Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-06
The County Fair.

The fair in Orleans county in the
fall of 1890 will be remembered as
one year when the sun and the skies
smiled on the enterprise and the peo-
pie, and when the weather was as fa-
vorable as could be desired. So bad
has the reputation of t1fs4fair been,
however, that many dared not take
the risk, and failed TO make prepara-
ton to be here at this time. The
show will be remembered also as hav-
ing been one of the most remarkable
i'm the number and the character of
the horses on exhibition of any
held in the county. In the line of
oxen, thoroughbred and grade cattle,
the show was very light-wholly un-
worthy the county. 1t is probably
true that the depression in the prices
of cows, oxen and other cattle has
lessened the interest in this stock and
discouraged farmers who otherwise
stock. Some misfortunes of the past
have hurt the reputation of the
ground and driven off some who have
formerly been present. The dairy
stock was mostly Jersey, though a
few grades and natives figured in
this line. The sheep exhibit was
very creditable and embodied most
of the breeds. In hogs there were
enough to give sight and scent suffi-
cient for this occasion. The display
about floral hall was fairly good in
all, and excellent In some of the de-
partments. The races were, perhaps,
as satisfactory taken as whole as
they have been for many years.
HORSES.
The large number of horses of all
ages made it very difficult to see and
examine all of them and our mention
must be imperfect, land insome cases,
possibly, incorrect. The number of
stations from two years old exceed
ed 80. Among the most noted of
the standard bred which were shown
with their stock were'' 'Stanstead Vol
unteer," owned by Henry Tompkins
of Beebe Plain, which is a horse of
excellent blood, fine form and color
and of good action. Six of his colts,
all fine, were shown with him, and
Mr.. /. may we'll be proud of the
showing made. "Allen Wilkes" the
John Bean horse of Barton-one of
the best horses in this part of the
state-was shown with several of his
colts. Mr.. Bean won second premi-
um. The Sherman Franklin family
was exhibited by Burbank & Will
liams of Coventry. These gentlemen
have brought into the country, and
have raised some most excellent ami
mails. The Sherman Franklin horse,
driven by Mr.. Williams in this part
of the exhibition; was a beautiful an
imal, speedy, rangy and gay. The
colts of different ages of this blood
were among he best on the ground.
On Thursday, by request these
horses were exhibited at the stand.
including Franklin. DR.. Claudius,
Pixie and her colts, Lottie Franklin,
Katisha, Rafael and Monarch. These
horses are naturally fast. Sherman
+. has a half-mile record of :18 :;
Katisha made half mile at Rutland
in l :151z. Henry 5. now owned by
Gen. Grout, was present and there
were large number of his colts on
the ground. He is a popular horse
and his colts are all speedy. A. F.
Hill of Greensboro showed a beau
tiful gray, sired by Mambrino Wilkes
which has speed in HIM. Wallace
Dow of Hardwick showed very fine
animal.
Among the roadsters and standar
= bred, b. L. Knights of Irasburgh
+ showed a Paul Abdallah that no man
Il need to be ashamed of in any breed
8 of horses. Geo. II. Tice of Holland
e exhibited a beautiful horse which has
earned his full share of premiums
IA elsewhere. He found himself in pret.
n ty good company here, and meriteC
81 premium recognition, though the pre-
81 miums were not sufficient to go round
y Z. H. Patch of Stannard showed
IL Rex Patchen four-years-old colt a
4 black as a crow, as gamy as the fin
est Morgan, and a beauty. He is
very valuable colt. In the ''genera
!. purpose horse class there were evel
y larger number of stations than il
u the above class. |. d. Egglestol
"A showed a nice black horse with som
@ of his stock which was a credit to tn
sire. There was yearling colt anon.
them which trotted at Lyndonville i
i the two-year-old race and won. w
i +. Sherburne of Glover showed hi
4 Morgan horse, which has excellen
blood in him and is proving yer
p profitable stock horse for the owne,
Geo. Cole of Coventry exhibited hi
Morgan stud, land showed a four yeal
old which he sired that was anon
the best looking horses on the grount
'Cyclone," now owned by G. A. AL
bott of Albany, was exhibited wit
''Banker" and seven other colts. a
worthy the blood. Z. H. Lothro
exhibited ''Abdallah,' large blac
stallion of good build and movemen
VIM. Farr of Albany showed .sRocI
et' and some of his colts, considere
very superior. Henry Whitney I