Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
FLORAL HALL.


The cold and uupromising weather on the
first day prevented as full display in Floral
hall as would otherwise have been seen, but
still there were many articles worthy Of
mention, as it seemed to masculine eyes,
at least. Among these may be mentioned a
crochet bed spread, exhibited by Mrs Joel
Atwell of Eden. Two white quilts, one by
Mrs j. III. Hale ofJohnson, tho other by Mrs
p. S. Benjamin of Wolcott, which must
have required much patient labor from the
makers. A braided rug, by Mrs Maria
Foster of Morrisville, was a model Of neat
ness and utility, as we're the drawn rugs Of
Mrs w. G.. McClintock aud |. N. Lebaron
of Morristowu. There was the usual
amount of tides and other fancy articles, aud
among the specimens Of embroidery were
some by Mrs Z. s. Benjamin aud Mrs Whit
ney, both of Wolcott, that were woll worthy
of honorable mention anywhere. A rag
carpet exhibited by Mrs q. N. Storer Of
Morrisville was the incest ever exhibited
here, and as nice as we ever saw anywhere.
There were also several other carpets that
were moritorious Mrs j. S. Whitney Of
Hyde Park exhibited some very nice wax
work, consisting Of cross, lilies, aud boquet
Of flowers. Mrs +. 5. Merritt Of Fillmore
also exhibited some very nice wax work.
To pass to other matters there was the
best display Of apples ever shown at the fair
of this county. Harmon Morse, Esq, Of
Cambridge exhibited fourteen varities of fine
fruit. 0rson Hadey of Hyde Park also had a
fine show of nice apples aud several others
had one or more kinds on exhibition, SO we
feel as though We might take courage aud,
by proper selection, begin to raise standard
fruit once more. The show of other fruit
was poor-hardly enough to say show.
The show Of potatoes was not large, but
there were some fine specimens. s. s. Wood
of Morristown exhibited several new varie.
tics which he is cultivatng for seed, and some
of them we're nice in appearance at least.
There was notable lack of Early Rose, not
a single specimen being exhibited. Horace
Goodwin Of johnson exhibited some Winning.
stadt cabbage which made one think OF thu
good old times before the pest Of cabbag,
worms had made this one Of the hardest
vegetables to raise. Il. IL. Shaw Of Morris
town exhibited some nice beans. w. S
Gilbert Of Morristown and s. 9. Soribner Of
johnson exhibited peas, both of the shriv
elIed variety, which were destined to drive
all others from the market here.
No wheat was exhibited, which, consider
ing that this is not wheat producing county
to as large an extent as some others, though
much fine wheat can be seen in any of oul
towns, seems like lack Of Interest in thi
the finest of all grain. Flour at twelve OIL
fifteen dollars will bring it to mind more
forcibly sometime. Very fue rye was ex
hibited by several aud some OF the incest oat
that could be found anywhere, but none O
the hulless oats, spread abroad solargely las
spring. Fifteen specimens of corn wer
shown, some very nice indeed, to as, nota
bly, that OF p. +. Spaulding. although W
understand the committe awarded to onge
ears aud larger kernel but to our mind tn
incest meal, as well as the earliest ripe corr
was in his half bushe.
Il. w, Mcfarland of johnson exhibited
nice driving harness, and Daniel Moulton Q
} MOrrisville sett of work harnesses whic
looked as though they had both materiG
and workmanship in them.
o. II. Walker Of Morristown oxhlbite
marble work; l.. 7. Seayer Of Stowe som
nice blacksmithingi Matthews a. Church.
stoves aud tinware. The Davis aud Veto
} sewing machines were tho only ones shown
the Davis appearing to be the favorit'
; ShoIey & Bailey Of st Johnsbury had tn
| Wood, Mason Il Hamlin and Esty orgaI
: on exhibition, the Wood being the combine
! organ aud piano which had some advantage
$ but the people seemed to favor the tone an
r quality of the Estey. A good show of phi
: tographs large and small by j. M. ParkC
( Of Hyde Park aud some photographs fnishc
Q in Ink and water colors by Miss u.
e Mason Of WOIcott made nice appearance
Q Water color paintings were also shown
: Mrs Burlington, Mrs Alexander and Mi
n Wlnslow Of johnson. Hathorns Americ
t spinner "down east" invention attraote
n much attention, it being a spinBing wbe
Q apd reel combined, which can easily DO a