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

snow OF turkeys aud chickens, and H. T. Abbott
and Ora Boyce were not at all behind in their
exhibit-both Of them showing handsome speci.
mems OF turkeys, geese and chickens -Abbotts
display being especially noticeable
FLORAL HALL.
Floral Hall was neatly trimmed with evergreen.
and abundantly supplied with attractions Of every
variety. The hall was under the supervision of
superintendent Crane, assisted by Mrs j. H.
Orcutt The arrangement of the articles on ex-
hibition was creditable To those in charge every
thing being easy Of access. Mrs. George S. Spear
exhibited a very handsome wOrsted lap robe
which would grace the best turnout" in the
| country. Some very fine specimens Of rag carpet
| and rugs were shown by Mrs A. K johnson, Mrs
J. Q Parish, Mrs. f. Austin, Mrs L. Gid, Mrs
H. 5. Smith, Mrs A. Webster, Mrs. A. Joslyn, Mrs
| Sllas Mills and others Mrs. W. Cove and Mrs
| William Gold exhibited excellent samples Of yarn
| showing what We hand Of women can do In that
line The display Of stockings, mittens, etc, was
very good indeed. An ancient sampler was shown
by Mrs. Charles Adams, and excellent specimens
| OF linen by II. p Abbott. The show OF fancy
work was " bewilderingly beautiful" and espe-
cially interesting to the ladies; every variety Of
work in that line was shown, and 1t seems like
| folly on our part to discriminate in the matter
| Mrs j. C. b. 'rhayer exhibited child's sack and
| leggings, very pretty, cunning" and a hand
soney worked tidy; Nellie and Alice Thayer also
had specimens OF their handiwork to show in the
| way Of neatly-worked shawl and tidy Ida
Parish had some handsome tides on show and
MIS- A. Morse some specimens of needlework
which prove that she can handle a needle
pertly. Mrs f. f. Thresher also had some beau
utnl needlework and wax flowers on exhibition.
Flora Hadley showed superb lamp mat and pin
| cushiohi the latter IN the form OF " high top
boot The tides and lamp mats were all
very pretty indeed, and we will not distn-
gnish between them Ella M. Sylvester exbib-
tied neat little schooner which she had
made with Jack-knfei 1t was tngeniously
wrought Letter cases. match safes and the
IKE were SHOWN IN aOundance-sll very pref
uly made Mrs. W. Newton made exhibition
vi her aolity III the WAY OF getung up pillow
cases they were hnely worked. Carrie E. Buck
showed handsome braided Jokes, well gotten up.
susie "lnch exhioited creditaole specimens oil her
hahdiwork IN the way OF pillow hhams. Mrs W.
u Cark mad novel and interesting collection OF
articles made OF birch bark, including needle
oooks, frames ana many other things it was
something out oil the general run, and attracted
considerable attention Mrs George W. Clark
eAnio'teu very Deaut'iui design Tor toy or
cover, "o's'ed worked on shk-something new
ine sho" o' paintings mot'oes' etc, was extern
sNe' ana included many hne specimens oil art
among them we especially noticed beautiful
worsted wreath maze by Matilda r. Marine;
handsome one oil the same sort by Mrs. Edward
Densmorei a very pretty hair cross, by Mrs A.
Morse-exquisitely MADE; two very hne oil paint
lng' were kindly loaned Tor exhibition by Judge
hemah Carpehteri Emma Crane exhibited an oil
paihtlng her own WORK. which was very finely
donei Jennie Moulton also had three oil paintings
on exhlbiuon that spoke well Tor her skill IN that
ilhei MISS NJ H. MACK exhibited specimen
Oh her pehmahship, very sKllllully dome Mater
Doiorosa' done entirely with the pen, by Eva
"httemore, Is very deserving oil COMMUNICATION
wreath maze upon cardboard with wall paper
cuttings py mrs ElJah Nye was handsome; Mat
ue Doie showed an eNceiient piece oil workman
snip III the shape OF cross carved from wood
as handsome piece oil work as we have ever seen
IN That linei Minnie Gregg exhibited " centen-
niai jar, one hundred years old, prettiiy orna-
mented--a curiosity Indeed
W. W kninril mad on exhibition cabinet oil
minerals, which was very Interesting. 1t com
prlses many different specimens, and is col
lection worth having
All styles Of spreads aud quilts were shown
some Of them especially worth looking at among
e the latter being wrought by Mrs Almira Nye
$ who is eighty years old,
= The floral display was excellent and as ex
tensive as any we have yet met with in thi
years fairs. Among the many pot plants show
It we noticed handsome amaryllis shown by Mrs
e William Perry; a large and beautiful lily and
n | begona by Mrs K Dewey: a fine .Ierusalet
;; cherry, by Mrs T. C. Clark a magniticeu
|. fuchsia by Mrs f. Ingalls,: two splendid gerap
y ums, by Mrs Hurley-very large, and the best "
3 ever saw; a handsome plant. no name given, b
e Mrs H. d. Abbott; a beautiful lily, by Mr.
/ George Crane; there was also a small display ,
y cut flowers, very tastefully arranged.
49, In the department of fruits and vegetables
5. good showing was made f. f Andrews ha
y his large collection of apples ON exhibition; H.
D. Abbott showed a variety of winter apples whiC
r. took premium; s. F. circuit had a splendid VI
- rety Of fall apples which caught the eve OF Il
re committee; Z. l.. Dole had a fine display
lg grapes; first-class potatoes were shown by
y Richardson and Edison Kimball-the latter al,
a took premiums ON beans and turnips; v S Par
- ridge had some beets and carrots that took ii
D. premium and T. j. Sergeant did the same thin
* in regard to tomatoes--makng the best displa,
y NJ. Derby came out ahead in the show of pumI
n kins, and Charles Dole in the show of squashe
Il H. =. Abbott had good show of oats, rye, an
ar other grain and Seeds and E. b Tlden had fin
q samples Of wheat; A. }. Ayerill had good rye
r show, and C. Is. Fisk carried off the palm for tn
q torty-eight sorts on exhibition; W. W. Hode
l. had the best string of corn and j C. Gallup cam