E,
Carroll, Geo. W. Fisher, W. j. Somerville,
Noah Robinson and Drew & Palmer, exhib-
tied colts that were worthy of notice.
In matched horses for driving Henry Full
lerton led the crowd, but the teams of N. G.
Sleeper and E. w. Bisbee were very vel |
matched. Rev. E. Folsom showed fine
driving horse, but Sawyer's mare was ahead
of him, and Capt. aWilder's not far behind.
f. j. Green was ahead on working horses.
Let US now take stroll through Floral
Hall. 1t is not large but it is fairly filed.
The genial lace of Secretary Gleason CLEANS
upon all as we enter, and we next catch the
eye of the quiet, thoughtful and pains taking
Superintendent, Carlton; then We encoun-
tered the hearty hand-shake and the digni-
fed open countenance Of President Richard :
son. Without these men Waitsfeld would
Mt be quite Waitsfeld, and the Mad River
Valley would have reason to mourn the loss
of either of them. Turning to the left, our
eyes first catch the display Of marble work
from the shop of George G. Arms Of Wa
terbury. Here are artistic representations
of birds and wreaths wrought out in enduring
marble and there specimens of Scotch gran
ite work which will resist even the corrod
ing tooth of time. Mr.. Arms also INDUCES
in the Trailer beauties of nature and makes
creditable display Of flowers, lilies, gladio-
las and asters. Miss A. o. Wallis had q
fuschia in full blossom, and Miss May Glea.
son a magnificent Gala lily and sweet little
bouquet. Here are the old time flowers in
which our mothers deligh ted-double mari
Colds, asters, &C., and moss cross, exhibited
by Mrs. II. Gleason. 1t forms q Ileasing
contrast to the modern chromos and worked
notices hung on the walls above. Mrs N.
q. Joslyn exhibits an elaborately arranged
pyramid of flowers, and modestly delicate
bouquet, while near them stands the pyra-
midical vase of rare exotics and the choice
bouquet arranged by Mrs. d. G. Joslip.
Here the deft handiwork of the valley poet
ess, or the hillside farmer wife, is seen in an
unique flower cross, and profusion of asters,
petunias and mixed flowers, charmingy
grouped in fat bouquet by Mrs. George q.
Boyce. But what shall We say of the d" shot
plant t" and this stalk of rank-smelling
hemp? Wen have none of them. No in
habsant of this peaceful valley shall eve
feel the pressure of the hangman's knot, and
this hemp specimen may as we'll be bansbed
first as last. To be placed just where the
! beautiful flowers give place to the deicio us
fruits, the succulent squashes and toothsome
vegetables is an ofense 50 rank it smelleth to
| heaven.
| We move on. giving hasty glance to the
fine show of apples from the nurseries Of
Davis and Huntley Of Waterbury. They
have here s varieties of choice fruit. Their
home nurseries count ten acres or more, on
which are over 200, 600 trees ready for trans.
planting at the proper season. Farmers and
Others wishing hardy trees producing the
choicest fruit should interview this firm be-
fore making purchases. Geo. B. Newcomt
shows IA varieties of apples, G. D. Smith
varieties, some very large and nice, and there
is small exhibition of apples and crabs by
n. j. Hill, A. A Lewis. s. NJ. Turner and
R. A Barnard. Plums were fair in quapti
ty and excellent in quality as we found BY
testing without his leave) the superior ones
from the trees of Geo. U. Boyce; and those
shown by E. L. Marble, S. NJ. Turner, NJ. E
Hadiey and G.-S. Newcomb were fair to lool
upon. There was an exhibition OF grapes by
P. Bushnell, and fair display of citrons
melons, cucumbers gourds and squashes anC
larger show of pImpkins, but the exhibi
ton was inferior to that at East Montpelier
The same remark also holds true 10 respec
to the potatoes, she beets, carrots, turnips
onions, &c. Doubtless most of the exhibition
of these products will find their names in th,
premium list, inasmuch as the competition
was not general. We had supposed THU
valley was a superior section for the produc
ton of root crops, hut if so this fair failed t
bring them out. We noticed several traoe'
of seed corn of excellent quality few speci
mems of grain, beans, peas, &c. If we hae
not last week interviewed larger and ap
parently better exhibition of those product
at the County fair we could doubtless have
more fully appreciated those at Waits6eld.