Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-21

orange County White, any one OF which would
delight the lovers Of the Irish tubers. Michael
Lynch Moretown, showed some which were not
only MagDum Bonum in variety but maximus
In point Of size; L. II. Reed, Cabot, had some
fine Mammoth Pearls, and Charles Morse Plain
field, some handsome Early Rose j. B. Hills,
Middlesex, also made a good display of potatoes
squashes, the best show Of beans and some nice
popcorn. The premium list will disclose what
is not here told as to the details Of the show In
vegetables
In grains George w. Pease Of Hartford, Yer
mont, showed some excellent White Ham
burgh spring wheat and White Wilson winter
wheat. lie has made specially Of wheat raising
and his experience is conclusive evidence that the
finest wheat can be raised In Vermont, and he
succeeded In convincing many incredulous farm
ers Of this fact Mr.. Pease exhibited good winter
rye and Surprise oats weighing forty pounds
to the bushel. c. W. Pease exhibited a superior
quality OF White Wilson winter wheat Lost Nation
spring wheat, excellent oats and winter rye
Fruit in all the rpening colors Of autumn blazed
in every nook and corner Of Mechanics Hall. 1t
usurped the tables extending through It's center
and overfowed upon the tables extending along
the sides. There was never so large an exhibition
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and bv tho avian, and var;e,v NJ the anec,men.
was that ofE Il Ardrews Rer,ip who exb,h,tad
fortv.,wo variet,es NJ tho hes, ,mnroved anples
| Rail a. tIoslins Darhv had n fpe d;spIav ahow.
| inc for,v.fva n,o,es amono wbich were tho 10,
va,;e,;es ,hev recommerd %, oereral cultivation
in this state viz Wealthy petbel. Newport
Sweet. Yellow Transparept Duchess of olden.
| burgh Sons Of Wine Prolific SWEATING Famense
SCOTS Winter. and Ben Davis. c. Miller g. Son.
Pomfret. had an elegant displav covering thirty.
seven mates. among which were the standard
yarieties-Baldwips. Winter Pjppins. Porter. Dex
ter, Rhode Island Greening, Pound Sweet and
Northern Spy. They also showed five plates of
pears. Aaron Webster, Roxbury had seventy
plates of apples to his name-a bewilderipg va
riety Of specimens and display that alone would
have seemed quite creditable in some former
fairs. Charles Winterbottom, shelburn, showed
twelve plates of grapes, six of plums, fifteen of
pears, twelve of crab apples and fifty-four Of
appes,-a fine exhibition by itself A. O.
Hood. Winooski displayed fifty varieties of
fine apples, all grown on soil which never
raised apples seventeen years ago. O. W. Da-
Wis g. Co.. Waterbury Center exhibited nine
teen varieties of apples. They raise the trees
which bear these varieties. They showed En-
neror Aiexa,dars g,rtbiro forrtoan ipcbos and
uamnshire sweets large and Mica / w Cellev
Winooski exhibited fftv varie,;as ~ ann,es
| nine NJ nears and five of nlums-a roval disn,av
Ue sbowed some English Russe,s n ve,r old and
Emneror Alexanders watching seventeen opncos
ms. ovh,,,,, ,ro,,dod al ,ho s,o,aa~d ,,.~io,ts
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missiles more fatal to the Russian emperor than
glass bombs; w. d. Lane, Mddebury, twelve
varieties of pears and twenty-eght Of apples
William Mcintosh, Nerthfeld, six plates Of his
famous Reds J. r. Young, Fast Montpelier, six
teen plates OF apples; Levi Swift. Middlebury,
twenty-five plates; G. c. Paine, East Bethel,
twelve plates; J. B. Hills, Middesex, fifteen
plates; ii. ii. Templeton, East Montpelier, eighteen
plates; and numerous smaller exhibits, varying
from one to half dozen plates Charles r.
Witherell, Cornwall, had five plates OF pears
Charles Morse, Plainfeld, blue plums; Mrs. T.
Huntey, canned plums, peaches and jelly; Mrs
f. p. Olds, crab apple jelly Mrs. Chester Beck.
ley, apple jelly. The pears shown in the above ex
hibits were principally the Sekel, Swans Orange
Flemish Beauty, Clapps Favorite, Bartlett and
Sheldon.
In butter there was beggarly show for the
gilt edge dairy state,-hardly worthy OF mention
In this department, and also that OF cheese ma
pie sugar, money and miscellaneous, the premium
list Will furnish an ample report. The fact that
good butter Is spoiled by a iour-days exposure In
this weather, and under the other uniavorable
circumstances attending Its exhibition at state
fair, explains why this prime article oil Vermont
product does not come out on these occasions.
FLORAL HALL.
A, ,ha had ~ ,ba ha,, ,bo d,sr,.r ~ an, eo,o..
hv Mrs william C,arL porro NO. Tho mos, .,,;,,
inc obsct IN the sense of anal, as wall as ~ s,oh,
Above a f,e,d of aowars arose n aowerv nay,lion
basLe,s NJ aowers hanging within. ahovo ,bi. q
cross and canning tho wbo,e n crowr a, ao,vors
Mrs Clark had aIso a tine disnlav NJ not n,an,s
Mrs II w sowIas Rare made a 6ne disn,av y,
nants cut aowers and aower ornaments
large dower harm was beaut,fu, and gave tor,,
the music Of nowers ~ not the noes that arc
strncx from the stringed instrument Tber.
were smalar disnaya of Hnwars alapant rosas
and nlants and inganious aoral novelties which
added mucb IN the attrac,iveness of this d;sn,oy
From this aowerv mort the renorter sailed on,
upon the mvsterions sea of the nroducts 81 ,be
female penius which Law befora him On,v ,hs
guidiue hand Of His skilfnl nilot saved the ine,
nerienced nav;gator from nt,ar sh;nwracL n. h.
winged " bis wav over ita waters Tbe vov.
aeer after manv hair-breadtb escane. and van.
tures amid tho intricacies of the Kens;noton
stitch of crewel ne,iIs and worsted bigh A.,
heaved a long-drawn sigb of re,ief and 81 oro,,'
tude to his faithful pilot, when be stenned ashors
and felt the solid eround Of Mec,anics' Hail be.
meath his feet A few only of the artices saor
can be mentioned here The nreminm list vii;
tell its "unvarnished tale" of the npmerors
meritorious and artistic articles exhibited An ala.
giant tidv and piano spread In Kensinpton stitch
bv Mrs A. I Twitcbel. Middleburv. a collectior
Of nainting on china bv Miss Gert;a Dawar
n unioue scrsn basket and bandsome b,acL s,II
apron bv Miss Mary Dewev. and an embroidered
tab,a snraad and n,l,ow-sbams of antio,o loo,
and satin Inv Mrs Charles Dewev Mon,ns,,ar
wera no,ohla o,,io,as Mrs q stone awhv,
ited n naintad ,ab,a ton and o,bar snacimans =,
her artis,ic sk,n Including three oi, no,n,,nn.
Twelva oil naip,;ngs ,yara aIso axbbi,ad lao II,s.
beth Cpmm;ns Mon,naliar Mrs A n Cnmu,,r.
had tho has, e,bihi, % ront Iaco avar In Tho
and a fne disnlay n, nain,ino ON china and .IL