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

and quite new to us. OF titles. cotton.
worsted, netted, crocheted and wrought
canvas, there was such an endless variety
they deserve a chapter by themselves. AS
all ladies make them, and all gentlemen
think they are useless and untidy. we will
pass them by with but few exceptions,
that were oldest and beautiful One in imi-
tation of daisies by Mrs. c. Denny; stays
head wrought on canvas, by Miss Ella
Howe two pretty patterns on scarlet can
vas, by Mrs. c.. A. Edgerton; the Lords
Prayer, in crochet, by Miss Stevens; a
Mrs. Ransom. Two specimens of net
work, by Miss l.. Stevens, were very
pretty.
The finest specimen of needle work on
exhibition was an infants dress by
Mrs: Ed Thrcsher; another, that was nice
enough for anybody's baby, was by Mrs.
II. p. Churchill. Making rugs must be
quite the style through Dog River Valley
and each neighbor trying to outdo-for
every one we saw we thought the prettieSt
until we came to one by Mrs. Abbie
Sessions, that crowned them all. Very
pretty ones were exhibited by Miss Marcia
Amsden, Mrs. Churchill, Catherine Fuller
aged seventy-tive years, and Mrs. +. X.
Jones Mrs. L. Martyr had Il braided rug
that must have takeu an infinite amount
of patience to accomplish. OF rag car
peting there were but few pieces. Mrs.
Sarah Crawford's was very good.
From the quantity of home made linen
we judged people chung to the ways of
their grandmotherS, even in these days of
machinery; specimens We're exhibited by
Mrs. J. Spencer, Mrs. A. Averill, and Alice
Williams. Pillow cases by Miss Flora
Holton, twelve years of age. Is that one
of the idle girls that the writers of the
present age lament SO much over? Home
manufactured frocking by Mrs. Averill,
and striped mittens by Mrs. Cove, made
the farmers look wiShful. hanging above
our heads, almost beyond our sight. We're
countless bed quilts and spreads. We
Mrs David Fisk had two that were pref
tv, Mrs. Ransom one of silk patchwork.
Mrs. j. p Davis two sof. quilts that
showed great amount of work expended.
Fancy knit cotton hose by Mrs Israel
Avery, linen ones by Mrs. {. NJ Adams.
made us sigh for by-@one days when we
were the happy owners of hose like those
before us Mrs NJ b. Jones had Il case
OF millinery that showed that She was the
champion milliner of the valley. Nichols
& Williams 4 case of beautiful toilet arti-
cles Mrs. +. y. King 4 case of hair work.
switches, &C., made from combinr~. Mrs
Bacon some exquisite hair jewelry.
Woods cabinet organ, also Simmons X
Clough'S. were exhibited by the agent, Geo.
Dennev. That they We're very handsome
we could see. and Miss Emma Crane add
ell not a little to our pleasure, while giving
us the tone of them, in displaying - I'M
consciously her own rare musical talent.
There We're many curious thing~ to see
among them Il Chinese mantle of Mr..
Geo. Markham Chinese picture of Cha~.
Tilden: cocoanut in the bulb. \ piece OF
. India cotton. one hundred and twrnty-1iv
wears DID, the wedding dress of Mrs. Mary
Pike 1t was something like the Dolly
Warden print of the present day.
Chinese iewelry case and handkerchief
A specimen Of Il boy ingenuity WAS a hri2
by J. X Davis. Some very hand>om,
marble door plates by +. l.. Soper. Anon.
, all these beautiful things the common
=, wants of humanity We're not forgotten
even the most fastidious could not fail t,
= be satisfied with bread made hv Miss Haiti
: Ingalls, and Miss Ellen Briggs: also cak,
u bv the latter. and by Mrs. K. w. Clarl
{ and Mrs Churchill. Mrs. Huntlcv ha,
l. ten kinds of canned fruit that looked lie.
" liciouS some of it having been c:tnne,
II three years. quite putting t, shame les
u skillful hou>ekeeper>.
i The poultry exhibition WAS very fair in
deed, contrasting finely with the utter lac
: of the feathcred bpcds ut Wait-tirld tn
previous week I. l. Sargent. of Brook
=, field, exhibited a pair of splendid lar-
bronze turkeys the gobblcr of which was
late fall bird and vet weighed - pounds
John Prince of Br.intrrc had a splendid
: trio of White Bramah~, an importatiu
from Connccticut The male bird WAS tw
:. years old and weighed 1t pounds. II
:. also exhibited Il coop of Brimah chick
-, ems that couldn't be beat. Mr.. Prince
. half-blool chickens dressed IN average c
five pounds for thank >giving pies. f.. {
Fisk showed ducks and geese. X. Rcc'
10 fine white ducks. IL. c. Kibbie, votul
. ducks, Il pair of African bantam>, SCI
> brirht bantams and numerous other chicl
ems and fowls. Jacob LAGER show,
> pluckv bantams. quacky ducks. etc
Bates had Il coop of four fair turkeys II
:, j. III. Richardson, pair of very SUPERB
" bronze turkeys III. p. Abbott had ni'
~ Leghorn fowls and the cleanly Piymout
'' ceese,-unlike him of Plymouth pulp
, above suspicion even. There was also
small peacock that could make Sprea'
- rivaling even Tilton or the "mutu
friend " in its breadth and gorgeousneS>
" There was II fair display of agricutur
=, implements, and the premium list tells W
~ were the principal exhibitors. In the III
chanc arts, there was 4 splendid exhl
-, ton, prominent among which We're Il
fine carriages and sleighs from the esta
=, lishment of b. 2. Quincy, of which r.
Carlton is the tasty ornamental pain.e
the prize chairs made by the Northlie
~ Manufacturing Company; the Northtie
Water Cooler, manufactured bya compa
- of the same name; John IIurleys nice
-. finished marble specimens; j. II. circuit