Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08

made a good show with baskets.
Geo. w. MeGaffey showed what he
could do toward giving the world top
buggies, having patent top for
sale. Fred Cheney, when he was
not driving that premium colt, show
ed the merits of new kind of sew
ing machines. Geo. Bean occupied
a corner with organs. II. S. Green
of Newport showed reaplng ma
chine, which he sold in the county
last harvest, that seemed to be the
thing required by our farmers, also
moving machine which combines
the good qualities of old machines
with several new Improvements. III.
B. Green showed two kinds OF wire
fencing material including fasten-
ings. He had the common barbed
wire with good kind of fiat wire.
II. A. Blake, the Pacific -Guano man,
was present. An ingenious saving
machine was shown by Mr.. Pearson
of Montpelier. 1t appears to be a
thing long sought in the wood-sawing
line, is simple and durable. One
man operates it by crank, and it
will evidently do more work than
two men with cross cut saw. The
thing is not heavy, and can be easily
moved and put in operation.
THE LADIES DEPARTMENT.
Considering the weather the ladies
did we'll in the display they made in
Floral Hall. AS we could not get
the name of the exhibitors we cannot
speak of this intelligently. The show
of rag carpeting and rugs was large
and creditable OF the quilts we
mention the ''crazy' silk quilt made
by Myra Baxter. 1t was a curiosity.
Mrs. S. c.. Kimball showed a log
cabin silk quilt, and there was a
beautiful silk, crib quilt by Mrs. j..
w. Hyde. Mrs. w. Merriam had a
very nicely quilted quilt. In yarn
and flannel, mittens and hose, there
was good show. Mrs. Lance of
Irasburgh showed a bunch of yarn
that was well worthy of mention.
Lila Jordan. little Greensboro girl
showed two pieces of patch work that
were done when she was from four
to six years of age. They were a
curiosity. On a large, very fine
braided rug we saw the name of Miss
Sale Hall, on another that of Mrs.
Mary Strong.
In the ornamental department Mrs.
G. G.. Stevens showed several fine
crayon pictures, with other articles.
Fred Averill showed beautiful clock
which was cased in fine and arts
tic bracket work, also a large lot OF
ornamental work. Mrs. DIR. Prime
showed a dozen beautiful things in
this department every one of which
displayed skill and a great deal Of
labor. Mrs. StockwelPs specimens
of hand sewing were extraordinary
There was very beautiful ottoman
: by Mrs. G. F. Percival. Mrs. S. G.
Parker had fine lambrequin. Maut
Joslyn had picture of her father
7 residence, made on perforated board
very pretty. On these tables wer
fine specimens of stuffed birds pre-
pared by Chester Phillips of Glover
In another department Mr.. Phillip
showed some very fine guns made a
his shop. In plants and flowers tn
show was light. The committee re
GREETED that they did not have NOR
time and better opportunity in thi
j. department. We are sorry they di
q not appropriate all the money devc
e ted by the society to this hall. Their
y were several dollars unappropriated
Il The address of Mr.. Ray given Q
|. Wednesday in the snow storm vs.
:. listened to with pleasure, notwitl
l. standing the weather. Next wee
Il we will try and give a generous al
5, stract of the address in our agricu
+ tural columns.
Y The Hardwick Band, IS piec,
e lead by Geo. Shipman, played We
is finely and helped greatly to allevia
q the intense misery occasioned by Il
n wintry weather. Will Jordan, Il
IS colored boy, also from Hardwic
10 who has the faculty of initiating e
y erythng from a baby to a steam CT
1t leiope furnished music and fun for t
:. crowd. He is a phenomenon. /
d auctioneers, the peddlers, the st;
at men all found the weather again
al them. The whiskey peddlers al
D. beer sellers evidently did flouris
,h ing business. The gamblers d
OF well with their machinery. We a
ne greatly opposed to very much til
p is done and permitted to be done
he fairs, if this is an average specime
IN We know of no reason why socie
KS or Fair Ground company shou
IS tolerate anything barred by law q
Il detrimental to the interests of soc
O. ty, and the company is to be blam
for what it permitted here
COUNTY RACES.
as On Tuesday 'sSlow Rae
er- was had, in which the contestal
is strove to make mile in six minut
~. those reaching the line the near
ay that time being entitled to the none
He Geo. Uric, H. p. Coburn, c..
his Percival, l.. @. Leach, Frank Les
ell j. s. Haoer and james Anders