Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-10

cy in their number. Considerable COM
plant has been made that the money
appropriated to these departments is al
together too small. This is true, but
by comparison with other counties we
see that the fault is not more here than
elsewhere. Floral Hall, if we'll filled.
is one of the chief attraction. It is
the womens' department and they de-
serve good premiums for the many
costly, beautiful, and skilfully made ar
tlcles they contribute. We think they
should demand better treatment, and
then if they do not get it, they should
estrike."
There was good show of articles in
the household department. The show
of rugs was not as large or as good as
heretofore, rag carpeting was plenty.
Mrs. Underhill had the prettiest piece,
others pieces were nearly as good. Mrs.
l.. Darling was the largest contributor
to this department; she exhibited fax,
linen yarn. manufactured linen. fulled
cloth. flannel, bedspread and other ar
ticles. Mrs. Bailey, a lady IT years
old exhibited knitted spread. some
very fine yarn and a nice pair of mitters.
Mrs. Charlotte Albee, lady more than
Sc years of age. contributed a we'll
made bed quilt, Mrs. L. Ionic had a
very fine quilted and pretty quilt, Mrs.
Laperrie showed gaudy quilt. Sarah
Barney excelled all others in the work
and number of pieces put into one
quilt. In her best one there was q
years work and 1920 pieces; in
another 3,34l pieces. Stella Blood show
ed a gentleman's scarf that would be
hard to beat.
There we're good specimens of knit
gloves, and, hanging side by side, were
a pair of yarn mittens made by a lady
rs years of age, and pair made by a
lassie only7 years of age. Minnie Miles
Mrs. Lance exhibited a specimen Of
beautiful wooden yarn, as fine as thread
and estimated to be twelve-skein yarn
Mrs. E. Woodland carried off the palm
on fringed mittens. There were pieces
of very fine checked flannel by Mrs. l.
Dewey and Mrs. Lance; also exceeding
fine blankets by Mrs. E. F. Hinckley
Agnes Gilmore, Mrs. Elijah Stone, Mrs
J. G.. Oliver and Mrs Lucy Randall
contributed excellent specimens of brown
and white bread, with some cake ant
pies.
The largest and most attractive con
trlbution to the ornamental department
was made by Miss Chloe Phillips Q
Glover. She had ten oil paintings an
several other articles of merit. Mis-
Phillips is natural artist, and the beau
tiful specimens of her work here show
indicate that she only needs experienc
to win distinction in her sphere. w
have not space here to speak of he
work. There were other beautiful piece
of painting, especially those contribute
by Mrs. William Chamberlin, and b
Miss Helen Joslyn. Mrs. G. l.. Frenc
: showed splendid picture. Of th
| beautiful things. we mention few: th
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J and cross by Adna Jenness; the wa
fruit by Mrs. J. Wallace; the pictul
frame and other ornamental work
Mrs. H. X. Dewey bouquet and GRO
of natural flowers by Mrs. N. Ham;
cross by Nora Emerson a wrought pi
ure by little Marion Currier; a toll
set by Minnie Brown; and a variety
things made by the Young Ladies Soc
? ETY., which We dare not undertake
: name. Of other things space forbids
s speak.
{ The baby show was of usual interes
, Twenty-six children. with their mother
Z suffered the torture Ut the tedious exh
Q bitlon. The child that won the fir
4 premium was IL months old. fat al
o pretty, and weighed 26 pounds. A bal
Q from Massachusetts, named Doughert
q would have received the second premiu
!. if he had been eligible. Warren Ca
|. we'll seems to be raising premium babe
o as he got the third premium this We;
The most of the babies we're worthy
> premiums, and we wish they had recei
II ed them.
! The attendance throughout, was rath
, light, and the fair of 1877, may not
! reckoned as great financial succe
The victualing department was run
the Congregational Benevolent Societ
. and those who patronlzed the dinni
i, hall, could not complain of the quail
: or quantity of the food there furnish'
: A very large number of confectionel
. fruit and cider stands were operated,
=, they did not pay. The side shows w
not visited to any extent. The grour
w. were almost entirely free from drunk
n and disorderly persons. No accidt
:. occurred.
- The trOtting races were set for Thu
:, day. The very heavy rain of the mig
- before, and the cold and cloudy morni
made the prospects for respectable