The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-14
Champlain Valley Fair.

less a large attendance on the fair
grounds. The exhibits were numer-
Gus in nearly every class.
There was good number of horses.
Stations were exhibited by Ill TBootb,
Ii f Gaines, Panton; Chas.
Sanford, Orwell. s Tappan, e j Kent,
J T. Bristol, S G Warner, + e Sears,
Panton; Austin Smith, Bridport;
Moses Coger, o IL Fisher, Addison;
ID E Collins, l Sattley, " L Booth,
Ferrisburgh; A Gravelinc, z LaBom-
bard, Vergennes, exhibited mares with
colts; while colts and fillies of differ
ent ages were shown by G w Spalding,
O ii Fisher, Addison: p Simon, a j
Rogers, Ii + Gaines, VIM. TenBrocke,
G S Harris, of Panton; A Mason,
New Haven; l. A Baker, Lincoln;
Middlebrook a. Bisbee, w Il Booth,
Ferrisburgh; II Rice, Bridport; A j
Cushman, Monkton and some others.
There was o long string of cattle
hitched on the East side of the
grounds, and among them were some
fine animals, some of the Jerseys be-
ing especially noticeable. The exhibit
tors of Durhams were Ira Knowles,
New Haven; G L q Kimball, w L
Greene, Allen Il Kimball, Vergennes
Austin Smith, g FL Marshall, Addison.
Devons by L Ii Daniels, w L Green,
Vergennes; Jerseys by w L Greene
j Battell, Middlebury; q ID Smead,
Waltham. There were besides, a num-
Der of grade animals by these and other
exhibitors. Working oxen by G W
Read, Ii Brevoort, Addison; g p 1'ur-
ner, Lincoln; Middlebrook & Bisbee,
Ferrisburgh; Peter La lombard, Still
man Grandcy, Vergennes.
The Merino sheep show was large,
and proved that the flocks of the north
ern part of the county are not inferior
to those of other sections. Perhaps the
largest exhibitor was + d Barton OF
Waltham, who occupied several pens.
One of his ewes was pronounced by q
competent Judge to be one OF the finest
animals on the ground, and one that
couldn't be beaten anywhere. ii c
Burwell of Bridport, had a pen of ram
lambs and pen of ewes that were
good specimens of his breeding. l. L
Clark, Addison, had stock ram, q
superior animal, with ten of his get
and pen of five ewes. The other ex
hibitors were + i Woodbridge, Il Ii
Bacon, Wris hit g. Jackman, Waltham
Andrew Mason, G w Mason, VIM. II
French, New Haven; N richards, Pan
ton; Rector Gage, Addison. We were
told by prominent breeder that the
exhibition was frst-class one through.
out.
OF long woods the only exhibitors
were A Smith and Henry Danyaw
| Panton; and j G Roscoe of Addison
who showed altogether only eight OF
ten animals.
The poultry show was small, consist
ing only of few turkeys, geese ant
ducks, shown by + A Thompson ant
Ii Il Booth, Ferrisburgh; G A Smith
Panton, and Daniel Hare, Waltham.
In Mechanics Hall the hardware
merchants of Vergennes made an at
tractive display, one of the best by
Stewart d. Baldwin, whose array o
the fancy nickel plated coal stoves ant
stove boards wherein the present gen
Grafton are fortunate above thei
fathers, was very fine. They alst
showed the Ferguson Bureau Creamery
refrigerator and Stoddard barrel churn
c A Booth g. Son and j A Wright alst
had handsome show cases of goods
and Powers u Kimball fine display.
| The organ men were on hand a
usual. A j. Bailey of Burlington ha(
several organs and pianos. T. Il Lyoi
of Charlotte and A S Dukett o
Bridport had their respective oraans
There was quite long list of agricul
tural implements of various kinda
there being considerable number o
exhibits from out of the city. Among
them the Casaday Sulky plow, exhibited
by r. A Foote 81 Son of Cornwall, wa
tried in an adjoining field with two
other sulkey plows, and as usual at
tracted much attention and praise tol
its working qualities.
The show of vegetables was quite
large and the entries numerous, tho
list being too long for our space. W
ID Lane ofNew Haven had las he usually
does. about the finest display, embracing
large number of different kinds
The display of potatoes and grains was
very superior.
The fruit display was not very large
with those of other local fairs. A I
Skiff of Bridport had some nice peaches
and ounces of his own raising, both
being of large size; Mrs. Nelson Collins
of Monkton, also exhibited peaches. i
Smith of Addison had large dis.
play of apples and pairs; e & l NJ
Knowles, New Haven, ten varieties OF
winter apples; w L Green had nice
display of twelve varieties of plums
and sixteen varieties of grapes; A II
Bristol, Panton, display of apples
thirty-six varieties; Peter LaBombard
Vergennes, five varieties apples; Leslie
III Thompson of Weybridge sixteen
varieties of apples; j W Rogers, apples
Samples of honey were shown by Mr.
Thompson and E j Smith.
The display of needle work in Flora
Hall was large and embraced many
fine things which showed that The
ladies of Vergennes and vicinity do moi
neglect this graceful art. Among the
the larger contributors were Mrs. III {
johnson, who had several very hand
some articles; Mrs. ii T Booth, Ferris,
burg; Mrs. N j McCuen, Miss Nellie
L richards of Panton; Mrs III Daniels
Mrs. II II O'Bryan of Addison, had @
beautiful feather wreath; Mrs. Walter
Scranton an elegant embroidered
Chinese silk coverlet and pair of pill.
low shams; Mrs. Il L Woodbridge,
handsome Japanese screen. There were
many other exhibits that deserve
mention which our space will not allow
us to make.
There were some fine'samples of cray
on work by Mrs. VIM. N French, New
Haven; Mrs. NJ l. Partch, Vergennes
L III Thompson, Vergennes; oil paint
ing by Mrs belong. One of the love-
Hest things in the hall was japanese
painting owned by Mrs f f Wood
bridge.
OF bread and cake there were few
nice samples entered by Mrs. w w Al
len, Mrs. III Il Booth and Miss Josie
Crowley of Ferrisburg Mrs. C ID Smead
Waltham; Mrs. L Smith, Addison.
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