Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-23


J. B. Freeman and Mr.. Nelson will
have plenty of money when their
far premiums are in on their cucum-
bers and pumpkins. Abel Humphrey
showed some fine traces of corn A.
A. Williams showed some fine corn
also, and a lot of vegetables; Ell.
/ Collins put in some fine beans, peas
and squash. Among the best things
in the vegetable department was some
red and yellow tomatoes and some
celery, put on exhibition by A. B..
Pringle of the Lilydale Farm, ST.
Johnsbury. The articles showed
what can be done in Vermont by good
management.
MECHANICAL WARES, ETC.
Among some of the things worthy
of special mention in this town, we
mention the wood furnace made by
J. w. Murkland. This is the same
furnace he has been selling during
| the last few years, and is one of the
| Best wood furnaces made For econ-F
omy of fuel, cheapness and good
working qualities, it is a very desira-
| BILE heater. Mr.. Murkland also show
ed cast iron sap heater, and a
steel heater of the same pattern, which
attracted much attention. These
heaters are extensively used, and are
liked by all who use them. They are
set up almost as easily as a stove,
use small quantity of wood, and
are the one thing needful for the su-
gar maker. The steel will prove, ,per
haps, better than the iron, from the
| fact that the steel plates of which it
is made will not crack, and the arch
can be made much lighter than in
| cast iron. It looks as though Mr..
Murkland had pretty nearly reached
| the end in line of improvement and
perfection. O. M. Olmstead showed
a well-made and handsome buggy and
a good lumber wagon; Dan Young
had fancy trotting gig. A. G.
Alston showed one of the Lyndon
sap evaporators, a heater and wa
ter heater; all good things. A. B.
Spier exhibited a driving harness that
showed excellent workmanship. |.
B. Babcock exhibited his improved
snow roller which he has had patent
ed. This is a combination roller, con-
sisting Of two sets of rollers, large
and small, the large ones running
over the snow first, and the small
ones following a few feet behind.
They are fastened together in frame
work, and weigh about the same as
the common form of rollers. The in
ventor claims that they roll the road
harder than the single rollers aud are
much lighter in draught. This roller
will be left in town and put on trial
next winter, if not previously sold.
J. P. Baldwin filled a corner of
the hall with pretty chamber set,
and fine and costly upholstered par
lor set from his ware rooms here.
They served to show the character
of his goods. The agent for the Yer
mont Farm Machine Co. was present
with a large variety of dairy articles,
including two Cooley creamers,
churns, butter workers, butter-prints,
etc. These articles are used largely
in this county and have a reputation
established. Geo. Reed and Mr..
Whitcher exhibited moving machines
and other farm machinery. In the
ornamental side Of the hall, Mr.. E.
G.. Shaw of Barton headed the pro-
cession with a case of his violins.
They are all made by Mr.. Shaw and
are considered by all judges as A
instruments. Mr.. Shaw puts much
skill, time and expense into them,
and they show for themselves what
they are. We noticed few paint
ings and variety of fine fancy work,
some curiously made pitchers, made
from pine roots, and one specimen of
taxidermy, some fine needlework and
lace work, good carpeting and rugs,
a small amount of feeting and nit
tens, several very pretty quilts, both
of the sane and the crazy pattern,
with variety of scarfs, etc. The
time we had to spare and the i'm
possibility at that time of getting the
names of exhibitors, made it!impossi-
BILE for us to do credit to the makers
of the articles exhibited. Consider
ing the deluge, the ladies did remark
ably well, both in the character and
number Of their exhibits.
A. r. Cowles showed a fine Pres
colt piano and three Wilcox & White
organs. One of these is of the Har-
monica order, and plays, whether or
no. 1t is calculated for the old and
the blind as well as the expert play
er. These are the organs that Mr.
Cowles has sold so largely during the
last few years, and they still go. The
piano showed excellent finish and
tone.
A. L. Bailey had an agent present
with a first-class piano and organs.
Mr.. Bailey is a large dealer in instru-
ments, and has sold hundreds of Es-
tey organs in northern Vermont. He
deals in most varieties of pianos and
organs.
The Barton band furnished music
through the fair and on Saturday.
They suffered not little from the
raip and cold buf plaua6 wo1I povar