Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR.
A Successful Exhibit on the Vcrgennes
Fair Grounds.

A Successful Exhibit on the Nergennes
Fair Grounds.
The annual fair of the Champlain Val
ley Agricultural society opened on the old
fair grounds at Nergennes under very
favorable circumstances, Monday the 18th
inst, to continue fOr three days. The
opening day was cloudy with occasional
showers, but the second day was all that
could he wished. Hon. j. NJ Dyer of
West salisbury put the grounds in
splendid condition. a long line of cover
ed pens on the south side of the grounds
was II new and, to exhibitors, II most wei
come improvement. The sheep pens were
on the Main street side. A substantial
stand was built, and the track put in eX-
cellent condition. The entries were large
the first day, and by Thursday noon,
reached seven hundred and hity-two, thus
assuring the success OF the fair Floral
and Mechanics hall was well filled
with paintings, flowers, fancy needle
WORK and great variety of USE
full and ornamental articles Miss
Minnie c. Smith OF Enosburgh Falls,
had several line oil paintings Miss Nellie
Haven, OIL painting and panel piece in oil /:
and there were many others. The floral
display was large. Mrs. De Pontrc rf
New Haven, had il large and rich display,
work 10y Mrs DePOntee was excellent.
The specimens of embroidery, being
needle work aud crotchet by Mrs. f..
Wheeler, Mrs. II. c. Johnson Mrs. j. ID.
Smith. Mrs. NJ. I. Bristol, and many 9TH
ers, added much to the attractions of
Floral hail. The exhibition of vegetables
was large. f. c, Everest had forty-siX
varieties of squashes, beets, etc. The
State school had II large display OF flow
ers and vegetables. The Club of Hercules ,
by {. :. Harris, was novelty. In grain
grass seed etc, there was Il good showing
In stoves, thu ware and hardware, local
dealers made n fine exhibit DArympe
had case of stars, etc, Denson, the drug
gist, displayed Il fine variety of fancy
goods
The display of young horses un-
der two and three years old was
a far in Addison County Of
sheep there was Il choice showing, and
IL was larger than last Year The eXAibi-
tlon OF cattle was excellent The fire de
partment parade on Tuesday was great
success. The State school boys, under
MT Heuey, appeared to great advantage,
They looked healthy, neat, we'll dressed,
and were thoroughly drilled.
The Closing Days Exercises-Large Num-
Der Of People Present.
The third and last day of the Cham
Der of people. There was a very fine ex
hibition of labor-saving agricultural ma.
chimes. notably that of the potato digger
exhibited by c. A. Booth e. Son, which is
very ingenious and valuable invention tC
the husbandman. Wright a. FOss had
moving machines, single and double, hay
tedders, etc, T. v. Middlebrook ex
hibited II selt-binding reaper, the Mel
bourn wagon, very popular farm wagon
Strong d Parker's Little Giant moving
machine, was closely examined as was
the Moulton n Ives triumph road ma
chine. Other exhibits were as follows
Z. A. Booth, plows, hay rakes, etc; \. g.
Delano, the Cassidy pillow, Oliver gang
pillow, sulky l.. g. Whitford, plows n
Il. Norton, tanning mill and plows j. O.
Adams, sulky pillow. Among the musical
instruments in Floral hail. the Stein
organ held a prominent place, by u. n
Chapman d Co. Middlebury, who also eX,
hlblted sewing machines. A. L. Bailey had
the Estey and the Carpenter organs. The
musical execution by Miss I.apine on the
Estey was much admired. O. ii Spauldina
showed the Smith-American organ j. V
Page exhibited the White sewing ma
chlne. Among the poultry exhibits Mid
dleDrook d Bisbee and the State school
took the lead. The racing was very fine
and at the close, Tuesday evening, excit
ing.