Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-06
Dog River Valley Fair

continued with short intervals through the
afternoon. but did not seriously interfere
with the proceedings. The show Of horses
is quite fine to-day, especially young horses
three and four-years- old. but in good driv-
ing horses the Fair could easily be i'm
proved. Fast horses seem to be more
encouraged at all our Fairs than good
team or driving horses. This should not
be, for every person is directly interested
in having good teams. while but very few
bnt jockeys care for fast horses
In cattle we have never seen SO good Il
show in the county. Sheep were fairly
represented. We noticed that most cX-
hlbited were the coarse wooded. In swine
there were some fine pigs but not in great
variety. The poultry show could be i'm
proved with very little trouble, though
there were some fine fowls.
The well known Washington County
Milk Pans We're shown, but need no rec
ommcnd where they have been used. The
agricultural implements were not tried, SO
that a true estimate Of their actual value
could not be made, but they are, no doubt.
great Improvement on the hand-work Of
thirty years ago. when we were boys. and
so dreaded the scythe and hoe
The horse races were sharply contested
but very fairly conducted We saw none
Of that rascality and bitterness that have
50 disgraced many of our Fairs
The lady horsemanship was very good
4 young lady, Il miss Of about twelve
years, and girl Of eight years, contend
ing for the prizes. The Judges awarded
the prizes, but to our eye there wa, very
little difference. They all did well. The
craftsmanship displayed by that child was
wonderful.
10 us it seems TINT more encourage
mcnt should b. given to mechanic arts
and manufactures, SO As to encourage the
mechanic and artisan Us well rs the farmer
or the jockey. The same mistake is made,
as \ general rule. at all our Fairs We
should aim TO make them instructive to all
classes. and ut the same time. attractive
and amusing. A piece of mechanism, rs
the best .abor-saving machine. or valuable
manufactures of any kind, should receive !,
premium equal to the best pair Of oxen,
or the finest horse, or even the fastest NAG.
We understand that the receipts We're
=, II
Far
FLORAL. HALL.
On Wednesday, despite the rain. the
crowd upon the grounds WAS large, and
Floral Hall received its fair share of adj
miring visitors. On entering the Hall. the
eye WAS struck at once with the splendid
show Of pot-plantS and cut-tlowers, prom
inent among which WAS \ beautiful nv
drangea, exhibited by Mrs Joseph Gould,
scarlet lilies. by Mrs. f IIuntlev and Mrs.
VIM Gold, century plant, by Mrs J. Baycr,
and also two bouquets, one of pansie>, by
Mrs. l.. Martyr, and the other in the
shape Of 4 pyramid, by Mrs. A>a Strong.
There was no lack of fine needle-work
Among the finest specimens. we noticed
skirts embroidered by Mrs. +. VI. Williams
and Mary j. Avery. pillow sham> by Mrs.
Charles Dole, two chemiSe by Miss Anna
Fuller, 4 dress, blanket and skirt by Mrs.
Edwin Threshcr of Braintree The dis
play Of worSted work was unusually fine
and indeed. we heard it remarked that i,
was equal or superior to the usual eXhibi-
tons at State and County Fairs. Perhaps
the most beautiful article of worsted work
in the Hall WAS a taftel tidy. bearing the
name Of Mrs Edwin Thr"sher. who also
exhibited L wreath of autumn leaves and
4 bouquet of flowers in wan. Two worS-
ted tides wrought in linen. by Mrs Mar
Gus Peck, of Brooktield. were nice 4
grotes4ue piece Of workmanship in the
shape of a tidy was credited to LOOMS Z.
Gull. Two wor>tcd pictures, one by Alice
Brown, the other. by Clara Jones, were
quite novel; a paper air-casilc by Mabel
Reed. and 4 match-safe by Rosa Baver, were
other novel articles.
r. NJ. Mcintosh, whose letters de,cribinc
his recent trip to Ausable Chasm have SC
pleased our readers during the past few
weeks, had on exhibition a large variety
Of stereoScopc views and also pirtur,
frames innumcrablc. l.. II. Newell, from
the Mcintosh Gallery, displayed numcrou,
fine photographs. Alice NJ. Gay of Yves,
Randolph had some fine specimens OF
crayoning. one of which called forth ex
CARNATIONS of delight from all \ pastellt
picture by Jennie Moulton WAS decidedly
fine and ELECTED much praise. Two pen
manship pictures were deserving of men
ton but were placed SO far out of our reacl
that we were unable to ascertain bv whom
executed. Edith STAY les had Il very prett,
moss basket, and a burr basket by Mrs VI
Gilman was equally fine.
OF rugs there was but Il small show. A
drawn one bv Mrs. Rice attracted our at.
tention. Mrs. Newell b. Byam of Bethel
exhibited, though of course not for pre-.
MUM. two very nice drawn rugs. one o
which. wholly of yarn, we undcrstan,
took the first premium al the recent Whit.
River Valley Fair. Bcd-quilt>, Il dozen o.
more in number, were displayed, but al
such height that it was impossible for II:
to reach more than one or two One, re
markahly pretty, pattern of green flow
ers on 4 white ground work. II loy-cab;l
| quilt, by Mrs. r. NJ. Mcintosh II whit,
spread, knit by Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
ninety years ola, and a quilt pieced by Mrs
Mary House. Of Berlin, We're all dcscrvin;
of praise. Chas W. Stewart. of Brattleboro
had in operation one of the Bickford Fam
! lily Knitting Machines. with which he exc
cuteI fourteen fancy stitches, and turne
out All kinds Of knit articles from Il baby
sock, to "a gents undcr-Shirt. Thus W
have endcavored TO give a brief mention Q
some of the very many fine articles exhibit
| ell The great crowd at the Hall, all day