Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-10-15


To give all fair chance, Major, Lady
Holland, Black Kit, and Emma, were
sent round as one division, and then the
other three. The $40 will be equally
divided between Mambrino Mare, Bust
er and Helen.
The track having been badly cut up
by heavy teams, ordinary time was made
in the race for class A. Premium $50 !;
$50 to first, SIS to second, $40 to third,
So to fourth best in 5, to harness.
Geo. II. Angler, Walpole ms. b. g. Major, / /
". A Maynard, ms, ch. &, Peter, 2 2 2
Nellie. g 3 8
Time-s;l2]6; sOS74; 8I9. .
POULTRY.
There were over 20 coops of poultry
of various kinds, and some of them
specially fine, including the light Brah-
mas by d. M. Thayer and Plymouth
Rocks by Capt. L. D. Pressey. In this
department great attraction was a large
coop or case of different kinds of pig
cons by E. X. Seabury of Walpole 1t
was the largest show of that kind Of
birds ever made in this section, and larg-
er than seen outside of the purely poul
try exhibitions. Large numbers were
interested in this show case " and Mr.
Seabury, who must have been to consid-
cradle trouble to have arranged it, de-
serves much credit for having thus graf
flied the curiosity of so many people,
FRUITS, &C.
Grapes are not abundant this year.
that is, ripe ones. The season has been
too short in this section,- few however
were in this department. There were
several representations of peaches in
which Mrs B. B. Grant bore off the first
premium. Pears and apples we're very
nice and abundant, and included large
number Of exhibitors.
FLORAL HALL.
There were many fine things in this
department. Fred j. Blake of Bellows
Falls had 8 nice oil painting which at
tracted much attention. He also had
pencilings and crayon. 1t is evident
that young Blake's reputation is grow
ing. Miss Mary Rawson had oil paint
ings done in creditable manner.
Among some fine worsted work was
wreath of flowers by Mrs. E. A. Read of
Alstead. There was also some autumn |
leaves in worsted embroidery by Mrs
Mary B. Grant, after she was 80 years
of age. Miss Eunice Webster, y years
old, had substantial bed quilt Ano-
Their quilt bore an ancient record cru
fus Braley, born Jan. I'd, 1880. Hepza
Foster, May 10, 1892" A very pretty
wax cross was shown by Minnie r. Wat
kins. A large worsted picture by Mrs.
Otis Bardwell, made many years ago was
curiosity. Notes of some of the bust
ness and curiosities represented in this
hall will be found in another place.
MECHANICS HALL.
Here, too was large show. The Vt.
Farm Machine Co. of Bellows Falls had |
over 20 articles of various kinds of farm
machinery, including the celebrated |
CLEANER horse rake, moving machines,
horse hoe, &c. The Bay State horse rake
made at Winchendon, Mass. was also on
hand, and the Ames Plow Co. had near
ly thirty articles. They were represent
ed by Mr.. j. B. Dinsmore of Charles
town, N. H., and some of the articles
must be of great value to farmers, es-
pecially their hay tedder, shelters, seed
planters, plows, &c. Few fairs have ev-
er brought out so good show of farm
This fair has brought out very promi-
nently the fact that the district EN- braced
has some of the finest stock in the entire
length of the Connecticut Valley, inclu-
ding also all other agricultural produc-
tons and handiwork, and should it be-
come permanent institution on either
side of the river, there need be no lack
of products and manufactures to make
it rank up among the best of our agri-
cultural exhibitions.