The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-29
The Fair at Vergcnnes.

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Valley Agricultural society opened
upon Tuesday, ending yesterday. The
weather throughout has been all that
could be desired. The show was in
all respects very fine, and in some
respects has not been surpassed in the
county.
Floral Hall, which this year is
permanent building erected for the
society, was we'll filled with an attract
i've array of articles. Part of the space
was taken up by the merchants of
Vergenncs, who had cases of their
goods on exhibition. The displays Of
needle and fancy work were numerous,
and some extremely fine. There was
some artistic work of merit. An oil
painting and PLAGUE by Miss Lena
ii. Hawkins of Vergcnnes were works
of genius. A display of hand colored
photographs mounted OH glass, by Mrs.
G rs Pierce, was very pretty, and
much admired. Miss Nellie + Richards
of Panton had set of napkins with
pen and ink sketches upon them, mostly
comic subjects, which were very good
considerable number of other contribu-
lGGs atGUtbiS. CLASS. WAicheHr sp2cGvWill
most of them were worthy of praise.
There were five or six handsome
displays of flowers.
There were good number of entries
in tic vegetable department, though We
noticed no very large displays, except
that of the Reform School farm, which
was very good and j Wright had q
fine show. Other exhibitors were, T.
& | N knowles, Ed Gorhlm, Il Il Bris-
toll, Fred Sears, Joseph 0 Atwood, T.
j Bristol, a b Rose, Miss Frank
Taggart, j u Rogers, Middlebr ooll 81
Bisbee.
The display of fruit was not strong
in quantity or number of exhibitors.
Three splendid exhibits of grapes were
the feature of this class.
The entries of bread and cake, and of
butter, cheese and honey were not
numerous, but lirst-class.
The show of nearly all kinds of stock
was large, that of horses nariicnlnriu
They made very conspicuous feature
of the fair.
There was also large and very fair
display of tho difloront classoe Of cattle.
Some of them were noted animals of
their breeds, but first-class cattle on the
whole did not seem to be the strongest
part of the exhibition.
The Mcrino sheep show was of
course not to be compared with that of
the county fair, being mostly by breed
crs in the vicinity of Nergennes, but
such noted focks rs those i ID Barton,
III G. Burwcll, & i Morrison Il Son and
Wright 81 Jackman were represented,
and of course they had superior sheep.
III l. Beach had some handsome looking
ram and eve lambs. Allen Burroughs.
j II Day, ii Spraguc q Son, and Il
Il Goil, were the other exhibitors.
Long wool sheep were exhibited by
g A Smith, II II Booth. G ii Stone
and others.
The poultry and swine exhibits were
small, especially the latter. That
noble and intelligent animal, the pig,
does not have a fair show at onr fairs.
The display of farming tools and
machinery was the largest pro badly ever
shown in the county. Several kinds of
plows, in numerous array, occupied
considerable ground, while sccdcrs.
mowers, rakcs and rcapcrs were in
strong force. The Ipalter a. Wood
scll biuui!lS reaper uul INC OSbOlllc
ditto attracted notice, the glorics of the
latter being practically aud eloQucutly
set forth by G. NJ Wilmarlh, who ia
agent for il.
The address was given by Rev. Mcr-
rift IIulburd on "Wednesday afternoon.
1t was rather rambling discourse
upon the political and civil duties of
the farmers, Tor the most part sensible.
interspcrscd with apt abd humorous
anecdotes, and often eloquent. II was
listened to with much pleasure.
The Nergenncs band furnished music.
"Wednesday forenoon the parade of
the city iiremcn was very llue dis
play.
The Reform school boys, headed by
their band, paradcd the streets in The
afternoon
Good order generally prevailed on
Wednesday, though there were not un-
frequent evidences of unslcadincss
which indicated that the gin-mills were
engaged in their useful work.
The irotiing came oil yesterday at the
Smith park in Panlon, and was largely
attended.