The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-28

Stock Farm, Berlin; trained stoor calves,
heifer calves and yearling heifers, also
fine herd Of Durhams, e. 7. McCarty,
Waitsheld; four year old thoroughbred
Guernsey bull also full blood and grade
cows, d. II. Skinner, Waits6eld; four-year-
old registered bull, Lemuel Chandler, Ber-
linz Jersey COWS, l.. w. Avery, Northfeld;
working oxen, O. M. Hale, Montpelier;
Jersey heifers, l., W. Avery, Northfield;
grade Holsteins, bull and cows, G. III. EN-
erson, Mortified.
Charles Wilson of Mortified showed a
white Chester boar; A. M. Goodrich Of
pigs; G. II. Emerson Of Northfeld white
Chesters, and @. 8. Kimball Of Northfield q
fine Berkshire boar.
The exhibition OF sheep was very credit
BILE and the pens were the object OF great
deal of attention. Among the exhibits
were: Buck and lambs, grader, N. w.
Peake, Roxbury; two-year-old ewes, l.. W.
Stevens, Roxbury; two-year-old and year
yearling bucks, A. M. Goodrich, Williams
town; grade ewes, W. e. Densmore; North
field; Spanish merinos, William Shaw,
Northfeld; Shropshire buck and ewes, e.
e. Bowman, Rexbury.
POULTRY.
In the shed devoted to exhibits of poultry
were found over 200 crates Of fowls OF every
conceivable breed and description. G. G.
Paine Of South Randolph had his usual
large collection Of Leghorns, White Polish
fowls, Moscovy ducks, fan tailed pigeons,
bantams bearded Polish chicks, etc., over
forty crates in all. G. A. Clark OF Mortified
showed buff Plymouth rocks; B L. Davis Of
| Randolph Center, red cap fowls and Leg
horns; B. l.. Davis Of North6eld Narragan-
set turkeys, several crates of black Lang
shangs, and Leghorns; L. W. Avery Of
Mortified, Plymouth rocks.
FLORAL HALL.
The show under this roof was q record
breaker More than 1000 exhibitors cards
were issued, and Superintendent @. M
| Wiley and his assistants knew no rest dur
ing the three days Of the fair. The report
or started in under the guidance of Mr.
Wiley to jot down some Of the most at
tractive individual exhibits, but soon found
| that whole day, instead OF brief hour
would be required to do it justice. Some
| OF the striking general features of the hal
were the two Shakers from Enfield, N. H.
who were selling goods of their own mann
facture; the sewing machine exhibit o.
Phillips & Lucas of Montpelier; the dis
play of drawings by pupils of the North
field High school; the case of handsome
and attractive millinery in fall and winter
styles, shown by Misses Smith & Andrews
the leading Mortified milliners; the dis
play of photography by II. F. Cutler o
Barre and George e. Taplin of Mortified
and the extensive showing Of furniture by
l.. G. Fletcher of Northfeld.
On the grounds south of the race track
we're found several familiar features. e. l.
Densmore, the Barre caterer, anxious tC
please" as ever, served his usual hotel bill
OF fare dinner to multitude of people. o
II. Hale the Barre auctioneer, kept grea
crowd constantly around his wagon, anC
sold goods at lightning speed for eight con
secutive hours without break. The one
man band side show the two-headed calf
and similar attractions, and scores of eating
and drinking stands all gathered in many
| dollars, and the faces of the proprietors
were wreathed in smiles.
The attendance the third and last day wal
not so large as on Wednesday, but nearly
1000 people were on the ground during the
| day In the forenoon came an exhibition
| of matched horses gents drivers, towI
teams, and a grand coaching parade arount
the track. The races in the afternoon were
hotly contested and, at times, very excit
ing.
All purses for trotting were promptly
paid by the treasurer Immediately after the
last heat was declared.
In the bicycle race Thursday afternoon
| one heat OF one-half mile the score stood al
follows: w. j. Taplin, Northfield, first
William Washburn, Northfeld, second
| Walter Paine, Montpelier, third Rodericl
Rabidou, Northfield, fourth; Robert Nor
ton, Randolph, fifth; Arthur Tilden, North
fielp, sixth; time, 1:25.