Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-16


oe the same pattern. Mrs. II. A. Mehurn
had quilt of 300 pieces. There were two
knitted Spreads one by Mrs. Thayer, the
pthcr had no name that we could discover.
Y. C.Sleeper had Il spread of tufte'l work.
OF rag carpets there was 4 good variety.
Mrs Janus Cro>set, Mrs. E. w. Bisbce,
Mrs. J. NJ. Nandeuzen, Malone Steele.
Mrs. II. n Bushnell and Mrs. c. d. Bill
incs, each exhibiting some. We We're glad
we were net the committee to decide whicl
were best Wesley Durkee showed an
deliberately carved bracket, which it seem
ed impossible to Accomplishment one hand,
he having unfortunately lost one arm.
Mrs. F. j. Green had an elegantly mad'
and profuselv trimmed child's dress, that
looked precisely like a fashion plate, and
made us almost break the commandment:
,gainst coveting any thing that is thy
neighbours Mrs c. l.. Marble had two
wool shawls, linen diaper, wool frock-
inr, socks and mittens, stocking yarn etc.
Mrs. A NJ Pierce had 10 yards tow cloth. !
white flannel, mittens, wooden yarn, etc
showing that spinning and weaving are
not vet among the lost arts " in Mad
River Valley. Mrs. Sarah Marble, a
years old showed fancy knit cotton hose.
There was a fine show Of flowers, though
hardly as many as last year, Mrs. VIM.
F,lr had a fucha and pin cushion cactus
Lila Buckley an amarvllis, Mrs. L. Bush
nell. Il box Of german astors, quite tine.
Ofcut flowers. there We're boquets of every
description. some very handsome ones.
Mrs. Arba Dnrkee of North Fayston. had
, very large boquet Of many choice kinds
Of flowers Mrs. George G. Arms OF
Waterbury, had Il magnificent display OF
,ut flowers Mrs. Lovina Joslln, had
beautiful boquets of zinnas, of all colors
md astors of thirteen varieties. Mrs. y.
IC, Davis, had Il fine boqueut of mixed
lowers Mrs. l.. Willard, splendid bed
of vcrbcnaS, Mrs j. p. Boyce, a fine col
lection of d,hlias, and Mrs, George o.
Rovcc, a ribbon bouquet Of rare beauty in
which we recognized some Of the flowers
= of our bovhood days.
; Floral Hall also contained the fruits,
vegetables. sugar. butter, cheese. &c., on
1 exhbition In butter we noticed but three
specimens, exhibited respectively by E.W.
Bisbre. f Howe, ana Charles ID. Smith.
SUGAR was in greater variety. the principal
contributor, being Josiah Holden, +. \
| Fisk and A. l.. Preston. We thought the
. delicious specimens of Mr.. IIolden's the
. incest and the whitcst-but all were sweet
J. We noticed :, single box of honey and Il
J. nice white loaf of bread in dangerous proN-
II unity. Mrs 7. Bushnell had six jars Of
e preserved fruits of different varieties. anC
i Mr. Bushnell and Harry Jones exhibited
hlu~hiny grapes Just picked from the vines
F. Applcs and other fruits Were not In Trca
ii ,bun,ltncc and the premium list will speal
: sufficiently in praise of their eXccllences
c Either the season WAS too late or the fai
C. too early for this class of articles. Ncge
tables also suffered from the same cause
There was a credjtable show Of tomatoe
~ hy Drew x Palmer l.. Fisk. +, G.. Hooker
e. of POTATOES and other root production
III were, MrsSr> Bushnell. Drew X Palm"
G.. W. Olmstrad. F. W. Bisbee. Otis Wa
- liz. W. b Walhridye, y. NJ. Pierce.
\, House, +. 5. Marblr b. Linlicld, {. !
l'l smith. : G.. Turner. J Holden. and other
~ Seed corn Of fine quality was shown by
j. Robinson. g. NJ. Pierce, Otls Wallis n
ch G.. w. Olm>tcad. while Mcs>r>. Z. Bus
re nell and f. W. Bi>bcc had the pumpki
~ FOR the New England pie. and somebo,
~ showed their he but large cabbages.
by The show and competition in the III
o>> chanic arts and N nuf,cturing depAI
Are mentS were not large nor lively. The {
4 ccllent and peerless Washington Cout
r. MIX Pans, IN lnuf:tcturcd by Graves. Pc
her rs Nto. of Water bury. We're present
of the full tide Of successful operation. /
lful inventor of the pans has worked ont 81
II dry valuable improvements since we |;
vail examined his airy convenience. and 1T
or they seem about rs near perfection
hi dairy use rs it is possible 10 make the
per been sold in this county alone the pres
cts. season There was Il seed separator
hat swivel p'ow. a Colby wringer and wash
leIy a plated harness. and a specimen of co
silk cr's ware on exhibition. and here the
e ol ends in that class.
ton Tn, address in the afternoon was
Miss Hon. III. II. Powers of Morrisville. 1t
sign substantially the same address spoken
cum fore the Washington County Agricultr
hlch Society one year ago. and we refrain fl
not irving any synopsis of it because we .
had our readers a schedule of Mr.. Powers
;. of of thought at that time. 1t was an
hit nroJurtion. finely recited and we'll
'rlal ccvcd.
case Excellent music was furnished by
Farr Wait~tivld Cornct Band, under the etlic
vail. lead of Ziba McAllistcr, Esq. as h
IL if Master. This Band. which was forl
oulv eighteen months since, numl
made seventeen players. all of them farmer
icing farmers boys, residing in the va
ately within radius of eight miles. They
lucia = Sclf-reliant. clean-shaven, tine-loo
some group of boys. and when they
DthcS "tltrcf> music in the air They me
Miss Wait>iicld weekly for practice They
>tcful mostly relied upon themselves for mu
Miss instruction, having, we believe, with
'peci- exception of ten nights teaching
X. j. Prof. Grant of this village, themSe
a toy dug out " the very c"editabe music:a
Allied lebrity they now justly enjoy as Il II
+ her 1t is the old story newly exempliiied,
very where there's ii will there's always Il
If ten The Mad River Valley has reason
proud of its Band