Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-10-02

will this week include that and such ad
ditions as our notes suggest.
FLORAL HALL.
Here was beauty and fair in double
sense. AT no similar exhibition, coun'
ty, Valley or State, have We ever seen
so fine display of oil paintings, main
ly by Miss Abbie M. Sergeant, who had
% specimens on exhibition including one
crayon. Among these were scene in
the Yosemite, another in the Rocky
Mountains, White Mountain scene, Mar
guerite, from Goethe's Faust, (this picture
cannot fail to especially attract the atten-
ton ofall printers at least and Ruins
of Nidac," Prussian scene. Miss Sar-
geant, we understand, has been success
full teacher in Virginia, some portion of
the time since the war, but at various
times has given her attention to these
paintings, which show rare skill as an ar
tist, and which are fairly entitled to high
awards for their excellence and beauty.
There were also two oil paintings by
Mrs. j. S. Chapman Of much merit, espe-
cially the larger one, representing in part
water fall or rapids. Miss Ella Martin
also had a mezzOtint picture of good
work. OF other nice things in this hall
we will mention few A beautiful cross
by Mrs. r. A. Deming; thrifty house
plants and fernery by Mrs. w. II. Cram
including rare specimens; Miss Emma
Hart of Westminster had threequilts, one
of iii pieces; a very pretty and substan-
tial quilt was that of Mrs. Maj. Rounds
an agricultural wreath, made Of seeds,
&C., by Mrs. P. Andrus, was special
attraction near it was some fine hair
work by Mrs. Alden Jaquith of Andov-
er ; several worsted tides by Miss Anna
d. Sergeant, showed excellent work. A
grass bouquet by Mrs. NJ. Baldwin, mat e
of all kinds of grass, was much admired,
both for general beauty and the skill
with which it was arranged; bead bas-
ket by Katie A. Cone, and a cross of au-
tumn leaves by Clara T. Walker of
Grafton, were nice handiwork, as we'll as
the wall pocket by Miss Lucy Prouty,
Whitfield with jack-knite. OF other
attractions were the stuffed birds by
Mrs. M. Baldwin, includinga prairie hen
and wild duck of the Mississippi, and
we must not forget neat little lamp
mat and tidy, made by Miss Ella M,
Wassamer, II years of age and who is
OF good old South Reading origin, and
lives way out in Aurora, Illinois.
There were beautiful specimens of wax
work and paper flowers by Mrs. B. F.
Wyman, Mrs. N. d. Wyman, Miss Hat
tie Stearns and others; chair seats, beau
tifully wrought, by Mrs. f. E. Fullerton,
and Miss of nine years had a quilt
containing 991 pieces, no two alike. All |
these are but few of the aggregate repre-
sentation of the domestic fine arts.
A curiosity was chair with the fol-
lowing inscription: "In Worcester,
Mass, Nov. 90, 1743, this chair was Civ.
en- to Mrs. Jabez Sergeant as a wedding
present" Mr.. and Mrs. Sergeant were
afterwards the first settlers in Chester,
and the chair now belongs to Mr.. P. o.
Sergeant.
In this hall was also good represen-
tation of another class of manufactures,
of special merit. Messrs. Robbins q
Marsh had the finest and best display of
cutlery and carpenters tools ever seen
at any fair. They were very neatly ar
ranged, and on one sample board were
1862 different articles. Geo. A. Hall ex-
hibited very nice goods from his furni-
ture store, especially parlor set, and
Russell Cobleigh had baby carriage
from his we'll known mandatory, of
very fine finish and beauty, attracting
special attention. o. w. & A. D. Fetch
err made a good exhi bition of ready made
clothing.
MECHANICS HALL.
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