Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-09-03


Weybrdge; l.. C.. Barrows, Middlebury;
s. e. F. II. James, weybridge; c. j.
Seeley, NJ. C.Riley and Oliver Severance
Mddlebury; w. p. Nash, New Haven;
C. a. Chapman, Middebury, who show
ed two, as did II. Lane & Son of Corn
wall and II. G.. Sessions of East Middle
bury; II. F. Dean, Cornwall: F. ii. Dean,
Cornwall; Geo. Williamson, Addison;
John Towle, Cornwall.
lNeep.-ln this department the eX-
hibits were scarcely up to the average III
number, though no fault could be found
with the quality. The spring shearing
has become so much of Il sheep fair that
breeders do not bring out their animals
in the fall as they used to do. Pens of
20 Merino ewes were shown by f. \.
Bissell of East Shoreham, f. f. Stickney
of Shoreham and II. c. Burwell q Son
of Bridport. Moore Il Stickney,
Shoreham, exhibited stock ram and five
of his get; John Towle, Cornwall, two
rams c. ii. Smith, Bridport, two rams,
one of them prize-winner at New Or
leans. w. r. Phelps, Middlebury, show
ed five head of Cheviots, breed of long
woods new to this section.
S,ciue-These useful animals were not
represented by many specimens, Lewis
Hope and o. p Lee of Middlebury being
the only exhibitors. The former showed
Chester White boar and sow and the
latter boar, breeding SOW and SOW
and pigs.
Poultry-The following were the eX-
hibitors and exhibits in this departments
j. L. Buttolph & Son, Middlebury, two
trios Wyandottes, trio Partridge Cochins I;
George Williamson, Cornwall, pair Pc
kin ducks, trio Brown Leghorn chicks :;
II. L. Branch, Middlebury, pair Light
Leghorns, trio Plymouth Rocks; \. C..
March, Middlebury, trio Dominiques,
trio Partridge Cochins, trio White Leg
horns, trio Plymouth Rocks, trio lIoudan
hens; T. Boardman. Middlebury. pair
Pcllin ducks; John +. Dyer, Salisbury,
two pair Pellin ducks.
j. w. Dorsey of Middlebury. agent for
| the Vermont Farm Machine Co.. had in
Mechanics hall two Cooley crcamers,
the Davis swing churn, the Eureka,
Philadelphia and skinner butter work.
erS. butter carrier and butter
printer. G.. W. Bond of West Sails
! bury showed the Standard fence ma
chine. for making combination wire
and Stat fence. together with specimens
of its work: K. \. Footc 4 son, Corn
wall, the Oliver sulky pillow. which has
lately been much improved. the Casady
sulky pillow. Champion steel mower.
| Faust hay-loader. Electric horse rake and
an y. W. Gray Sons complete two
horse thresher; l.. G.. Whitford Addi-
son, four sulkv plows-the New Deal,
Gilpin, Texas Ranger and Nation
al reversible also the Highlander
and May Queen plows: C. ID. Small, Adj
Olson, Acme harrow: II. y. Mason, Mid
dlebury, sidehill pillow; Earl & Smith,
Middlebury, two Buckeye mowers, Buck
eye light reaper, Royal self-dumping
rake, wheel cultivator and smoothing
harrow: Farnsworth Il Co.. Middlebury,
Wood mower: F. NJ. Moulton, Nergen-
mes. road machine; f. ID. Morrison, Ad-
Olson, land roller and two grain cleaners
and separators: Eddie Bssell, East
Shoreham. two Hooper plows; \. Hem
enway, Bridport, Climax wheel har-
row: j. X. Ford South Londonderry.
IA novel animal tether so arranged that it
is impossible for an animal attached to
it to get cast.
F2Orm MH.-The commodious floral
hall was crowded with articles of use and
ornament, the display in all lines being
very fine and very large. Needle and
fancy work occupied considerable space.
We cannot undertake to give a list of the
entries. Some of the principal exhibitors
were Mrs. W. II. Phelps, Miss Emma
Harvey, Virgil Thomas, Mrs. +. ii.
Winch, Mrs. l.. W. Dayton, Mrs. ]. p.
c. p. Langworthy. Miss Flora G.. Foote,
Mrs. II. ID. Cushman, Mrs. Vim. Rckert,
VI. 5. Langworthy, Mrs. +. p. Russell
Mrs. c. NJ. Gilbert, Mrs. c. A. Chapman
Mrs. NJ. {. Richardson. Mddlebury
Mrs. II. r. Preston, Nergennes; Mrs
Jos. Bushnell, Weybridge; Mrs. j. a
Foote and Miss Linda Towle, Cornwall
Mrs. Andrew Perry, East Middlebury
Miss Carrie A. DOud, West Salisbury
Miss Jennie A. Seeley, Middlebury; Miss
Stella j. Sprague, Waltham.
In flowers and plants, W. ID. Lane
made an extensive showing, his colec
ton including many rare orchids. Mrs
Moses DePoutee of New Haven also haC
her customary large collection, Other
exhibitors in this department were Mis-:
Mary Gee, NJ. ). Langworthy, Mrs. A. c
Hooker and Mrs. l.. A. Tucker, all OF
Middlebury.
} There was a good showing of art worl