Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-25
THE COUNTY FAIR
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The exhibits in floral hall this year,
while perhaps not as many as have
been shown heretofore, were larger
and better displayed. The exhibit oy
the state agricultural college, was
much more extensive than last season
as was the forestry exhibit. It must
assuredly be of much benefit to to our
farmers to make careful study of
these state exhibits, and the demon
strators at these booths were continu-
ally busy explaining things of interest
and value to the farmer. The county
agricultural exhibit was good, espe-
cially in it's grain department and
seeds as we'll as fertilizers. Scientific
farming has come to stay and the
proper treatment of soil and the plant
ing of rotation crops are the new
methods whereby the farmer may
always have a profitable farm. The
exhibit by the Orleans high schools
agricultural department deserve espe-
cial praise Prof. Fletcher is certainly
a practical man as shown by the very
diversified exhibit of vegetables and
all crops by his agricultural classes.
The showing of vegetables by indivi-
duals was particularly fine for the
season of the year and the flower show
was better this season than in many
years. Of our local people who had
booths and displays in floral hall. 1t
may be we'll said that each booth was
made very attractive and much good IN
an advertising way is sure to come to
those who continually show themselves
up-to-date and progressive. Miss Col
burne had her usual line of fine en-
broidery and needlework and has
added basket serving trays this season
to the already extensive line. Her
exhibit this season was certainly
better than ever before which is say
ing much. Our new baker, W. A.
Scott, had very attractive booth with
CONNECTIONS and baked goods. A. r.
Cowles was again in his large booth
with Boardman & Gray and Cameron
pianos and Cameron piano player.
H T Seaver in large booth at the
end of the hall showed a full line of
Glenwood ranges and gave out many
asbestos mats as souvenirs. Mrs Z.
L. Hutchins at her attractive millinery
booth showed many fancy feathers and
the latest in sport hats, as we'll as her
usual full line of hair goods.
G. C. Lang had booth devoted to
the new Edison Diamond Disc phono-
graphs with the indestructible records,
these machines costing from $50 to
S475 The Bailey Music company had
their usual display of fine pianos in
charge Of Mr.. McCauley of Newport.
F. B. Lambert Of Lowell had his usual
booth showing the latest models in
New Home sewing machines. G. S.
Phillips, whose exhibit always at
tracts much attention and is perhaps
the most attractive of any on the
grounds, was more extensive than ever
before. The big caribou head is a
novelty and so good specimen will
not be easily had giant, bat the most
attractive specimens were IN the
mounted fish. The Crystal Lake lunge
caught this season by John Mcclellan
was one of the prominent mountings
but there were dozen others. a Brown
German trout among them, that were
as perfect as though just from the
water A wire jewelry booth IN the
hall maintained by j. F. Tracy of West
Bridgewater, Mass Another of the
attractive exhibits this season was the
monograph booth of Whpple. French
& Company of Orleans. A dozen
cabinet machines in Columbia and
Sonora makes were shown in large
and attractivefy decorated booth.
7 These machines range in price from
$50 to 1875. The feather flower booth
in the hall again did fourishing
/ business in these attractive novelties,
, as we'll as fancy work and novelty
booth by a Boston company. The
? genial Mr.. Stowe was on hand to
: demonstrate the .: S. cream separator
and was located in the same booth
with Mr.. Lupien. who handled and
demonstrated the De Laval separator.
, Never has the fancy work and needle
work department received as much
favorable comment. as during this
season fair. Several weIl-known ladies'
OF other towns in the state, informed
our committees that this department
compared we'll with that of the state
fair if it did not actually excel it. There
were almost thousand entries in this
, department this season, but it is the
quality not quantity which made the
: exhibit one of particular note. An
4 added attraction to this department
i was donated by Mrs. Lucy Atanasova
d and consisted of many fancy articles
e and curios from Bulgaria. There was
!. also some beautiful opalescent china
# done by Miss Babcock of Brooklyn,
/ N. Y. In the needlework department
s the largest single showing was by Mrs.
S Grace Cutting Wheeler who among
l. many articles showed luncheon set Of
rs pieces. Hundreds of pieces in
If initial pillow slips, table linen. ETC.
were shown by local ladies as we'll as
many pieces from out of town. The
children's exhibit which contained
almost everything in fancy articles
was much better than last year and
will be one of the departments which
will continue to grow larger and better
d each season. The Camp Fire girls had
e an attractive display of beads and
= ceremonial gowns on exhibition. II
e looks as though more room would have
n to be given over to this art department
e in years to come, and certainly it is
= one of the most attractive exhibits al
e the grounds.
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