St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-09-15


noted for. There were fifteen differ
ent displays. comprising thee or four
artistic designs-monumental, floral,
a canoe. lvre, a wreath and
cross.
Occupying, appropriately, posi-
ton close to the butter were the
exhibits of bread. cake, canned fruits
and jellies, as to the merits of which
we respectfully refer those interested
to the decision of the judges
Mechanical Exhibits
A part of the space in Floral Hall
was devoted to this class of exhibits,
but most of them were shown in the
covered space adjoining the hall. AL
most every sort OF implement IN
which the sugar maker, the dairy
man or the general farmer would be
interested was shown, while the
exhibit of carriages was very large.
Pinard & Goslant of St. Johnsbury
made neat display of furniture of
their own manufacture-a chamber
set.
The Barden automatic cream sep
arator was shown, and in one corner
of the hall the Baby cream separator
could De seen in operati from time
to time. The U. S. extractor-separa-
tor, Magic clothes washer, Bah
cock milk tester, Stowe butter tubs,
butter workers and other implements
of this class were on exhibition, to
catch the eye of the butter maker and
housekeeper.
The Vermont Farm Machine Com
pany of Bellows Falls, who have a
reputation for turning out a grear
many good things that the farmer
can use, made large exhibit, includ-
ing the Cooley Dreamer, the Davis
swing churn, evaporators, sugaring-
off pans, etc.
D. M. Osburne & Company Of
Auburn, N. Y, showed harrows and
cultivators. The Excelsior Carriage
a large exhibit of their vehicles. B.
F. Rollins of St. Johnsbury exhibited
the Union horse powers and thresh-
ers. J. c. Eaton showed an evapora-
tor and heater, and ]. c. Moore of
St. Johnsburv exhibited a horse rake
and other pieces of farm machinery.
The Cortlandt Manufacturing Co.
had a fine display of carriages, sulkies
and other vehicles. Miller & Ryan
of this place also had good collec-
ton of their carriages on show,
which did not lose anything by COM
parison with the foreign makes. J..
B. Watchie of West Burke was also
an exhibitor Of some excellent work
manship in the carriage line.
The Grimm Mfg. Co. of Rutland
showed sugar making machinery,
and Scott Farnum and wife of
Peacham had on exhibition substan-
tial specimens of their work in farm
wagons.
Woman's Handiwork.
When it is stated that there were a
plump thousand entries in the de-
partment of fancy work, not includ-
ing the exhibit by the children, the
folly of trying to discriminate be-
tween the different articles, or to
"call Names" will be apparent. Suf-
fee it to say that the ladies of the
county responded most generous
ly to the invitation to make this part
of the fair a success. 1t was just
that. The display was the best,
both in quantity and quality, that
we have ever seen at county fair
it was one-fourth larger than last
years exhibit in this department,
and Superintendent Richie and his
assistants showed considerable taste
| in the arrangement of the thousand
and-one pieces, getting them out
where they could be easily seen
There was an especially long and
handsome array of quilts and
afghans, some of the patterns being
elegant. Of rugs and mats there was
also a fine display, prominent among
them being neatly wrought rope
mat. There was ahost of smaller art1
cles, comprising exquisite specimens o
needle work, and including every
thing that woman's mind coulG
think out and her deft fingers work in
to shape There was a good display
of paintings and other pictures, SOM
of the work thereon being yer,
artistic. We venture to say tina
no better display of the sort wa
ever made at county fair anywhere
The ladies may well feel proud O
their part in the fair.
The ChiIdren's Department.
This a feature of the fair that de
serves encouragement, and while tn
exhibits this year were not as nume1
Gus a last, there were about 200 c
them. The boys and girls of Gale
donia county demonstrated thei
skill at gardening and fancy work
and some of the elder people wi
find the youngsters IN the lead if the
do not look well to their laurel: