Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-09
Orleans County Fair.

Among the many articles worthy of men.
ton but which want OF space excluded last
week, was a quilt made by an elderly lady
Mrs. Francis Davis, Of Charleston, contain
ing 12,500 pieces, and knit bed spread
containing 1000 squares, made by Mrs. Alb
bolt, Of Glover. 80 years old.
The baby show on Wednesday attracted
considerable attention. Twenty.six of the
1000 hoped for by the society were present,
aud the committee, unwilling to take the re.
sponsibility aud risk of prououncing unfa-
vorably upon any of them, awarded them 81
each. One baby attracted considerable at
tention from having been found one morning
on n doorstep in Glover, and when its histo-
ry became known the people took up col.
lection for its benefit 1t seems to have
fallen into good hands when adopted by Mr..
Day.
There were, of course, plenty OF side
shows one of which was furnished by one of
the bear show men and Spaulding. the keep
or Of the dining hall. The Snowman man
aged somehow to get outside of a liberal
amount of stimulant, and after standing
quite n while with a cotch-penny concern
aud crying until he was hoarse, "One
chance, ten cents three for n quar-r.r dol
lar he walked into the hall aud, report says,
kissed one of the girls employed there.
Mine host thereupon pitched into him, kick
cd him out, and pounded him so that he will
remember it a year. How long this part Of
the performance might have continued but
for the interference of the crowd it is hard
10 tnll Il ho lnst Of bo oh ha
was sitting behind tent in silent and
profound meditation apparently feeling con-
sderably mixed up outside aud in The
Monitor intimates that Spaulding will have
a chance to smell law in connection with the
affair.
A runaway team caused some further OK
citement. The cross-bar broke aud he ran
halfway around the track, drawing the
wagon by the holdback straps. lie then
ran into the crowd, turning the carriage top
side down over another carriage much to
the establishment OF two ladies who sat there
in but who were not much hurt The horse
was thrown down and entangled in the
wagon here, so that he was caught. He be-
longed to A. b. Cook, Of Greensboro, and
was at first frightened by dog that ran
upon the track. Neither horses nor people
were seriously hurt.
The address expected from Scion Robin
son, formerly of the Tribune, was dispensed
with on account of rainy weather, the as
sertion of tho st. Johnsbury oracle at the
head OF the Avenue to the contrary not
withstanding, Charley was little too en-
terprising that time, and printed the news
before it happened.
Harry Leslie performed on Thursday az
ternoon. Owing to an accident for which
he was not responsible he dropped the stove
on which he was 10 cook the eggs The
weather was bad for him, and he was quite
cold up there with almost nothing to wear,
but he gave entire satisfaction.
We give portion Of the premiums
Stations Four-year.olds aud over,
NJ Worthley, Derby Line, So; A w Ed.
ridge, Albany, 4 Walden Brown, Sheffield
3; IL Colby Glover, 2. 3-year-olds, Il Il
Howe, Glover, 4; ID Hawkins, Glover, 3
2.year-olds Henry Somers, Irasburg, 3;
9 Otis, Sheffield, 2.
Driring HorSeS--Matched, j G Elder
Derby Line, 81 D Owen, Barton, 4 }
Allen, Craltsbury, 8. Single, II II Marsh
4; Edward UfFord, Irasburg, 8; Cyrul
Eaton, Barton, 2 j p Baldwin, Barton, !
Farm HOrSeS.-E p Church, Irasburg, 4
John Bean, Barton, 3 l. Leland, Barton
70.
Mares.-James Vance, Albany, 4 L
Mosman, Barton 81 M Murphy, Albany
d w Porter, l.
COltS.-3.year-olds, Il Il Rowell, Albany
3; A W Eldridge, Albany, 2; james
Lewis, Barton, l, 2-year.olds, Harry Che
ney, Westmore, 3 Salmon Dodge, lras
burg, 2 W G Taplin Irasburg, |. Year
lings, Geo Nelson, Crahsbury, 8; d "
Porter, 2; A w Edridge Albany, !
Sucking colts, James Vance, Albany, 2 1
9 Lang, l,
Oren and SteerS-Best town team, Bar
ton, thirteen yoke, 26. jesse Virgins, ia
oxen, 8 Thos Baker, A. G w Leland, ia
COW, 2. VIM G Hawkins, working oxen, 5
j G Hall, A; O G Drown, 8; IL Dudley,
Q Eaton, three-year-old steers, A Il
} Rowell, 3; A + Stockwell, 2. j Andel
son, two.years-Old steers, 3; N Q Uford,
l Q Uaord, One-year-Old steers,2.