The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-09-07
SUMMARY.

d00tSOn fDnnU FUlf, september y. 1SS3-
Free.for-au race; purse. $780, sos to first, $40 to
second, $40 to third, $l5 to fourth.
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No time given.
The free-for-all race did not end till near.
ly six o'clock, and formed the final event of
the fair. After music by the band the
crowd dispersed, and so concluded the best
fair ever held by the society.
THE EXHIBITS.
Reference has been made already as TO
the character of the exhibits in the several
departments. The names of the principal
exhibitors in the leading classes appear in
appended award list; but in some classes
no premiums are offered, SO that individual
mention seems necessary.
The exhibitors of sheep were as follows
E. N. Bissell, East Shoreham, 30 ewes and
6 rams; j. j.. Buttolph ~ Son. Middlebury.
8 rams and 5 eve lambs; l.. w. Spaulding,
Cornwall, l ram and 8 lambs; A. f. Ellis
worth, Whiting. ram "Broker," and ten
lambs of his get; Barnum u Powers, Shore
ham, 10 ewes and 2 rams. Asaph ID. Will
lard, Weybridge, 3 ewes; j. b. Hamblin Il
Son, Cornwall. 3 rams; Eells II Sperry,
Cornwall. ram and 10 lambs of his get; L.
l.. Eells, Cornwall, ram and 10 lambs of
his get; Cherbino q Williamson. Middle
bury, ram "Bonaparte No. 10" and 10
W. VI lie bVNf L - DdI tOns ndll1dlls
q ewes and A ram lambs; S. ID. Doud, New
Haven, 3 rams; Il. &. Farubam. Shoreham.
10 yearling rams; Loren Richards, New
Haven, 2 rams; Rollin Lane. Cornwall, Ii
lambs and l ram; G.. 2 Crane, Bridport. .
rams; w. H McCauley, Cornwall. breeding
ewes, l ram lamb and b yearling ewes;
Stickney ~ Williams, Shoreham. ram ''Wall
Street" and 10 lambs of his get; W. r..
Eager, Middlebury. . rams and l eve
lamb; w. H. Curtis, Middlebury, . lambs;
A. II. Hubbard. Whiting, ram and 10 of his
get; A. A. Farnsworth. M%iddlebury, 5
rams; f.. +. Stickney, Shoreham. 4 rams
and stock ram with 10 of his get, also ~
ewes; H. A. Bascom, Shoreham, i ram; L.
?. Burns q Son. Whiting, . rams; c.. d.
Lane. Cornwall, 2 rams; Il. Kendall. Mid
dlebury. 4 rams; G., W. Allen, W~eybridge,
Leicester ram.
OF agricultural implements there was a
fair display. q. M. Wilmarth of Addison
showed the Osborne self-binding reaper,
the Osborne reaper and the Osborne now
er; JAS. Russell, Bridport. the Monarch
lightning saw; Strong q Parker. V%ergennes,
the Strong road machine; +. M. Mou.ton,
Nergennes, Moulton road machine; Fl. b.
Dodge, Middlebury, the Belcher & Taylor
hay tedder and the Auburn farm wagou;
Earl " Barnum, Middlebury. the High
lander steel pillow and the Gilpin sulky
pillow. for which l.. q. Whitford of Addison
is general agent; X. A. Foote IL Son, sever
al sizes of the Cassidy sulky pillow; K. A..
Williams, .Pouitney, farm bells; b. w.
Crane, G. +, Prentiss and G.. W. Read, the
Foust hay-loader; W.. f. Wallace, West
loader; X. G. Goodale. Addison, Tiger seed
er and Corbin wheel harrow; j. u. Price.
Jackson, Mich. a model of the Perkins
windmill.
In the line of carriages and wagons B. f.
Haskell of West Cornwall showed Cortland
double and single wagons and top buggies;
r ii Landon of Vergennes, two Cincinnati
top buggies; and Tracy " Crane, Middle
bury, II handsome open buggy and top
buggy of their own manufacture.
In floral and mechanics halls were these
exhibits among others: The Green Noun
tain Pulp Co. showed photographs of their
machines and specimens of the ground
pulp; b. +. Wales, Middlebury, collections
of Maiolica ware. toilet sets and silver
ware; Mrs. P. H. Batchelder, M%iddlebury,
crayon work, pencilings, water-color por-
trait and copy in oil of an old portrait of
Gamaliel Painter: 4. M. Chapman Il Co..
Middlebury. the Hartford, New Home,
Domestic. Crown, Remington and Eldridge
sewing machines and the Story Il Camp
and George Woods organs. From A. l..
Bailey's music rooms. Burlington, ii. w.
Hall, manager. were two Estey and one
Mason Il Hamlin organs. w. Douglass,
manager. Middlebury. showed the Singer
sewing machines; j; V. Page. Burlington.
the White and Leader sewing machines,
represented in this part of the county by c.
ii. Frost, Bridport; f. Hamilton, Brandon,
the Centennial washing machine. The dis
play OF cut flowers was notably large and
handsome, and of vegetables there was a
fine exhibition.
The following is a list of the
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
DEPARTMENT I~.-CATTLE.
Durhams.-Cow 3 years old or over, LIST, L l.
Wright, Cornwall, 81; heifer 2 years old, list, l.
l. wright. 81; heifcr ! year old, LIST, l. l.
Wright, ~.
Ayrshircs and D~evons.-Cow 3 wears old or
over, LIST, G p Morrison IL Son, Addison, 1; 2d,C
= Morrison " Son, ,; heiler ! year Old, LIST & L
Morrison n Son, ,; I'd Z Morrison & Son, /;
heiier cali, LIST CP Morrison x Son, /; bull / year
old. LIST c T Morrison & Son, 3; bull calf, LIST C p
Morrison Il Son, =; I'd e L Morrison Il Son, |.
Jerseys.-Bull , years old or over, LIST J G
wellington, Middlebury, G; 2d, Il Is Douglas,
Shoreham, 4; cow 3 years old or over, LIST + b
Douglas, shoreham, 4; 2d l. c Barrows, Mid
dlebuIy, 2; heller , years old, LIST j G yelling.
ton, Middlcbury. 3; I'd l. G Barrows. Middle.
bury.l ]; heifer ! year old, LIST 5 willmarth & Son,
heiier calf, LIST ; Willmarth Il Son, |; bull l year
old, LIST. j Battell, Middlebury, 3; bull calf, list )
Willmarth & son, ,; 2d } Battell, l..
Grades.-ISull , years old or over, LIST Drake x
Child. Weybridge, G; ID, S wnlmarth 4 Son, Ad.
olson, (; bull l year Old, LIST Drake a. Child. 3;
bull cali, LIST l. c Barrows. ,; COW 3 years old or
over, lei l'r!the ~ Cnllu, 4 ; 2u Jas McMan, MID
dlebury, .; heiier , years old, LIST, S Wilimarth
Il son, Addison, 3; I'd 5 Willmarth Il Son, /;
heifer calf, LIST C X Withercll, Cornwall, /; 10
dairy cows, LIST Drake n Child, L.; 2d S viii.
marth 4 Son, Q; Sd l. l. Wright, o.
oxen and Steers.-Working oxen, LIST II c SEES
sions, Middlebury, 4; I'd L l. Needham,W Whiting,
4; 1t w l. Hamilton Bridport, 4; steers 3 years
Old, LIST j 5 Willmartn & Son, Addison, o; ID j
NJ Dyer. Salisbury. 3; steers , years old, LIST j NJ
Dyer, 4; 2d III CSessions, .; yearling steers, LIST
j Nj Dyer, 2; 2d j NJ Dyer, l.
DEPARTMENT
Pair Matched Horses.-lst q X Witherell Corn
wall, s; I'd "A Fletcher. Middlebury, 8; single
driving horses, lstJ Battell. Middlebury. 6; ID c
X Witherell, 4 Sd J Il Wellington, Middlebury,
.; saddle horses, LIST A A Fletcher. Middlebury,
&; I'd l. l. Wright, Cornwall, 4: Sd Robert East
man, Cornwall,s 2; stallion with 10 colts of his
get, LIST NJ Parteh. New Haven, IL; stallion 4
years old or over, LIST ] Battell, 6; 2d Willmarth
Il Stickles, Addison, 3; stallion 3 years old, LIST
ii b Wright, Middlebury, 4; 2d Dean n Wright,
Cornwall, ..
Brood Mares and Colts.-Brood mare with loal
at her side, LIST j Battell, 6; I'd j Battell, 4 Sd e
j Seeley. Mlddlebury, 2; mare or gelding 3 years
old, LIST S Willmarth II son, Addison, 4; I'd L G
Rider, New Haven, .; mare or geldIng 2 years
old, LIST L q Rider, New Haven, 3; 2d S Will-
marth & Son, Q; yearling colt, LIST Myron Page,
Salisbury, .; 2d Joseph Forticr, Weybridge, l.
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