The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-10

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~ gtt iAings iH or3er The weather
80 Al that oosh be desired. ast hoss
mstlow oetsbss days SHEA Il does -
ges3 % getaway fsom borBs Aad shake
hss6s wth Ais s~righhors before bar
topiBK So Set TIE wbleF Tbs aitea8.
asoe wss gooa en- both dAys. bei beat
% ne sseopd.
The rsuies q stock 10 mosi q the
departments vas fair There vas =
good namhet u hoFses on The gfoHn6
sosse II thea hae aaimals. There VA
= good display 81 colts, saowisg that
oeg farmers are taking more paibs 10
Fasng uhss class u stock. The con-.
p~esilisn IL stock horses wAs quite
sharp AID The adges bad considerable
diacsity In aeoidieE 10 regard 70 The
merits q ihc respective ABimAls, An.
spn Bsok. ~ AuingIou, bad = very fac
matched span q driving borses which
~ete pot catered for = premium There
were q good number which failed 90
receive 90 award which we're worthy Of
hopafahie mention Il VIC bad the space
There vas a deficiency 10 the eIhib-
lie % thoroughbred cattle. bat a fair
display Of grades and natives. There
were a iew choice animals Of the Jer
sey and ether breeds. showing that the
iarnets are beginning % make an effort
70 approve their stock, bot they are
It'll iAF beiiud other sections 81 The
state
There we're bat two entries Of sheep
Meunos by T. Hard Of Arlington, and
LeicestcFs BY Q. Il. Gilbert Of Dorset.
But lew sheep. comparatively, are kept
10 the county aud bot little attention
given To breeding them. The farmers
are evidently not over the panic in re-
gard TO sheep, which visited this sec
ton rather heavily several years ago.
There were three OF four Displays Of
swine, all Of the Berkshire breed.
OF fowls there were eleven entries
Of chickens OF several different varieties
aud one coop Of Poland Ducks.
There was a dne display Of apples,
one Of the best We ever saw ia Yer
mont Almost every favorite variety
was on exhibition, and some Of the
specimens would be bard TO beat any
where. There were a few good pears
aud some fine grapes, ono Of the best
specimens coming from Peru, where il
vas not supposed that good grapes
could be grown.
10 the vegetable line there were a
lew Enc samples Of potatoes, but il has
been a poor year for that esculent,
There were also some good beets, toma-
toes, cabbages and ouions. The show
u squashes was poor. they being near
~ "A tailufc thls year.
In the cereals there was a hno dis
play q seed corn and an exhibit Of
Lost Nation wheat, and one Of millet-
The Sanford corn certainly looked well
though it has hardly been sufficiently
tested by actual experience to Judge OF
It's real merits.
Ia dairy products there was not as
good a show as there should have been
although there was little time in which
10 prepare for il. There were three or
four dne samples Of butter aud one Of
cheese. Another year, If there is to
be a fair, we hope the people will take
pains 10 be prepared, not only in this
bat 10 All other departments, 10 have
something ready for exhibition.
There was an unexpectedly fine dis
play ia the mechanical department.
Chas. +. oryis made an exhibit Of fish
ing rods and reels and flies Of his own
manufacture, which would do credit to
any establishment in the county. He
also exhibited sporting goods, not of
bis own manufacture but which he
keeps for sale, including a complete
camp outfit, shot guns, &c. q. w.
Bradley exhibited the new butter pack.
age aud atl sot,s Of boxes made out OF
yoneeuug, some Of which were very
pretty j. i. Williams bad a good
display u fancy wood turning. W X.
Duntcn = fret saw and some exceeding
y beautiful specimens OF work. H.
GOWN aud Albert Bonesteel also ex-
hibiled some good specimens Of work
Of this kind. VIM. Williams 4 Son
displayed some fne specimens Of bar.
ness. rubber aud nickel plated. VIM.
Brownson bad a good display Of gloves
aud mittens Of his own manufacture.
NJ. Ii Lalhrop bad a display Of shoe
pegs from bis shop, aud Ii. 5. Allen 4
large display Of excellent Photographic
work ID s. Wilson exhibited an ele-
giant chAmber suite. w. Il. Potyiu
and Whitman 4 Goddard and j..
Ii Rich udsou contributed buggies
aud sleighs. aud ]. 7. Beach a carriage
pole and neekyoke Of bis manufacture.
Lugene Bros, aud j NJ. Russell show
ca Cue specimens Of blaeksmithing
There was also a good display Of goods
not manufactured by the exhibitors
). u YouBg bad come dne stoves. G.
Z Smeit laran ard fne disnlaY Of