Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-09-15
THE COUNTY FAIR.
A SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION IN ALL DE
PARTMENTS.

gan Ou tlle HTOulluS III MluuleDuIy Ou
Monday and closed on Wednesday, was
one of the best the society has had in
many years. There were plenty of
things to see and plenty of people to see
them; the weather was all that could
have been desired or imagined, and all in
all every one concerned has cause for
congratulation.
AS is always the case, the first day
was taken up with entering and arrang-
ing the exhibits, a task of more than
ordinary magnitude this year.
Tuesday morning the real fair began.
Outsiders commenced to appear in town
before the villagers were fairly astir, and
they continued to come till afternoon.
The Judges set to work in the forenoon
and many of them were through with it
early in the afternoon. At IL o'clock
came the exhibition of stations on the
track. After dinner were the races,
which were not finished till nightfall.
They were for three-year-Olds and for
the three-minute class. In addition to
these, but by no means the least attrac-
tive feature of the day was the peg race,
which required three heats to decide.
Taking everything, the people who were
here put in full day.
Wednesday brought another crowd,
rot quite rs large as that of Tuesday,
perhaps, but still large. In the fore
noon the driving horses were shown on
the track, and game of base ball be-
tween the mines of Bristol and West
Addison was played. In the afternoon
were two more horse races-a pacing
race for Il purse of Sl00 and the , 80
class and bicycle race.
THE EXIHBITS-FLORAL HALL.
The first building entered, and the
center of interest for the ladies, was
| floral hall. which contained the custO-
mary variety of attractive aud useful
things. OF these specially worthy of
mention were the furniture exhibit of b.
/ b. Hope of Mlddebury. the crockery
shown by X. S. Benedict and the pianos
from Bailey's music room, Bul lington :;
large collections of oil paintings and
fancy work by Mrs. f. IL. Thomas and
Miss Hattie BOardman of Mlddlebury {;
silk quilts made by Mrs. ii. d. Cushman
of Middlebury and Mrs. c. f. Church of
Whiting: fancy work by Miss 5. y. Tur-
ner of Middlebury; South AmeIic lean pot
tery, feather and other flowers and cur
iosities brought home by Mrs. p. G.. Pot
ter of Mddlebury; an autograph quilt
| by Mrs. o. +. Lee of Middlebury, and IL
collection of fac-simileS of famous horses
shoes made by \. w. Carey of Middle
bury. G.. II. Frost, local agent for the
White sewing machine, had several of
them in operation, and j. w. Dorsey
told of the merits of the various dairy
appliances. including a "baby" separa-
tor, made by the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Co. of Bellows Falls. ID. b. Flem-
ing of Bridport showed a stuffed black
eagle that was caught in the act of car
rying of lamb. For the first time in
years no potted plants or cut flowers
were on exhibition. Wv. Blackmer of
Orwell had the single exhibit of honey.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Upstairs in floral hall was the finest
show of fruits and vegetables ever seen
here. and it is doubtful if a better has
been made in the State this fall. Il.
Lane & Son of Cornwall had an exten-
sive collection of vegetables and seed
grains; j. ii. Doody of Middlebury, a
good many vegetables and many pota-
toes; V. V. Blackmer of Orwell, an ex-
ceedingly fine display, including speci-
mems, and good ones, too, of 100 varie-
ties of potatoes; G.. l.. Hooker of Middle
bury, apples; George Sheldon of Sails
bury, a large showing of vegetables; G.
II. Wright of Weybridge and j. f. Crane
of Middlebury, fine collections of fruit
NJ. B. Williamson of Cornwall, several
varieties of handsome pears; j. p. Fem
of East Middlebury, monster pumpkins
Charles Jewett of Cornwall, vegetables
and fruit. j. NJ. Peck, j. o. Seeley, c..
ID I
ardson of Middlebury, +. A. Thrall. III.
G. James, c. II. James. w. IL. Curtis
and Robert Easton of Cornwall, C. f.
Holdredge and P. G. Elmer of Bridport,
J. Drolette of Weybridge, G. +. Russell
of East Middlebury and Jerry Jenney of
Bristol also showed more or less eXten-
sive collections of vegetables. II. j.
Manchester of Cornwall had vegetables
and Il remarkable variety of beans. His
young son has been crossing these latter
and showed 81 varieties, but not much
more than half the number he has pro-
duced were ripe and could be brought
in.
SHEEP.
There was the best showing of sheep,
both fine and coarse-wOOl, that has been
seen here in recent years. The exhibit
Ors of the former were E. n. Bissell of
Shoreham, who had Ii head j. Q. Stick
ney of Shoreham; E. E. Stickney of
Shoreham, 10 head; F. B. Gorham of
West Rutland, II head, and |. l.. Ham
blin of Cornwall, 3 head. The most of
these animals will go to the Worlds fair
at Chicago next week. The ANIMALS
will leaYe here next Monday. and what
are not here already will be brought in
the last of the week. Eighty-six head
have been selected by the committee APP
pointed by the breeders for that purpose
Albert Chapman of Middlebury will 90
to superintend the exhibit, and +. f.
Stickney and II. E. Bissel of Shoreham,
l.. S. Burwell of Bridport and Geo. Smith
of Addison have been chosen to accom-
pany and:care for the sheep.
In coarse-wool sheep Shropshires were
shown by A. w. & j. p. Wilcox of Bird.
port, who had 10 head, among them a
three-year-old ram weighing 325 lbs. lie
was awarded first premium at the State
fair, and deserved it. Thad NJ. Chapman
and A. Williamson of Middlebury also
had Shropshlres. G.. G.. Chapman of Mid
dlqburV had hna snnpimana nf his Cotc