Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-10-04
Windsor County FAIR

We went 10 press In tho middle Of
the Fair last week--our usual time
consequently We did not give much
news about Il, aud II Ia rather late
now to write II UP much, except 10
give q few general notes, and refer the
reader to the premiums published on
the first page of this paper, The
weather was beautiful througheuI-
couldn't DO better--for once ProVi'
dence smiled on the institution, ana
late rains had laid the dust aud
"packed" the track 80 that every
thing was 4" lovely. " Wednesday
was the big day, and 1t Is thought that
six or seven thousand people visited
the grounds during the day; Thurs
day, the last day, the crowd was not
Us large, Take tho exhibit rs a whole
il was very fair one. The 'hoss'
show was very dpe, the most notice.
able one was the stallion, "kcnt,'
owned by a syndicate OF rich men in
the Qucchee valley; the four.ia'hand
coal blacks, owned and driven by f.
=. Mckenzie, presented fine up.
pcarance and attracted much attention |;
Ed. Perry, of So. Woodstock, had the
best trotting horse on the ground, aud
he laid the "boys" out ''cold' who
undertook to beat him. In cattle, as
we stated last week, Hartland stood at
the head. In Jersey stock, Frederick
Billings, Charles Dana, and Oscar
Burk, all of Woodstock, took the cake.
There was u fair exhibit Of sheep,
principally Southdowns. The poultry
show was light-poultry is playing out
why is this? Butter and cheese
was light. The display of fruit was
not extensive, yet our frind j. c. Me-
Kenzie exhibited some nice specimens
Of pears and apples. The display Of
"garden sass" was large and excellent,
and showed that the season was not Il
bad one after all the "grumbling.'--
George A. Slocumb of North Bridge
water made the largest and best dis.
play in this department that was ever
made on the ground before. In
squashes he had ten varities, among
them the famous "Hubbard," of which
small one left on our table weighed
20 pounds ten varities Of turnip, nine
Of beet, six of carrot, nine Of onions,
three of tomatoes, three of lettuce, four
Of corn, five Of peas, seven of beans,
four Of wheat, four of melons, eight
Of potatoes. This was "mammoth"
exhibition of vegetables for one man,
and the size of everything was
mammoth" also. BY generous
donation of the specimens from Mr..
Slocum we were able to hold credit
able exhibition at our house for several
days, and the table was greatly ad-
mired by the neighbors. Talk about
the growth Of vegetables in California,
North Bridgewater, where land is only
priced at $3.50 an acre, beats them
all to "smithereens." Don't 60 West
yet, awhile, young man, there is money
in the old homestead! Mechanics
Hall was we'll filed. The nice bug
gies on exhibition were greatly adj
mired, especially the Jump seat and
democratic" carry-all ones, manu-
featured by H. H. Hick and exhibited
by DR.. G. o. Boyden, of Bridgewater.
The Doctor ought to make his fortune
in the sale of these carriages. The
ladies, God bless them, put in their
best work, and Floral Hall presented
an array of articles hard to beat and
showed taste and ingenuity. No use
talking further, and will say as we did
at the start-read the premiums.