Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-09-20
THE WILMINGTON FAIR,
A PERvERsE, DRIzzLING RAIN
Does Not Keep the PIucky TownsfoIk
frnIm IInIhimn a NnrN dannh shan.

Does Not Keep the PlucI,y TownsfoIk
from Holding ~ Very Good show.
There are two things, if not more for
which rainy day is bad, making hay
and making a successful fair but the vii.
mington fair was held this year at the
appointed time, notwithstanding the driz-
cling rain which continued to fall during
the greater part of the day. There seemed
to be something specially perverse in the
elements ON Wednesday, for the veeriug of
the wind-which had been easterly for
more than week-to fair quarter only
brought more rain, instead Of the good
weather which such n change indicated. II
was altogether an unfortunate day for the
exhibition the cattle and horses, having
to stand exposed to the storm, appeared to
disadvantage, as well as the people who
came to see. The latter were, however,
fully as pleasant as could have been ex-
pected under the circumstances thankful,
very likely, remembering last years ex-
perience, that it was only rain instead of
hard frozen driven snow.
More than the usual effort had been put
and had the day been favorable, it would
have been one Of the best ever held in vii
mington, After all, it was a very good fair
for rainy day. There were more than 100
head Of cattle ON the grounds, among them
being a considerable number that would do
credit to any cattle show in the country
There were not as many oxen and steers in
proportion to the whole number as are
usually exhibited only about 20 pairs in
all. The heaviest oxen that we noticed
belong TO q. w. Convey aud weighed 1890
pounds. H. +. May had "A pair Of about
the same weight, or $3.50 pounds Q. w.
Bssell showed pair of x-years old oxen
weighing 1923 kidder x Ware a pair five
years old, weight 3220 W. Boyd a nice
pair four years old, weight 1870 II. f..
May good pair four years old, weight
jO2O w. II. Temple, pair five years old,
3llO; q. \. Boyd, pair Of smooth. well
matched four years old cattle weighing
3ljO +. K. Smith & SON. pair 3O3O Por-
ter Fitch, two years old steers, 2ll1 Frank
Holden, pair two years old, 2O2O, aud pair
one year old, 1870; q. w. Convey, IA pair
good yearing steers and IA pair two years
old. There were two or three pairs not i'm
the above list because we we're unable to
find card marking weight and owners
name &. G.. Winchester showed a fat
three years old steer which weighed 1910
hounds "A fat steer 21 uauths old y,.i,bin,,
1910. and "A fat COW w.iybiny 15,u Ei',ht
or ten bulls. mostly thorouybbreJ mr. h,,,b
grade Durhams all Of such IA character that
It evidently will be long time vet before
Wilmington calves will be ashamed Of their
paternal ancestors were present among
these were one yearng and a fine thor
oughbred two wears old shown bv r. r.
T. 81
The smiths also showed twelve ro,v. aud
heifers. througbbreds and grades One If
these. "A thoroughbred Durham COW Rail.
Lady. has "A more capacious reservoir fn,.
milk than tx often cnrried hv any az L.,
sex and species If she il not "a vsr,, Gran,
mixer there has been an extr1va,,,nt
ynstr Of mnt.rial in snuua or Lar narts
j II stowe x Son shnyed IA hard rnn
,isting of one two years old bull buu calf
and nine cows and haifars- Drrb.,,. o,,,I
grades. with ON. Jersey cnyy
G.. + Carpeut.r had "A U,lst.iu Lnu
WINS. ,,.iybt vyns Ii1O ,,,urJs aIsn., haul
SOM. heifer 4 gnnI huU b.lnn,,in,, =, TIA.
town farm was shown. weighing I5jO ns
p. HAYNES X Son had ,ooj sn0,,b v.Il
proportioned bull four wears old
ii l.. Milliugton exbibiteJ ,,,,l hard
Of thnroughbr.d and ,,rad. short horn.
Edgar f. Copelnud of CnL.raiu. Mas
exhibited II cows-.Jerseys Durham. and
grades
f. & BOYD had "A tborougbhrad hul 10
months old weighing 200 nound. Usnr,
Adams handsome tbnr,u,hhrnI cav, ari
heifer F. If Aldrirb nxbilitad Gf,,,a,,
cows and several head Of voun,, stnck
But few sheen w.r. shown. md these
had their h..ces tno we'll fill viii yy,ta,
to appear at their hest " RntTun had
nine very good ew. lambs and n / Nil
linrton a GOOD Soutbdown buck
The rain did not preventa ,,nod ybibit;op
Of colts and brood mares with colts Lv their
side The numher shawn ,va shoul1 sav
was ~ Iar,,a a. at mn, f,r,n.r ti,na All,
cr.aseJ attention Ia tn. hr,aJin,, M borsas
is evident from the number and uualitv If
colt, and voung horses lately shown nj tho
| fairs. Without maxim, AN accurate CONT
we estimate the number of horses and cnlts
| shown at this fair at not less than thirty
| Considering the rainy weather and small
territory from which they CAM. IN. nm
bcr on exhibition was som.thin', remark
ahl, Frank r Ray sbovaJ a ,,o,j tbrea
wears old iron ,rov coli ve;,,bin,, InIn
| nounds n NJ Ei,cL a 6rs, ,,ra,ni,,,,' ,bro.
vaars old colt " r Rnvd And som a tbrse.
years old colt weight I190 also a fonr
mnnths old colt that wai,baJ lnO. Tastar
Uaskins a good vearliny cnlt ,vai,bt -oo .
Nvron + LYMAN. mare and colt and m raa,
wears old colt Chauncav Cusbmsn a Lsau-
/ iirul coli two vaars nl1 yyai,,b, q0n. I ~
Bnyd. six years old horse weipbt q5O
and colt three md npe half montbs ali
vy.i,,Lt M Dsri.I N.1bur,, ,.aarI;r,, 81,
| s5O7 q " Rissnu t,,o.,aars iii cDis o-N'
first premium br,,od MARI and coltIcolt
folr months old. weight $50 / q Batch.
elder thirteen months old colt weigbt S3o
ty,o. yenrs.old Ma U.nrv Adam ,,,,j
mare and coli r f. I. StanrlilTe a nica
black three Years old weight 1O3O Snan.
GER Rnhinsnn IA good 4 montbs- ola COLI +
r. smith K Son mara and coli and nran,i
nm stallion. Coneland,y stowe draft horses
nna fnur years nlJ tb,. othar a. ,,a;,,h, M
noir 1I5i F. n Aidrich MIR ~ Sonno
Irivin, horses and mars and coli A a
Sbipur,. mare With a nr.tt, 3-n,nnths. Old
cnlt ~ ID Mann a bod vearlin,, cnIt
and Reuben BARNES n nremium mar. anG
coli Their. were a fe,, Jriv;ng AMI saJJI,
borses :, bicb ,va raileJ IN sa,, eybih;t.1 hmt
m,ntion ~ tben, v,ilI d,nI,tI.ss ~, fn,,nJ !,
the uremium list
Their. yas trial or draft oxan ubicl
continued several Lnurs a,J attracted ,n,,,.l
ottantinn aIsn =. trial ~ snaaJ in ,,,,,;n,
off ln,s with a cross Ont s,,y-one NJ IN,
nretticst and most nssrul ean.s ,bat a.,
have ever seem nIavsJ m a fsir grnund
IN. result If tbas. t,,,o contasts Lii H..
fonnJ in the rsnort If tbe auarJS or snacia
nrilns Ut"
pnnltrv WINS ouite we'll ranrasentad Inn,
there were M nnvslt;ss unlsss il n,i,,bt Ia,
a coon nr Whit WyanJottns sbo,,n hy Dr
NJ JoLnson rha Jo,.tor aIs' L.j
conn If brn,yn I.gborns. Channcs, Tnsh
o,,b,rr: / II Sto,,o & So, t,,'n ',,',,,
If PIvmontL R,cks mi ~ ( Ara, az.
LaL blvnn,,tb Pooks
Tharn ,yas n ysr,' rs;r sbo,, ,r y.,,.,ollo
or th., ,ar;..ti.. ,.,,ii, r,n,J ~, Iii;
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