Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-09

/ WORK qHilt placed on exhibition bv the
/ Lauie' Sewing Society Of this place,
+ ne AeNtrOus and charitable fiisgerS
! nat wrought tie fabrics, deserve more
credit Than they are likely to get.
OtF d'tenJion was EisU called TO an
apron 1ul of AOunoes and frills and
made without the aid OF that u,.des n
! ana household clAtteI-bOX, the sewing
maGhines Il we ale any judge, as
/ Symmetrical, and the evenness of stitch
could lot be surpassed b. anv N .dern
Innovations. On the Whole, we ather
prefer the old style sewing machine of
ear g a. dmOther'~ day.,
An Unlueky star seemed TO hover
over Mr.. Goddard, of freedom town
shin, iOr he brought down a span of the
nheSt two year old colts in the county,
bat one q them was taken sick and he
could not place them on exhibition
could he have done 50 he certainly
would have taken the premium.
The same iil-0mened twinkler seemed
to hover over AR. B F. Morton AS well.
for one of the aforesaid coils kick,
! him SD smartly un the knee tnat il will
cause perez lible hitch la that gentle
mans gait, for several days TO come.
Thele were lever al fine and weli-bred
stalll as on the Q Uuud, anon e when
we might mention the beautiful iron
/ gray Norman Messenger owned by A.
! lsbeli; 3 z aceful NJ rpaH-heSsense r,
owned by n. Zimmerman, a large
lhor ugh-bIed HambleJ ,nian, owned
| ny + Jaek~un: ana mammoth brown
/ ely desdale Scotland Glory, owned by
| George Ora ~ baugh. I he latter Is as
| ine peclmen OF muscular power and
matchlesS symmetrl as we have seen in
many a dav. With such an array of
animals. he outlook for much improve
memt IN the hurses of Phillips County is
! inde' tiatteung.
We should also mention the we'll grad
! ed Norman stallion, owned bN MIR. Can
non, ~ hich being only two years o d
weighed LILO lbs; and a fine Two. year
old Clyde and English draft stallion
owned by M. MaAOn.
Among The number of excellent brood
mare, exhibited were those owned by
- Cannon, Alfred Keller aud l.. z.
johnson.
speaking of l.. P. johnson, we are
remind. that he also capered around
with splendid span of yearlings, in
which thei e wall be good money some
day.
j M. Or sier knows the good points
of horse a. we'll as any man and he
called our attention to "A few indications
Is he waltzed into the ring with as sleek
! a pair OF black yearlIngs as you ever
elapped your eyes on. In gold mounted
| gears they wtA grace a l'haetUn one Of
these days, for they are daisies.
Mr. Douglas, Of Greenwood township.
| is we'll known in this county as a man
remarkable Tor his mechanical skill and
| inventive genus. He display, some
wonderful models of complicated ma
chinery winch a, g alU,g, ther To int icate
| for US To decide However, Mr..
! Doug a. must look well to his liturels,
for he will soon have dang eruus rivals
/ ia his own little SONS, now about eight
and ten Years of age. Those little lads
/ placed GA exhibition some of heir hand
work, consisting IF a toy chariot and
| some cabinet frames for pictures, These
/ articles were made ut WOud, delicately
| inte r aced WlIh scroll say work and mn
/ iShed up very artisticaliy- They were
! indeed the wonder aud admiration Ut
/ ali who saw them.
Among the display of poultry were
some May and August brOOds OF Ply NJ
Outh Rock chickens placed in cOmpeti-
\ lion by Miss Ollie Lowe. They we're
! ind, ed fine specimens and show what a
little. gill can do when she sets herself
about It.
/ G. A. Spaulding seemed very proud
IT his little white BdnIanls, and they
were as pretty as doves; but from a
ga~trOnUm sand point, they would
not fiji the bill ike thUse lu-ty Plymouth
L, cks.
y. ". McEtOy, with his collection of
Brahmas, endea Ored to crow Justify
over them all; but, however we'll the
| b ahma~ mIgb have don yet his futile
effUIJ u to tran Storm Il mere ackle into
a we'll rounded lay. We're so abnuve
that the y mouth Rocks still held The
Cake
There were several traces of nice
ducks exhibited, but we did not learn
who brought lhem in Miss Pearl
Smudley, IL KirWin township, another
little girl OF industrious tendencies,
showed US u pair uf brown gee e, plump
enough Tor Thanksgiving. wsI3h she
brought up. Tue~e zee are SAID to
thrive ~ ell on diy farms.
ALI this Time a pair of turkeys In
box near by, kept up q continuous pip
ing; bat We Thought We detected a sub
dted modification IN their u ual strut,
and a sad cadence Ia their whistle, 40
doubt caused by the near approach Of
CHI lstnas.
For the three minute trotting race,
there were three. horses ente ed, viz
/ Tom W L., Charley and TViaut. On
tue nrsJ beat, Ion w. l.. came In first,
! -Tyrant second, and Charley third.
Charley came under the pole next 10
4 Tom W. L., bat owing TO his veral
breaKs ne wa declared thi d. The
time Of this heat WIS ~. On the sec
Oad heat Tom w. l.. Was declared Fl. st,
Chariey second and Tyrant third. Time
3;I9. This race being best two out of
thu ee, Tom w l.. won first money, al d
the other two having a heat each the
money was divided between Them.
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