The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-28

Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs. Cox.
Weybridgc Grange-Mastcr W. Il.
IIurlburt, Geo. Sncden, f. L. Stewart,
Mrs. w. b. Hurlburt, Mrs. n. T.. Park
i'll, Mrs. f. E. Stewart.
Buck Mountain Grange, Waltham-
Master Jas. Sneden, Mrs. Jas. Snedcn,
Geo. w. Lawrence, Caleb Wright
Pleasant Valley Grange, Middlebury
Master j. II. Ford. Geo. Grosvenor,
Jas. Fem, Mrs. J. r. Ford, Mrs. Geo.
Grosvenor, Mrs. Jas. Fem.
New Haven Grangc-Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Langdon.
Whiting Grange-F. d. Douglas.
Reports were made showing most of
the oranges to be in prosperous con-
condition. Report of Unity by f. A.
Smith, master; Cornwall by Samuel
Everts, secretary; Addison, Mrs. Frank
Gulley, secretary; Mt. Abraham, E.
Purinton; Weybridge, j. A. Child, Sc
cretary Pleasant Valley, j. II. Ford,
master; New Haven, Nj. j. Langdon,
secretary; Bristol Valley, Bro. Cox
Buck Mountain, w. f. Frisbie, secreta-
ry: Leicester, VIM. II. Ellis Whiting.
F. d. Douglas; Bridport, 4. Bailey,
agent.
After the transaction of some routine
business and listening to defamation
by ID. Matthews, of Cornwall, the
Council adjourned to partake of the
repast prepared for the occasion. Near
ly four hundred sat down to tables
abundantly laden with substantials and
delicacies that were triumphs of culina-
~ art.
The afternoon session opened with
Col. StOwell in the chair. The excr-
cises were continued by discussion on
fruits, opened bye. c. Cady of Middle
bury, followed by l.. l.. Wright of
Cornwall Bro. Cady spoke of the
"King of Tompkins County as very
thrifty, symmetrical tree, but lin this
locality at lcasD worthless, pcrsistcntly
bearing next to nothing. Probably
all will agree with Bro. Cady in this
opinion.
Bro. Wright thought that no fairer or
finer favored fruit could be found than
i'll Vermont, or in the town of Cornwall
even. 1t is perhaps generally conceded
that climate like that of California,
which develops Il very rapid and large
growth, is not conducive TO the finest
flavor in the apple and pear. For want
of time this discussion was brief.
Bro. +. ID. Douglas of Whiting occu-
pied the next hour. His text was, "The
Needs of Vermont Agriculture. The
subject was handled in a mastery man
ncr. The leading characteristics of the
different classes of farmers were so WV
idly portrayed that no one could fail to
be interested and profitcd by this adj
dress.
Bro. a. X. Carr followed with hui
mOrOus selection and ESSAY on 'sNIan. -
The effort was decided success. and
as usual Bro. Carr carried his audience
with him.
The exercises were intcrsperscd with
excellent music by select choir under
the direction of A. Pond, Esq, of Adj
olson.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Bro. +. II. Robbins of Corn
wall:
Whereas, In view of the great labor imposed
upon our sisters To provide for so large a family
AS our County Council has come to be;
h.sEtrs", Ihat our next quarterly meeting shall
ne called basket picnic; the place of holding il
shall he appointed by the Master and business
Committee.
Carried.
Resolutions of thanks were intro
duced as follows: BY Bro. +. ID. Dong
las to the Addison Grange for the abull
dant and nicely prepared entertainment.
BY the secretary to Bros. Douglas and
Carr for their interesting and instruct
I'VE addresses, with request that copies
be furnished for publication. To the
choir for their entertaining music.
The Council then adjourned, TO meet
in December.
The show of productions was held in
the church yestry. 1t was very cred
liable one. The following comprises
most of the exhibits: Rev. II. Mott. of
Addison. had the best show of any one
individual. consisting of varieties of
squashes, beets, melons, parsnips and
sweet corn; n. 5. Munson. New Ua-
ven, showed basket of sweet potatoes
of his own raising, also sample with
vine attached, nine feet long: III. II.
Beach, Ferrisburgh, Snowflake potato,
Yellow Globe mangel wurtzels: C. w.
Munson, western corn; n. T.. Parkill.
Weybridge, Jerusalem cherry tree i'm
bearing; Thomas Noonan, sweet corn
two large pumpkins, one cheese. seed
corn; L. Il. Beach, Wild Rocky onion
X. {. Goodale, Addison, Isabella
grapes, alfalfa; &. III. Frost, Bridport.
Early Rose and No. potatoes. two
samples wheat; Geo. Doty, Lincoln.
squash weighing 81 l-2 pounds: II. Bal
ley, Bridport, White Spine cucumber.
sample of apples presented for name
f. S. Wright, watermelon weighing
2G l-2 pounds; A. ID. Pond, Addison.
two large winter squashes; Ralph Ma
son, Addison, large squash and pump-
kin; Wright n Jackman, fruit, beets.
oats and wheat; Mrs. l.. w. Stowe
New Haven, basket of fruit; A. III.
Sperry, Cornwall, forty varieties apples,
twenty varieties pears; L. Purinton,
Lincoln, oats, wheat and cabbages; Il.
A. Landon, New Haven, Flemish Bean
ty pears; G. p. Morrison, Addison.
Delaware grapes, ounces, collection oil
apples and pears; Caleb Wright, Walt
ham, grapes; Mrs, Geo. b. Cox, Monk
ton, can of maple syrup; o. Bacon,
pears, grapes, &c; +. A. Smith, New
Haven, fine grapes; G.. G. Cady, Mid
dlebury, Lost Nation wheat, thirty va
rieties apples; j. II. Day, Addison.
winter wheat from yield of thirty and
thirty-eight bushels TO the acre, seed
corn; j. ii. Sprague, Waltham, winter
wheat, yield l25 bushels from six bush
els of seed; j. Brittell, seed corn seed
rye, four varieties beans; Mrs. III. s.
Jaokman, bouquet flowers, Mrs, Il, II,
Robbins, Cornwall, large variety of
flowers on stand Mrs. o. G.. Bascom,
fine bouquet; Mrs. NJ. Mason. Gala liIy
Mrs. Julius Crane, Bridport, handsome
bouquet; G. Il. Smith, Bristol, stereo-
scopic pictures. There We're several
articles exhibited which were NOT mark |
ed with name of ON hihitor