Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-06
Orange County Fair.

The twenty ninth annual fair of the Orange
County Agricultural Society was held at Brad
ford, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sep.
TENDER %, 20 and 80 Owing to the rainy weather,
it was not so great success AS in some previous
years. yet was far from being failure either Fl.
nancialy or otherwise. But little more WAS done
upon the first day than to make the entries, and
the fair may be said to have begun upon Wednes-
day. The weather partially cleared up, and the
attendance was fairly good. The exhibition In
Mechanics Hall was much more full and COM
plete than in any other department. Diplomas
were given rs follows W. II. Gilmore, Fairlee,
riding cutivator; C. NJ. Kimball, Bradford, two
plows; F. r. johnson, Newbury, set OF Osgood's
hay scales; J. H. Peters Champion mower; Bowker
pany, samples OF fertilizers. First premiums were
given to W. II. Gilmore SO, for Gorham seeder;
j. +. Davis, 49, case OF horse shoes; Z. F. Brown
30 cents, wheelbarrow. J. X. Carr exhibited the
Walter A. Wood harvester and reaper and the
Wood mowing-mschine. The Fairbanks Scale
Company exhibited specimens of their counter
and track scales. Wiuship g. Co. exhibited the
barbtarous) wire fence Dairy products were
exhibited in this hall. The display was small.
Henry Whitcher and p s. Chamberlin exhibited
butter, and W. b. Kimball aud p S. Chamberln
cheese. There WAS a fair show OF vegetables
Honey was exhibited by Messrs. Whitchor, Chap
man and Kimball. Floral Hall was pretty we'll
filed with the usual brio a-brac, all creditable,
but few deserving special mention. We select
two Amber cane syrup, by Benjamin lIibbard
OF Piermont, N. H., and specimens OF bookbind
ing by j. d. Clark OF Montpelier. The growing
interest felt in poultry has extended to Orange
county, and the display was large and fine all
the common and many Of the fancy breeds being
represented. For county which has 20 good a
reputation for fine horses, the exhibit was very
small, but good. The exhibitors were NJ. T Qumby,
two stations; NJ. M. Miller, two-years old colt
J. II. Peters, Vermont Morgan and Ethan Allen
d. P. Bradbury, ive-years-old stallion, Of Ken
lucky blood; C. S. Stevens, Starlight" ]. C.
Stevens Kentucky Boy" E. s. Carpenter, three
years-old stallion, and II Chandler, colt NJ. C.
johnson, G. A. Hartman, and Stevens & Libby,
exhibited gentlemen's driving horses. Six en-
tries were made in matched horses--by L. z. John
son, Stevens & Libby, W. j. Nelson, S d. Pres.
colt, l. L. Church and Wilson Stetson. Mr.. john
sons were the best and those Of Stevens & Libby
took the first premium at the state fair. Frank
c. Prescott exhibited a Morgan mare and colt
john P. McGinnis, Messenger mare and colt by
Kentucky Boy; II. Chandler, mare and colt Of
81. lawrence blood. Frank G. Prescott had a
two-y ears-old colt; J. johnson g. Son two colts OF
English blood or cattle, ii. w. Keyes Of New
bury made large and fine exhibit-oyer thirty
head OF Jersey and Holstein breeds Many OF
them were lately imported and are oil pure blood
They attracted much attention. Other exhib-
itors were M n Flanders Piermont two woke.
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Ira Low bradiora' oxen James BLOCK Newbury,
| three-years-old steers; Samuel Eastman. New
bury, oxen; John Kendrick Newbury, oxen and
,uo,vaars-o,d s,aar,. char,as uanaar.on W.,
s.oo's, o""'o' ''onuo''o'' VOW
bury, oxen; N. W. Cunningham Newbury, four
| year-olds; James Roy, Barnet, oxen four thou
sana and aavan hundred and twenty nounds. 6
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GEORGE barnet lat cattie' william Roy Barnet
three-years-old steers; James Carrier, South New
| bury, steers; John Edwards, Newbury, oxen.