Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-09-18
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Vorie,h Annual Exhibition.
A gOOD SHOW

,be average at former fairs There was a
rood show Of live stock Of all kinds, though
IN some departments It was hardly up 10 quali-
10 n what has been exhibited here before. A
Iss,oe number Of working oxen aud steers
were shown-in oil over 60 pairs. There were
Ave- town teams Of ten yoke each, of which
az usual Townshend had the lions sbare
The show of working oxen, as we'll as Of 9th
ar live stock was highly oreditable to the
farmers Of that town. They contributed a
vory large share Of all the cattle on exhibit
lion. There were fewer cattle than usual of
very heavy weight. Among the heaviest was
A par six years old, owned by o. f. Wilson
Of West Dummerston, weight, 1850; a pair
by F. NJ. Waite, Brsttleboro, $3.50; Henry
Crawford Of Putney, years old, 1866; w
II. Fisher, Townshend, 1876; O. @. Stebbins.
Ass; o. A. Davis years old, 1880; T.. ri
Batcheder, years old, 1925; j. b. Ware a.
Son, 4 years old, 3060 E. L. Morse, Z years
DID, $3.50; II. Underwood, years old, 9O17.
All the latter were from Townshend. From
Newfane, II. NJ, Hesoock exhibited a pair
weighing $3.50; Warren Hildreth one pair.
$3.50; Hollis Merri6eld, years old cattle
3lsj; Davenport & Underwood, do. 3OOO
II. NJ. Kidder of Wardsboro had 5.yr.- odds
weighing 1920. Several pairs of extra good
Young cattle and steers of all the ages from
calves to years old were on the prounds.
F. NJ Waite of Brittlsboro had tne pair of
matched steer calves, 10 months old, weight
1910; Henry Underwood of Townshend, two
pair of good yearliug steers, weight 1898 and
1896. An extra pair Of yesrling steers we're
shown by VIM. A. Lawrence Of Townshend.
weight 1850 Master Guy Albee OF Brook
line had handsome pair of yearling steers
Allen Wellman of the same town, a pair of
uaU ~Nt
steers, weight POLO. There were two or
three other pair OF two years old steers Of ex-
ira quality. A heavy pair of steers, three
years old, were exhibited by Henry Under
wood and pair four years old by j. b. Ware
Son. Henry Crawford had pair of oxen
which he has no r. ason to be ashamed Of
A. F. Waite and f. NJ. Waite of Brattleboro
exhibited their herd of Shorthorn cattle. and
grades, consisting Of one bull three years old.
one yearling bull, and several COWS and heif.
ers. ]. @. Newton Of Brattleboro exhibited
a herd of Guernsey cattle, nine COWS and
hefers and bull-one less than he intended
to show. One Of his best COWS having under.
taken to swallow too large an apple, picked
up by the roadside on the way, was choked
to death.
J. b. Ware q Son of Townshend exhibited
their herd Of Jerseys, bull and several COWS
and hefers; p. II. Rutter, Shorthorns; VIM.
Il Rand of Newfane, Shorthorns, thorough
bred Luther Osgood Il Son, Brookline,
Baxter O. Gushing, Newfane, VIM. A. Law
renee, Townshend, and others exhibited grade
cattle.
large number of bulls we're shown, and
Durhams or Shorthorns, Holsteins, Guerra
ieys, Jerseys and grades we're represented.
pair of bulls, which had been used as work
ing oxen, were marked For Sail" The
Iuperfuous put us in doubt whether It was
Intended to ship them to some foreign port.
Nearly all the bulls on the ground we're supe-
-or animals and indicate An improvement in
BUR stock.
For the three prizes awarded for yr. old
,olts there we're nine entries, and seven for
he three prizes for 3 yr.-old colts. There
we're also half-dozen brood mares and colts
,ntered for premiums. Driving and other
classes of horses were well represented.
The races were quite spirited and in one
case closely contested. Whoever is interested
IN the result can refer to the premium list
The ladies' driving and boys foot race came
off according to program for the winners see
prize list.
The sheep department included specimens
rom the noted Merino flock of Henry Draw
lord of Putney Southdowns and coarse woods
by f. M. Waite, and half dozen other exhi-
bitors. There we're four exhibitors of swine.
In the Poultry line the exhibition was not
only large but there we're some very good
by A. ]. White, Towns
bend, and s. G.. Brown, Jr., Newfane; large
Plymouth Rocks by F. NJ. Waite, Brattleboro,
and H. M. Whitney, Brookline; buff Co.
,hins by G. d. Whitman, Brattleboro; white
Leghorns by s. G. Brown, Jr.
A good number of horses were shown and
some of them we're animals of superior merit.
In most of the classes there we're q large num-
Der of competitors for the prizes, so that
some good horses do not appear in the pre-
MUM list
The display in the hall was better than it
has been before for many years. In the low
er rooms there was good exhibition Of veg
stables, and large display Of fruit the lat
ter was mostly of excellent quality, especial
y the apples. There were more than twenty
different exhibitors of apples, and about 80
Of apples and other fruits. One exhibitor,
Willard Dodge of Dummerston, showed 80
varieties of grated apples. The ladies CON
lributed large quantity Of canned fruit. 1t
looked good, but we dare not offend all the
rest by saying Miss AS looked the best. The
names of nearly all the exhibitors in this de-
partment will appear in the premium list,
and we forbear to pArtioulsrize.
In the vegetable room great number of
squashes were shown, OF which Rufus Morse
Of Putney contributed one Weighing 80
pounds, aud from this the size ran down to
little sweet ones of only about one or two
pounds. Among the principal contributors
to the show in this room were O. e. Allen
and ]. A. Chamberlain both OF Brattleboro,
s. G.. Brown, Joel Circuit and II. s. Ksnney
of Newfane, w. G. Robbins OF Athens, and
~
The show of manufactured articles was, as
usual, quite light. OF agricultural imple-
ments there we're, perhaps, less than dozen
articles. Two kinds of swivel plows, the
Luffin and the Castleton, the latter shown by
w. l.. & f. o. Gale, Townshend; q corn
shredder by f. E. Rand, Townshend an OK
yoke corn planter by John Stebbins OF
Brookline a butter worker by John Ware,
Townshend q moving machine knife-grind-
er by s. q. Brown, IT,; q sled by Harrison
Chamberlain, Townshend; horse collars by
G. O. Taft Townshend; q mould for maple
sugar, the Oorbin disk harrow, Henry W. ia
cobs, Guilford, agent, were about all the ag-
ricultural manufactures noticed.
The display in the upper ball was the best
that we remember to have seen there for ma
ny years, both in the number and variety OF
the articles, and in their quality. This re-
POIt HOulu % TOO lengthy II VIC uuuoitOoh W
notice specially half the meritorious exhibits.
The contributions Of the Brattleboro people
understood TO be, for the most part, with
out expectation OF premiums-Rdded greatly
to the attractions OF the hall, and were appre-
ciated by the society, and by those who saw
them. Among these exhibits, that by the
florist, O. E. Allen, was admired by all. 1t
was a most beautiful display, and such az
probably no other man in this state could
make. We may gain some idea OF his skill,
and the extent of his work. from the fact that
he has in cultivation about $50 varieties OF
pansies, of which he had 105 beautiful spool
mems tastefully arranged on his table at the
hall
Another attractive display was made by
Eiwards d Lillis Of Brattleboro. This in
eluded some exceptionally rich fur goods,
and choice selections OF furnishing goods, be-
sides other articles in their line, while life
like black bear, of large size stuffed and
mounted in a standing posture, attracted
universal attention. The north room was
occupied by Emerson Il Son, with . rich
display of furniture from the shop former
ly kept by O. L. Brown. Scott Dunklee,
besides organs and sewing machines, with fan
cy work gratuitously exhibited, contributed
very valuable silk rug, which was much ad-
mired by the ladies. ..
An article of merit not shown for premi.
nm was an afghan by Mrs.. J. Il. Merrill OF
Holyoke, Mass. Sewing machine and needle
work by Mrs. W. II. Hayward, showed great
skill in executing tasteful designs. Two silk
spreads by Mrs. VIM. o. Horton OF Brattle-