Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-04
THE ST. JOHNsBURY FAIR.

son Of the year. But few people, CON-
paratively, were on the ground, and the
day was spent by the managers and pat
rons, almost exclusively, in preparation.
The second is always the grand, great |
day Of fair, and on Wednesday, not
withstanding the discouraging prognOs-
tications Of the weather in the morning
the people turned out en- mdSse and
guaranteed financial success. As we
enter the gate and turn to the right, We
come plump upon the Mechanical De-
partment. where we find a small but
first class collection OF implements.
-Four horse powers we're on exhibition /:
the Bay State and Union. by B. f. Rol-
Inns Of st. Johnsbury; one by Randall
& Leonard, of North Danville, and
one horse power for drag saws, by G. A.
Cook. Of Hardwick. All these are nicely
balanced, quiet and easy running ma
chimes, having all the modern improve
ments, and attracted much attention
from thrashers and sawyers. The Dan
vile machine had a patent revolving
blower attached which came directly in
front Of the horses heads, intended, We
suppose, to keep dust from the animals
eyes and nostrils, and suggested the idea
that ga mereiful man is mereiful unto
his beast" The Lyndon Carriage Co.
showed the only article in the carriage
line-a beautiful sleigh, about which we
heard a young Jane Jinks enthusiastic
ally remark to the youth upon whose arm
she was dangling 30, isn't it gay
Dent you wish twas winter now p at
which he expanded his nostrils and re-
sponded "Yaw." Of moving machines,
there we're the W. A. Wood Buckeye,
Arson Wood, Empire State and Meadow
King, with about the same number Of
horse rakes. Giant Buzzell was on hand
with his water wheel and plows. Laird
Brothers, st. Johnsbury, exhibited a
Blue Mountain granite monument thir-
teen feet high, of handsome design and
polished to a mirror. Of poultry there
we're thirty cases. Next we 60 to the
Floral Hall building, where we encoun-
ter such never ceasing thrOng of men,
women and children, and such countless
variety Of everything that grows, or man
or woman can concoct, that we at once
put away our pencil, gave up all idea Of
enumerating and swayed to and fro,
Just where the erowed pushed us We
we're told by a st. JOhnsbury man that
the show in this building was never bet
ter He said that people were apt t,
call everv GOOD show the hest one 4ha
ever was, but he thought this did really
beat them all. The hall was finely dec
GRATED with boughs and evergreens, anc
everything was so nicely arranged tina
II could not help pleasing the eye Of all
Seventeen long traces Of golden seeC
corn hung against the wall great pump
kins, squashes, cabbages, turnips anC
melons were rolled out upon the tables
and potatoes, beets carrots, beans, on
ions, tomatoes, celery, &c, &c, helpe,
to make the vegetable department com
plete. largest and best show Of apple
we ever saw. Fine show of wines, iellies
preserves, pickles, canned fruit. &c
20 or 80 tubs Of butter and 10 or l.
cheeses. In the Ladies Department tn
tables were loaded four deep with arti
Giles useful aud ornamental, and tn
hanging room was all taken. The ladie
were also more than four deep aroun,
the tables, and as they we're all stranp
ers to us, we didn't feel like crowding i
amongst them much, and scarcely got
peep at any one thing in particular
Many curiosities we're shown. A tabl
and a small box thereon, made by Wn
Marshall, st. JOhnsbury, contained 500
pieces Of wood, and showed ingenuit
equal to any emergency. A pillow
l775. manure fork and pod auger
same date were shown. A piece Of clot
said to have been brought to this cour
try in the May6ower 255 years ago.
cannon ball fred BY the British at th
battle Of Bunker Hill, and many 9th,
articles Of ye olden time, such as gun
powder horns, old candlesticks, g.
Pianos and organs made all the mus
necessary and set the boys and girls
bobbing around as though they were
dancing school. At half-past one
commenced raining and all that coul
crowded into the hall, and the remarl
dropped by those that got wedged in ii
highest, we're cOmical in the extrem
The show Of stock, we we're told. wit
the exception perhaps. Of horses, was
good as ever before, some 60 yoke of o:
en- being on the ground. Three TOW
teams. Waterford, Barnet and St. job
bury. The Waterford team, which toe
the hrst premium was composed of I,
Jokes, whose weights were AGO. 400
AGO. 1904, 1910. 1890, s5lo. $50
$3.50, $40. The Durhams, Devon
Attorneys and Ayrshires were well re
resented. Thirty-six premiums we
awarded to sheep and eleven on swim
Altogether, the show was well conduct,
aud a grand success. The third d.