Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-24
CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR.

articles in the ladies' department and |
a great crowd of people. The fair
fell on three perfect days and was
success in every particular. A great
speciality was the show of oxen, which I
embraced five strings of eight yokes
each, weighing from about 51OC
pounds to the yoke to ordinary
weights, and some of the handsomest
yokes that can be raised or purchased
for the great OK ''field day at this
fair. The Roys of Barnet, as usual,
carried off the palm in size, and the
Barnet string the first premium.
Lyndon came next with eight yokes
whose average weight was about
$500, all from Telephone Hill. Lyn-
don also had another handsome string
of eight weights" st. Johnsbury
followed with a string which averaged
300 each and Waterford was only
few pounds under. There were lots
of steers and younger cattle. In the
stalls we noticed an unusually large
number of excellent animals; among
which we mention the lately imported
Herefords, owned by L. B. Harris of
Lyndon. These animals were bred
in England and imported at a cost of
from $1,000 to $4,000. A two-year-
old bull and five COWS and three
calves were shown. They are bright
red with white faces, clean and beau
tiful cattle noted for their good size
and easy fattening qualities. There
was very large number of Jerseys
from the Fairbanks, A. & W. Bemis,
w. W. Wright and other herds.
Many of these were the best animals
of the breed, large, thrifty and emit
tied to credit on account of the re-
cords in the milk pail, as we'll as in
o herd books. There was considerable
of the s'Jersey Queen" kind of stock.
The Drurys of Greensboro took over
several fine Ayershires, and carried
- home about thirty dollars in premi-
II ums. J. & E. Batchelder of Dan
) vile, exhibited a large number of
u their Devon cattle and received S25
lie in premiums The Batchelders are
IL making this stock a speciality and
le they had reason to be proud of the
lie very fine breed, COWS and other ami
1t mails shown. This stock was eXhib-
10 tied by several other parties. The
he Durhams were mainly from the A. O.
IN & j. Bemis herd. Grades and ma.
1o tives filled many pens and several
H. animals were fully up to the thor
ne oughbreds in beauty and size.
mt The horse show was large but no
so extraordinary as the cattle. Mr.
,;o Haviland of Danville and l. H. Hal
,lv of Lyndon carried off the premium
No. on stations and their progeny.
We The sheep pens were fairly full
ed but not remarkable for quality.
for In swine there were not less tina
ion 125 animals; eight or ten sows wit
toe pigs-one with litter II small one
est and II spring shotes. This was
70 Chester from the Vail farm in Ly1
ILL don. The different breeds of hog
: in in the quadruped line were all repr
Of scented, and they had lots of ADM
in ers of the biped specie. There a
nst several parties in the county wi
Who have poultry on the brain and the
.ra+ filled this department full. The
f was the usual display of agricultur
implements. The vegetable she
was light, but the fruit excellent
the the season. The ladies departmer
ace always great attraction, was abo
OF as heretofore. The Hall was ma
the attractive by pictures, flowers a
the plants. The creamery men, inclu
hlch ing the Cooley, Mosely and Woost
lay. machines were present and the da
am men had opportunity to exami
well these noted cream raisers.
for The special entertainments WI
oval "curiosity'' tents, lifting, shootir
Alng and gambling machines in large nu
am bers. The wrestle was hand CT
lem. test between the noted champion
in Dufel and Flagg, and the Canadi;
the ODonnell and another light weigl
are from Braintree, vt. In hard C,
Office test Dufer won three falls, Fla
ong. two. These men are very eve
'alti matched. O'Donnel won three ia
)ruld We see it stated that this was b
tai contest. Not particularly m
+bo so than any hard contest where 4
exert themselves to their utmost
"throw," out run, or out walk an
,t. tagonist. Loomis got his nose bun
. !; ed by O'Donnell and lost some bio
but there was no evident intention
,,orol any competitor to do violence to
companion. The county races "
+on;o, exciting bnt not dangerous on
oarso count of speed. The lady horse
o,ond ing was good for this age, but &C
TT have been beaten by hundred g
NH in the county sixty years ago.
"a 70 horse races on Thursday were of
o tho ordinary character, and drew the
70 60 ual crowd.
found Hitherto the contest for the Spt
asks ership at the next session of Cong
oil of has turned mainly on the tariff q
it is ton. The leaders in the race are