Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-10

The track was in good condition, ana TINS pant
Of the programme passed off satisfactorily.
IN FLORAL HALL.
Floral Hall was nicely filled with all sorts OF at
fractions. Among the ornamental and useful
work gotten up by sklful fingers we noticed a
very handsomely y-worked rug made by Mrs. W II.
Gie, Hartford, and fine one by Mrs. John Cow
dry Mrs. T. X. Moxley and Mrs Adams Rowell
also had fine specimens of the same sort of work.
Mrs. Moxley exhibited well executed pastel
cnyoning The entire exhibit Of rugs, carpets
and quilts was very creditable indeed-the work
on each being well done among the exhibitors
were Mrs. C. j. Sleeper, Stafford Mrs. Elmer
Woodward; Mrs. Agnes Eartwel; Mrs W. Flan-
ders. Vershire; Mrs l.. c. Dckerman, Royalton;
Mrs L. Roberts Mrs. v B. Cushman, and sew
eral others. The show of notices was very good,
Mrs. Dckerman and Cora f. IIackett excelling in
that line Mrs. Ed +. Smith exhibited an ex-
quiste bouquet of feather fowers-as handsome
rs anything Of the kind we ever saw and Mrs,
| Y. H. Hopkins, Straiford, and Addie Quimby ox-
hbited handsome feather wreaths. Mrs Addie
| Day showed handsome ottoman cover. The
show of tides was very large in comparison with
| the exhibit of other fancy work they were all
very handsome and equally deserving Of notice
Emily spmgue, East Randolph exhibited neat
bead basket made by Betsey A. Poor, a blind girl,
of Stowe number Of delieately made lamp
mats were shown, the best perhaps being that of
Mrs. W. Il. Holden Fast Randolph. Mrs. Ed f..
Smith exhibited handsome pair Of pillow shams,
aud Mrs Dickerman ditto A very handsome
toilet set was shown by Addie c. Rowell Annie
f. Pressey, Montpelier, aged twelve years, gave
evidence of her skill in making q set OF tides
which were not beaten by many made by Older
fingers Mrs John Wheatley exhibited a pair OF
pillow shams-yery neatly worked Carrie Grif-
fifth exhibited a well made skirt, and Fannie G
LYMAN "A suit OF underclothes very skillfullS
worked. There were few more specimens o.
needleworlS to be seen. Mrs. 4. T. Elmer exhi
bited n very handsome wax cross-not to b'
beaten in delicacy Of work,
The floral display was most beautiful. Mrs L
f. Dunham, Randolph, exhibited three lots
one a handsome pyramid containing many dii
feront varieties-a splendid show Mrs. G. W
Comstock, West Fairlee showed a handsom
pansy mound and pretty collection of yei
benas Mrs. " b. Cushmans exhibit was in tn
form Of harp-yery tastefully gotten up; thi
lady also exhibited another design containin
one hundred and ffty-sx varieties of flower
Mrs. u, blBeloNi plookielu, ulsplhyeu thfee Deil
e tifu bouquets, and Mrs. Il. S. Griffith Royaltor
: a handsome basket Of pansies, and two vases
a tastefully arranged flowers Addie c. Rowe
e had ON show some excellent specimens of whI
r she can do in the way OF crayon portraiture.
The show of fruit was very small, comprisn
ten varieties of apples shown by W. S. foste
twenty varieties fall and winter apples shown
Y. T. Grow ten varieties shown by T. +. How
ten varieties winter apples shown by II. p. Abbot
Brookfeld; ten varieties by II. l.. Cole, Broo
field and grapes by A. d. Paine, Randolph.
The show of vegetables was good, includiI
some mammoth specimens. ]. d, Cole, Broo
field, made good display Of turnips, and pot
i. toes. IL. r. Abbott exhibited some very fine-loo