Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-04
WILMINGTON FtTR.
a Large Attendance and ~ Eirut-CIHss
shaw,

The people Of Wilmington take just pride
in the annual fairs OF their local agricultural
society; and the exhibition held on Wednes-
day Of this week was fully up 10 the average
OF recent years, and in point Of attendance
was even superior The weather was delight
full, and II large number Of people were pres
cut from other towns even as remote rs Brat
tlcboro and North Adams.
The night before the fair. that popular hos
tclry, Kidder's hotel, was filed to overlooking
with the unlocking multitude; and by j o.
clock OF Wednesday the crowd in attendance
numbered probably 5000 people. Music was
furnished for the occasion by tho Efalaboro
band.
OF course the main feetGr, of the exhibi-
ton was the show oil cattle and tho noted
herds of the town were well represented. Tho
largest herds exhibited wee the grade Oar
hams of Chauncoy Cushnan and j. II. Cor
bett, each numbering q head. i. & I. X.
/ Smith made their usual fine display of thor
oughbrcds. aud Jerseys were represented by
u single specimen a three -years-old COW own
ID by Rev. H. Fowler
In noting the display of working oxen and
per pair, with names of exhibitors, as follows:
years old +. l.. Butteriield l0I5; years
old. J. II. Dix 1885,, G. T. Alvord 37l5.
May * Adams 3I1j; > years old, G, G. Hub
bard a Sons }jsj, Jonathan Corbett $3.50,
j. s. Rice 3j72; I years old, d. j. Pameter
| (lst PREMIUM $780, o. b. Lawton $40 Il. q
| +. Il. Smith 32l2, O. II. Copeland 32lj, Oil
yer Corse 32T6, +. d J. F. Corbett 322O:
years old G. T. Avord and NJ. L. Barr each
292l, W. Il. Boyd 2s25, G. i. Smith 9S75,
II. H. Winchester $3.50, c. c. Hubbard a
| Sons { LIST PREMIUM 200: ? years old, O. Il.
LGwton 200, May a Adams 2l2O. The dis
! play of three years Old steers was pronounced
the best ever seen on the grounds. c. 4. Al
word was awarded the first premium on match
ed cattle. A pair of twin calves weighing
l0l5 were exhibited by Newell Adams and
| pair of matched and trained calves exhibited
| by Frank +. Titus showed themselves well up
in the rudiments of bovine education.
OF horses and colts there was fair show.
Il. NJ, Leonard took the first premium on
horses three years old and upwards. X. p.
Alnes the first on two years old Perley Rich
the first on one year old, and o. b. Lawton
the first on sucking colts.
The sheep exhibition was not particularly
noteworthy. but embraced entries Of some of
the Anderson stock by Chauucey Smith Cots
wolds by Z. L. Boyd and Southdowns by
John Rice, l.. 4 II. l.. Fox, and a few others.
No swine were on exhibition, and but very
little poultry,
There was the usual fine display of dairy
| products, rs also some remarkable vegetables.
The fruit department was mcag rly repre-
sented but contained some very fine speci-
mems.
Agricultural implements and manufactures
of novel and (supposably) improved make
were displayed in good variety j. r, Hill
dreth of Bratteboro made a fine exhibition of
sleghs, r. Farr of West Chesterfield, n. H.,
was present with his Economy milk pan, c.
! W. Stewart exhibited the Estcy organ, and
Brattleboro sewing machine agents We'd with
each other in displaying the merits and capa-
blities of their respective machines.
The display of household and fancy articles
was not perhaps, as large as has sometimes
been seen in former years, but it was very
creditable nevertheless, and embraced some
remarkable specimens of hnndiwork by Ia
dies and gentlemen rs well. Noticeable
among others were specimen of Honiton
point lace and an autumn leaf sofa pillow, the
work of Miss Emma Medbury an infants
dress made by NJ. L. Gorham silk motto by
Luella Haynes, embroidered pillow shams by
Mrs. ID. l., Stone, II button wreath containing
coo buttons very tastcfully arranged, by Al
Ice Winchester, some remarkably fine speci-
mems Of taXidermy by J.. II. Twitchell of ia
maca and Louis Clary of Wilmington, a
handkerchief box in wood mosaic by Rev.
l.. Z. Rockwell, a carriage robe and afghan
by Mrs 0. O, Ware, etc, etc There was al
so a good display of house plants by Mrs.
L. P. Harris and w. b. Haskell and a hand
some basket of fruit by Mrs. Henry Barber.
1t has not been the practice of the society
of late years, we believe to have a regular ad-
dress, and there was enough to listen to, as
well as to see without any elaborate oratory,
since the hucksters and side-show men of va
rious kinds furnished all the eloquence need
ed for the occasion, and gave completeness to
the exhibition.