Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-30
GRANGERS' FAIR.

leSuay was Shall, Dut on lHurSuay quite
! large number were present. The ex-
hibits were very creditable, considering
the time and the effort made to ell the
hall. Nearly everything usually shown
at fairs, was exhibited, and many of the
exhibits were very good. On the first
day, D. NJ Camp, Charles Carpenter and
other citizens of the county, made short
and appropriate addresses, and the New
port band, which was present on both
days, enlivened the occasion with very
good music. On Thursday Col. J. B.
Meade addressed the meeting in his US.
ually intelligent and felicitous manner,
1--WE give short digest of the address in
another place.) On the whole the fair
was very agreeable and useful. The ar
tieles exhibited were examined carefully
and much information was gained by
conversation in regard to the mode of
production, and manufacture. We took
hasty look at the articles exhibited,
and mention only few, as We have
neither time or space to dose. The ladies
added much to the attractiveness of the
fair by a liberal display of plants, flow
ers and bouquets. Mrs. F. A. Foster
fol IL c,oh,ao
and ferns. Mrs. E. G. Stevens showed
sea onion that attracted much atten-
ton. Mrs. Locke exhibited very large,
white geranium, and Emma Peck man.
mouth scarlet geranium, Miss Carrie
Mathews beautiful amaryllis. There
were large number of splendid bou-
quets, and lots of flowers not mentioned
above, we must mention cornucopia
by Miss Inez French. Capt. Tucker
exhibited three oil paintings that were
really very worthy pieces. The captain
ought to swap his farming implements
for brushes and easels. Mrs. Gilmore
contributed large number of pretty ar
ticles, besides stand of stuffed birds.
Mrs. B. G. Jones exhibited very Gu
rious and pretty air castle. In the line
| of tides there was such a profusion
that we will not undertake to particular
ize. Mrs. DIR. Stevens showed a very
fine white bed quilt, and Mrs. Chaplin,
a machine made quilt that had much
work in it. There were several other
pretty quilts. There was very pretty
pair of embroidered silk stockings, by
Betsy Phelps, pretty toilet sets by Miss
Hildreth and Mrs. Edmunds there were
elegant wax crosses by Miss Hildreth
and others. In the line of domestic
manufactures, there was good exhibit
Mrs. l.. Darling showed wooden cloth
linen yarn, flannel and very large
knit scarf; Mrs. Oliver, yarn. stockings
and mittens Mrs. G. Rowell. Mrs. r
Tice and Mrs. Hinkley. flannel blankets
Mrs. Foster and Mrs. J. f. Wright
showed some very fine rag carpeting
There were many very pretty rugs
among which may be mentioned thos,
Of Mrs Mr. G.;la, Nee Cloment ant
Mrs. R. B. Smith. Henry Gay, of Bar
ton wooden mills, made an excellent show
of cloths, hannels and yarns. In tn,
line of preserved fruit, there were som,
very fine specimens, by Mrs. Dan;
A. Locke, Mrs. A. o. Joslyn and Mrs
G. Rowell. Mrs. Edmunds showed
jar of lemon jelly. There was consider
able bread and pastry "victuals," o
which Mrs. Waller, Mrs Edmunds an,
Mrs. Oliver contributed fine specimens.
In native fruit R. f. Ball contribute,
"a varieties of apples from his fine OF
chard, d. H. Webster and #. S. Fishe
also showed good apples. Mr.. Ball ha
two kinds of grapes that compared fay
orably with specimens from a warme
, climate. Of vegetables and grain, ther
, was not large display, but quite goo
, specimens. l.. G. Leach showed stall
of Sanford corn grown since June 10, o
r which there were seven large ears, an
also several other of his products ths
: showed good land and good culture. {
$ N. Sears exhibited very large cabbage
a water melons. carrots, snow fake cucun
a bers and fine tomatoes, with exceller
@ specimens of corn. The show of cor
e was extraordinary. there being man
s strings of ears that were perfect whic
: averaged from ten to thirteen inch'
t long. New Eldorado wheat by w. T
s Foster and lost nation by others. A. {
r Joslyn showed some of his fine sno
1 fake potatoes, and Milo Cleveland ha
n several varieties of potatoes which sho
e that he grows tubers even in "pool
y years. E. G. Baker showed by his col
S that it is possible to raise a great de
r more corn on an acre than farmers a
K now raising. We make mention of til
II in another place. A. Peck & Son FILE
t. up good corner with their stoves al
j, other wares. Geo. Bush showed hane
l. little family scale which every Doc
y needs. j. W. Murkland showed Il
% celebrated Wooley plows, his churns al
e his sugar boiling apparatus. The
e were other plows on exhibition. Mr..
/ 0. Clark showed a patent geared butte
1t worker. Lyman Darling had bro;