Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-27
THE EMMETT FAIR,


A Fair Attendance-Goo Display of
Machinery and Farm Implements.
Emmett, May 2l.-The second annual
spring fair of the Emmett District Ag-
ricultural Society was held here We'd
nesday and Thursday.
The exhibition was made up almost
entirely of farm machinery, horses and
cattle.
Cobb q Comstock, of Port Huron,
made q fine showing and had on the
ground, one Buckeye binder, one Stand
ard mower. hay rake, broadcast seeder,
sickle grinder, potato digger, scrapers,
horse hoes, etc. This firms exhibit
was very large and they sold number
of binders on the ground.
David Donahue, of this place exhibit
ed Champion binder, a Champion
| light reaper, Champion front cut now
er, a Champion rear cut mower, one
| Clipper mower, one Warrior mower,
and large line of agricultural imple-
ments. The Champion binders and
mowers were presided over by General
Agent j. III. McLane, who showed the
workings of the machines up in good
shape, Several of these machines were
sold during the fair.
Jas. Cogley, the president of the fair,
had on the ground large line of car
riages and wagons, of his own manu-
facture, together with the Osborne
mower and reaper and numerous other
articles usually kept on a farm.
S. B. Coddington, of Capac, exhibited
the Esterly binder, besides other agri-
cultural implements.
In horses and cattle there were fine
display.
The following is the premium list in
full:
HORSES.
General purpose, four year Aold lstal-
lions-Ed. Gearns, lst; &. ;. King, End;
Duncan Mckenzie, 3rd.
Three year old team-Wm Dawson,
1st.
Brood mare and colt-D. Dysenger,
lst; Patrick Byrne, 2nd Ed. Gearns, 3rd.
Heavy draft stallion, four years old
and over-Byrne IL Foley, lst; John
Ella, Ind; ID. Dysenger, Bird.
Two year old stallion-D. Dysenger,
lst.
Mare with colt-Dan Foley, lst; ID.
Mckenzie, End.
-Four year old-Wm White, lst; NJ. V.
Richardson, End.
Roadster and carriage, three years
old and over-Frank Douglas, lst.
Two year old stallion-Wm Lewis,
1st.
Three year old roadster-Jas O'Mara,
lst. This animal was very handsome.
Three year old filly carriage-Patrick
Cogley, lst; and Two years old, Patrick
Carriage team-G. w. Bell, 1st; JAS
Maloy, End.
Single Carriage G. Shanahan, 1st;
Thos. Stevenson, End.
CATTLE.
Short Horn bulls-D. Foley, lst; two
year old, Lobin Hawse, lst; one year
old, James Cogley.
Short horn cow-Lobin IIawse, lst
Short horn heifer-Lobin IIawse, 1st
Holstein bull calf-E. X. Sanderson,
1st and End.
Jersey bull, three years old-A. G.
Reynolds, LIST.
Best milch cow. II. Butler, lst;
Jas Cogley,. End.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Farm wagon, 2 horse-Jas. Cogley,
1st.
Open buggy, one horse-Jas Cogley,
lst, End, and Bird.
Open two horse buggy-Jas. Cogley,
1st.
Walking plow-Jas. Cogley, 1st; Clegg
g. Son, End; ID. III. Elmer, Bird.
Riding plow-D. III. Mcclure, 1st.
Iron Harrow-Jas. Cogley, 1st.
Sulky Plow-D. III. Mcclure, lst, End
and 3rd.
Walking cultivator-D. III. Mcclure,
1st; ID. Donahue, End.
Thresher and traction engine-Ad-
vance, Battle Creek, 1st.
Iron land roller-Jas. Cogley, 1st.
Seeder-Jas. Cogley, 1sl; Cobb e.
Comstock, 2nd.
Self dump rake-Cobb a. Comstock,
1st; ID. Donahue, End; Thos. Dove, 3rd.
On mowers no premiums were award
ed.
Shovel plOw-Jas Cogley, lst.
Three horse cultivator-Cobb& & Com
stock, 1st; A. ID. Coddington, I'd and 3D.
Steel scraper-Cobb IL Comstock, 1st
and End.
Sickle grinder Cobb & Comstock, 1st.
Potato digger-Cobb Il Comstock, I'd.
Top buggies Cogley, 1st; w.
III. Harris, End and 3rd.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bed spring Sheppard, 1st;
Ira Grant, End.
Fly nets-John Linklater, 1st.
Rail fence-David Orser, 1st.
Sewing machine-D. Donahue, 1st.
Delaware creamery, churn and pump
ID. Donahue, lst.
Flour-W. III. Ballentine, Brockway,
1st.
CONCLUSION.
In the evening an entertainment was
given in exhibition hall, in which the
Clay family, of Port Huron, Miss Cog
ley, of Emmett, II. A. Dean, of Brockway,
and Mr.. Warren, of Emmett, took part.
a dance was also given at the Emmett