St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-20
THE RYEGATE FAIR.

held their fair on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week, and it was a
great success both as regards atten-
dance and exhibition. The premiums
and diplomas are given in full below
Boys and Girls Under 10.
Boys: Best bushel potatoes, Irving
and Bailey Gilfillan, aged and 9; I'd,
Terry brothers, 8 and IL. Best trace
corn, Irving and Bailey Gilfillan I'd,
OrviIle Wood, ID. Best cabbage, Is
pounds, Nelson Bone.
Girles: Best white bread, Maggie
Arthur, IA and Lois McColl, Is brown
bread, Nellie Bone. Is; loaf cake,
Marion Doe, IA ginger cake, Matte
Jean Nelson, ii and Ida May Buchan-
an, 10; jelly, Mary Grant, 10; patch
work, Jessie Davidson, IA and Lillian
Whitelaw toilet cushion, Alice Terry,
l3 dolls shams, Marion Whitelaw, 10;
paper flowers and also braided rug,
Ida Morrison, ID.
There were IL entries in the butter
department, all in fve-pOund square
boxes with no name or mark by which
the daiTyman's name could be ascer-
tanned. The judges after long and
careful test classed it all as No. but
ter awarding the premiums as folio VS. ::
Best butter, Andrew Wylie I'd, w. j.
Nelson Sd, A. NJ. Whitelaw. Other
entries, James Davidson, A. Perry, A.
Buchanan, j. b. Nelson, o. HI. Rem
frew, James Dickey, Mrs. Carrie Nell
son, w. w. Wright, David Buchanan.
Butter for diplomas had seven en-
tries of print, one of tub and one Orna-
mental. The committee again found
it difficult to decide and finally refused
to mark each lot but declared it all to
stand at 80 points and upwards. The
list is as follows: w. J. Nelson, Geo.
Cochran, John Mccall, o. III. Renfrew,
George N. Park, Henry Whitcher, Mrs.
Carrie Nelson, VIM. Bone.
Mrs. A. Buchanan exhibited Orna-
mental butter, which was marked,
quality IS, beauty 100.
Mrs. John McCOll had the only
cheese, which was marked 100. The
committee were VIM. Kicker, Mrs.
Cloud Harvey, Mrs. John McCOll and
they deserve the thanks of the club for
careful, honest work. The test was
made under the direction of w. n. Gill
lillian who had charge of the butter,
cheese, grain, fruit and vegetable de-
partments.
Maple Sugar and Bees Honey.
Best sugar, Andrew Gilfillan, ID
Samuel Tuttle, Sd, Mrs. C.. Nelson
Best tub sugar, Mrs. G.. Nelson cake,
George Cochran /; syrup, LIST, George
Cochran, I'd, A. NJ. Whitelaw, Sd, II.
F. Randall.
Best bees honey, Alex. Davidson
I'd, Henry Whitcher.
Field Crops.
Best potatoes, Mrs. G.. Nelson I'd
l.. Carpenter best barley, John Gates
I'd, j. b. Nelson; best wheat, w. T.
Nolan, I'd, James Davidson best
oats, w. L. Nolan, I'd, VIM. Wilson
best corn, Arch Park, I'd, Charles
Adams.
Best apples, w. F. Gibson, 81 kinds
I'd, Henry WhitehilI, is kinds; Sd
James Eastman, IA kinds.
First diploma on small lots, A. M
Whitelaw I'd, Nelson Whitcher Sd
H. Whitcher.
Best single lot, A. Wylie I'd, j. b
Nelson Sd, James Davidson
Best double lot to Robt. Henderson
ID, o. III. Renfrew; Sd, Robt. Miller
4th, Mrs. Arthur 9Th, Geo. Cochran
9th, A. Heath.
Diplomas Oh pIums to w. F. Gibson
ID, Leonard WEIGH; on pears, III
III Whitcher.
Vegetables.
Best six varieties, Robt. Gates; Cd
Charles Adams.
Squashes, 1st diploma, Rev. A.
Woodruff I'd, j. B. Nelson Sd, Wm
Bone 4th, John McColl.
Pumpkins, LIST, WessOn Crown ID
Cyrus Page Sd, NJ. F. Sargent.
Cabbages, LIST, John Gates I'd,
III. Renfrew.
Turnips, LIST, o. ii. Renfrew
Beets, lst, Lester Mills; I'd, A.
Woodruff; Sd, VIM. Kicker.
HOrses-Mares and Colts.
The horse display was very fine, d
plOmas being awarded as follows, til
numbers signifying the number {
points, 100 being perfect:
James E. Crown, two mares an
colts, IS. These had one mare an
colt each WI. Henderson, %; Davi
Lumsden, 90; j. Roy, 80 /; A. Hood, sc
j. Wallace, 90; A. Hastie, 95; d.
Miller, SO; C. S. Adams, S5 NJ. v
Crown, 81 G. w. Darling, 95; GeOre
Webber, 90; Henry Whitcher, 90;
w. Darling, 80 w. j. Smith, 80.
Colts.
w. w. Wright, one, 80 points, tw
81. These had one yearling each
John Buchanan, 90 A. Hood, Sc
c. Eastman, 90.
Two years old colts: w. j. Smit
90; 6. w. Darling, 90; w. E. Bale
80; A. Felch, IS; D. Lumsden, as {
w. Darling, IS; ID. n. Mckay, 80.
Three years old colts: A. j. Bale
80; j. w. Smith, 90 o. Boardway, 81
G. w. Darling, 81; w. w. Wright, 81
T. w. Smith, 90; C.. S. Stevens, 9,
George G. Nelson, 95; c. B. Page, 8
n. Whitcher, 80; George w. false
FL 80.
Four years old colts: o. Boardwa
IS, o. III. Renfrew, 81; E. A. Hoo
95; VIM. Beattie, 90; T. w. Smit
So; r. n. Norwood, 90; Samu
Mills, 80.
II. Weber, 95; ]. Buchanan, 50;
"a Fleming, IS; Martin Gibson, It,
years old) 100.
Arch Park, 90; E. A Hood, 90;
N. Norwood, 90; n. HI. Morse, 8
LivermOre Bailey, 90; Alva Georl
81; Nelson Park, 90; L. w. Smith,
o. Boardway, SO; j. Whitehill, 80 j;
Mills, 90; John McColl, 90; III.
Darling, 90; w. T. Nolan, 85 w
Orr, 85; Fred Gibson, IS; w.