Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-23

pendlturcs to improve the butter making
stock of his section. Lorenzo Belknap
and Z. 5 Dole exhibited fine two year old
Jersey bulls. G. C. Stevens and DR.. Mich
OILS, jersey COWS Of the best quality Harry
Jones of Mortified had two superior Dew
on COWS and a Devon bull and Freeman
Ihresher fine looking three years old
Devon heifer. The best Durhams in the
limits of the Society were shown by j. &
a. Clark, X. w. Clark, w 4. Densmore,
Geo. G. Randall, l.. Gregory and A. r.
Howe.
There We're matched horses, driving
horses, brood mares and colts in fair abun-
dance, and some Were very fine animals,
We are not Il Judge of horse flesh, and
or knowledge of the perfect horse is
limited to Adirondack Murray's book. We
shall therefore let the premium list tell its
ed anything but Il cursory examination of
this department.
The exhibition of sheep was Il very fair
one. Three fine wool bucks, entered by
Daniel Tyler, Mortified, were superior
animals. They were yearlingS. and their
wool very long, soft and fine.
Eve lambs entered by Henry Jones,
Mortified, were worthy of notice. Some
superior long woods wore on. show We
noticed one Cotswold Buck, owned, we
think, by Mr.. Flagg. of Braintree, which
was Il truly noble animal. lie is said to
weigh go pounds, and of good form.
Several pens of long woods were on the
grounds, Also some lots of middle woods,
making in all, 4 very respectable show of
sheep.
The exhibition of swine was hardly as
good; though there We're some present of
which the owners need in no wise be
ashamed. How about Guinea pigs9 would
they be claSscd among the swinish herd?'
There was Il pen, or rather box, of these
among the novelties of the occasion.
both old and Young We're to be seen, and
they were truly curiositics.
Floral Hall having been enlarged by an
addition of 60 feet, since last year. has now
an entrance ut each end, and on one side,
making it less Il question of life and death
in getting through than heretofore. Dense
rs the crowd was rs we approached the
front. the birds eye view we obtained OF
the interior only strengthened our desire
for a closer inspection. The flower stand
directly in front of us, was very prettily
and strikinglv arranged. A bouquet Of cut
flowers, 3 II feet in height, and presented
bv the ladies of the Temperance Society.
occupied the center, and grouped about i
were pot plants. cut flowers, hanging
baskets, etc, in deli ghttul profu>ion. Mrs.
Asa Strong had twelve beautiful pot plants
=, all in blossom. and two dishes Of cut flow
> ers exquisitcly arranged. Mrs. .. ID. Ed
gtrton had rare plants; among them a
fountain plant and leopard cactus that
were very odd. Mrs. j. II. circuit. a rose
an immense rustic basket filled with bios
soming plants, and a beautiful bouquet O.
mixed flowers. Mrs. Charles Dole an cN
uuisite white rose. Mrs. III. II. kibbie AZ
, ice plant. Mrs. J. w. Williams an amaryl
lis Mrs. Dcnsmore Il Jerusalem cherry
tree Mrs Hurley Il beautiful geraniunl
D., in blossom Mrs. c. Z. kimball a dish o
cut flowers that We're the admiration o
every one, and Mrs. c. ID. Williams on,
that was equally beautiful. \ moss hang
ing basket, by Miss Emma Thomas
f.. pretty structure of home manufacture: als'
one of beads, containing IN ivy, on the
edge of which was perchcd 4 stuffed bird
, by the same Young lady, made us forge
the commandment" Thou shalt not covet,
etc. \ globe gold fish, belonging to Mrs
j G. Il. Thavcr. We found among the flow
crs. that added not little to the beauty q
the arrangement. Mrs. -Amsden had a fin
bouquet of ,lahlias. The walls of the hal
~ after having been beautifully decorate
;, with evergreen, were closely hung wit
fine pictures Among 50 large :, collectio
it is hard to select a few more worthy {
attention than others: but we could not II
to notice the beautiful oil paintings b
Mrs George Crane of Wllllam>town. on
by +. Downing, one by Miss EVE White
more and three larger, tinel executed one
- bv ME-. Uuntlev Three colored pastellc
-, bv Mis-, Jennie Moulton We're very beauti
full. also cravons bv Miss Grace lIutchl
-, son and Mrs. Geo. Nichols bouquet {
:, calla lilies. in pen drawing by Mrs. j. HUI
:, lev. framed in marble from the marbl
e works of J. Hurley, won :: deal of adm
49, ration. \ wreath of flowers in pencil
-. inc. includin. the picture of the fair arts
lf Miss Nettie Bradley. was very attractive
m 4 piece of pcnciling by Master Malvel
nj Howe, a lad of ten years, told the your
lo ladies of more advanced years that the
am had Il dangerous rival in him. Mrs. Add
pg Clark and f. NJ. Fisk had beautiful
yn wrought worsted pictures Miss Nell
Thavcr an illuminated text. y lar!
Ill frame of wax fruit, by Mr.. Alfred Spaul
for ING. looked real and tempting, it ma
4on our mouth water. Miss Alma IIuntley h;
49,. thirteen maps finely drawn, for which 81
,n1 received the first prizs ut the Northtie
fan Graded School, and, if we are any judg
,,,,+ she richly deserved it. \ frame of stere
;.a scopic views of Northtield scenery, by NJ
,a r. Mcintosh, and photographs by
w Newell. assured us Mortified had arti:
oro that are only c1ualed in the city.
-. wreaths of hair, wax and worsted, the
were not :, few; however, Miss Diant
-, Newcomb of Waitsficld bore off the pal
- for worsted flowers. Miss Ida Church.
~. ten years of age, had very handsome ONT
Miss Ella Denemore and Mrs. Rob-
~ Johnson had very pretty crosses of
same. Mrs Ed. Thresher and NJ
Carrie Smith had fine hair wreaths;
ave ,, 6 ,,,+;fl ~ a.