Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-21

Electric horse hoe, and in short, preliy 'ul
line of farmers implements. -,-
There are four suky plOws, the Chssalay,
Wizard. Giipin, and Syracuse, each oi whlcl
has lis good points, though the Cassaday ha'
the novelty Of no land side. Walter a
Wood shows the new twinC-binder reaper
also the new Ign reaper which weighs onlN
so pounds nc a. than their ordinary moving
| machines. ,
Another novelty Of solid merit is the
| Newbbnrd cleaner and binder This ma
chine follows the ordinary reaper or cradle,
| takes up the grain into bundles, tics it Win
wire and drops it out behind. .
The st. Adams foundry shows in addition
| to their horse powers, one, two and thrtt
| horse, and saving machines, a "shreudtr' lol
cutting corn fodder, straw, etc. ms ma
chine is constructed on new principle, ant
instead of knives, the cutting is done by
several circular saws which are placed on 4
shaft AZ an angle, which gives the saws q
| lateral or "wobhling' motion, so the fodder
fed into the machine is sawed into flint
shrcds, which is much better fitted for cat
tie food than when cut squnrcly across, hav'
! ing the stalk whole in its diameter though
cut short.
4 novel contrivancC, and an effective one
IS Il fraud on the innocent and unsuspecting
crow. 1t is an arrangement OF short cast
| iron gun barrels, each with shell loaded
with powder and a Cap. A hammer to each
barrel is cooked and the trigger attached TO
clock with n string, aud every -Four OF
| half hour as the operator may elect, the
| clock pulls of trigger, and cNplodes a cart
ridge, much to the surprise uf the crow,
who can not discover the usual accompany
ing small boy. There are quantities of in
gcnions and useful articles which will pay
hfa
for their description.
Closing Notes ofthe Exhibition.
The fair has at last come to an end, TO the
great relief of suffering humanity. Fri
day was the last day, and the success held
ont TO the last minute The skies were
cloudy Nil day, although there was no ram to
speak of, but In spite Ol that, and Of the fact
that the last day Is always the least Interest
ing, there was large crowd at the park
not less, probably, than five thousand people.
AS ON the preceding day, everything passed
oil pleasantly and quietly.
This closed Il most successful exhibition
an exhibition witch, as Governor Stewart
said was at once II reward and IA Justification
of its origiuators There were some things
which might have been bcttered, and these,
no doubt, will be attended to, another year I;
J.
the far was the most successful ever hcid in
This state,
HE Races.
The races Of Friday, though witnessed by
a smaller audience thun were those of tus
previous days, were the most interesting OF
the week. The judges were Col. George W.
Hooker, Col. c. ID. Gates of Cambridge aud
Hon. W. \. Weed OF Shelburn. The
Il far t,, D. 4
Of 5000, six Of the Cigut entries Appearing
and receiving positions AS follows Harry J..
first, Young Columbus second, Mary Aud r.
son third, surprise fourth, Tommy Lambert
fifth, Nellie l.. sixth. After scoring less
than might have been expected the horses
got lalr schd-oiI, Harry j. having the best
OF the race to the first turu being holly pur-
sued by Nellie L. with Lambert dangerous
thld Surprise acting badly and falling to
the rear. Harry J. was not deprived of his
lead du'ing the heat the only feature being Il
magnificent squirt by Mary Andsson on the
final lurn and home by which she captured
second place from Nellie l. Young Culum-
bvs icing fourth in Consequence Of his driv-
ci's inability to keep htn down t. his work
Surprise filth, Lambert sixth. Time 2:3jt /.
Second hcat.-On getting off for second
heat Harry j. at once manifested his dislike
for his rivals aud led them all to the turn
into stretch, when Nellie l.. closed
on lin aud the race by stand and round
to the first turn Of the second hall-mile
was one Of the bcs, struggles of the week.
l his race, however, soon proved too much
for Nellie L, who began to weaken and was
soon uyurhauled by Lambert, the rest trail
Ing in rear with Surprise last. Harry }.
he'd his lead to the wire, Lambert good
second and the rest arriving in order named
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