St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

city in these parts. They are said Il
be hardy, and the cows first-rate milk
ers, and very gentle. They are certain
ly very handsome young calves really
beauties. E. T. Osgood exhibited I
fine ayrshire bull.
SHEEP.
In the sheep line the exhibitors were
j. r. Galbraith, w. L. and G.. K. SWEET
j. Higgins and Son, R. Spaulding, J. c
Lawrence, VIM. P. Houghton and w
s. Somers. Also R. P. Harvey, j. G
Hovey, H. Brown & Son, L. P. Cheney
T. NJ. Keith and C. B. Webster, Grades
and Southdowns, and few Merinoes
We think this department not quite al
satisfactory as we have seen, but there
were some good specimens.
DRAFT OXEN.
The trial of draft oxen was commend.
able. A stone drag loaded down with
AZ bars of pig iron, estimated by some
to weigh 5000 lbs, was drawn by the
oxen of VIM. and Joseph Roy, F. D.
Williamson and A. r. Hovey. They
made a splendid exhibition of strength
and good training. In Hovey's case, a
plain difference was seen between the
gentle way of driving, and so much
scream and yell and whipping. Hovey
knows how to drive yoke of oxen.
rrADHc AMI cnT
The exhibition of mares and colts
took place in front of the judges stand
soon after the draft trial. There were
some fine colts and some excellent
mares exhibited. Some of them we al
so thought inferior, and should not
have appeared for premiums. The
names of the exhibitors of one, two,
and three years Olds, that came next in
order, were W. S. Richards, G. B. Par
fridge, j. Ross, j. II. Nichols, Moses
Kimball, Chas. Wilson, Frank Palmer,
Tom Carson, A. P. McLaren, E. P. AL
len, Nathaniel Roy, Jason Cole, Sam
Forrest, Geo. Bailey and others we
could not learn. Several noble looking
animals were among them, notably so
one bay years old colt owned by
Chas. Wilson of Danville.
POULTRY.
The show of fowls this year was no foul
show. There was much larger number
of entries than ever before, and very
fine specimens they were. Among the
largest exhibitors were w. L. and G..
K. SWEET, who had Toulouse and Brown
China geese, brown and white turkeys
fine specimens ducks, Brown
Leghorn fowls, Game Bantams, White
Polish, Light Brahmas, etc. C. NJ. An
dersen, fine Houdans and Brown Leg
horns Joe Trescott Brown Leghorns
Walter Hastings Brown Leghorns and
Light Brahmas-very fine specimens
j. c. Higgins Plymouth Rocks; Geo.
w. Bonett Game and Brown Leghorns
Joseph st John Heathwood Game; c.
S. Hastings Silver Gray Dorkings
and Black Diamonds good ones
VIM. Clement a beautiful pair Pekin
Ducks; c. l.. Stevens Light Brahmas
G. 1. Severance Hamburghs and ducks
j. Ross Hamburghs; H. Brown & Son
geese H. Underwood ducks.
MECHANICAL IMPLEMENTS.
Our fair has never been noted for the
display of mechanical wares, yet there
are always some very good articles. F.
Davis of Sheffield exhibited his i'm
proved tanning mill Gardner Sanborn
an extension sled, and L. d. Stiles the
Dexter clamp sled. In carriages John
d. Miller had both open and top bug
gies; Hugh c. Moore nice covered car
rlages and phaetOns; Lyndon Carriage
Co. sleighs. B. F. Rollins exhibited
horse powers and separators Boynton
Il Goss the rubber bucket chain pump;
John Whitley the Champion mower
and wooden tooth wheel rake; ]. M.
Warner the Arson Wood mower; HI.
A. Blake plows from the celebrated
AihSo l. ~" w. silSO luC dClUC
Guano. There was the Granger pillow
shown, also, attracting considerable no.
tice from its peculiar construction.
Beauman Butler exhibited his pulveriz-
ing harrow H. N. Roberts an OK cart
and OK yoke, also good specimens
blacksmithing.
MECHANICS HALL.
Inside the main building were many
more articles of handiwork. The st.
JOhnsbury Granite Co. exhibited
cap, also two granite fig
ures Faith" and ''Hope"-beautiful-
~ chiselled. A monument from the
Isle La Motto marble, cut by O. P.
Bennett, showed what fine finish this
stone takes on, as well as the skill of
the manufacturer.
Moseley's Cabinet Creamery attract
ed much notice. This necessity of every
good dairy needs to be seen to be ap-
preciated. 1t is compact, easily under
stood and operated, no lifting of cans,
no dripping water, and in fact a very
perfect implement for the dairy 1t has
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