Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-16

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Time. 2:244, 2:22!. 2.25H
IN MECHANICS HALL.
In Mechanics hail fine exhibit OF
the Hervey. Hall & Marvin Safe COM
pany IS shown by tho Boston ngent,
+. T.. BALKAN, the Gray Rock Ginger Ale
company Of Canton. Conn. through the
agents, Sturtevant Merrick company OF
Springfield Mass. shows cooling and
refreshing drinks. the Rendering COM
pany of Burlington show fertilizers and
lime rock products, the Worcester Salt
company have their usual exhibit, there
Is an exhibit of the Fairbanks scales.
while the Andes ranges and stoves. the
Sterling ranges and stoves. and the Hub
ranges and stoves each have space and
working exhibits Of their wares. In the
machinery sheds all kinds Of farm ma
chinery and sugar makers supplies
driven by gasoline engines themselves
an exhibit, may be found to particularly
interest the farmer. Among these i'm
plements may be seen the International
tractor. and Pals Steam Mule" to be
used in place Of other motive power to
draw the three-gang plows attached.
JUDGES AT WORK.
,, Tho Judges are all hard at work in their
several departments and blue, red and
white ribbons are being dspayed by those
| PTrf ,rv1, ha 1n A
ten o'clock to-day Prof. NJ. y. Cummings
! of the T. V. NJ. addressed the assembled
audience in the public service building on
the subject Of "The Fruit Industry in Yer
mont" and was followed by Mrs. A. c.
Dimock of East Cornth with the subject
1.-THE Business of housekeeping on the
Farm" DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
president of Columbia University. will
speak Tomorrow morning before the
grandstand. and Friday at eleven o'clock
n. m. u. S. Senator John ". Weeks al
the same place will, speak on "IIigher Citi-
Zenshp."
T. N. Vail school of agriculture Rave
an exhibit in iron and woodworking done
by the students OF the school, which with
an assortment OF vegetables grown by
them may he seen in n separate tent or
the grounds They also haze entries ir
Hols'ein and Brown Swiss cattle In that
department.
IN FLORAL HALL.
| In the several halls are to be fount
many things to interest and amuse. Flora
han contains many specimens of tn,
handiwork Of the feminine sex from tn
I many picced bed quilt to the finest EN-
proidery. pictures, paintings. hand paint
ed china. and other nick-nacks. Tn
Thetford Kitchen have a large exhibit
made by It's members, and which are sold
the society known as the Kitchen" re
cciving 10 per cent of the receipts. Nun.
| beautiful articles so dear to the feminin
heart are among them The Green Noun
tain Card company of White River Juno
tIon have a large display and there ar
several exhibitors of fine paintings. an,
pencil and charcoal drawings, and anon,
OF pen work by L. B. Cunningham mad
at the age Of n years. Pianos occup.
the middle portion OF the hall.
In another section Is an exhibit O
taxidermy. made by c. s. Phillips o
Glover, Vt. one of the most interestin,
in the building. He shows mounte,
heads Of deer, moose and other animal
including magnificent specimen of
caribou head. Mrs ~ Corliss of Pos
Mills has pretty exhibit Of han
: finished pictures and sepia work an
decorated china, There is also fin
exhibit of antiques.
In Horticultural hall large exhibits O
fruits and vegetables are made by Ech
Farm. Enfield. y. H., Orchard Grow
| Farm, White River Junction, Hope Farr
tof Hartford, Belmont Farms of Middle
bury and Jerichonea Farm of Whit
| River Junction. while there are sever
smaller displays. One especial featur
2 is the showing OF timothy grass by We,
mont farmers. Some Of these exhibit
7 are five feet In heighth.