The Switzerland and Ohio County, Indiana, Fair awards appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 8 Oct 1868 – Page 1, Column 3

LIST OF PREMIUMS
Awarded at the 17th Annual Fair of the Switzerland and Ohio County, Agricultural Society.

Class 1—Horses for All Purposes.

• Best Stallion over 4 years, Hugh Hamilton; 2d T. Dickason.
• Best Stallion over 3 years old, James Griffin; 2d Ed. Marshall.
• Best Stallion over 2 years old, Heman Bradley; 2d Wm. McCoy.
• Best Stallion over 1 year old, Peter L. Davis; 2d S. B. Hyde.
• Best Brood mare, Wm. Dehart; 2d J. H. Hoggins.
• Best Mare 4 years old, L. P. Bradford; 2d Heman Bradley.
• Best Filly 3 years old, L. C. Buck; 2d Green Sevar.
• Best Filly 2 years old, J. R. Stewart; 2d Woodford Dehart.
• Best Filly 1 year old, L. C. Buck
• Best sucking horse colt, W. J. Cooper; 2d F. M. Hamilton
• Best suckling mare colt, Wm. Dehart; 2d Simon Dehart
• Best gelding 4 years old, S. J. Searcy; 2d Isaac Stone
• Best gelding 3 years old, Wm. Dehart; 2d L. A. Clark, Jr.
• Best gelding 1 year old, J. H. Hoggins; 2d Henry Dibble.
• Best span matched geldings, G. W. Hunter.

Class 2—Horses for Light Harness.

• Best stallion 4 years old, H. Ralston
• Best stallion 3 years old, D. Culbertson
• Best gelding 4 years old, H. Ralston; 2d G. W. Hunter.
• Best gelding 3 years old, Simon Dehart
• Best mare 4 years old, E. M. Buffington
• Best pair geldings, L. Bledsoe

Class 3—Saddle Horses.

• Best stallion 4 years old, James W. Tandy; 2d Wm. McCoy
• Best gelding 4 years old, J. H. Hoggins; 2d J. H. Hoggins
• Best mare 4 years old, Heman Bradley
• Best stallion under 4 years, T Dickason
• Best gelding under 4 years, Green Severs; 2d R. N. Vernon

Class 5—Sweepstakes on Horses.

• Best stallion; T. Dickason
• Best gelding, G. W. Hunter
• Best mare, Heman Bradley

Class 6—Guage Ring.

• First premium, Ed Marshall

Class 7—Jacks and Mules.

• Best jack, Samuel Stewart
• Best mule 4 years old, J. M. North; 2d James Griffin
• Best mule 3 years old, J. C. Bovard; 2d Thomas Thatcher
• Best mule 2 years old, Elza Abbott
• Best mule 1 year old, James Huston; 2d Lewis Sutton
• Best mule colt, Lewis Sutton; 2d John Henry

Class 8—Heavy Draught Horses

• Best stallion, Wm. McCoy; 2d W. B. Douglass
• Best mare, Jordan Wainscott
• Best heavy draught team, Robert A. Harris.

Class 9—Horned Cattle

• Best bull 2 years old, Wm. J. Cooper; 2d C. A. Thiebaud
• Best bull 1 year old, L. Bledsoe; 2d E. P. Goddard
• Best bull calf, Wm. J. Cooper
• Best cow, John W. Morrison; 2d Thomas Works
• Best heifer 2 years old, Kincaid & Bro.

Class 10—Working Cattle

• Best yoke cattle, 4 years old or over, P. L. Davis; 2d R. White
• Best yoke cattle 3 years old, S. B. Dennis
• Best yoke cattle 2 years old, H. Dibble; 2d S. B. Dennis
• Best yoke steers 1 year old, John Armstrong

Class 11—Milch Cows

• Best milch cow, Robert A. Harris; 2d Wm. J. Cooper

Class 12—Fat Cattle, Sheep, and Hogs

• Best bullock, Robert A. Harris; 2d Kincaid & Bro.
• Best cow, Kincaid & Bro.; 2d Robert A. Harris
• Best sheep, E. P. Goddard; 2d E. P. Goddard
• Best hog, S. Stow; 2d U. H. Stow

Class 13—Sweepstakes on Cattle.

• Best bull, Lem. Bledsoe
• Best cow, R. A. Harris

Class 14—Fine Wool Sheep

• Best buck, John Stewart
• Best ewe, John Stewart; 2d James Cole
• Best buck lamb, John Stewart
• Best ewe lamb, John Stewart

Class 15—Middle Wooled Sheep

• Best buck, David Scott; 2d James Cole
• Best ewe, David Scott; 2d Jas. Cole
• Best buck lamb, David Scott; 2d S. J. Searcy

Class 16—Long Wooled Sheep

• Best buck, James Cole
• Best ewe, W. P. Oxley; 2d W. P. Oxley
• Best buck lamb, W. P. Oxley; 2d W. P. Oxley
• Best ewe lamb, James Cole

Class 17—Sweepstakes on Sheep

• Best buck, fine wool, John Stewart
• Best ewe, fine wool, John Stewart
• Best buck, middle or long wool, S. J. Searcy
• Best ewe, middle or long wool, S. J. Searcy

Class 18—Hogs

• Best boar, 1 year or over, N. Fisk
• Best boar under 1 year, H. Cunningham; 2d Rufus Dibble
• Best breeding sow, U. H. Stow; 2d W. B. Douglass
• Best sow, shoat under 1 year, Rufus Dibble; 2d H. Cunningham
• Best 5 pigs, U. H. Stow; 2d Rufus Dibble

Class 19—Plows, Harrows and Cultivators.

• Best 2 horse plow, U. H. Stow; 2d Joseph Melick
• Best sod plow, Abram Tinker
• Best 2 horse harrow, G. W. Murphy; 2d W. B. Douglass
• Best ½ dozen axe handles, D. A. Morris; 2d Wm. Barkis

Class 20—Mills, Presses and Wooden Ware.

• Best threshing machine, B. W. Clark
• Best pump, Robert Hunt
• Best specimen cooperage, tight work, Thomas J. Heath
• Best specimen cooperage, slack work, Thomas J. Heath
• Best apple peeler, J. W. Gary
• Best cutting box, J. G. Melick; 2d John Gaither
• Best churn, N. Fisk; 2d Soloman Washer
• Best washing machine, David Scott; 2d H. S. & H. Espy
• Best wire hay rake, U. H. Stow
• Best farm gate, U. H. Stow; 2d Gilbert Gibbs
• Best 6 willow baskets, H. S. & H. Espy; 2d Lewis Coons
• Best 6 wooden buckets, H. S. & H. Espy
• Best 12 corn brooms, H. S. & H. Espy
• Best 6 washboards, H. S. & H. Espy
• Best nest tubs and best nest keelers, H. S. & H. Espy
• Best bee hive, Martin Keeney
• Best beam scales, H. S. & H. Espy
• Best 1000 shingles, J. G. Melick
• Best 1000 hay hoops, Wm. Harkis
• Best clothes wringer, H. S. & H. Espy; 2d Solomon Washer
• Best manure fork, Thomas Works; 2d H. S. & H. Espy
• Best pitchfork, Wesley Tinker
• Best horse hay fork, John W. Morrison; 2d H. S. & H. Espy
• Best potato hook, G. J. Doweny; 2d U. H. Stow

Class 21—Reapers, Mowers and Wagons.

• Best 2 horse wagon, G. W. Murphy
• Best two horse spring wagon, G. W. Murphy
• Best single mower, Thomas H. Sutton; 2d R. M. Bishop & Co.

Class 22—Cabinet Ware, &c.

• Best rocking chair, Thomas Works

Class 23—Other Mechanical Products.

• Best cook stove and fixtures, Thomas Works; 2d Thomas Works
• Best sewing machine, Tardy & Detraz
• Best corn basket, W. P. Oxley
• Best knitting maching, S. B. Tibbets
• Best 6 pieces tinware, H. S. & H. Espy

Class 24—Vegetables

• Best doz beets, Mrs. Bailey; 2d U. H. Stow
• Best sweet potatoes, Dixon Clement; 2d Joseph Clements
• Best 6 cabbages, Jane Sutton
• Best celery, Dixon Clement
• Best Irish potatoes, U. H. Stow; 2d L. Coons
• Best 3 sweet pumpkins, John Sullivan; 2d L. W. Mallet
• Best parsnips, U. H. Stow
• Best watermelons, H. C. Picket; 2d J. Sullivan
• Best pumpkins, Nelson Tarbox; 2d David Scott
• Best onions, Susannah Wainscott; 2d S. Stow
• Best egg plant, Mrs. J. H. Smith
• Best carrots, James M. Roberts; 2d U. H. Stow
• Best squashes, David Scott; 2d John Sullivan
• Best citrons, George Melick; 2d Charles Melick
• Best onion setts, Loring & Dwight Smith; 2d James Cole
• Best white beans, Nancy Robertson; 2d George J. Downey
• Best Lima Beans, J. G. Melick; 2d Mrs. J. R. S. Smith
• Best collection Irish potatoes, Dixon Clement, 2d George J. Downey
• Best collection vegetables, Dixon Clement; 2d George J. Downey

Class 25—Grain and Seed.

• Best yellow corn, James Cole; 2d W. McFadden
• Best white corn, H. Cunningham; 2d M. Hannah
• Best red wheat, J. Wainscott; 2d J. Wainscott
• Best rye, Jacob Baker; 2d Jacob Baker
• Best oats, Jordan Wainscott; 2d Isaac Stone
• Best barley, Martin Scranton
• Best flax seed, John Hill
• Best [illegible] seed, W. H. Melick; 2d W. H. Melick
• Best orchard grass seed, D. Scott; 2d D. Scott
• Best red clover seed, D. Scott; 2d D. Scott

Class 26—Field Crops

• Best acre white wheat, Howard Stow
• Best acre red wheat, Wm. McFadden; 2d W. P. Oxley
• Best acre oats, Howard Stow; 2d J. Wainscott
• Best bale hay, Lewis Coons
• Best broom corn, Chas. Melick; 2d W. P. Oxley
• Best specimen tobacco, W. P. Oxley; 2d W. P. Oxley

Class 28—Poultry

• Best pair chickens, James Cole; 2d James Cole
• Best pair geese, H. Cunningham; 2d M. Hannah
• Best pair turkeys, John Stewart; 2d M. Keeney
• Best pair ducks, J. Stewart; 2d Milo Hannah
• Best pair guinea fowls, John Hill; 2d L. Coons
• Best collection poultry, James Cole

Class 29—Plain Sewing, Needlework, and Embroidery

• Best solid work quilt, Mrs. A. Wade; 2d Mrs. G. W. Hunter
• Best patchwork quilt, Miss Malvina Hyde; 2d Mrs. G. W. Hunter
• Best tidy, Miss Anna C. Thompson; 2d Mrs. Mary A. Harris
• Best child’s sack, Mrs. O. C. Ewards; 2d Tardy & Detraz
• Best cloak, Tardy & Detraz
• Best wash stand mat, Mrs. N. Jackson; 2d Mrs. C. C. Mallet
• Best pair lamp mats, Mrs. James Chandler; 2d Mrs. Calkins
• Best suit men’s clothing, made by lady, Amanda English; 2d Sarah Hizer
• Best shirt, Martha J. Clement; 2d Julietta Brickel
• Best ladies’ head dress, Tardy & Detraz
• Best silk dress, Tardy & Detraz
• Best silk bonnet, Tardy & Detraz
• Best velvet bonnet, Tardy & Detraz
• Best straw bonnet, Tardy & Detraz
• Best ladies’ cap, Tardy & Detraz
• Best ladies’ sunbonnet, Julietta Brickel; 2d Julietta Brickel
• Best home made flannel dress, Mrs. Olive Bradford; 2d Elizabeth Houze
• Best worsted dress, Tardy & Detraz
• Best calico dress, Julietta Brickel; 2d Mrs. John Moore
• Best shell work, Mrs. Malvina Hyde
• Best bead work, Anna M. Griffith
• Best burr work, Miss Malvina Hyde; 2d Nancy Gould
• Best silk embroidery, Tardy & Detraz; 2d Mary McFadden
• Best linen embroidery, Mrs. John Moore
• Best cotton embroidery, Mrs. J. Fleming; 2d Mrs. S. Westcott
• Best suit ladies’ underclothing, Lucinda Dutch; 2d Miss Malvina Hyde

Class 29—No. 2—For Children under 12 Years

• Best work on perforated paper, Lily A. Fleming
• Best patchwork quilt, Julia McCulloch; 2d Miss Cunningham
• Best pair stockings, Juliet Works; 2d Miss Moore
• Best pair socks, O. L. Smith
• Best pin cushion, O. J. Oxley; 2d O. J. Oxley

Class 30—Domestic Manufactures.

• Best 5 yards tow linen, Mrs. Jacob Baker
• Best 5 yards flax linen, Martha J. Clement
• Best 5 yards linen diaper, Mrs. E. Mendall; 2d Charlotte Works
• Best 5 yards jeans, Charlotte Works; 2d Mrs. Mary Buttles
• Best 5 yards white flannel, Sarah Hizer; 2d Mrs. S. Wescott
• Best 5 yards col’d flannel, Mrs. Mary Buttles; 2d Martha J. Clement
• Best 5 yards linen toweling, Martha J. Clement
• Best 5 yards barging, Matilda Lee
• Best 5 yards rag carpet, Charlotte Works; 2d Mrs. L. M. Oxley
• Best 5 yards girthing carpet, Mrs. A. Edgar
• Best 5 yards kersey, John Hill; 2d Mrs. Mary Buttles
• Best 5 yards linsey, Mrs. Mary Buttles; 2d Mrs. Elizabeth Cutter
• Best 5 yards plain linsey, Mrs. A. Wade; 2d Mrs. Nancy Lostutter
• Best 5 yards cotton and linen fabric, Mrs. Eliza Cutter; 2d Mrs. Mary Buttles
• Best pair wool blankets, Mrs. Mary Buttles; 2d Mrs. L. M. Oxley
• Best pair cotton and wool blankets, Mrs. Jacob Baker; 2d Mrs. S. Wescott
• Best single coverlet, Mrs. Mary Buttles; 2d Julietta Brickle
• Best pair wool stockings, Martha J. Clement; 2d Martha Scranton
• Best pair cotton stockings, Mrs. Caulkins
• Best pair wool socks, Mrs. S. J. Wisner; 2d Mrs. Jacob Baker
• Best pair wool mittens, Mrs. Howard; 2d Miss Susan Baker
• Best pair wool mitts, Rosanna Bailey; 2d Mrs. Olivia Buttles
• Best knit comfort, Will M. Smith; 2d Mrs. Nancy Lostutter
• Best 5 lbs stocking yarn, Fannie Pocock
• Best flax sewing thread, Charlotte Works; 2d Matilda Lee
• Best pair suspenders, Hattie Melick; 2d Mary A. Smith
• Best pair linen sheets, Mrs. A. Wade; 2d Mrs. John Moore
• Best pair linen tablecloths, Charlotte Works; 2d Martha J. Clements
• Best pair wool gloves, Lizzie Spaulding; 2d Mrs. Jacob Baker
• Best pair linen stockings, Mrs. Eliza Cutter; 2d Mrs. John Moore

Class 31—Linen, Cotton and Woolen Fabric Made By Machinery.

• Best 10 yards satinett, S. Stow
• Best pair blankets, Susannah Wainscott; 2d Mrs. C. Stow
• Best 10 yards jeans, Mrs. Olive Bradford; 2d Fannie Pocock

Class 32—Leather Manufactures.

• Best side saddle and bridle, Juliet Works; 2d Matilda Morrison

Class 33—Flowers and Fine Arts.

• Best variety of flowers growing, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d Mrs. John Moore
• Best Boquet, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d Mrs. R. L. Simmons
• Best variety of shrubbery, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d Mrs. R. L. Simmons
• Best display of Cacti, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d H. J. Cole
• Best collection dahlias, Mrs. B. L. Simmons; 2d Miss Margaret Gillespie
• Best collection roses, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d Mrs. John Moore
• Best single plant in bloom, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d Miss Margaret Gillespie
• Best single plant not in bloom, Miss Margaret Gillespie; 2d Miss Margaret Gillespie
• Best hair flowers, Mrs. Stewart
• Best hair work, Rosanna Heath
• Best landscape painting, Miss Mary E. Sparks; 2d Miss Mary E. Sparks
• Best flower painting, Miss Mary E. Sparks
• Best oil painting, Miss Mary A. Dickason
• Best ambrotype, R. R. Houghton
• Best photograph, R. R. Houghton
• Best collection pictures, R. R. Houghton
• Best penmanship, by person between 13 and 21 years, Miss Mattie A. Sparks; 2d Miss Mary A Dickason
• Best penmanship by person under 13 years, Miss Sophia Dickason; 2d Maria C. Dickason

Class 34—Jellies, Picklees, Preserves and Canned Fruits.

• Best jar preserves, Sarah Hizer; 2d Eliza J. Goodner
• Best jar jelly, Eliza J. Goodner; 2d Mrs. E. P. Goddard
• Best collection jellies, Martha J. Clement; 2d Mrs. Bell Stewart
• Best jar fruit butter, Mrs. Lavina Wait
• Best collection canned fruit, L. M. Oxley; 2d Mrs. E. P. Goddard
• Best jar pickles, Sarah Hizer; 2d Lizzie Robertson
• Best collection pickles, Mrs. L. M. Oxley
• Best collection dried fruit, Mrs. M. J. Downey; 2d Mrs. C. C. Mallet
• Best 5 lbs June butter, Mrs. Lavina Wait; 2d Emily L. Smith
• Best 5 lbs September butter, Mrs. Mancy Lostutter; 2d Emily L. Smith
• Best 10 lbs cheese, George W. Potter; 2d Mrs. C. C. Mallet
• Bst 5 lbs maple sugar, Mrs. Jacob Baker; 2d Mrs. Jacob Baker
• Best maple molasses, Emily L. Smith
• Best 5 lbs strained honey, Martin Keeney
• Best 10 lbs honey in comb, Mrs. John Moore
• Best gallon sorghum, E. S. Cooper; 2d G. W. Potter
• Best loaf salt rising bread, Mary A. Carnine; 2d Jane Sutton
• Best loaf yeast bread, Mrs. David Scott; 2d Mrs. David Scott
• Best home made cake, Caroline Tinker; 2d Miss Lavina Wait
• Best home made pie, Miss Lavina Wait
• Best collection bread, cakes and pies, Mary McFadden
• Best 5 lbs lard, Mrs. Jacob Baker; 2d Miss L. Wait
• Best tomato catsup, Mrs. H. D. Tinker; 2d Mrs. Howard Stow
• Best cucumber catsup, Mrs. Howard Stow

Class 36—Fruits

• Best collection fruits, S. Stow
• Best collection apples, 12 varieties, S. Stow
• Best collection apples, 6 varieties, G. J. Downey; 2d Julietta Brickle
• Best collection pears, Nancy Robertson; 2d Wesley Fleming
• Best specimen peaches, U. H. Stow; 2d Mrs. Louisa McCartle
• Best quinces, George J. Downey; 2d Mrs. C. C. Mallet
• Best specimen grapes, H. D. Tinker; 2d J. R. S. Smith
• Best bushel apples, H. J. Cole
• Best doz tomatoes, U. H. Stow; 2d Mrs. S. Wescott

Class 37—Flour and Meal

• Best barrel flour, J. S. Haynes & Bro.
• Best 50 lbs rye flour, Jas. Brown; 2d Jas. Brown
• Best bushel corn meal, William Carnine; 2d J. S. Hayes & Bro.

Class 38—Wine, Cider and Vinegar.

• Best native grape wine, Lizzie Robertson; 2d S. Stow
• Best blackberry wine, Nancy Robertson
• Best elderberry wine, Nancy Robertson
• Best currant wine, Mrs. Emily L. Smith; 2d U. H. Stow
• Best apple cider, Wm. Goodner; 2d G. J. Downey
• Best cider vinegar, George McCulloch; 2d C. D. Bruner
• Best raspberry wine, Lizzie Robertson; 2d Nancy Robertson
• Best vinegar, other than cider, Howard Stow; 2d G. W. Potter

Class 39—Miscellaneous Articles on which No Premiums Had Been Offered.

• Boot crimper, McFarland & Richmond
• Maul, Wm. Barkis
• Mallet, Morton Barkis
• Husk basket, Lizzie Robertson
• Horse shoes, S. Rugsell
• Headblock & 5th wheel, Thos. Cloxton
• Floor clamp, E. A. Hall
• Inverting, Rosanna Bailey
• Edging, Rosanna Bailey
• Lace, Rosanna Bailey
• Roofing Bracket, Peter Richmond
• Breakfast shawl, Mrs. Mary A. Harris
• Door alarm, Wm. Goodnet
• Quilt, Mrs. Olive Bradford
• Men’s knit underclothing, Mrs. A. Edgar
• Ladies’ knit underclothing, Mrs. A. Edgar
• Shetland wool shawl, Mrs. Harvey Northcott
• Ladder, Marth Keeney
• Picture frame, Mrs. Caulkins
• Fig tree, Sewal R. Webb
• Rose insertion and edging, Anna C. Thompson
• Two pair pigeons, John Stewart
• Plaster paris frame, Mrs. Bell Stewart
• Window sash, S. Stow
• Step ladder, S. Stow
• Sterescope, Walter H. Wells
• Potatoe onions, Dixon Clement
• Man’s straw hat, Mrs. C. L. Stewart
• Door mat, Nancy Lostutter
• Selection school books, Miss Sarah J. Smith
• Shot gun, J. H. Banta
• Grain cradle, James Markland
• ½ dozen gourds, L. N. Oxley
• Bread mixing & kneading machine, D. Scott
• Pin cushion, Miss M. Hyde
• Soda fountain, Wm. Crowell
• Wheel jack, John Murphy
• Drail till, Branaham & Roe
• Spade, Wesley Tinker
• Child’s suit, Mrs. Goodner
• Lemon syrup, Wm. McFarland
• Mammoth gourd, Benjamin Dennis

Class 40—Equestraianism

• Best boy rider (under 12 years), Charles Butz; 2d Billy Dickason