The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-03
ADDISON coUrY FAIR.


Good weather prevailed throughout,
and the attendance was good. Inc
arrangements were well carried out,
and on the whole il may be called sue
ce ssful fair, through the large falling
off In amount of exhibits shows either
that IL was held too early in the season,
or that there is lack of interest in
what should be the distinctive features
of an agricultural fair on the part OF
people of the county.
THE DISPLAY OF STOCK
Was good as to cattle and mrino
sheep, but there were few entries In the
other departments.
The show of cattle was on the whole
as good as in any fair of the society in
recent years. j. G.. wellington, Mid
dlebury, showed his handsome herd of
Jersey cows and calves. G. Willmarth
IL Son, Addison, also showed Jerseys
and herd of ten grade cows. Joseph
Battell, Middlcbury, pen of young
Jersey cattle. Grade cattle were exhibit
ed byMyron Langworthy, Middlebury;
Dennis McIiugh, Weybridgc; Drake
and Child, Wcybridge, herd of ten
d,
son, handsome grade bull. w. ID. Bell,
Weybrdge, T.. S. Poet. Cornwall. q. "A.
+ Smith, Cornwall, j. McMahon, Middle
bury, John Towle, Cornwall, an
immense bull, John Halnon, Corn
wall, ten cows.
OF working oxen W. W. Ward,
Waltham, showed very handsome pair
of tw in steers, three years old, perfectly
| L. 10 80,
Middlebury, II. Brevoort, Addison,
U d Twitchell, Middlebury, each
exhibited pairs of oxen.
The show of horses was not very
large. The exhibit of matched horses
given on the track brought out some
handsome spans. Those of j Battell,
& w Potter, of Vergennes, and John
Towle of Cornwall excited considerable
notice. There were many fine spans
which were not entered for premiums.
j & Wellington, ii NJ Perry of Shore
ham and others exhibited handsome
single drivers. Battcll and G f Sol
lace had stations. There were other
stations not entered, notably those of
ii L Cuts OF Orwell. j Battcll exhib-
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his fine stallion Motion. Among other
colts were those of Robert Steele of
Middlebury; John Towle of Cornwall,
Mrs l. A Baker of Lincoln, and E II
James of Lincoln. Brood mares and
colts were shown by John Halnon,
Cornwall, V V Blackmer, Orwell, = n
S w Jewett, Weybridge, J A Footc,
Cornwall, L Hanchett, New Haven,
| Rolliu aun Cornwall
SHEEP.
There were only Spanish Mcrino
sheep exhibited. OF these there were
a good number. Il Stickncy and Son,
Shoreham, were the largest exhibitors,
and those who were versed in sheep
science pronounced them very extra
lot. G. f Crane of Bridport and | G,
Wooster, Cornwall, also had good num-
bers. Thcother exhibitors were j A
James, L ID Twitchell and 9 ID Miner,
Middlebury. & ii james, Henry Rob-
bins, l. ii Payne j B Iiambln and VIM
McCauley, Cornwall, and A Il Wolcott.
Shoreham, and among their exhibits
several were pronounced superior sheep.
There ought 10 have been much larger
display in this class.
SWINE.
There were only two sows with pigs,
both by James Mcmahon, Middlebury.
Swine seem to be "played out" at our
fairs.
There was only a beggarly exhibit.
E l. Stowe, Middlebury, trios each of
, Plymouth Rocks and Brown Leghorns,
trio of handsome ducks by Dennis
McHugh of Weybridge and a pair OF
, geese and pair of Partridge Cochins
by Il Boardman was the extent of it.
, MECHANICAL HALL.
# The exhibit here was even simmer
= than usual. There were fine cases ol
horse-shoes by A w Carey and A i
n Smith, Middlcbury, and in Floral Hall
n a small case of horse-shoes arrayed
Il about the classic photo of L N Howard
;. showed his good workmanship.
4 Stewart and Baldwin of Nergenne'
had one of their Bureau creameries
which attracted much attention. II "
Pitts showed a small Cooley Creamel
and swing churn. A peculiar vibrat
ing churn was from the Empire STATE
Churn Co., Ticonderoga, N. Y. A
Gravelinc of Vergennes had two seat
ed pleasure wagon and a spring buck
board of new design, both handsom
n pieces of workmanship. w w Swine,
r had good display of caskets and un
dertakers goods, which would seem (
10 add new charms to funeral.
r. Outside ii b Dodge of Middlebur
" showed five plows and wheel harrow
and &c Everest of Vergennes Eur6
er ka mower, the only one shown. In tn
in well adjoining the grounds w ii Fin
of Brandon had put rubber buckt
, chain pump, which did its work prom
at tly and well.
us VEGETABLE HALL,
IL
The poverty of the display here W;
not quite so manifest as in son
other departments, but the exhibition
is was very good, especially in beet
,oi of astonishing size. The fruit displf
fact that the fair found them still II
Tor ripe. There were only two or thr
TIC exhibitors of fruit, who, however, d
Ter not shows any apples. Will Lane
dy New Haven, seemed to be as usual q
VIZ Ndiitt
comprising beets, carrots, squasht
"a turnips, cabbages and cucumbers, CT
o,' Henry Lane, Cornwall, big stock bee
III Chas. Stevens, Cornwall, cabbages, o
iio ions, turnips. A w Babbitt, Cornwa
;,a muskmelons, stock beets, turnips; V
! 'v ~ Blackmer, Orwell, watermelons, c
o ,n rons. M Langworthv, Middlebury,
matOes, G. Ill Lame, Cornwall, tomato
beets, turnips, G Wellington, ton
toes. Chas Lane, Cornwall, table bee
Traces of corn by Rollin Lane, Ci
!. Stevens, Cornwall; j G Wellingtc
sweet corn, Chas Lane, Cornwall; j
ded Wellington, who also showed pc
beans, and seed wheat. w ID Ii
DIR. had barley, beet seed, beans and OF
J S Willmarth, Addison, seed whs
Geo. Roscoe, Addison, peas.
ness At the other end of the hall II Boa
lao