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

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ureu anu 'weh'y-tnree pieces; Mrs' oena nenr'
p"''c' TWO very handsomely WORKED rugs an
'e'o'"i o'neis-hlak'ng' perhaps ,ne iarseS' u''
i'ay III '"is iihe we nave ever seen III 'he eoun',
very handsome wreath amp-nat was SHOWN .
AIM" IL, huntley' aged thirteen, Noruneio-'n
young MISS deserves much credit ior her "orR
enoioluereu nignt-dress, by lda D. johnson
Nor",neiu-weh uohei tuited cnshion' '"aue D.
''" +, mar.'n' rlainhed-heats n""osonn
S"o" oi uu'es was MADE py Mrs ., b. iowh' mon'
pener iua oolilhs' Montpeneri MIS- ~ .. Oi''sss
""'eroury' ana MrS' ira SNOW, montpener'
n'nusonne par oil pillow shaIns was eNh'o"e'tp'
"is' Lu'ner Cree, Moh,peneri specimen 'es VI
o"v'o,uerFi ny m's' a. bancroi'' peil'
morAeu' specimens Oh coral oy ueorgeO. "nia'9
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D"" po'es, pol'"' u. w. oo",es' p'',o' ~
george smith, Montpelier; H. W. soNles hdu
some nice carrots; A. j. Hollister, East Montpe-
| ler va ;p,,oo,so ,,,nni,;,s. n n porher porre
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hhe showing Oh peas wlhter rye anu poN''oes
W. G. White, Barre, a splendid variety OF vegeta
bles yrains and seeds the heat and largest shown
r. r nodoe ono nocl of podge wheat, n W
~ D'"Ee' '"0 PeN""' D''So ""''
Sowles, Barre, specimen Marrowfat peas; Ira l.
Gale Barre. winter wheat; G. G. Willard Barre
,,oo,- ., ,or,,,,iu,r ,or,a,oos cooroe w Ia,,,so,
pNNN W '0'P's
Barre, a splendid sample OF girden Deansi deorge
w. Smith, a good variety Of beans; c. L. Smith.
,to,,na,;or eno s,,o;r,on ~ % oyororoor s,voo,.
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corn, ana some splenuid popcorn anu peans'
C.. S Bates Barre three immense crook-neclS
souasbes weiohing tbirtv.two ponnds. Denisop
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Brown, Berlin, peck OF sugar beets, extra nice
II w Kemptop. Montpelier. handsome show of
oohhooo. n o,d r. II partlet, p,airfo,d s,.o
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specimens swedish turnlps; Henry Mutt, Montpe-
lier, five large pumpkins; William Chaplin, Mid
dlesev fre tprn;ns and potatoes. Ievi Parsons
East Montpelier handsome mnsKmeiohsi A. l.
Preston. Watsield, five Snowflake watermelons
and mus,melons-vervfi fine ones the hest on the
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grouhui '' ~ ne'c"""'' p"''o' " INV "'Spi"S VI
beets-not TO he heaten True A. Town, Cabot,
bundle of Sanford corn, and good collection Of
heets: $. w. benjamin. Berlin, good display Of
snowflake and Early Vermont potatoes; w F..
Richardson, Barre, handsome pvramid of nop-
corn and sweet-corn-very nice; w Hill East
Montpelier. peck Of fine onions; David BOles, Ber-
lin good display Of seed corn; T.. n Foster East
Montpelier. splendid string of seed corn-as 200 !
as any shown. there were several other strings of
corn shown which were very fine indped-in fact
II would he dificnlt to discriminate where all was
of sncb good nnalitv The entire show of vegeta-
hios ,as lorao and attractive
Several ~ onr own trodesmer vere n, bord
with d;snIav NJ tbeir wares and thia added
mncb 10 tbn o,arol interest in tho cortents Of tba
hoii Dan;son Dawav bad a show of tinwaro as
hih;,i,a ali ,ha " des;rahas " In tbat iina. ,n,,
& noio- hnd ,uo so,s Of f,rritrro on sbnw uhioh
n. 90 a,,;danca 81 good ,yorkmonubin and al;ci,od
considaroh,o fororohla connent rom tbo cro,rd
tba Wont,,ol;ar Wonnfoctnrng Comnanv bod a
fne erbib;, of sIeds and Trne 4 Town of Cabot
mode N s;n,iiar d;sniav. + r. cilman bad snoci'
mems 81 H. srnarh carriase worl, which wore
oartaini, doser,;n, ,be atten,ion thev dreu Iron,
Tho crowd he sbowed n three-snring nbaefon ono
ION Wor,r;ci, ,raaon and ono amen Worwicl, nj,
81 ,,hi,h d;sn,ared ~, rnad advantaoe tho Lind -,
W. or dona ,, h;s astah,;shmenttbe Liza M,'I No.,
oanoo, be- boo,o, for annearance dmrobii;ty :, I'd
oyoollonco in o,.or,, ,a,ticnlar. r. r Tniier,on
had a berdsooe avbih, of sboos nf ,be e.,
la NJ had nosa ~, ~ -" ;o,rnIr,
va =, ~ d;ia;, ~ Liza ~ ,na3 ~, h
tan,1 n. 1t" oS,ahiiahman, ,.ron pancrot, ,,o .
~, hora a. ,;,h s,,oon,anao1 ;c ',onrnontoi ,oi
Mrs oscar z Rar,nn danehter of Mr. Denni.
,.',io " III hi @ se..i;h h;,i, AZ ~ s
ds,ra =" ~ nadIa nr' nl,' ra u baro avar saon
,ips .hi 'i nJ;. 20 ~, ,,i oa,,,;,o1 4, =,
oI,a We 'nS W oo W. e. ~, t ii,
covered with most exonisitely"worked figures Of
various patterns. me rronnd- work consists nartly
Of canvass worked over with worsted and nartlv
of plush. into which the figures were wrouoht
with n needle II was the "snare time worl,
Of several years, and is most perrerti, dome II
attracted more attention from the lovers of the
beautiful than ANYTHING else shown.
In the department of cookery Mrs c. l. Smith
Of MONTPELIER had some very fine fruit and frosted
cake and some excellent samples Of preserved
fruit which gave evidence that she understand
the preparation of such lnxnries; Mrs A. ]. and
Gertie Chase, Waterbury, had fine specimens OF
wheat bread which would satisfy almost any BODY
Mrs George O. Stratton, Montpeier. exhibited
some first-class biscuit: Mrs George W Smith
Rarre some pond Dntch cheese Mrs ID "
Sowles, Barre. exhibited lot Of ielly which
proves she /. hard to beat in getting np superior
article: Re tie Luce and Rose Andrews Barre.
had excellent specimens of preserved fruit; NJ anG
C. NJ Fisher i,abot showed come manle hone,
and tub sugar which looked like a prime article
specimens of brown bread were shown by Freda
Andrews aged nine wears. of Berlin. and Mar,
Nichols aged eleven wears of Barre: f. and o
ID Town Woodbury. exhibited two boxes Of ex
cellent honey: L. A Persons East Montpelier
had fine samples of maple honey
Butter and cheese were shown in good quantity
and the exhibitors were: f. II Foster East Mont.
pelier who exhibited some very fiue June butter
which took a premium; C. W Bragg. Warren
who took second and third premiums on fall and
lime butter. A. J. Chase Waterbury tub of fall
butter; D. C. Brown, Berlin. tub of fall butter
George W Lawson Barre, tub of fall butter: {
A. and r. H. Bartlett. Painfeld, fall batter which
took first premium; NJ and C. NJ Fisher Cabot
fall butter: II II Hollister June butter which
took third premium; William Chaplin. Middlesex,
fall butter; and II. E. Andrews, Fast Moptpelier
fall butter which took second premium S VI Hill
and H. II Holister some which took second
The display of flowers was more extensive than
ever before, and very beautiful indeed Great
credit is due to Mrs j. V Babcock. and all other,
af,nr, wada y, innha II a,troc,iva n adSad W" a
beauty 10 the interior OF the hall which could moi
have been supplied otherwise j. Scribner ex-
hibited a large and handsome plant Fred L
Grant, Montpelier, had novelty to show in the
shape of a Sea Island cotton plant with cotton
of his own raising; Mrs IL w Sowles. Barre
had n large collection of beautiful flowers arranged
in bouquets, and one superb cross-the largest
variety shown by any one exhibitor; Mrs l.. New
comb and Mrs T. K Merrill, Montpelier, exhib-
tied beautiful pyramid of flowers Mrs Smile
and Mrs Briggs Montpelier, had superb pyra.
mid composed entirely of pansies which called
forth many expressions of delight; Mrs Bixby
and Mrs Babcock, Montpelier exhibited a fine
bouquet Of dahlias and AN immense monnd oi
verbenas; j. V. Babcock, Montpelier displayed
his excellent taste III large pyramid oi gladioias,
evergreen ana Terms, ana large collection ol
other flowers arranged most tasteiullyi large
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