St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-09-10

These entered rOadSterS: j. X.
Emerson & Son, Peacham, Fred
Allison, St. Johnsbury, Charles w.
Thurber, Danville. H. w. Aver, St.
Johnsburv, Harvey & Brewer, West
Concord, Eli Dansero, w. NJ. Mute,
7. Brunette, c. c. Pinard, all of this
town.
There were eight entries for four
year-old colts: George w. Ingra-
ham, Lyndon Centre, D. J. Webster,
Lyndon Centre, ]. F. Sanborn,
Lyndon, H. Bradley, East Barnet,
Hazen Hyde, Passumpsic, Harvey &
Brewer, West Concord, c. Pinard,
St. Johnsbury, R. n. Norwood,
Ryegate, Judge Jonathan Ross.
The division of mares and colts
has been one of the largest for the
past two or three years and there
were 90 entries in this division alone.
E. Hale of Waterford, c. Brown of
Waterford and A. ]. Higgins of St.
Johnsbury showed colts by Strike;
William Higgins had a colt by
Contoocook; and c.. A. Brown of
Waterford two colts by the same
stallion; A. C. Farmer Of East
Burke, a 3%-year-old and a 2-year-
old by Darlington Chief; David Sis
by, St. Johusbury, a 3-year- old and
yearling by DR.. Wards Harry Allen;
Silas Sprague, North Danville, a
sucker by Harry Allen, George
Sprague, North Danville, a sucker by
Harry Allen, o. H. Young, Water
ford, sucking colt by Harry Allen.
Surprise was entered among the
stations by DR.. Ward and in the
division of mares and colts Freeman
Hutchinson entered a sucking colt
by Surprise. DIR. Ward also entered
Eastern Boy in the standard class
but he was not shown as his family
failed to fill. l.. B. Harris of Lyndon
Centre entered a mare and colt, D.
S. Cox Of Walden, mare and colt, A.
A. Annis, sucking colt. George I.
Higgins of West Concord entered
five mares with colts, Emmett Hill
two, E. L. Sprague, North Dauville,
two, J. H. Walbridge, West Concord,
two. There were Al entries Of mares
with colts. There were IA entries
for three-year-old colts, 16 entries of
two-year- old colts, p yearling colts
and 9 sucking colts.
Oxen.
The number of oxen on exhibition
presented a marked contrast to that
of past years when the town strings
were one of the leading attractions
of the fair. The exhibitors were:
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., yoke work
oxen, 7 years, weight 345Olbs., yoke
oxen, 6 years, weight 395Olbs.; yoke
oxen 8 years, 300 lbs; H. Hyde,
Passumpsic, yoke steers; E. n. Til
den, North Danville, yoke steers; w.
A. Shattuck, yoke steers; T. Hall,
North Danville, yoke steers; J. 6.
Hovey, 8 yoke oxen.
HoIsteins.
John Coucher of Lyndonville ex-
hibited his large bull 8 years old
which took first premium at the
state fair last year, a bull 1 year
old, bull calf 7 months and a heifer
1 year; H. B. Ward of North Dan
vile a bull 8 years, and a heifer 2
years; and T. n. Vail of Lyndon
Centre a cow and calf.
Grades.
H. B. Ward showed a heifer calf;
R. B. Chalmers 2 heifer calves; 6.
A. Whitcomb a COW 8 years, and a
heifer calf months; w. G. Goss a
COW and a 2-year-old heifer; John
Coucher, a heifer calf 7 months, a
COW 4 years, a 2-year-old heifer, and
two 1-year-old heifers; J. S. Lang,
three heifer calves.
E. & T. Fairbanks &.Co., and S.
J. Hastings of Waterford showed the
only Jerseys this year, the former
having two COWS and six heifers, and
the latter one COW, 8 heifers and one
yearling bull.
Other Cattle.
The only Devons on the grounds
were owned by c. L. &C. B. Stevens
of North Danville. They consisted
of three COWS, a two-year-old bull
and a heifer.
The Shorthorns were shown by J.
G.. Hovey, consisting of a four-year-
old bull, a COW and two heifer calves.
The Herefords were exhibited bv
L. B. Harris of Lyndon Centre, con
SiStinO of two COWS two heiferS two