Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-07
ALIFAX TOWN FAIR.
NIB 9th ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Dru'ss VI Good Show of Cattle,
hOrsesFruit, and Domestic Manu-.
iAdures
Anu W." Sized and Good Natured
vi to Enjoy II.

ii"''''N sr 18th annual cattle show {
all" '"" W." i'sday. The threatening
"'"''''' VI we "ly morning kept many
az no''''' "'' ''io 'owd was rather late in
"'ii'' ''S' "" ~ M the quiet little ham
ie' was "'''" W '"'brim. An occasional
''o"ei P',''u o'eIlut the crowd took it
soou ""t"'''"' IL show of stock was
i'o' 81 i"'E' I"Sity as in previous
years, but the qwlity "a mucb batter In
i"'' we "iu l'' '' " Tor looking animal
vi ''i' s'o"''"'' 'h'c' is saying much.
as usual we SIT" %Vel yokes of oxen
and a few horse, with no;ci,ots W. ,no
sorry the owners d1 uotIool, ofto, this
closer, as some were WY ,,a, -, o,,,, 49,,
mention
Israel Hall had loyokes in of ,oriors
ages. c. f. Griffin had a ga min ga
years-olds weighing $3.50 pods. +. r
Hall pair weighing 2>OO FivC.oars-olds
were shown by E. II. rhnrber, AGO. q
w. Niles, 30S0, and d. ;. Worde & Son
1880 The 4-years-old> We're alyo tho
average in looks. c. O. Turber ,ouod
pair weighing 3O4O; f. Coyry, pa.
y. Plumb good pair, 1900; L. II. Iuon
2S6O. Three-years-olds were show nv,
Fletcher Stone, 2464; |. l.. Hal. 22G i
L. Stowe, 20SO. |. l.. Hall showed too
pairs of 2-years-olds weighing rc,pectiSy
1850, 1880 and 1894; A. A. FaI-banks
pair 1890. Willie Wilcox showed an
ira pair of yearlngs, dark cherry TO- colo
which weighed 2250. Other good pair
were shown by f. II. Thurber 1854: c.
III. Learnard. 1850, and |. l.. Hail. PCS.
Bulls were shown by G.. NJ. Scot, A. G..
Brown and Milton Powers There vore
only two exhibits of sheep-by y. Y.
Plumb and A. \. Fairbanks. f. f. Cu.v
showed pen of handsome pigs. W. $.
Allen showed two pens of Plymouth Roe.
fowls
Quite a diversion was created by the an.
rival of Jimmy and Sukcy' with thcu
team, which was driven by Jerry Then
steed was of the bovine species and of III,
sex that usually wear pants. Their tril
was full of mishaps, but they finally go
thar
Dairy cows were shown by l.. II. Ballou
y. F. Stone, and J. +. Bowen. Colrain.
l.. II. Ballou showed a pen of his horses
one, Lady Victor, 3-years- Old from hi
famous brood mare Nancy; with Bah,
Wilkes, sired by Braintree Wilkes; Dandy
bay 2-years-old from Daisy by Handle
tonian Don, weighed 800; also RoX,
Wilkes, l-year-old, dam Daisy, by Braintre,
Wilkes. OF the yearlngs f. II. STAG,
showed span of bays weighing respect
lively 72S and 700 pounds. j. C. VIM
showed black weighing $50. In the ,
years-old class II. Barber of Wilmington
showed handsome black Percherol
weighing 1850; James Ellis, Heath, Mass
bay, 800; c. II. Learnard bay, S74
and Bert Learnard well-made sorrel. 70S
OF 3-years- Odds ID. b. Collins showed
large sorrel, 1870: NJ. Harris a pretty
black !S3; f. II. Thurbcr a sorrel, 1000
a. a. Larrabee, a fancy sorrel, Prime,
Lambert by Earl Lambert, SO: and II
Barber, Wilmington, a chestnut, 900. l.
Cannedy showed a handsome 4-years-Old
iron gray, $50; O. b. Dix a pretty sorre
1914; and +. 5. Cook a good dark bay
sos. Suckers were shown by f. f. Convey
Henry Barber, Wilmington, &. II. Ryder
and f. 5. Cook.
The show of corn was good. Specimen.
of field corn were exhibited by O. b. Dix
G., \. Barber, +. O. Preston, O. p. Hub
bard, Chas. Higley, \. a. Fairbanks, Mil
ton Powers, and ID. 5. Worden ~ Son
David Worden of Guilford showed speci
mems of corn from his field, which con
tanned - rods of ground and yielded #
bushels of ears. A. p. Wilson showed
some Huron dent corn. Sweet corn wa.
shown 10y NJ. Powers and G.. \. Barber
Pop corn by J. n. Plumb, II. f. LearnarC
and NJ. Powers. Cranberries were showr
by Watson DeWolfe and Geo. NJ. Scott
and barberries by Joseph Boubenich.
Apples were shown by J. y. Plumb, w
E. Wheeler, Guilford; ID. 5. Worden &
Son, Geo. NJ. Scott, G.. \. Barber Milton
Powers, Oscar Hubbard, \. Preston Stowe
n. III. Spencer, Geo. l.. Clark and Charles
Fowler, Bratteboro. Ounces were showr
by NJ. Powers, c. II. IIigley, G. A. Barber
A. Preston. NJ. Powers and A. Preston
exhibited pears. Mr.. Powers also showed
several different kinds of grain, grapes
water and musk-melons, cucumbers, cab
bages, etc, also samples of the Buffalo
fertilizer, Smalrs calf feeder, etc.
Onions were shown by j. n. Plumb and
NJ. Powers, pumpkins by Preston Stowe
G.. p. Worden and O. b. Dix, carrots by
Preston Stowe and G.. A. Barber, beets by
G.. A. Barber and Preston Stowe, turnips
by W. c. Niles, squashes by Preston
Stowe and G.. p. Worden, citrons by Chas
IIigley, and tomatoes by G.. \. Barber
The show of fruit and vegetables was
above the average.
Mrs. w. f. Thurber Mrs. w. G.. Niles
Mrs. NJ. Wicks, Mrs. Oscar Howe and
Mrs. II. S. Plumb exhibited potted plants
Pretty exhibits of cut flowers were made
by Mrs. Oscar Howe and Mrs. Milard
Wicks, Mrs. O. 3. Dix, Mrs. Charles F.
Clark, Miss Susie Adams, and Miss Grace
Thurber; last but not least was beauti-
full anchor by Miss Alta Scott.
Maple syrup was shown by w. c. Niles
canned fruit by Mrs. Oscar Howr, cheese
by Mrs. G. O. Thurber, cakes, pies and
pastry by Mrs. O. Howe, Mrs. ID. e.
Tucker, Mrs. w. G. Niles, Miss Lillian
Miner, Miss E. II. Field and Miss Alta
Scott.
In the department of domestic arts were
rugs of various patterns by Mrs. Henry
Allen, Nottingham, Mrs. O. b. Dix and
Mrs. Oscar Howe, rag carpet by Mrs. S.
c. Larrabee, knitting by Mrs. S. S. Niles
and by Grace Thurber, nine years old.
Mrs. Frank Worden showed two nice
cushions and Mrs. S. S. Niles some slippers
that were in style in 1874. Bed spreads
and quilts were exhibited by Mrs. f. f..
Prouty, Mrs. c. w. Niles and Miss Grace
Wilson. There were several specimens of
ladies' embroidered underwear by Mrs.
Carrie Stetson, picture throws by Mrs.
Emma Rockwell, Mrs. Henry Adams and
Mrs. Charles Clark, panel pictures by Mrs.
nd Iug la..lr ~