Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-15
l., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1880
LamOille Valley Fair.

The eighth annual fair OF the Iamoille Valley
Fair Ground Company was held September and
8. This fair was In measure an experiment, 1t
having been decided TO ascertain by trying
whether or not fair could be made TO pay with
out the usual attendant boss trot" Opinions
were more or less freely expressed by many OF the
horse men and some Of the farmers that 1t could
not. However the trial has been made, and the
managers claim the results will show surplus
after paying all expenses The attendance was
not 80 full rs II has been In some years previous,
there being some twelve hundred people present
on the first day and about fifteen hundred the
second. Passing into the grounds we found the
usual number Of men with dice cards, iron rings
and other devices for getting an honest penny
dishonesty, as well az the ubiquitous vendor Of
prize packages and the irrepressible peanut-man.
Getting past all these safely we made our way to-
ward the stock sheds.
AMONG THE HORSES
exhibited was Tattersal with specimens OF bis
stock, by Hendee and Page of Morristown. G. Z.
Melvin Of Cambridge, G. A. Barrows OF Norris
town and others, also exhibited some hand
some stations. James Rock Of Morristown,
L. A. Tenney of Hyde Park, W. s. Cheney
of Morrsville and others showed some nice three
year-old colts, and G. A. Harris Of Stowe, N. A.
Terrill Of Morristown, Z. A. Smalley Of Hyde
Park and others some good two and one year-old
ones f. p, Darling OF Elmore, G. A. Harris Of
Stowe and others exhibited some fine brood mares
and colts Passing around
THE CATTLE SHEDS,
we found first fine specimen OF the Taurus
Shorthorn-" Alphonso," four years-old; weight
4 A. 1.tkt. r.. A.
"Red Knight of Oxford" one year-old; weight
lob pounds and a little farther Sir Joseph"
six months old; weight, 575 pounds, the three er-
hibited by Hendee & Page of Morristown. Good
specimens Of Shorthorn stock were also shown by
j. NJ. Campbell Of Morristown, p C. cleveland
Of Hyde Park, W. H. Bagley Of Hardwick and
others OF Jerseys, the show was excellent, es-
pecially so the magnificent thoroughbred bull six
years-old, which, to our mind should have had
| the gold medal II there was one. He was exhib-
tied by Z. 2. Darling Of Elmore. + v. Smith OF
Stowe, G. F. Smith Of Morristown, D. N. Farrand
OF Hyde Park and others, also showed fine speci-
mems Of tboroughbreds, and M c. Mower Of Nor
ristown, B. w. Gnyer of Wolcott, c. l.. Shaw Of
MoristowD, J. B. Cook Of Greensboro and others,
fine specimens Of grade Jerseys. good show Of
Devon stock was made by v. W. Jewett OF Hyde
Park, W. H. Small Of Morristown, N. Whitney Of
Wolcott and others. or Ayrshires, we found
some good specimens by G. II. Drury Of Greens.
boro, l. T. Libby Of johnson, and Others A. M.
Whitcomb Of Hydepark, J. B. Cook Of Green's
| boro, John Hubbard of Hyde Park and others,
| showed some good grade Ayrshires. OF working
oxen. good pair was shown by VIM. Lamphear
of Morristown; weight, 5000 pounds. Also some
good pairs by s. b. Wait Of Eden, A. H. Darling
| Of Morrstown and others.
SHEEP
r. G. Hill of Elmore, II. Dodge OF Morrstown,
A. NJ Whtcomb Of Hyde Park, and N. G. Web
ster OF Johnson showed fine Cotswolds. G. A.
Harris of Stowe, A. X Spaulding OF Morristown,
and others some, good southdowns, and j. B.
Cook Of Greensboro, II. Dodge OF Morristown and
others some good Finewools OF
| POULTRY
there was not large exhibit Z. p Darling OF
Elmore showed pen Of fine geese and one OF
Guinea hens; A. o. Gates Of Morristown COOP
of White Leghorns, and d. c. Hardy OF Morris.
town one Of Golden Pheasants. Among the
| AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
we noticed two Champion plows, one Eureka
pillow and one cutivator, by II. Morgan Of Nor
ristown; an American hay tedder by c j. Patch
OF Hyde Park; two-horse lumber wagon by V
W. Jewett Of Morristown, and sap evaporator by
Vermont Farm Machine Company. J. r Emerson
OF Peacham showed some "gilt-edged" butter
which was undoubtedly gilt clear through also
and some very neat and tasty butter stamps and
boxes. c. l.. Holbrook OF Hyde Park and W. S
Gilbert Of Morristown exhibited an appetizine
array Of maple sugar. The exhibition in
FLORAL HALL
was very fine, but we can attempt no enumera
ton. We noticed especially, however, the growing
flowers and plants and cut flowers, the quilt will
5000 pieces, some Of the rugs, the birds, the col
lection Of minerals, the crayon-work and the pei
work. Among the latter we saw some very beau
tiful specimens by C. b. Wait Of Eden To most
Of the articles on exhibition in the hall no names
were attached. We have no space to mention an,
OF the exercises before the stand, except the clio
quent address by Colonel John B. Mead at three
o'clock, p NJ the second day and the playing o
the band both days 1t the Highgate band
and we take pleasure in saying that they are gen
tlemen and excellent players. OF the colonel's ad
dress we can only say that the subject was agri
culture, and the matter pithy, practical, stronl
and interesting.
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