Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-26
POULTRY.

pride and pleasure in his fowls; for be had
made nice coops for them, in which he
showed a pair of large gray China geese;
also pair of very large bronze turkeys
which weighed fifty-eight pounds to the
pair. He had also Aylesbury ducks, Red
game Bantams, Brown Leghorns, White
crested White Polish, Silver-spangled
Hamburgs, and two or three coops of game
fowls of different varieties. Geo. Davis
East Montpelier, three cOops Light Brah-
mas. A. D. Arms, Montpelier, Partridge
Cochins, fowls and chicks, and Brown
Leghorn chicks. G.. C. Willard, Barre,
native geese, Guinea and Pea fowls. l..
w. Avery, Mortified, Partridge Cochins,
fowls and chicks. Truman G. Kelton,
East Montpelier, Rouen and Pekin ducks,
and Partridge Cochins. J. A. Phillips,
Barre, three coops Light Brahmas. New
comb Bros, Montpelier, one coop Buff
Cochins, and two coops Dominiques and
chicks.
The show, good in numbers, was, of
course, subject to the immutable laws gov
erning fowls, whereby the chicks have not
grown to "fuIl feather" and the fowls are
just shedding their summer and getting
on their winter clothes.
FLORAL HALL
was well filled, and very handsomely dec
GRATED with the flowers entered for exhi-
bition.
Mrs. ii. w. Sowles of Barre had twenty
three bouquets of flowers, each composed
of different varieties OF the same flower
from Vick's seeds-of which the astels and
verbenas were very choice, beside which
she had II beautiful cross and wreath.
Mrs. Newcomb and Mrs. Merrill had a
handsome pyramid of flowers; Mrs. Smi-
lie and Mrs. Briggs large platter of pan
sizes the handsomest collection we ever
saw; j. V. Babcock very handsome pyr-
amid, fine collection of gladiolas and
another of dahIas. Mrs. j. A. Phillips of
Barre showed century plant, and Mrs.
Ira Trow, same place, leopard cactus !;
Mrs. Bixby and Mrs. Babcock IL very
large and very handsome bed of verbenas.
There were other collections deserving
the notice which our crowded space for
bids. Of
FANCY WORK
there was an almost endless variety, some
very excellent. The most elaborate and
richest piece of work in the hall was Il
"parlor set" of nine pieces; sofa, arm
chair, easy chair, camp chair, ottoman and
four chairs, the covers of which were
wrought on canvas, in worsted and bead
work. The sofa back was worked with Il
bouquet for ntre-piece, while compan-
ion heads of Italian style occupied either
end. The seat was wrought with wreaths
of callas and tulips, with centre piece
of two spaniels. On two of the chair
seats We're reproduced with surprising ac-
curacy Thorwaladen'S Might and Morn
ing" and the other pieces were worked in
various designs equally rich, and altogetIl-
er the finest thing of the kind we ever saw.
Mrs. Ira Town of Montpelier, two wrought
tides one n deers head and II hunter
with dog and gun-very pretty. Miss
Abbie j. Smith of Cabot has on exhibi-
ton quite variety of articles, among
which are a toilet set, tidy, chair and otto
man covers, scrap bag, and two panel
pieces in worsted. Miss Smith has been
helpless from acute rheumatism for six
years, but in the midst of pain, and in
spite of hands drawn and distorted with
disease, has managed TO work these beau.
tiful articles, and thus has wrested from
disease some of its pangs, and by works
Of beauty lighted the sick room with the
sunny rays of cheerfulness and resigna.
ton.
OF rugs there was richness, drawn and
braided braided and drawn, of which we
can notice but few of the many deserv.
ing: Mrs. j. II. Martin, Plainlield, had
two drawn and one very pretty braided in
fine strands. Mrs. j. S. Scribner had two
immense braided rugs, which feel so com.
Portable under the easy chair before the
winters fire. Mrs. E. Huntey, Northlield
had yarn "ball " rug, showing lots Of
work, and very nice; Miss Alma r. Hunt.
ley very pretty wreath lamp mat Miss
Ella Howe, Mortified, a wrought ottoman
cover, with the pond lily for pattern
quite handsome; Mrs. j. S. Wheelock, one
drawn, one button" rug; Mrs. Mary
Dodge, two braided do. Mrs. B. S. Bar
nett, three drawn do.-very pretty; Mis-.
Augusta Chase, Waterbury, two braided
do; Mrs. c. c. Eaton, Middlesex, hand
some braided do, finely shaded; Mrs. A
M. Pierce, Montpelier, two pieces rag car
pet, one braided rug; Miss Lizzie Wing
Montpelier, handsome lap blanket; Miss
Ida L. Churchill, Mortified, hanging bus
ket.
Mrs. Priscilla Cole, Berlin, shows two
"log cabin" quilts, one of silk containing
4l04 pieces, the other of worsted with 46OS
pieces. Mrs. Cole is seventy-six wear!
old, and has pieced these quilts, as Crime.
used to say, with the material eye" which
is to say, without spectacles; Miss lds
Collins, Montpelier, silk and worsted tidy
and worsted rug on canvas; Mrs. E. S
Camp, Montpelier, one knit bed spread
said by competent judges to be very meri
torious; Mrs. George Rowland, a pinl
and white quilt, beautifully quilted in vinc
work.
FRUIT.
E. E. Andrews of Berlin had fine pyr
amid of apples, and case of Andrew
Favorite," very handsome Seeding ap
pie, bearing moderately every year, anc
of which the original tree, now seventy
five years old, is still in good bearing con
dition. H. H. Hollister of Marshfield ha
I also good collection.
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