The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-30

gons and cutter; JC Wheeler, num-
Der of plows and harrows; TN Chap
man a. Co, the Crown and Remington
sewing machines; DA Wiley, Domes-
/ tic and Americon sewing machines I;
II M Strong, Little Giant road machine
w III Flint, chain pump; j G Thomas,
Eagle horse rake; b III Overhiser,
rocking churn; Strong Il Bros, car
riages and buggies.
ARTISTIC WORK.
Conspicuous among the many exhibits
in the. town hall were the paintings and
drawings, which were of unusual excel
lence and show cultivation of art
creditable to the young ladies of Or
well. Olivia l. Griswold had fine oil
paintings and three water colors, oil
good and some very excellent in design
execution. Grace Griswold had eight
water colors which equally showed the
artist. Miss Lavinia Vail showed sew
eral specimens Of flower painting on
wood which were worthy of the atten-
ton they received. She also showed
some other good work. Miss Julia Z
Royce had very creditable drawings.
Jennie and Robert Royce each showed
abundant specimens OF pencil and map
drawing which indicated good begin
ing in art. There were some fine
flowers and and q few miscellaneous
objects which added to the show In this
class.
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
In domestic manufacturers and needle
work there was a plentiful show.
Miss Della Gee had handsome toilet
, set; Miss Cora Carnaford, motto and
beautiful lace collar; Hannah Wright
a Log Cabin quilt, lamp mat and foot
stool, all good work; Mrs. j Rivett, a
motto; Mrs. Marcellus Royce, sofa
pillow; Miss Minnie Cats, tidy, piano
stool cover, motto; Mrs. Fannie Cults,
tidy, handkerchief cases, cornucopia |;
Mrs w Raymond, toilet set; Grace
Raymond, bed quilt; Mrs. w ii Mat
Their, crib quilt sMrs Chas. Cook, sofa
pillow, tidy; Mrs E P Cushman, hand
some lap robe; Mrs. Lucy Blackmer,
bed quilt, very good; Mrs. V V
Blackmer, toilet set, tidy; Mrs. G. G.
Griswold, lambrequin; Mrs Roswell
Bottom, afghan; Miss f. Clark, Japa-
nese banner, table spread; Miss Ella
Royce, stand spread, bracket; Mrs. E
M Collins, lounge, quilt, lambrequin,
several tides and mats, all nice work
Mrs. B II Overhiser, handsomely lem
broidcred table spread; Miss Louisa
Douglas, two mats, tidy; Mrs. j w
Adams, two striking rugs; Miss Eva
Warren, wall pocket; Miss Maggie
Vail, handsome scrap bag; Mrs. S f
Calhoun. beautiful embroidered tidy.
The principal exercises occurred at
the temporary stand, where about four
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fifteen minutes was given by Rev s. f.
Cults. 1t was well received. We give
the following abstract:
haye been warned not to make a
long speech and your chairman has re-
minded me of this friendly warning by
saying "a few remarks" You will not
therefore, deem 1t any disrespect, or
any lack of interest OH my part, If you
will listen to few general, running,
commonplace remarks. In the census
reports statistics are sought and pub
lishcd of tho condition and progress of
agriculture, population and wealth.
Information is sent forth as to how
many acres of land were last year put
down in wheat, and how many in corn
and beans. The pigs that have passed
from pen to pork barrel are counted
and the number of calves arc known.
The largest pumpkin is put on the rec
ord and the vine on which it grew is
measured in yards or furlongs. But
Notwithstanding this patient and wide
spread industry Of the census takers,
they are defective, and the job will NOT
be a completed one until they shall
have given marked attention to the
immense crop of words which the ma.
ton is now growing. The production
Of words has kept pace with the pro-
n,n;na q , nj grain Tie grain ii"t 80
mer years can now he cut by two mon
by the new aids of implements, and
the words that once required century
to utter can now be uttered in a day
by the better appliances of the present.
The present facilities for the produc-
ton of words and bringing them with
In the reach OF men are without any
parallel i'll the history of the world.
There are word-sowers, word-growers,
and word-producers, and the soil is
very productive and seems exhaustless.
You have brought yonr crops of
horses, sheep. gram, fruit, plows, and
l have brought crop of words. At
the next fair my wife will bring crop
of poultry.
Farming has kept pace with the pro.
gress made in other departments of in
dustry. An acre of land is more pro-
ductivc to day than it was twenty
years ago, for experience has taught
the farmer how to pillow, to enrich
his field, to cultivate, and to gather.
General Wiswell has a sulkey pillow on
the grounds by which boy or all old
man can do great deal moro work
than an able bodied man can do with
any other plOw. And to show the zeal
OF the times, one rich farmer has for
many years devoted part of his farm
to experimental farming and gardening
to show what are the conditions of the
largest crops, and he has fonnd what
kind of planting and what kind of soil
1t Is that produces sixty bushels of
wheat to the acre. And from that
farm, as from school house or college,
f light and knowledge are issuing for the
The most of this progress comes
from New England, and the great
west is blessed by the east. The crops
and farms OF the west are very often
destroyed by the cyclones, floods and
fires. They have left great marks in
western history and will follow The
western farmer for a hundred wears
yet. The terrible loss of life and pro-
perty in Michigan recently has moved
the heart of New England. In single
week whole families are all stilled in
death. We cry as we read. Our pa
pers are blotted with our tears. The
burning OF five hundred persons to
death, the rendering of ten thousand
people homesless moves the nation in
its Utmost sense.
Mr.. Calhnuu clooal ,,;,h o..