St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-18
CALEDONIA FAIR,

There was an unprOmising outlook
/ for the fair on Tuesday morning. but
in the early part of the forenoon the
rain ceased and the clouds gave way to
sunshine. The first days attendance
was probably materially lessened on
account of the bad weather, as the
number of people present was COM
paratively small. The exhibition was
/ what it purported to be a cattle shOio;
for such fine collection of heavy cat
tie was never before seen in Caledonia
county. The stereotyped agricultural
address, which few people hear and
benefits as few, the taking attractions
loudly advertised to draw a crowd,
were wanting, and the money expend-
ed in premiums for questionable at
fractions were offered as an induce
ment for stOck-raisers to show the best
their farms afforded. The result, as
regards the quality of the stock that
has been called out, must convince all
that the farmers best good is sub
served by keeping these annual agri-
cultural exhibitions more closely with
in the scope Originally intended.
The st. Johnsbury band made their
appearance the first day, and did es-
cOrt duty at 80 p. m. to the big
oxen in the town strings. Two strings
from st. Johnsbury entered the arena
The averagGrveight of the eight yoke
in one string was $3.50 pounds, the
heaviest yoke of which was entered by
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., which
weighed 5000 pounds. Within the
last year their weight has been in
creased 400 pounds. L. D. Hazer
had yoke that weighed 36l0 pounds
The heaviest yoke in the Barnet string
was owned by James Roy, and weighed
$500 pounds. This and the yoke
owned by E. & T. Fairbanks & Co
were the two heaviest yoke ever ex-
hibited in Caledonia county. The av-
erage weight of the Barnet string was
over 400 pounds. The heaviest yoke
in the Lyndon string weighed 475C
pounds. The weights and owners OF
the yokes in the Waterford string were
as follows: II. c.. Dawson $500, c.. l.
Dawson 300, Willard Kinney $500, G
w. Felch 300, A. E. Parks $500, j. w
Stoddard 1910, R. w. Remick 1900
Thomas Mason 1850.
! The fine lot of Hereford cattle shown
by L. B. Harris of Lyndon deservedly
attracted much attention. He made
twelve entries of this breed, one OF
which was an imported yearling bull
that weighs 100 pounds, seven i'm.
ported cows with calves by their sides
four yearling imported heifers, and q
herd of fifty native cattle with grade
calves by their sides. The clever
head of pOlled Aberdeen Angus cattle
lately imported for the stock farm OF
T. N. Vail of Lyndon, drew many in
terested people to their pens. Among
them was yearling bull that weighed
1900 pounds.
The first race was for all horses
owned within the county that have
never beaten 2: 40 500 to first, $l5
to second, so to third. The entries
were II. Brooks "Brown Nellie" w
E. Peck's g. 6. "Bad Boy" H. Peck's
b. g. "Harry." First money was taken
by ''Bad BOy,"-best time 2 :434
ond by "Harry," and third by "Browr
Nellie" '..r
The second race was for all horses
owned within the county that have
never trotted for money-Sl5 to first
$40 to second, So to third. The en-.
tries were F. d. Bridgman, H. Brock.
blk. 6. "HOward p" |. H. Halls blk
M. gu. c." C. E. Kinks blk. G. "No
Name" and G. C. Goodell's b. s
"MOses." The first money was taker
by "Howard P."-best time 3 00-sec.
ond by "No Name" third by gu. c.
The third race was for all horses thai
have never beaten 3: 30-S55 to first
S43 to second, $25 to third, S17 t.
fourth. The entries were II. w. Ut
toms blk. G. "Harry j." John Utton'.
blk. &. "Gen. Ballard" j. S. Shows b
e. "St. Jacob" H. F. Pierce's CHI. g
Climber JIM II. Peck's blk. g
"Black Johnny" The first money was
taken by "Black Johnny" second by
''St. Jacob" third by Climber Jim,
fourth by "Gen. Ballard"
L. d. Hazen entered eight yokes OF
oxen for one of the st. Johnsbury
strings, which weighed respectively
1900, $500, $500, 1850, 1850, 36IO, 1880
1900. He also entered four pairs oil
working oxen, which weighed respec-
lively $500, $3.50, 1880, $3.50.
Floral hall showed to good advan-
tage, the articles being of a superior
order to any previous exhibition. The
number of entries was $50, falling
short of last years entries l99 and OF
the previous year "a.
The vegetables were fully up to last
year, while the fruit fell far short OF
last years display.
The st. JOhnsbury Daily Advertiser,
published by L. w. Rowell, and the
Fair Ground, published by w. o. Cas-
well, were gratiutously circulated and
furnished the fair-goer with the daily
program and other news and advertis-
ing matter.
A game of ball was played on the
grounds on Tuesday between the
Creepers of this place and the Govern