The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-13
Annual Fair of the Union Agricul-
turaI Society.


The twelfth of what are now well known
in this state as the Worlds Fair was held
at Tunbridge on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, October 3, q and 7. The weather
was fine, the attendance large and the ex-
hibit one of more than ordinary merit.
HORSES.
The show of horses was very large and
mertorous S. Bemis of Barre and Moses
King of Northfeld took the premiums for
matched horses in the order named A. II.
Osgood of Randolph and f. w. button of
Northfeld took the first and second pre-
miums respectively for gentlemen's drivers.
Truman Judd of STAFFORD, III. Smith of
Sharon, William Sheppard of Willamstown,
George w. Bradstreet of Royalton, A. j.
Hanson of Tunbrdge, w. Il. Holden of
East Randolph NJ. G. Allen of Chelsea, II.
Il. Whitney of Tunbridge and the Vermont
Live Stock Company of Wiliamstown took
premiums on stations; III. &. Durrell and
A. j. Hanson of Tunbridge premiums on
brood mares and colts; H. G.. Ranney of
Pittsield and j. o. Thayer of South Royal
ton, premiums on four-year-old colts; A. b.
Cloud of Royalton and John II, Alexander
of Tunbridge, the premiums for three-year-
old colts; George II. Granger of Tunbridge
and j. W. Camp of Randolph, premiums
for two-year-old colts; Ransom Hayes of
STAFFORD and George II. Granger of Tun-
bridge, premiums for one-year-old colts. In
the Norman or PerCheron class William 5.
Ballou of North Tunbridge was the leading
exhibitor. ii. r. Clifford of Royalton and
A. p Sater of Tunbridge took the pre-
miums for brood mares and colts. John ID.
Ballou of Chelsea exhibited some fine colts.
OF work horses, II. I. Clifford of Royaton
and .. II. Goodale of Tunbridge were the
leading exhibitors.
CATTLE.
The show of cattle was large and there
was not poor animal upon the grounds.
Tunbridge took the first, and Royalton the
ni,t,, for In hag Nr,,lrn IF on,
George Swan, Dana b. Giles and o. f.
Slack of Tunbridge had five Jokes of oxen;
John p Fish of Washington, NJ. f. Preston
of STAFFORD, A. b. Preston of Sharon and
o. f. Slack of Tunbridge had fine herds of
Devons w. A. Farnham of Royalton Hol-
stems; j. A. Burbank of Chelsea, Mrs. W.
A. Ashley James NJ. Joves and Ben
Tucker of Tunbridge, Jerseys; J. E. Ken
dali of STAFFORD, Shorthorns There were
many fine Grade animals shown.
SHEEP.
There was an especially fine show of
sheep. E. s. Folsom of Tunbridge, f. II.
Chamberlin of Bethel and Il. G.. Dana of
North Pomfret showed fine flocRs of Merinos ;
Hugh Dickerman of Tunbridge, Charles
Tarbell of South Royalton and w. NJ. San
born of Chelsea, several pens of Southdowns
w. A. Mcconnell of Washington and f. +.
Sanborn of Chelsea, Shropshres; S. p. Dur
kee of North Tunbridge and Charles Ma
COON of Orange, large exhibits of Cotswods.
Good Grade sheep were shown by several
exhibitors
There was a good show of swine.
POULTRY.
There was large show of poultry. +. II.
Weeden of South Royalton was the largest
exhibitor. c. C. Paine of East Bethel and
George w. Durkee of North Tunbridge had
large exhibits.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
In this class there was large and good
exhibit In
GRAIN AND VEGETABLES.
our farmers were not lacking, the exhibits
being large and meritorious.
f. E. Andrews of Berlin, T. w. Smith,
George Allen, S. b. Jones and Daniel
Ways of Tunbridge and H. Il. Clifford of
RoyaltOn had large exhibits of apples.
FLORAL HALL.
was crowded with fancy articles, rugs, car
pets etc The largest exhibitors were Mrs
t. G. Dickerman. Mrs. Ezra Wills, Mrs. II.
A. Gould, Mrs. II. M. Doubleday Mrs. DIR.
Leavitt and Mrs Myra Terry of South Royal
ton Mrs. w. III. Jones and May E. Smith
of Tunbridge Mrs. Frank Griswold and
Nellie Joiner of West Randolph.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
ID. L. Fuller & Son of Montpelier, and NJ.
V. b. SpauldlnS OF Johnson, the MOnau-
mock Agricultural Works OF keene, n. H.,
and j. III. Archer of Taftsvlle were the
leading exhibitors of agricultural imple-
menus.
THE RACES
-, ... n
WeIe "eil conueSJeN anu lHucleSIluS' Dc
low is summary:
- -
John Hartwe of Bradford names S.
cS 81 Little Kssn Ma &c watsrinty
pgii Charles k' .::.:::2
+'i"'N""iy ""''N' ,
a.. Jonn D., ,,..,.,.' i...'5
II ''i'N' Jim
,g; BLACK JIM '...,...4 III
h N, I" fittIa Wondar n""i" names q : sdr
John Hartwell of Bradford. names $. s.. Lit.
II. H.. Winch of Middebury, names. b. g..
2o Wn p: ~ i;
pateh :" > ''. q a
STALLION RACE.
7. Billiard of Bethel, names By. Como,"...2