Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-03
List of Premiums

awarded at Westminster Town Fair,
Sept. 26, 1873.
HORSES.
Stations and brood mares with their
colts:
Stallion-C. W. Fairbrother, lst.
Brood mares and colts-Luke l.. Rice,
LIST, L. l.. Stoddard, End, A. Arnold 3D..
S. l.. Daggett presented also fine
brood mare and colt.
MATCHED HORSES.
Chas. L. Arnold, 1st, II. p. Farr, %.
The committee desire to make honor
able mention of pairs of horses from out
of town belonging to A. p. Spaulding,
Saxtons River II. Hopkins, Rocking.
ham; Dea, Houghton, Putney John
Robertson, Putney B. P. Spsulding,
Walpole, N. H., all giving credit to
their owners.
GELDINGs AND MARES.
Best five years old and over--Alfred
Wright, LIST and I'd.
Best four years old. w. Sabin, LIST.
TRoTTING HORSES IN HARNESS.
Best trotting horse-W. A. Maynard.
Walpole N. H. LIST, Chas, Brooks, Put
ney, I'd, George Kingsbury, Walpole, N.
H., Sd.
Best pair of horses - John Will
moth, Bellows Falls 1st, Wilson Low
ell, Rockingham, I'd.
EQUEsTRIANIsM.
George w. KimbalI, LIST.
j. b. Holland, Walpole N. H., pre-,
scented his fine thoroughbred stallion,
Dazzle, in harness also a thoroughbred
chestnut stallion under saddle.
GENTLEMEN DRIVING HORSES.
J.D. Wheat, Putney, LIST, A. A. Ward,
I'd, Allen Wells, Sd.
CATTLE.
Working oxen-A. II. Kingsbnry,
Walpole N. H., LIST, weight 1890 lbs, 4
years old j. r. Morse I'd, weight 4046
lbs, years old George Slate Sd, 1915
lbs 6 years old,
Three years old steers-I. B. Fay,
WalpOle, n. H, Sd, weight $500 lbs !;
Henry Sabin, ID, weight 1915 lbs; E. E.
Webster, Walpole N. H., Sd, weight
$500 lbs.
Two years old steers.-N. G. Pierce,
LIST, weight 2400 lbs ); Chas Peck, I'd,
(these were thoroughly broken, boy
driving them, in working order without
yoke,
Mich cows-D. G. Wright, LIST, j. G.
Richardson, I'd. D. G. Wright, Sd.
Dutch Calves-N. G. Pierce LIST, B.
Page End.
Grade Durham Calves-A. A. Ward
LIST, G. w. Newcomb 2nd o. F. Peck
Sd.
Matched Calves Charles A. Metcalf
1st.
Yearling Steers-Henry Sabin LIST.
Matched Yearling Steers-George Met
calf LIST.
HERDS OF CATTLE NOT LESS THAN 6.
Jerseys, Thoroughbred-W. R. Kim
! ball LIST, for the herd.
l Bull 4 years old-1st, l Cow 8
years-1st, l Cow years-2nd, l Heif-
err years-1st, Heifer year-1st, l
Heifer Calf-1st.
Grade Jersey Cows d. c. Wright -
LIST and End, B. F. Richmond-9d.
2 years old Heifer-Geo. w. Metcalf
list
Durham--A. Arnold best COW LIST,
| J. G. Richardson---2nd do.
SHEEP.
r. D. Farr-best pen of Eve Lambs
Merino-1st.
r. d. Wilcox-best pen of South
Downs yrs. old Buck, ! yr. old
Buck, / yrs. old Eve, 5yrs. old Eve,
/ year old Eve, each receiving the LIST
premium.
! Charles Brooks, Putney, Il improved
big boned China stock hog,-1st.
POULTRY.
G. w. Kimball-1 trio White Leg
horns l year old 1st, trio White Leg
horn chickens-1st.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
| r. S. Stafford received 1st premium on
Rutabagas, End do. on Grapes, Hartford
Prolific, LIST do. Pears.
E. L. Stoddard 1st premium Califor.
mia Squashes.
F. Hayward LIST on Carrots, early
horn, End on potatoes, early black.
F. Richmond LIST Turban Squashes
Sd on beets.
0. L. Fisher LIST pumpkins, 1st beets,
varieties, white sugar Mangel wurzel
and Agricultural, LIST corn6eld squashes.
l. N. Farr 1st potatoes, varieties, Do.
yer, Peachblow, Rocky Mountain and
Early-rose, End carrots.
Mr.. Joslyn, WaIpole, 1st cabbages, LIST
early turnip beets.
S. E. Baird 1st Grapes.
Chas. Arnold LIST Watermelons:
Mrs. ID. A. Hills LIST canned fruits,
varieties.
j. Farwell LIST, can of Maple syrup.
MECHANICS HALL.
A. P. Wheeler, painting, LIST; Clark
Chase, Bellows Falls, 8 pictures, 1st
Vermont Farm Machine Company, Bel
lows Falls, LIST premium on the following
articles l Granite State horse rake, 1
Meadow King moving machine, Eagle
seed sower, plows, four varieties, l horse
hoe, l wheel hoe; J. Whitcomb, water
drawer, LIST; W. III. Upham, Weeds
Sewing Machine, LIST; E. S. Dickerson,
| Sewing Machine Wagon, LIST.