Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-10-05
WILMINGTON FAIR.
A Fine Day and q Successful ENhibI.
ton.

this year in having a fine day for their annual
town fair, which was held on Tuesday, Oct
I'd. For several years past they had been
unfortunate in this respect, but on Tuesday
the weather was delightful, and the people
hocked into the village in large numbers from
all the adjoining section and the result was n
very creditable exhibition Music was fur
nished by the Readsboro band.
The show of cattle, though perhaps sur
passed in some previous years in point of
numbers was excellent in respect to quality.
Chauncey Smith was the largest exhibitor
having twenty head, while ]. II. Corbett had
fifteen head, and his sons f. ]. and j. +. Cor
bett, eight head. Among the noted animals,
J. II. Corbett's grade bull "Roan. Duke"
weight 2155 lbs.) was conspicuous as usual
Newell Adams exhibited n pair of yearling
steers weighing 1850 lbs. NJ. l.. Burr entered
pair of . year olds weighing 241O, and j. H.
Corbett finely matched pair weighing 1880
A pair of three year olds weighing 3040 were
entered by Chauncey Smith, and another pair
weighing 2s35, by F. B. Mann. D. J. & A.
Palmeter showed a pair of four year olds
weighing 1890. OF the five years olds F. Il.
Smith entered pair weighing $780, Opher
Haynes pair weighing 37S5, and c. L. AL
word pair weighing 1880. Many of the cat
tie exhibited were Anderson (Shelburne
none in New England.
There were many good specimens of horses
and colts, and several entries of sheep, in
GLIDING n pen of five remarkably fine Cots
void lambs, Anderson stock, by L. C. Boyd,
secretary of the society, pen of ten sheep
and lambs by Chauncey Smith, and q superb
or South Down ram by John S. Rice. The
show of swine was creditable, and in the line
of poultry there were coops of Dominiques
and White Leghoms by Calvin Holland,
Plymouth Rocks by F. II. Avord, Pekin
ducks by E. c. Boyd, and some very pretty
rabbits by Master Frank Childs. There was
the usual array of agricultural implements,
ETC., the merits of which were duly extolled
by the respective agents.
The display of dairy products was small,
there being single sample of butter by E.
C. Boyd. w. H. Mann of West Dover ex-
hibited samples of maple sugar and syrup,
made from crystals, which were of remarkable
Wilderness and flavor.
while the vegetables were of remarkable size
and quality. Henry Adams exhibited Bur-
bank Seeding potatoes which yielded over
800 bushels to the acre, besides some splendid
turnips beets, etc. Excellent displays of
beets, turnips and other vegetables were also
made by G. I. Alvord, H. f. Balou, r. q +.
II. Smith, John s. Rice, W. NJ. Winchester,
s. b. Barnard Chauncey Smith, c. w. Bis
SELL E. b. Buffum, N. w, Sargent, and 9TH
ers. turnip shown by Newell Adams tipped
the scales at 10 lbs, and Master H. Z. Buff
UNI, aged 3 years, entered the lists with n
Hubbard squash weighing II lbs. C. T. AL
word showed some extra nice carrots cab
bages, etc, also seed wheat buckwheat, grass
seed, oats and pease. There was a mammoth
pumpkin by w. NJ. Winchester, a nice cauli-
flower by Cora Kingsbury, a specimen of
barley by John S. Rice onions, seed corn,
red peppers, etc, by Calvin Holland Very
fine specimens of apples were displayed by
N. w. Sargent A. NJ. Bissell and Clark Har-
ris, the latter showing Al varieties of grated
fruit. L. p. Howe of West Brattleboro showed
some fine looking pears, and Mrs. A. L. Chlds
seven kinds of fruit. The display of house.
hold and fancy articles was highly creditable
to the ladies and fully equal to the average of
past years. Estey organs were exhibited by
c. W. Stewart, the Brattleboro agent, and
several sewing machine agents from the same
place were present with their respective ma
chimes
Good order prevailed on the grounds not
withstanding the great throng of people
numbering, probably, as many as 30O0-and
the numerous peddlers and proprietors of
eating stands evidently drove brisk trade.
The general success of the fair was undoubt-
eddy owing largely to the efficiency of the Of
ficers in charge, and the perfect decorum ev-
erywhere noticeable was the natural result of
the strict temperance rule which latterly pre-
walls in this enterprising and in many respects
model town.
Below we give a full list of the
PREMIUMS.
HORSES.
Horses yrs. old and upwards, E. I. But
tertield, LIST; Isaac Yeaw Heath, Mass, I'd
Carriage horses, G. A. Boyd, list. Horses of
all work, G. T. Alvord, LIST. Horses 3 years
old Ed Barnard LIST; A. G. Yeaw I'd r. Il
f. X. Smith Sd; +. Il. Butterield, 4th. Stall
lions, H. w. Moore, Marlboro, LIST Martin
Bailey, Newfane, I'd. Brood Mares Perley
Rich, lst Matched spans and saddle horses,
F. E. Ray, saddle horse, LIST Henry Adams,
pair matched horses list. Colts, yrs old, II.
II. Winchester list H. T. Barber, I'd II. Il
F. r. Smith, Sd. Colts, l yr. old, Chauncey
Smith, LIST j. II. Corbett, I'd.
CATTLE.
Bulls.-Grade sweepstakes, j. H. Corbett.
Thoroughbred, yr. old, G. W. Bissell, LIST /;
II. q F. R. Smith, I'd. Grade, l yr. old, E.
G. Boyd, list. Bull calves, grades Chauncey
Smith LIST r. Stanclift, I'd. Working oxen,
) yrs. old and over, r. & F. r. Smith, LIST /;
o. Haynes I'd; Eugene Cushman, Sd s. S.
Il H. E. May, 4th. Oxen, yrs old, d. p.
Warren, Marlboro, list L. N. Chase, I'd; D..
J. & A. Palmeter, 3D. ]. S. Rice, 4th. Steers,
yrs. old, Chauncey Smith, LIST Frank b.
Mann, I'd j. II. Corbett, 3D.; F. j. & j. F..
Corbett, 4th. Steers, 2 yrs. old, NJ. L. Burr,
LIST; Frank II. Alvord, I'd; d. P. Warren,
3D.; J. II. Corbett, 4th. Yearling steers New
ell Adams, 1st o. b. Lawton, I'd; F. E.
Ray, 3D.. Matched and trained oxen and
Eugene Cushman, I'd. Trained oxen, j. w.
Temple, LIST. Steers, Frank II. Alvord, LIST.
Calves.-Steers, Schuyler Ware LIST; May &
Adams, I'd and Sd; f. ]. & J. F. Corbett,
4th. Heifer calves, thoroughbred, r. q F.
r. Smith, LIST, ID and Sd. Grade, j. Cor
bett, LIST and Sd; Chauncey Smith, 3D. and 4th.
Cows-Thoroughb r. 4 F. r. Smith, list,
I'd, Sd and 18th. Grade, Chauncey Smith, LIST;
and It'll, S. b. Barnard I'd; j. H. Corbett, Sd
Heifers, yrs. old, thoroughbred, r. & F. II.
Smith, list. Grade, E. C. Boyd, LIST, Her
man Ware, I'd and It'll Chauncey Smith, Sd.
Heifers, VI. old, Chauncey Smith, 1st I'd,
and It'll; J. H. Corbett. Sd. Alderney, Il.
g, Bowker, LIST. Fat cattle-Fat cow, o. b.
Lawton, LIST.
SHEEP.