Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-13

than any other n0ck there. MI ruiiei
sheep took a medal and diploma at the
Centennial Exposition.
ii. c. Burwell, Of Bridport, shows l.
head, 2 rams and 10 ewes. The sire of these
sheep drew the sweepstakes prizs at Phlla-
delphia. and these show careful breeding
and good care.
o. and D. s. Hall. East Randolph, show
- head, the flock which took four of the
first prizes at the Worcester show
$. G. llolyoke, oil ST. Adams, shows a
ram with 10 of his get "a good pen Of uni
form animals
Col. F.. S. Stowell, Cornwall, shows %
head, which fills the show of merinos which
is in every respect fine one.
POULTRY
made very good show, there bsing
some seyenty-five or eighty coOps.
Charles Morse. of Painield, had tour
eoops OF mammoth hrouzsd turkeys, Of
which the cocks were truly mammoth tel
lows, which will weigh p or 30 pounds
each. lie has also two coops side by side,
in one Of which was light Bramah hen
ami cock which would weigh 10 and l.
pounds each, and next some red game BAN
;ams, which would weigh scarcely more
than pound, and a brood of chickens no
bigger than humble bees.
George Davis, of East Montpelier. had q
coops Of light Bramshs. nice birds G. D.
Millington, North Bennington, has 10
coops, first two pairs Felch pedigree light
Bramah chickens, next pair of light Bra
nah fowls one year old. Beside these he
shows Partridge Cochins, brown LcghOrns,
White-crosted black Polisa and Plymouth
cocks. These fowls are frst-class, are
thoroughbred and Mr. NJ. gives his entire
attention to the business, ard 50 doing
will probably succeed.
MACHINERY.
In front of Mechanics Hall stands the
tent of the St. Adams Foundry Company.
containing their exhibit, the most notice
able OF which on their horse powers, and
threshers. and saving machines. Landslide
and mired plows and the Remington steel
plows, polished for use in clay and muck
soils. which they consider equal to any
made. They also show farmer boiler,
store jack, screws, ETC., etc.
Next comes the tent of Z. &. and 5. Z.
Green, St. Adams, with general assert
ment of stoves. tin ware and plumbers
goods.
Sampson 4 Co. East Berkshire, snow a
one horse power. barrel churns, etc.
On the right OF Messrs Green's tent is
the collection of ploughs, harrows, feed
cutters etc, shown BY j. Ii. Crosby, Esq,
agent OF the State grange. Then comes the
stone and stump extractor of T. c. Nara
more. of Williston. This is handy ma
chine for farmer to have as We have had
occasion to know. 1t is rachel wheel
suspended in shears, worked by lever
and link, and will easily lift very great
weight
Levi Promo. ot Rutland, shows fine line
OF carriages.
o. r. Landou. of Milton. has an a-sort-
ment of the Syracuse chilled piOughs iron
beam, and the white iron plough.
MCrrisons patent sap heater is a series of
pipes running over the eyaporatOr to heat
the sap by the steam. This is shown in
connection with an evaporation.
The Vermont Farm Machine company,
of Bellows Fall, VI, show the Cooley
Dreamer, the Davis oscillating churn and
Cleaner horse-rakes.
In Machinery Hall stands the perfected
creamer of o. S. Bliss of Georgia, which
uses either water or ice to cool the milk
On the right is Mr.. Ferguson's Bureau
Milk-pan. made at Burlington. bearing
this device ~ Awarded the highest
pIi@e at the n l. TAR. ISIS"
The American fruit drier. by the Ameri-
ran Drier Company, Cham bersburg, Pa.
Is machine for the rapid drying of fruit,
md the samples shown were very fine.
The machine is simple and stems to be eff
ective. Something similar in appearance.
% the Bureau pan, is Reynolds dairy re-
rlgerator or common-sense milk pan
made by j. 5. Reynolds, of Essex, Vt. and |
hey claim the good points Of both the Cooley |
Ind bureau systems.
Pope < Watson show the Tinkham butter |
packages. which are small boxes lined with |
asteless paper. to hold the butter, and a |
arge box to hold these small ones lined |
With steam telling which does away with |
he necessity of using ice in sending away |
he butter. The Montgomery packages are
hown, being laring square boxes to hold
utter and chest with ice for the smaller |
,o1es.
OF fruit there is very meagre show
!. NJ. Haynes, of St. Adams Bay, has q
objection, o. c. Wait, Of Georgia, one,
nd Chas. Winterbottom. OF Sheiburn.
me, which is all there is of apples
\. B. Landon, of Milton. has 20 varieties
# grapes and H. E. Seymour has ten
ar ieties Of pears.
There is a table six by twelve feet which
ontains the entire stock OF vegetables,
'esides which there are seven strings of
eed-corn. four samples of peas. two of po-
atoes and two of beets filling their respective
ines. The show Of maple sugar. syrup
md honey is very fair though not large.
SIX cheeses keep company with six sam
lies of butter. and near by are Two loaves of
,read, one each white and brown. This
completes Machinery Hall.
The attendance yesterday, was sery large.
The annual address by Hon. George b. Lor-
ng, of Massachusetts, was fixed for twop
n but despatch was received from him
n the morning stating that hlI wife was
wing at tho point of death. So there was
10 address.
tuesdays RACES
esulted as follows
Purse of $l75. for stations 500 to first $50 to
ecOnd 5 q to third; mile heats, best in to har
ness.
b. Town, Worthwhile. ms. b. :. Auctioner. /
!. 1. Cults Orwell, n1. b. Addison Boy, "a
J. uttOn, MorrisvilIe, rs. b. $. Drover Boy, ,
:. D. Kinds. Brandon. rs b, 8 RsdpIth idr
Time, All. 2.js. 36..
Purse of So. SIS. So. $40. for three year olds,
Dest two in thre-, to harnes.
{. d II inds brandon. MS =, Brandon Boy, , ,
:. II. shuItltf Psnton ms b e. Timber Boy ; Z. / : |
!. A. Williams. Burlington. ms. b. /. Molly
Clark, 2IIi |
R. +. Weller Burlington rs. c. f. Sarah d. 8 . ; |
". ii Ellis Middlebury, ms. z. IN. Nell o
Tins, OF. 2yOi, s.Ol, so5.
Four year ods.
:. ID. Hinds. Brandon, rs Echo, I'1Il
rim wlswell. Panton, MS C. z spotted Face -
Time, 3.0i, 3.6a 3o2 2.1i, Ia.
OVER THE LAhF.