Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08

Corinth, about fifty Jokes in all, some Of
them nice, large, squarely built fellows.
There was a fair show Of driving horses
and eight pairs Of matched horses. Frank
j. Bell, l.. 9. Kinney Stevens q Bagley,
&. w. Chamberlin, o. Il. lIogers, Oscar
Carlton, }. johnson a. Son, Miss Sarah b.
Brown, Nj. X. Chamberlin Il Son aud Pres
colt Davis, each exhibited a mare with colt.
Chas Magoon Of Orange and Thomas
Thurber Of Washington, each showed 6ue,
grade sheep John Il. Blaisdell, Il. Under
hill and l.. @. Kinney Of Permont, II. s.
Hall Of Randolph, and j. II. Peters Il Son
of Bradford, had grade and Spanish merinos.
X. g. Hill Of Elmore, H. II. Martin of East
Montpelier and H. O.. Kibbe Of Brookfield
showed their Cotswods @. X. Gray, Thos
Thurber and Robert II Forsyth had South
downs ~ -a na lll ,ltah
In the pig department we found the
White Chesters of Charles A. Leavtt of
Bradford, and John H. Blaisdell Of Pier
mont, and the Poland Chiuas of @. k. Gray
Of East Montpelier. ,it
Among implements aud machines was the
Washington County milk pap by Martin Il
Tillotson Of North6eld, meat and vege-
table chopper BY A. +. ,Spaulding of North
field, Billiard oscillating churn by Harry
WhitOher Of Newbury, Phillips coru-husker
by III E. 4 j. X. Carr of tOrford, N. H..
This machine takes in stalks of corn, butts
first, and delivers the ears one way and the
stalks and husks another. IL was tried on
the grounds and with corn fairly ripe would
work well. II Is built TO run by power.
The Vermont Farm Machine Co Of Bellows
Falls, showed the Cleaner horse rake, OF
which they have sold all they could make
the past season, and had calls for many
more. There were several mowers and a
Woods reaper on the grounds.
There were very handsome carriages by
j. Libby & Co Of Piermont, Frank Page of
East Corinth, w. ID. Barnett of Groton and
| 4. d. Brown of Bradford. .Er.
There was small representation Of vcge-
tables though the samples were very good,
quite display Of butter and two or three
small lots Of cheese. ~ l..Al.
There was not a great display Of fruit
though II. d. Carlton of Haverhill showed
sixteen varieties Of apples, VIM ShePardson
of Bradford, forty-nine varieties, and others
had some natives and crabs. Grapes we're
scarce.
There was quite good display of fancy
articles in Floral hall. Shorey 4 Bailey
Of st Johnsbury, had the Estey, Geo Woods,
aud Mason 4 Hamlin organs, which gave sweet
music under the magic touch Of Mrs Kin
ney. In an opposite corner was another
st Johnsbury music dealer, Mr. W. IL. Nell
son, with several styles of the Smith Ameri-
can organ, which he claims beat the world,
The Harrngtous showed them of to the salts.
faction Of musical critics.
Geo II. Hastings of ST Johnsbury, wa:
there with fine display of photographs
entirely eclipsing the Bradford man, the
only other photographer on the spot We
notice that Clifford, the veteran in the
picture business, keeps out Of fairs this year
His work is so well known that public ex.
hibitons wouldn't do him much good.
st Johnsbury furnished another exhib
ition Of skill in the beautiful and useful stem
Gil plates and rubber stamps Of IL. II. Nor
gan. Mr. Morgan is an ingenious workman
and excels in his goods. He furnishes many
of our leading manufacturers with theil
stencils and always gives satisfaction II
needs an artist TO do such work skillfully
and that is Morgan.
4 This agricultural association includes the
towns Of Grotou and Ryegate in Caledonia
county and Haverhill, Piermont, Oxford and
Lyme in New Hampshire. The managers
we're very liberal in admitting to competi
ton producers from any part Of the UniteC
States and Canadas.
/ The address was delivered "Wednesday
afternoon, by Hon Henry Clark, editor OF
the Rutland Globe, who spoke OF the pro
gress and prosperity Of Orange county in
agricultural aud general improvement.
Following the address were the purses Il
be trotted for, two Of SIS each and one o
$50. On Thursday purses amounting Il
$500 were to be won by the smartest jock
eys or divided up as they could agree. $3.50
J for trotting
About Wednesday noon one of Mr. knight
span of black colts kicked and broke a pole
They then cleared themselves from the car
riage, ran across tho grounds striking th
team Of E. II. Wallace, breaking a hin
wheel, overturning the wagon and THROWN
out its occupants with slight injuries. NJ
Wallaces horses then turned and ran to tn
side Of the track where stood several team
hitched to the railing. Here they jumpc
into the team Of Charles Evans Of Piermon
who had with him Miss Hunt. They wer
thrown out and entangled under the broke
carriage and horses. For short time
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they could be extricated, if they were no
already dead. But they were got out no
very much injured. In the melee six horse