Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-26


goodly number Of people in attendance on the
first day. Nothing was done, however, aside
from the reception and arrangement Of stock and
articles until the after part Of the day, when one
race was trotted, for horses that never beat two
hfty-seven, with purse Of ifty-fye dollars. The
score stood as follows:
H. r. House names Black Ben ...............1
b. 7. Durkee names DEXTER. ..............7
4. X. Joslyn names Patrick ,,.............
L. c. Webster names Ltdy webster...........5
Moses King names Jennie K................ dr'n
h. W. Averlll names Charles A.............. 226 8
A. r. boveJoy names Mountain Maid.".... So
Z. A. Dumas names Red IIot..................
d. IL spanldlng names RoSbury Lady,. sbt75
Time........... 255. 253, no time given, 2s7, AGO.
practice game OF base ball was played in the
forenoon, between the Tri-mountains and picked
nine, resulting in score Of forty-one to eight in
favor Of the Tri-mountains
SECOND DAY
Friday was decidedly an uniavorable day
Soon after seven o'clock the rain commenced to
fall and continued without cessation until after
twelve. This, Of course, kept away hundreds Of
people who were intending to be present, and
made considerable difference in the financial re-
suit of the occasion. Even when the rain ceased,
the air was very chilling, and rendered the ex-
animation Of things outside the hall anything but
a pleasant task Notwithstanding these draw
backs, large number Of people were on the
ground, showing that they were not all to be kept
away by unfavorabe weather.
At one o'clock, P. NJ, the address was delivered
by Colonel j. B. Mead, Of Randolph The Colonel
was brief in his remarks, but made a very inter-
esting address, which was heartily enjoyed by all
who heard it. 1t touched mainly upon the econ.
omy OF the farm-both as regards indoor and
outdoor labor. He urged that farmers should
have regard for neatness; that the refuse of the
farm should not be left to accumulate and breed
pestilence They were apt to overlook small
things, which were really essential and II not at
tended to would bring them trouble. He advo-
Gated greater care in regard to the young people
Of the farmers household. II our daughters are
taught to do the work Of the household in proper
way, they will make better wives and mothers.
Let us as farmers seek after those things which
contribute most to our happiness, for they are
better than all else. Do not fail to keep up in the
line OF abor-saving indoors as well ~ out; pro-
cure everything you that will make work
easier for the wife; happy the man or woman
that watches closely for the good things OF life.
Make the farm and farmhouse so pleasing to the
young folks that they will not want to leave home.
Let MS teach our boys those branches which will
be of value to them rs farmers; have them in
structed in the natural sciences; let them be
taught concerning the diseases OF animals so that
they may understand the treatment needed, and
be independent in this respect The speaker urged
,ana g. ia ~ ' O'e, '""se "','I" "V"iu
| away to enrich other states
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races tro,ted--,ho frs, for ,,,,t =
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q. Martin names prince ty,hnr
@. Fisher names Julia Crane ..................2 ,
n. Robinson names Black Nell..................3
s.Os SO7. sOs.
The next race was for horses that never beat
two-forty five, with a purse Of seyenty-fve dol
lars. The score stood as follows;
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Nathan han names Young uun,.r
l.. W. Avery names John Stark 4
H. .Jo'yn names Patrick.
zo'' 2''4 2'4'
match game of ball was played by the Fri
mountains of Mortified, and the Cottage Nine
of Randolph. The result q score of sixteer
batting was heavy, and in this lay their advan.
tracted large crowd of lookers-on We sugges
that either one side or the other violated at leas
the requirements OF courtesy in yelling at tin
disasters ON the other sid e during the progress
Of the game 1t il not what NAV be called honor
able treatment Of an opponent
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The show Of stock was very fine as /. usual
A Dog River Valley fair Among the many fin
specimeps ON exhibition we noticed n woke If oxe
shown NV i q Sanders that were noble animal.
also a fine nair of three wears. old steers nv n
Derby; pair Of good matched oxen. nv Charl,
Kathap; one uair two years-olds and one thre,
years-ods, by Thomas Ellot-a credtable q,
hibit; yearng and two-y ears-old steers. by Wi
liam o. Shaw-good-looking cattle; three ear
olds by Hiram Henry; matched oxen for work
fine animals--meant for business" by A.
Allis; two-years-od steers, by S. Callaghan-ver
large for the age-not 10 be " sneezed at" ty,
years-old steers, by S. p. Orcutt-a neat mai
two-years-old Devon steers by f IL Howes
stout animals; Jersey bull calf. and Ayrsbi
heifer calves, by William Gold-also a yearliu
Ayrshire bull and other AYRSHIRE cattle-yer
handsome animals; native COW, by c. b. Tildei
fine Jersey COW and two calves by A. Joslin. Wait
field; jersey COW, by f. ID. Smith, and a tw,
years-old heifer of the same blood by Fran
Bacon; neat little grade Jersey calf shown b
W. ID. Simonds; graded and Ayrshire cows show
by Henry Jones--very fine; also Devon bu
calf and COW, shown by the same; graded heift
and bull shown by f. C. Fisk; pair yearlin
steers. shown by J, G. Smaey; three grade Je
sey calves by IL. Denny-good exhibit; yearlin
bull and heifer, by Ii. N, Briggs a fine yearlin
grade Jersey bull, by J. f. Dole-a splendid an
NAL; grade COW and heifer, by W. W. Holden
, Jerseys, including handsome bull, by + l. Sa
gent-a collection worth Dragging about; grad
Devon bull calf-fne specimen-by d. b. Adan
IL handsome yoke of matched oxen shown b
7. A. Tracy-four- years-ods- weight about tw
thousand six hundred certainly the best on III
weight six hundred aud fifty pounds, shown b
W r. Granfield pair yearling steers, by L. "
Blanchard beauties; grade Jersey heifer, by {
b. Barrister; four and a half months-old cal
shown by George Chaffee-as handsome as "
ever saw; Andrew Murray, of Moretown, WI
, on hand with his Durham bull and other ANNA
- which took so many premiums at the county fai
L. r. Joslin was also there with his fourteen hea
of Durham and Dutch cattle which always con
s out TOP of the heap;' L. Chandler exhibited
b fine Jersey bull, and George Denny did the sam
: George Crane had some handsome Devon Gait