Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-24
Hlnadale, N. n.

WEDNESDAYS ANNUAL TOWN FAR.
The third annual exhibition of the Hins-
dale Farmers and Mechanics Association
was held on Wednesday, with gratifying
degree of success. The outdoor portion of
the exhibition was given ON the grounds
half mile north of the village, on Brattleboro
street, and the ''foral halr' exhibits were
shown in the town hall. At the grounds
some good stock was shown, although the
number Of animals entered for exhibition was
not large The display of cattle was excel
lent in quality, the Jerseys leading for dairy
stock, rs usual. One must go far to find finer
oxen than were on exhibition. Some excel
lent young cattle were also shown. Some of
the leading premiums awarded in the stock
department were the following:
Working oxen yrs old-Calvin Shattuck
LIST, 9. A. Mason I'd, Ansel Dickinson Sd.
Fat oxen-R. Dickinson LIST, c. Shattuck ?,
A. A. Bailey Sd. Bulls. Davis, Chester
field, 2-year-old Durham, LIST G. A. Mason,
lG mos old Alderney, LIST; j. Estey & Co,
yearlng Jersey, LIST. Fat cows-A. A. Bal
ley list Il Sd, W. s. Barrows I'd.
Working horses-G. O. Fisk LIST, A. s. Ba-
con I'd, c. A. Mason Sd. Carriage horses
G. Fitzgerald LIST, A. s. Bacon 3D. William
Streeter Sd. Stallion 30 yrs old and colt 3
yrs. old, L. F, BufTum, Winchester LIST.
Colt 1G mos. old A. NJ. Carlton, Winchester,
LIST Draft horses-C. A. Mason LIST, J.
Debell I'd. Single horse-C. A. Mason LIST.
W. S. Barrows took first premiums on
very fine thoroughbred Berkshire boar and
SOW of the same breed. d. w. Stearns was
awarded first premium on litter of pigs
The somewhat famous phosphate calf, "
which was exhibited two years ago as the
most forlorn and unpromisng specimen of
the bovine tribe to be imagined, this year
turned the laugh on her traducers by appear
ing with a fine calf at her side and carrying
off the first premium Our old friend Bar
rows president of the day who good natured-
ly endured the bantering on account of that
phosphate calf two years ago, now quietly
smiles as he remarks that "he laughs best
who laughs last"
The Hinsdale Guards, Capt X. f. Smith,
entertained the crowd with dress parade
and drill and the horse -trotting occupied a
prominent place in the afternoons pro-
gramme. Music was furnished by the North
field brass band.
The display at the town hall we have rare
ly seen equalled at any similar gathering.
Fruits. vegetables and cereals occupied a
prominent place-the show of apples being
especially fine. The display of fancy articles
was practically without limit, and included
everything imaginable in fine needlework
embroidery, patchwork, rugs, and articles OF
household decoration. The bed.quilts which
decked the hall in every direction, exceeded
in number and variety anything that our
| grandmothers ever could have thought of
Exhibits especially worthy of commentator
were those made by the Hnsdale and Win
chester High schools These showed specia
features in school appliances, including min
eral and natural history specimens, fossils,
| globe, microscope, and other apparatus, text
| books, and specimens of map and other
| drawing by the pupils. In an ante-r wa
a special exhibition which fully deserved the
wide attention bestowed upon it, This was
| display of relics and antiquities, which in
cluded articles of china, crockery, needle
work, books and curiosities handed dowI
from past generations. A decorated far
| known to be at least 300 years old, and the
present property of Xenophon Streeter, Dor,
off the palm for age. A captains commits
sion to Jacob Leonard, dated Oct IL, 1887
| bore the veritable signature of John Hancock
| Governor of the Commonwealth of Massa
| chusetts, and there were many other articles
in the collection of great antiquary value ant
| interest. Among the "curiosites" the set o
Surgical instruments" used by DIR. w. s
Leonard while practicing at Broad Brook,
were eminently suggestive and attracted thei
deserved share of attention. The number o
people who were in attendance during th,
day in the hall and on the grounds was no
| less than 2000 to 300.
While Mrs. Geo w. johnson and TIVE
other ladies', with little boy, were riding
near the Stebbns farm last Monday, tn
horse got frightened at dog which jumped
out of the brush beside the road and threw
them out Mrs johnson sustained broker
wrist, with some bruises on her head. Thu
others were not seriously injured. The car
riage was somewhat damaged
Rev. Mr. Rabbit of the Universalis
church preached his farewell discourse las
Sunday. Also Mr.. Mitchell of the Baptis
church, thus leaving two churches withou
| pastors.