Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-26
VOL. XII.
Bethel Fair.


we have been compelled to condemn III
management for the free use on the grounds
of rum and gambling to an alarming
extent. This year We are able TO approx.
and commend it for the. absence of those
most Objectionable features, which made
their fair one of the pleasantest. and, a
attendants said, so entirely quiet and
orderly, no fighting, no noise, which
proves the error of the excuses before
given "we cant control the drinking"
CATTLE.
/. T. Paris, Fairfax, shows IL head O.
Ayshires, same stock noted at the state
fair. A. II. Colby, West Hartford, hand
some yearing steers and calves, Devon
blood. A. B. Preston, Sharon, 10 head
handsome Devons. G. E. Drown, Sharon
handsome two and three years old steers
clean, we'll made Devons. w. A. Farm
ham, Royalton, 8 head Dutch cattle,
various ages. Chas. Woodwork, Royalton
some good grade COWS and well manured
ought to grow.
julius Lane, Royalton, 6 head of Jer.
seys, various ages. A. H. Flynn, Ansel
Burbank, John Willilms and Chas. Hav-
aden all of Bethel also showed some Of
this breed. J. G. Sherburne. Pomfret,
showed his Guernseys. Bethel and Roy
alton each showed string of 10 yokes oi
oxen for town teams, good cattle, but
Bethel the best.
SHEEP.
There was very good exhibit of sheep,
more merinos than we have seen at any
other fair this year. G. G. Martin, Roch-
ester, 8 pens. ]. A Bryant. pens. A
D. Sanders, Bethel, 3 pens. G. w. Flsgg
has his Catswolds. Chester Cady and W.
G. Danforth have pens of the same.
POULTRY
made good show. G. C Paine, East
Bethel, 81 coops various kinds. j. C..
Fletcher, Pttsfeld, handsome Muscovy
ducks. Chas. Woodwork. r Iyalton, very
large bronze turkeys. j. S. Haynes,
south Royalton, African geese.
FLORAL HALL.
The exhibit in Floral hall was exctp
tionally merilorious, bo'h in quantity and
quality. OF fancy work more and better
than we have Sc, at all the rest we have
a tended. This is notably the case in
emproideries. OF these the silk quilt
made by Miss Maria Cox, Barnard,
attracts the most attention. 1t is of rich
material, exquisite workmanship and has
peen ten years in the making. 1t is of the
japanese pattern and tastefully embroid
cred.
Miss Flora Newton, West R .ndolph,
has fine embrolderies in worsted, Mis-.
L. P. Thayer has a handsome black satin
sofa pillow. painted in pansies, and blue
satin toilet set, painted in daisies.
Elmer E. Granger, Bethel, handsome
fret saving in picture frame, card receiver
and handsome handkerchief box.
Merrill A. Owen, Bethel, 80 years old,
shows an inlaid toilet box, 5000 pieces as
fine as Chinese work.
Miss Dolly Paine, Boston, handsome
cabinet landscape in oil painting of intrin-
sic worth.
Mrs. John Fisher, Bethel, 65 years old,
shows six pairs pillow cases trimmed with
knit edging from one TO three inches in
width.
Mrs. Merrill Owen, Bethel, handsome
embroidered felt tidy.
Mrs. w. H. H. Walbridge, Sharon.
two nice heavy braided rugs. seven feet in
diameter, serviceable and handsome.
Mrs. Laura Williams, Bethel, very
pretty kensington work. Mrs. T. A..
Chadwick, very pretty kensington work.
The floral display was handsome. Mrs.
Charles Stearns, Bethel, showed so varie-
ties named geraniunis. Mrs. II. Putnam.
a handsome gloxina and Mrs. E. A. Max
ham, smlax. OF cut flowers, Mrs. F.
Riford, Bethel, and j. G. Fowler, Ran
doph, have fine shows.
In cookery there was limited but good
show, mostly of the fancy kind.
FRUIT.
The show of fruit came mostly from
Barnard II. N. Bruce shows rs varieties
of apples, four of pears. three of plums,
three of grapes. Leavitt & Allen, 80
varieties of apples, of pears. j. and G
c. Ellis, so varieties of apples, all from
Barnard.
g. J. Clark, Royalton, 7 varieties OF
apples, of plums, a very handsome plate
of Clapp's favorite pear.
A. P. Huntoon, Bethel 90 varieties Of
apples, of pears, two Of plums. All
orchards report failure or small crops OF
apples.
II. N. Bruce shows 40 varieties of vegeta.
bles and all of excellent quality.
Butter and cheese large and good show,
Maple sugar and syrup and honey small
but good. The weather was perfect and
attendance very fair Wednesday, but small
Thursday and it is feared the premiums
receipts.
A Detroit physician who had business
on Woodbridge street yesterday had his
attention called to a hoy about twelve
years of age, who had picked up Il cracked
watermelon from commission house and
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