The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-08
PompanoOsuo Agricultural
Society.

The hrst annual fair OF the POmpa
noosuc Agricultural Society opened OF
Tuesday, Sept. 81, upon the grounds
of the society ut PompanOosuc, w.
under the most tlattering auspices
The weather was cool but pleasant
and at an early hour the people com
menced to bring in their exhibits
which continued nearly all day, and b!
four o'clock the large number of Ell
tries on the books gave evidence of q
successful exhibition the next two
days.
On Wednesday the weather was per.
feet and the grounds were filed with
sight-seers from an early hour in the
morning. Music was furnished
throughout the fair by the Post Mills
Cornet band, and the officers of the so.
ciety spared no pains to make the fail
grand success. The exhibition OF
stock was highly crcditable and excel.
lent in quality. The exhibition OF
Norwich town teams Oh the track in
the morning was an interesting feature
and made a splendid showing of heavy
working oxen. There were also few
pairs of nice oxen from Hanover, but
not enough in number to compete for
premium in town teams. In the cattle
pens there was large exhibit of grade
stock, with some excellent thorough
breds by several parties. Il. w. Reyes
of Newbury, VT, exhibited herd of
seventeen head of thoroughbred Hol-
stiens, among which the monster seven
years old bull, "Banjo," weighing $500
lbs, attracted general attention, also,
a COW weighing 1900 lbs, deserves
special mention. OF Jerseys a fine
showing was made by John Bridgman
of Hanover, and Joseph LOveland of
Norwich, vt. Frank Fairbanks of
Hanover exhibited thoroughbred
Gurnsey bull, which is good specimen
of that blood. Choice animals of the
short horn stock were exhibited by r.
A. Tilden of Norwich, VT, and Josiah
Kendall of Strafford, VT. A large
number of single entries too numer-
Gus for particular mention, including
grades and natives, made this depart
ment a specially noticeable feature of
the fair. The exhibit of horses was
large, there being no less than one
hundred and thirty-twO entered for
premiums, special feature being the
large number of brood mares with
sucking colts, while there was an eX-
ceptionally fine showing of stations
and gentleman's driving horses. The
sheep department wasalot so full as
one would expect in this section, but
r. A. Tilden of Norwich, VT, E. M.
Fullington of Thetford, VT, and John
Layhay of Lebanon, made good
81, Of
In the poultry department James W.
Brown of Norwich made a fine exhibit
of brown leghorns. The agricultural
implements and mechanical depart
ments were well represented. There
were some good exhibits of fruit, but
ter and cheese, with quite sprinkling
of vegetables. The art and fancy
work exhibit was very large and at
tractive. 1t was one of the finest fea
lures of the fair.
Rain during the forenoon had a de
pressing effect upon the attendance on
Thursday, but the address which was
to be delivered by Hon. j. w. Patter-
son at two o'clock, and the race to
come off at four o'clock, proved a
strong attraction and good attend
The awards of premiums as reported
by the several committees are as fol
lows:
STALLIoNs-1st.J J. G. Currier, Han
over: End. M. II. Barstow, Lebanon.
Five years old and under, 1st, II. p.
Flint, Hanover: End "A. L. Judd, STRAIT
ford, vt. Three years old, LIST, r. A.
Tilden, Norwich, VT, 2nd, j. G. Cur
rier, Hanover.
BROOD MAREs.-1st, M. H. BarstOw,
Lebanon; the committee suggest that
the society pay the End to j. II. Chap
man and j. X. Goodrich, Norwich, VT.
GENTS DRIVING HoRsEs.-1st, Hen
ry Blood, Norwich, VT; End, E. A.
Clogston, Pompa, VT.
MATCHED HORsEs.-1st, G. E. Cloud,
Norwich, VT. End, G. H. Smith, Nor
witch, vt.
HORSES FOUR YEARS OLD AND UNDER.
-Four years old, LIST, W. S. Bowles,
Norwich, VT; End, w. T. Perley,
Lebanon. Three years old, LIST, David
d. Hazen, Hartford, VT; 2nd, j. II.
Chapman, Pompa, vt. Two years old,
LIST, Geo. Stickney, Pompa, VT; End,
j. H. Cloud, Union Village, vt. One
year old, LIST, John X. Goodrich, Nor
witch, VT; 2nd, John M. Fuller, Han
over.
WORK HoRsEs.-Pairs, LIST, j. M.
Fuller, Hanover; 2nd, George Ames,
Norwich, vt.
PERCHERoN HORsEs.-Stallions, 1st,
M. M. Miller, West Fairlee. vt. Geld
ings, 1st, j. M. Fuller, Hanover; End,
l.. M. Newcomb, Thetford, VT.
GENERAL PURPOSE HORsEs.-1st,
Lyman Slater, Thetford, VT; End,
Eugene Illsley, Thetford, vt.
TROTTING Enthusiastically premi-
ums. Stations, LIST, W. r. Sunderlin,
Lebanon; End, M. e. Bruce, Norwich,
vt. Three and four years old, 1st, w.
S. Bowles, Norwich, VT; End, j. X.
Goodrich. Norwich, vt.
GREEN RACE PURSE, $1O0.-The fol-
lowing is summary; G. w. Hoffman,
White River Junction, VT, Colonel,
4, l, 1, l., l, LIST money; L. d. Parker,
South STAFFORD, VT; Ruth, 3, 3, 2, 1,
1, End money; w. w. Godell, Nor
WITCH, VT, Thadeus Bill, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2,