Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-03

VI pohhets, races, ana OJner ueSlTaOleS was
very fine indeed. Mrs. J. B. Pickett exhib-
tied several oil paintings, some of them her
own work, which were very good Mrs. G..
5. Stevens, of Bradford, had case Of mil
linery work on show, which contained many
samples of fine work Mrs. Alfred Winship,
of Bradford, gave evidence of what she can
do in the arrangement OF flowers-the large
bouquet shown being as handsome as ever
we saw; +. X Botsford exhibited log
cabin, gotten up in the "pioneer" style
Dr. o. ii. Stevens had case of dental work
on exhibition good show of what he can
get up in that line; an oil painting on plate
(the figure wild rose), by Charlotte Mel.
son, was tasty piece of work, evincing
much skill in that direction; a moss rose,
painted on tile, by the same lady, was also
very beautiful, and handkerchief box, the
inside of which was decorated with flowers
painted in water-colors on silk, by the same
person, was perfect "gem;" Mrs. X X.
Wilson and Mrs V. w. Bagley, of Bradford,
and Mrs. A. NJ. Divall, of East Corinth, made
a fine showing of tides the entire exhibit
of tides, lambrequins, ETC., was excellent in
deed, and proved that the ladies of the
county are not to be surpassed in that line
of work; a sofa pillow, shown by Mrs. X. X.
Wilson, of Bradford was very handsome
a toilet set, by Mrs. George Hutchinson, of
Bradford was neatly made, and one by Miss
f. II. Wright, of Bradford, was worthy of
especial notice; an exquisitely made pin
cushion was shown by Minnie Stearns and
a very prettily worked sofa pillow by Mrs.
Joel Morris, of Bradford; Mrs. w. II. Child,
of Fairlee, showed a very pretty toilet set
worked in blue; Mrs. Arthur Peters exhib.
tied handsome cut flowers, very tastefully
arranged; Nettie ID. Collins, of West Tops
ham, exhibited suit of Undertaking, which
evinced skifulness in the way of embroidery
better judges than we pronounced the work
every finely DONE" and Mrs. C. c. Doty, of
Bradford had fine specimens of the same
sort of work; an inlaid glove box, prettily
trimmed inside, shown by c. II. Lathrop of
Thetford was a beauty the carving of
the same being the work of sklful fingers
Ada Berkely, of Thetford, exhibited very
finely worked toilet set; Mrs. X. X Wilson
added handsome collection of cut flowers
to the display in the floral department-thi
lady also exhibited an elegant "worsted
chair" the work on which was that of
masterhand; as handsome an ottoman cover
as one could desire was shown by Lii NJ.
Hobart, of Bradford; shoe case, worsted.
worked on linen, very pretty indeed, was
shown by Mrs. j. X. Chids, of Fairee
Mrs. Arthur Peters, of Bradford exhibited
a thread tidy, which had a host of work in
it, and was very prettily made
Rag carpets, rugs, quilts and spreads were
to be seen, some of them very creditable
specimens, among which we especially no.
tced rug spun and wove by the hand of
Mrs. X. X. Wilson, and handsome ones by
Mrs r. X. Aldrich
II. p. Closson, of Thetford, carried off the
palm for the largest and best floral display
His contribution consisted of great variety
OF flowers, plant foliage and vine embedded
in moss and surmounted by some twenty-five
varieties of gladiolas-a most magnificent
collection, and admired by all who saw it.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The display of fruit was very tempting,
and in quality second to no other display of
the kind that we have seen. A. Mann, Or
ford, N. H., had ten varieties of grapes on
exhibition, which made handsome show
ing w. S. Nelson, Bradford, also made a
display of ten varieties, among which we
noticed some Canby's August that were
very fine; handsome cluster of Concord.
and other varieties, the whole making good
show. William Dickey displayed two varie-
ties of grapes, the Adirondack and Concord
also some very fine Flemish Beauty pears
A. W. Eastman, Topsham, had splendid
display of grated apples-twenty-six varie.
ties-and one variety pears, as fine lot as
we have seen on similar occasions j. II.
Armstrong exhibited fifteen varieties of APP.
pies, most of which came from young trees,
and are very fine specimens VIM. Shepherd.
son, Bradford, had the largest display OF
fruit, embracing forty-six varieties of ap.
pies and four varieties of grapes-a very
handsome and tempting" exhibit.
The show of vegetables was fair in quantity
somehow it is always small at An Orange
county fair. Good exhibits in the way OF
pumpkins were made byJ. II. Armstrong, j.
andJ. Edwards, ID. X. Cummins, and William
Dickey. Reuben Martin exhibited half
bushel of winter wheat, and O. b. Rogers
did something in the same line. w. y.
Closson, Thetford, exhibited some fine spec
linens of potatoes, and William Dickey and
j. X. Squares did the same. +. Z. johnson
had good specimens of oats on show, and
A. NJ. Gardner did well in showing some
beets. Albert Barley and II. Haselton made
a splendid show of squashes and water
melons, the former exhibiting basket OF
fair tomatoes as well. An ornamental "
cucumber was shown, fifty-one inches in
length-more ornamental than eatable. O.
b. Rogers exhibited a sample of spring
wheat which took a premium. johnson
Golden beat 'em all in the way of sizable
cucumbers, and Fred Carleton exhibited
some creditable specimens of crooked neck
squash. Peas, beans, popcorn aud seed corn
were shown in small quantities, but tine
quality was of the best. Joseph Knight
showed the king squash which weighed one
hundred and fifteen pounds, and measured
six feet around.
In the line of cookery, Mrs. Arthur
Peters exhibited some excellent samples OF
Jelly of various kinds, which shows that she
| hhono HOM W SuCn lHlHRS. W. ID.
Rogers exhibited sample of maple syrup
which doubtless was very excellent in quail
ity. Mrs. ID. w. Cobb was on hand with
her usual display of wheat bread, and Alice
Mann, aged fourteen years, had a sample OF
her handiwork in the way of wheat bread
and pies. Mrs. Alden Stevens exhibited
basket OF sweet potatoes and yams grown in
| Bradford.
THE STOCK.
The show of stock was excellent-never
better-and received much attention from
an interested crowd OF Judges Luther
Butler, Woodsville, n. H., exhibited Dur
ham bull, three years old. weighing one
thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds
"a splendid animal from the herd OF c. X
Gray; c. X. Gray, East Montpelier, was on
the grounds with thirteen head of Short
horn cattle-a handsome lot, which we have
commented on in previous reports. NJ. r.
Chamberlin & Son exhibited fat COW
which carried meat enough to answer every
purpose they also showed Sam Tilden,"
Durham BULL fourteen and half months
old their display in this line included
twelve head, the best specimens among
which were the one and two ears-old heifers
n. and G. Bailey, Newbury, had on hand a
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