Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-27
BUTLER FAIR.
THE FINEST ENTRY OF HORSES EVER on THF |
GROUND.

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| grounds, as he went along the various stalls:
/ A splendid colt, one year old, of Hambeton
ian breed, entered by Lewis Bolton, Of Frank
1 lin township.
Martin Hell, of Prospect, also had Ham
! bletonian colt.
| C, 5. McCandless, of Center, had also tive
colts of the same breed aged and 2 years.
| DR.. Leighner, of Prospect, had also mare
and colt of the same breed.
d. P. Nicholas, of Adams township, a match
| team
Isaac Donaldson, of Sunberry, a Percheron
stallion, aged four years and weighing 1866
pounds.
r. Hesselgesser, of Winfield township, large
| one-half Clydesdale stallion, imported, weighs
| 100.
J.W. Young, of Penn township, had trottng
| horse, very fine in appearance, named VOL
| ferding.
H. and s. J.. Rankin, of the same township
a Clydesdale stallion aged three years and
weighing 1920 pounds.
Samuel Hesselgesser, of Winfield township,
half-breed Clydesdale stallion, weight 140C
pounds.
c. A. Crookshank, of the same township, a
three-quarter bred Clydesdale stallion, named
Bob, aged six years, weight 1890 pounds.
Wash. Turner, of Concord township, two
year old halfbreed Clydesdale stallion weigh
ing 1880 pounds.
S. w. Gage, Millerstown, two black colts
bred from Canadian mare, Hambletonian and
Golddust stock.
Jacob Emmel. Cranberry township, brood
mare, aged five years, weight $50 pounds and
yearling colt bred from Seneca Duke.
James Maizeland, of Clinton township, a 2
year old Clydesdale bay stallion, weighing
1000 pounds
Martin & Co., of Plain Grove, Lawrence Co.,
a year old Clydesdale, chestnut color, with
long white name and tail, named Bonnie Scot
land.
Isaac Lefever, of Jefferson township, dap
pied black French Canadian stallion, weight
17l0 pounds, fine looking horse.
VIM. Cox, Adams township, Canadian George,
a very dark bay stallion weighing 1910 pounds.
Josiah Albert Franklin township, fine 4
year old of Hambletonian descent, dun color,
named Independence.
John Cooper & Son, of Harlansburg. mare
and colt of Clydesdale origin, the mare weigh
ing 1905 pounds, the colt six months old, weigh
ing so pounds.
John Turner, of the same place, had two i'm
ported mares, one two years old and the other
four, bay and black, the former weighing
145e, the latter 1850. Also two stations, one
dark brown, Sovereign, seven years DID, weight
1000 pounds, and Lord Advocate, aged four
years, bay, weight 1900 pounds. Both these
are imported Clydesdales.
Julian A. CLARK, of Franklin township, a
bright bay stallion, imported, weight 1900
pounds. This horse measures 32 inches around
the breast, Ia inches around knee cap, III
inches around the canon bone.
James S. Hays, Connoquenessing, a golden
bay horse aged.6ye years, called j. Golden, 164
hands high, weight 1850 pounds, of Hiatoga
stock, a.so four colts, two suckliIgs, and the
others yearling aud two year old. These
colts were the symmetry of perfection. He had
also on the grounds, but pot entered for
premium, Gen. Grant, mahogany bay stall
lion, bred Ham mbletonian, aged nine years.
Charles Stewart, of Brady, a brood mare,
weighing 1900, and red roam spring colt.
Alonzo McCandless, Franklin township,
two year old mare colt bred from Gen. Grant,
and span OF fine white-faced bay mares.
G.. W. Reed, of Kittanning, black stallion,
Messenger breed, and fine sorrel yearling.
ID. d. Bowser, Armstrong county, two two
year old stations and three year old mare of
Hambletonian stock.
s. w. Crawford, of Jefferson township, two
yearling colts, running stock, sired by Chatham
Planet, and thorough bred, also young
Clydesdale mare colt
F. Buhl, of Forward township, had on the
grounds SPLENDID match driving team and
two fine two year old colts.
Abner Patton, of Oakland township, had a
pair of very fine mules on the grounds.
The above are only in part the stock of
horses on tue grounds, but all that could be
gathered up in a cursory visit. The difficulty
were locked, and others the owners keepers
were away in the crowd, and no one could give
information.
CATTLE.
The display of cattle was not so large as at
some former Fairs, bat still there was some of
all kinds among others we noticed herd own
ed by s. w. Crawford, of Jefferson township,
and by Alonzo McCandless, FRANKLIN township.
Our space will not permit us to give the var
ious breeds and exhibitors, as when we called
al the stalls the owners were all looking at the
races.
SHEEP.
This department was pretty we'll filled with a
good many different varieties, Merinoes, Span
ish, American breds. Among Others, John s.
Campbell and r. ID. Stevenson had some fine
Oxford ewes, rams and lambs. There were all
breeds and grades, Leicester, Cotswald, South
down and all other kinds.
The display of hogs was good. Yorkshire,
kinds. We noticed a large Yorkshire SOW
with dozen as pretty little "roasters" as
could be set on dinner table. Phil Grouse,
Butler had a SPLENDID Berkshire SOW with
litter of pigs.
VEGETABLES.
The vegetable display was not as large as
this season would warrant, yet there were fine
exhibitions of all kinds, such as beets, cabbage,
parsuips, pumpkins, squasbes, potatoes, grains,
seeds, &c.
FARMING MACHINERY &C.
The display was good, yet not unusually
large.
CASTINGS &C.
Biehl Bros, of this place, had latest and
best improvements in farming machinery. j.
G. q VIM. Campbell had quite number of
farming utensils, as well stoves and other
castings; one, a cook ing stove, cast under the
supervision of Phil Grouse, deserves a special
mention for its beauty and polish.
FLORAL HALL.
Under the supervision of Major Anderson,
was the general attraction for the ladies. The
display of flowers, plants, garden and house,
needle work. pictures, crayons, millinery goods,
cabinet ware and harness was very fine. There
were also breads and cakes of various kinds,
pies, jellies canned fruits honey, and a great
many things too tedious TO mention. The
Hall was beautifully festoened. In this de-
partment we noticed fig tree with five figs on
1t, and two cotton plants, one with nine balls
and the other with five on. All these were
raised in Butler by Mrs. Anderson.
EATING HOUSES.
There were number Of refreshment stands,
but the general one was under the supervision
of John NJ Smith and Mrs. Emma Sykes.
There could be obtained all that was wanted to
allay the thirst or the cravings Of the inner
man; meals, lunches, soft drinks, melons or
anything in the eating line.
GENERAL.
The grand cavalcade of stock on Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday, was the most interest
ing incident of the Fair. The baking of pan
cakes for misce llaneous drtribution, by Miss
Smith out of AL Reber's pancake -four, was
another. Also the display of Marvin & Co.'S
hraaH nd oraakarS The attracted
eral attention. There are many things, of
course, our space will not permit mention. A
column of incidents and fun could be collected,
but time and the crowd prevented.
We clip the following from the
Pittsburgh ComerciaI Gazette Of o
recent date
Merit Rewarded.
The Fairbanks Scale Co. are now
onroplatipr q Gnyarnmanf ordar for