Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-28
WARDsBORO FAIR.
Another verr GOOD E.hlpl,lon.

wardsboro people were fortunate yesterday
in having such beautiful autumn weather for
their fair IL the managers had known bet
ter than Vennor Just what the days we're to
be- they could hardly have chosen a better
time than Thursday, the 9th, the day on
which the fair was held. There is something
In the atmosphere Of the days following the
frosty mornings of early autumn that pre-
disposes people to indulge in some kind of
recreation, aud going to a fair is not the worst
way Of gratifying the inclination at least,
we Judge that a great many thought 30
from the number in attendance. Though
the show was good in other respects, the
show Of men, women and children was the
best part OF 1t.
The cattle were exhibited on the old past
ure ground below Lamson's steam mill the
ruins of which were still burning In all there
were about 1870 cattle on exhibition. The
working oxen and steers, Of which there we're
about 30 pair, we're very good. A pair Of
Rve-years.old cattle, belonging to $. d. May
of Jamaica were the heaviest and perhaps
the best on the ground, their weight being
8GlO. Dexter Torrey of Jamaica also had a
pair of five-years. old oxen, weighing $500,
and H. NJ. Kidder of Wardsboro pair weigh
ing 3410. Others weighing over 5000 were
Willie Howe's $3.50 Martin l.. Johnson's,
3l2O Henry N. Fits, $3.50; A. f. Torry's,
5000 w. Q. Cushings, 5000; j. Robbins's,
$3.50; W. J. Aliens, 1910. There we're sew
eral pair of rather extra four-years. old oxen,
among them pair belonging to W. @. Cush-
ing of Jamaica, and pair owned by @. w.
Rice of Wardsboro, and one by j. E. Gleason.
E. S. johnson, Nathan Convey, l.. A.
Whitcomb all of Wardsboro and others had
good three years old steers David Farnum.
extra steers, two.years- L. A. Whitcomb
good yearlings, and A. Il. Torrey extra steer
calves closely matched. II. N. Fits exhibit
ed a Jersey bull, cows and heifers, and Hor-
ace French Jersey heifer and calf Three
or four Durham and grade bulls and one Hol-
stein were shown, and also several COWS and
hefors. In all, there were about 80 head on
exhibition, exclusive of the oxen and steers.
Sheep were rather scarce, but there was a
good coarse wool buck, weight FOG lbs, be-
longing to 0. l. White.
Swine had lust one representative, a very
good and peaceable Chester SOW, in box that
lust fitted her. owned by H. M. Kidder.
We made a dilgent search for the poultry
but failed to find it. The nearest approach
to it was some fancy feather work and a
stuffed hawk in the hall.
A dozen or twenty horses, brood mares aud
colts were seen in the pen and on exhibition.
There were several of more than average
merit; but we will let the judges tell which
they considered best.
There was a very respectable show of fruits
and vegetables-some very long beets by Har
yey Howard, and a very thick turnff by Pea
body d Son also apples by the same APP
pies potatoes and plums by Hiram Davis ;
apples pears, grapes, etc, by Luna Smith ;
some extra large and smooth Beauty of He
bron potatoes by Ly man E. Holden. Apples,
pears, pums grapes and evaporated apple
by A. NJ. Farnum grapes and peaches by
f. S. Smith apples and a bush filed with a
rare kind of plums by f. A. White 26 va
rieties of apples and of potatoes by VIM.
II. Hamilton nice ovaporated apple by L.
b. Collins seed corn and cabbages by David
Eddy and seed corn by several others. Sugar
and maple syrup was exhibited by j. b. Gage,
IT,, and Martin L. johnson apple jelly by
Alzina Howard and others. Various articles
in this department
In the department of household and fancy
articles there was quite large variety OF ex.
hibits and we noted a considerable number OF
special merit, but to speak of them here
would make this report too long for the short
time that remains before going to press. The
names of nearly all the exhibitors OF these
articles will be found in the premium list
The address of Col. A. B. Franklin was in
his most eloquent vein and was listened to
with attention As he proposes to use the
substance of it on another occasion we for
bear any report of it at this time. Col.
Franklin was followed by Spencer Robinson
of Wardsboro who did remarkably well fol
one unaccustomed to public speaking, and wa'
loudly applauded He spoke of a subject
which should receive more attention from the
people of this state The merits of Vermont
are belittled and emigration from the state
encouraged by our own citizens. All this Is
very wrong and tho intereste of the state suf
fer greatly by it, There is no justification
for it in the facts shown by statistics.
There were more than the usual number Of
side attractions The wild Patagonian hai
probably returned to his native icebergs, bu
some of the fragments of his company were
there The genial and irrepressible Flagg
voluble and musical as ever, entertained
constant crowd and appeared to do thriv
ing business. There was no lack of dininl
tents and fruit stands. The pop-gun anC
doll shooting establishments were well pat
ronized Altogether it WAS very good tow
fair and a large number of people went to it