Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-19

had yearlng colt, as well as a mare and colt
Exhibitions In this line were also made by O. G.
wilder, John Murphy, T. McCarty, J. Someryille,
George w Fisher, W. F Wilder and Otis Wallis
Inc show OF working oxen and steers was good
Josiah Holden exhibited fine pair of working
oxen .. Z. Wilder n handsome pair Of four
years-ods; Drew Palmer showed some line
four-years-olds, and Otis Wallis pair Of six
years-ods; Il. W Bisbee exhibited working oxen
and George W Olmstead pair OF four-years- olds
weighing two thousand seven hundred and twenty
pounds; A. +. Hanks had some fine matched
oxen, az did also II. 4. Boyce; Reuben Bates
exhibited pair Of working oxen which deserved
and took the first premium; f. Thomas showed a
pair Of grade Durham steers which tipped the
beam at one thousand nine hundred and fifty
pounds and A. NJ. Pierce pair of grade Durham
yearngs which weighed one thousand four hun
dred and ninety-one pounds, also a pair OF three
years-old Durham steers which were very fine
IN THE HALL
+ L. Marble exhibited peck of Lost Nation
wheat, OF which he had produced sixty bushels
from two bushels and three pecks of seed he also
showed some fine specimens Of Snowflake pota-
| toes, and onions Josiah Holden had good dis
| play Of peas and beans, and a splendid string Of
seed com; j. d. Marble, fine specimens Of Chill,
| Early Rose and Stevens potatoes; +. A. Fisk,
Snowflake potatoes. misunderstanding carrots and
seeding crab-apples; Mrs. A. NJ. Pierce six va
rieties potatoes and specimens of squash; r. Bush
nell, five fine black pumpkins A. L. Preston, a
fair exhibit of watermelons; Lee Preston, fine
| show Of tomatoes. verv temptinp: r. r. barnard
Seeding crabs and large pumpkins; Otis Wallis
| and o. e. Wilder handsome strings of corn the
latter displaying also Il nice lot of winter apples
| G.. McCarty, a good show Of apples and feed
beets; f. McCarty ten varieties of apples, very
| nice in appearances and probably of good quality;
| B. o. Bisbee peck of tomatoes very fine; f. d.
| Griffith, nice-lookng table beets George W.
| Omstead FIVE large yellow pumpkins: L. d.
Savage. five black field pumpkins weighing one
hundred and fifty pounds-also eleven pumpkins
| grown on one vine weighing one hundred and
eighty-three pounds in all; d. upham, a single
specimen Of cooper work; George W. Olmstead
and K. H. Barnard made exhibits OF cheese; and
T. w Bisbee and c. w. Bragg showed some
| splendid butter; P Bushnell exhibited nine va
rietes of grapes
There was quite a collection of flowers tastefully
arranged in bouquets and some house plants, all
of which were very pretty The exhibitors in this
line were Mrs d. C. Joyslin, Mrs L. p. Carroll
Mrs f. Richardson, Mrs r. H. Barnard and NAV
Gleason
Specimens of handiwork in preparing the staff
Of life both wheat and browp-were to be seen.
Aside from that gotten up by experienced hands.
there were exhibits of the work of Eunice Griffith
aged ten years; Emma Griffith. aged twelve wears.
and Nettie Preston, aged ten years.
In the line of domestic manufacture there was
excellent quality. but the exhibit was not as ex-
tensive as usual. Mrs C. Spauldinp and Mrs
Alfred Joslyn showed fine specimens of rag car
pet Quite a show of auilts and spreads was
| made among which ware Inc cabin onilts mazda
by Hannah and Nettie Marble; patchwork omit
by Sarah Marble aged sevepty-six wears, A bed
quilt by Mrs. A. M. Hart. containing three thou
sand nine hundred and eighty-seyen pieces: also
bed-onits nc Mrs + Marble and Mrs
Joslvn: a charm onilt and GENTS nufler very
prettily gotten nm. nv Mrs n. Maxo. diamond
bed-onit nv Mrs Matthew savaye, bandsome
muftler bv MFR. Abbie Trask fine rugs both
braided and hooked were exhibited nv Mrs l. !
: Rice Mrs n Wilder Mrs I p Carroll Mrs
NJ Pierce Mrs Alfred JosIvn and Mrs
Eulton. a hr,idad r,e, ,,.s sbowp ohicb had hoo,
, made nv Mrs Iohp snvder ayed egbtv vears
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