St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27

o. =. Wheeler, and I. w. Smith.
There were but a few coops OF
poultry. Entries were made by H. J
Park. George Corliss, W. ] Smith,
w. N. Gllhllan, David Fisk, and A.
II. Gibson.
FLORAL HALL.
The general display in floral hall
exceeded that Of any previous year.
1t was quite noticeable that but few
of the exhibits OF the previous year
were on exhibition. Fine afghans by
S. V. Darling, Mrs. Susan Park, silk
quilt by Mrs. Orison Kicker, 80 years
old, silk pillows by Mrs. Helen
Boardway,rugs by Mrs. Little, cray
on work by Ida M. Smith, displays of
flowers by Mrs. a. M. Gibson, Jessie
Davidson, doylies and tides by Mrs.
w. P. White, Mrs. A. F. Mullken,
and Mrs. l. Shields, and silk af'
CHAN made from cigar ribbons at
tracted the attention of all.
In the girls department were cakes,
bread, and a very attractive lot OF
silk quilts, rugs and many useful
household articles.
The boys department was hardly
inferior to that OF the older ones.
Harry Ramsey headed the list
with the biggest exhibit, including
cabbages, squashes, cucumbers,
beets, sweet corn, pop corn, oyster
plants. Paul K. Morrison had three
good squashes, with his name grown
on them. G. c. Corlis stood at the
head on squashes, having a leader
which weighed 1873 pounds, a little
bigger than the boy himself. Ernest
Page, pop corn; the Blanchard
brothers, pop corn; Robert Towns
end, squashes and potatoes; J.. S.
Bone, three varieties potatoes; 6.
H. Berry, beets and potatoes; Fred
Hayes, potatoes, tomatoes, pie
pumpkins, squashes, vegetable
peach; Claud Nelson, Mammoth
King pumpkins. potatoes and onions;
Harry Crown, cabbage, onions and
potatoes; Will Taisy, potatoes;
w. p. White, seven varieties
potatoes, onions, beets, 13 varie-
ties OF boiled dish Len. Phelps, cab
bages. 1t was good exhibit.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
The exhibits in this department
far exceeded those of previous years.
Excellent displays of cabbages,
squashes, corn, beets and cucumbers
were made by Harry Ramsay, Harry
Brown, Leonard Phelps, L. B. Mel
son, o. H. Rentrew, Irving H. Glfil.
Ian, H. r. Kellogg, w. ]. Johnson,
Chas, Varnum, Alexander Renfrew,
w. P. White. Garde Strawberries
were exhibited by Mr.. White. Large
pumpkins by ]. E. Crown, Chas. E.
F. Miller, G. {. Corliss, who exhib
tied the largest squash, weight 100
lbs; potatoes by Paul R. Morrison,
John S. Bone, w. P. White, G. A..
Ring, M. W. Crown, Y. D. Nelson, B.
Hall, Herman D. Bone, Isaac Dunn,
w. S. Orr, O. ]. Gibson, o. P. Wheel
err: apples by J. B. Nelson, !. H. Mel
son, and D. B. Fisk; pears by ]. c.
Morrison. ]. B. Nelson, 7. Casson !;
beets by O. H. Rentrew, Frank Kit
tredge, and w. P. White; corn by C..
B. Page, ]. E. Crown, G. D. Nelson,
G. Morrison; oats by D. B. Fisk
Gilmore Morrison, M. w. Carson, ].
B. Nelson, and Vim. Wilson; beans
by Gilmore Morrison, VIM. Green,
Isaac Dunn.
BUTTER AND SUGAR.
The exhibits in this department
were ahead of last year both in quail
ity and quantity. No creamerles
entered for competition. Displays Of
print were shown by Morris Brown,
T. A. Meader, VIM. Bailey, F. X.
McColl, NJ. r. Gray, O. H. Renfrew
H. J. Park, r. N. Norwood, T. w
Smith, c. A. Kicker. c. Fisk; box by
Mrs. c. ]. Nelson; tub, Chas. Gibson
Alex. Renfrew. Maple products were
exhibited by Geo. Cochran, James
Davidson and H. Dunn.
A. l.. Bailey of st. Johnsbury had
a display of organs shown bv J. F
Dutton, Montpelier. McKannor
Bros. & Co. of Burlington SHOWED
both pianos and organs. Don Stiles
Of st. Johnsbury exhibited Field.
pepsin gum. VIM. Mclaughlin il
his usual genial manner exhibited thu
Singer sewing machine and a hn'
display of fancy articles the produce
from the same. Frank P. Pray o
Woodsville, N. H., had fine exhibi
of ladies cloaks and furnishings.
NOTES.
The Montpelier Military band fur
nished excellent music during tn
fair.
Two bicycle accidents OF minor i'm
portance and the smashing of on
sulky constituted the racing list O
casualties the second day.
The W. c. T. U. had a tent on tn
ground from which they distribute,
temperance and religious literature
THE RACES.
The track is short making tn
turns sharp therefore fast time wa
impossible. Yet much interest wa
shown and no little excitement ex
hibited during each heat. The four
year-old race was won by Grace F
the free for all by Little Joe and tn
r green race by Dandy B, The bicycl
race yvaScontested nv Glazier Sepuir