Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-24
Northfeld Fair.

Mortified Fair.
This was the most successful ever
known to the Dog River Valley fair IN It's
10 wears of existence. The entries were
large and good and most of the quarters
crowded and about 5000 people ana oi9
teams were on the grounds the secono
day.
The two-year- old race for society pre-
MUM, one half mile, best two out OF three
was won:
Charles Moresey Waterbury, susie
George Lynde, williamstown, N
NJ d Rumrill, Northheld, Della
Frank Williams Warren, Nutmeg
The three years old race, under same
F W McCarty Moretown. Golden Rod = !
George Lynde, wiiIsmstosn, Henry az
F Barnes Waterbury, Gillian
Time, Isl, I.26.
The summary OF the three minute race
Isl
| n l. stafford, Barre, Digit
/ c NJ Winch Barre. b s. Horace Mann 5s
G Boyce, Montpelier, Robert 80.
/ S w Jones, Waterbury, Z, hlchmoho hoy 1ie
Time, al Ia, Al 81, AL
In the $50 mixed race, Sheckles won,
J c Fletcher Northheld, PAGER, sheekles
I II Scott Braintree,s &, Major stobo
| Fred Mears. PAGER, Z, Bonner go
\ n Phelps. Barre, PAGER, = Eugene
/ f Dean. Tunbridge, Oh m Maggie N eo1
Time, 2-62 1-2, AS I'D.
About 1000 people were present the last
day.
SUMMARIES.
II Town, Montpelier. DR..
Fred Houston. Northheld mystic .
NJ Rumrill. Northheld. T
| c V Richardson, Barre, Lady onowd -
Time, 257, $50, 252
2:40 class.
W Jones. Waterbury, z, Henry oil
Ed whitney Rathel. 4 M. Bessie w :
c NJ Winch Barre, b =, Horace Mann 20
Berry Mstsssls Yssjls sRyp Dock ssS9
Time, Al. AS, 2is, Az
Stallion race.
Town. Montpelier, br Engineer
0 Clark, East Montpelier, hr Farmer John 49,
w y ' Northheid. 81 Abraham ~ s22I
II Jones, Northneld, blk sherman Lambert
l. W Avery. Northned, blk Prince Arihnr 90
Time, AS, 2ii IL, 237
Some of the first premiums awarded on
floral articles were, X johnson on. stock
beets caulifiower, onions, carrots ana
peck OF potatoes; ID Williams of Raa-
dolph on squashes and peck carrots; Jo-
sepb Baker on apples; w W holden on
'watermelons; P Booth on basket grapes
I Cutting on sweet corn; A Doe Oh
plums; z circuit on i0yarieties OF apples;
{ b Foss Of BroOkfield on pears; Mrs II
b Worcester on a variety OF oil paintings; |
NJ + Metcalf on eight oil paintings; Belle |
Houston on four oil paintings; Cora Ed
gerton on best collection of 10 oil paint
ings; SIS Smith on two crayons; John
\ Benham OF Brookheld on 10 pounds OF
butter; Mrs John Mudgett, BrookIield,
sage cheese; B Fisk, honey; Sam Dale,
maple syrup; II p Abbott, brookhelu, Is
pounds maple sugar; Dan Guild, stirred |
sugar; Mrs. w { Clark, Brookheid, vari-
ETY. Of canned fruit; A X Johnson, peck
wheat, peck rye, peck oats, seed corn; W
II Baker, peck India wheat; WINSTON
OF Berlin, peck white Swedish oats.
Horses were 1856 entries for pre-.
miums outside OF the trotters. Stations,
c n Wright first, l. w Avery second, J c
Little & Son OF Williamstown third; year
ling stations, 90 Davis first, l. Wilcox OF
Moretown second; four year-old stations
Fred Houston first, Il Blanchard OF Brook
field second; two year-old stations, Geo.
c Lyon of Williamstown first, Wins
low OF Berlin second; gents driving
horses, three years old, e 7 McCarty OF
Brookiield first, George Boyce Of Mont
pelier second, John NJ Temple OF North
field third four year old gents drivers,
II + Smalley first, II A Jones second, Z
Martin OF Williamstown third; matched
pair. Brown 4 Woodbury. first.
Thoroughbred cattle--Jerseys, year
ling pull, Lem Chandler of Berlin first;
COW, + A Joslin first, Dan Guild second;
TWO anu lDEGt year DAu bOAAr anu taAAf SaH
Guild first; one and two years old heifers,
II w Farnham OF Williamstown first;
calves, + II Thayer first, F A Joslin Sec
ond; Holstein bull, COW and heller, J II
Kelley first; Devons, Edwin House OF
Waitsfeld, six first and three second pre-
miums: grade cattle, Jersey COW and calf,
Dan Guild first bull calf. Ira Holden first;
heller, G Peck OF Brookfield first; ;
two COWS. two and three year
I'D heifers. W ID Plastridge; pair OF fat
cattle, John \ Benham OF Brooktield first,
3 Peck Of Brookield second; pair three
rear-old steers, II V Densmore FIRST, {
3igelSw OF Brookield second; pair two
iear-old steers, Emery Smith OF Brook
ield first W II Densmore second; pair
c Peck first, Frank Gold second.
Sheep-W f Dunsmoor first on five
wo-year-o old ewes and one buck; Ira o
<eyser OF Brookfeid, first on ewes and
bucks; w Williams of Brookfield first on
'earing buck and ewes and lambs; II r
Abbott of Brookfeld four first and one
econd on Spanish merinos; ; III Allen OIL
3rookfield four seconds on Shropshires,
'ecK & Bowman OF Roxbury six frsts on
he same: w II Dunsmore three first and
ne second on grade sheep.
Poultry-Ducks, + Winslow, Berlin,
wo first; geese, d l. Styles, Brooktield;
turkeys, 5 II Allen OF Brookfield one first
nd one second, ID l. Styles, Brookiield,
ne first; fowls, + + Sanders, Montpelier,
wo first, A Wilson two first, B Mayo,
foretown. three first.