Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-24


pens OF 1t, and those who have seen this flock
know how fine one II is William c. Danforth
Of Barnard showed five pens OF thoroughbred
long-wool sheep, Of superior excellence one pen
OF three late buck lambs, the wool Of one Of which
measured eight and one-fourth inches and was Of
extra finenessi one pen Of yearng ewes and one
pen Of three-y car-old ewes Governor Smith and
party examined this nock with much interest.
II o. Smith Of Pomiret showed three pens Of
very fine Cotswold sheep. Henry H. Martin Of
East Montpelier aud NJ. T. Savage Of Bethel ex.
hibited five grade long wool sheep. The former
had also three pens of thoroughbred long-wool
sheep. part Of the noted nocks Of meripos
owned by Messrs. Perkins, Fuller and Hazen OF
Pomiret were present. Better sheep Of this breed
cannot be found in New England, probably.
They have taken first premiums at the New Eng
land and state fairs. Our preference is however,
for the large-bodied long-wool sheep, and the
farmers seemed to share that opinion, as, while
they admired these beautiful mernos they ex-
amined the locks Of Danforth and Flagg far more
closely. Richard Ransom Of Pomfret had also
two pens OF grade fine-wool sheep which were
worthy OF notice. :. b. Putnam Of Bethel had
two good pens Of grade coarse-wool sheep we
should mention, together with those Of G j. Wal
lace OF Bethel and H. A. Wood Of Barnard H.
&. kibbee OF Brookfeld had fine flock Of
thoroughbred long-woo sheep Of the Robinson
strain He had a three-year-old buck OF large
size and general excellence, as also three hand
some eve lambs. A. b. Manchester Of Randolph
also exhibited pens Of good tn roughbred long
wool sheep. Two goats were the occupants Of
one sheep pen and the boys let them alone They
looked like good strong buffers. what else they
were good for we did not find out
HOGS
The show was not large but quite good speci-
mems were shown by g. J. Wallace Of Bethel,
Woodbury. & Wheeler, II c. Kibbee of Brook
field and William l. Waldo Of Royatou Those
OF the two latter especially good and de-
serving Of notice.
The exhibition in this class was far in excess OF
any previous year. The principal exhibitor was
d. w. Sowles Of Barre, who took nineteen out of
twenty premiums at the state fair Mt Montpelier
on his fowls. lie had two pairs Of old and two
pairs of young mammoth Bronze turkeys, two
pairs of Aylesbury ducks, two pairs Of old and
two pairs of young Pekn ducks, two tros Of
Plymouth Rock pullets, one trio OF Plymouth
Rock fowls, and trio Of Brown Leghorn
chicks one trio of Brown Leghorn fowls, two
trios Golden seabright bantams. These latter
we did not think quite good as those shown by
George Blair Of Montpelier, which were very fine
indeed. II. c. Kibbee OF Brookfed also exhib-
tied Seabright bantams very fine Plymouth
Rocks, Bronze turkeys, etc. There were eight
coops of pigeons shown, six by Prince Bros. Of
East Randolph and two by C. c. Paine Of the
same place These were all fine handsome speci-
| mems. Five coops were carrier pigeons four
pairs OF which were let loose at the close of the
address, and after flying around in a circle few
| times disappeared in the direction Of their home
about eight miles distant. W. F. bearing of East
Randolph had four handsome rabbits OH exhibit
ton that were universally admired.
MACHINERY TENT
This was well-flled and the exhibit in this line
was the best it has been for years The Light
ming saw, patented by Cincinnati firm, was ex-
hibited This is the saw that carries the man and
does the work at the same time. We tried it and
found we could saw much faster than we ever
had been able to before with drag saw Bya
peculiar arrangement man uses his feet and
hands in propelling the saw back and forth across
the log It is claimed that boycan saw off more
logs with one of these machines in a day than
two men with drag saw. The Vermont Farm
Machine Company Of Bellows Falls exhibited
Davis Oscating churn, the Cooley Creamers,
large aud small size, and their well known evap-
orators George j. Prince of West Randolph
made fine showing of his meritorous |. X L.
butter tubs. Only two moving machines were
exhibited, the Walter A. Wood and the Buckeye,
both good machines. G. W. & c. W. Pease Of
Hartford showed their tanning mill We
can only say it did its work we'll George II.
Nutting of Randolph exhibited the La DIV disk
rulverizing harrow, and it was favorably criti-
hVrtl no. .-.. ~.
| low Machine Company had one OF their excellent
turning lathes present and one of their planners.
| W. W. Bean of West Randolph exhibited two
handsome sleghs His work is too well known
to need any extended notice 1t speaks for itself.
FLORAL HALL
The show in floral hall was quite good in quail
| ity but not as large in quantity as last year
There were some very fine specimens OF ladies'
work, pictures, ETC., on exhibition, but as all
articles in this department are entered by num-
Der it is impossible for us to give the names of
articles deserving of notice f. A. Markham of
Bethel made a fine display of his proprietary
medicines. Samuel Bass of West Randolph
| showed a case of fine jewery and silver plated
ware; L. W. Wech made good display Of fur
niture, partly of his own manufacture There
was the usual display of sewing machines, organs,
dolph had one of their presses set up in the hall,
| and printed programmes of the fair We think
this good idea for parties at other fairs to act
upon as there are many persons who never saw a
printing press in operation and are much pleased
in watching its action. The display of flowers
was not large this year A large bald eagle was
shown in cage, which was lately caught
near here. The show of fruit and veget-
Lar md
than that at the state fair T.. T. Andrews of
Berlin had fine showing Of apples. A. NJ.
Wiley of Sharon also had large exhibit. The
exhibit OF bread, cake, pies, etc, was not
as large as it should have been for we are sure
that the girls of the White River Valley are not
afraid to put the results OF their cooking against
the world. Quite good showing was made in
honey and maple syrup butter and cheese. Prince
Bros. of West Randolph made handsome exhibit
of croquet sess in one end of the hall. There
were large number OF patented articles OF va
rious kinds exhibited which had some merit and
If judciously advertised would have good sale.
IN GENERAL.
On the whole, the show both in floral hall and
throughout the grounds credtable to the
people of this section of the state and the energy
OF the managers Of the society The officers of
make the fair success and the people have taken
a commendable interest in the matter, rs shown
by the large attendance both of exhibitors and
spectators. We think, II disposed to
criticse the management at all, it would be for
allowing SO many gambling affairs To be run
openly on the grounds, and for permitting the
open sale OF lager beer, cider, etc. The crowd
was an orderly one, however, on all the three
days, thanks to the efficient police force The
society seems To have taken lease Of life,
and we look for better days in the future for it.
An earnest desire to accommodate and please the
exhibitors and people, good committees and faith
lul and efficient officers cannot fail to make fair
successful.
Thursday at nine O'Clock a. NJ came the exhi-
bitiou Of
MATCHED HORSES
ON the track, and some fine spans were to be seen.
At the same time inside the track was the pow-
ing match for oxen, which vas sharply contested.
These were followed at hlli-past nine by the ex-
hibition of gents driving horses the track.
There were large number OF entries of fine
In ia q. thara in ala II TO-.