St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04
NORTHERN CALEDONIA FAIR.

NORTHERN CALEDUNlA FAX
A Large Exhibition of Cattle enc
1orses.-BeautifuI Display In Flora
HialI.-An Increase of Entries Over
Last Year.
The annual Northern Caledonia fan
was held on the grounds at Lyndonvillt
this week Wednesday and Thursday
The attendance Wednesday was fully as
large as is usual on the first day, about
800 tickets being sold The fair is as
good, and in some departments better,
than any of the previous exhibitions
The secretary's book shows an increase
Of three pages over the entries of last
year.
Grand Cavalcade.
The chief feature Wednesday was the
grand cavalcade OF horses, oxen, etc.
The cavalcade started at 100 p. M, led
by the Lyndonville band and Grants
drum corps, followed by 14menin Indian
costume on horseback, about so stall
lions, mares and colts, bulls, SO Jokes
OF oxen and steers. At the tail OF the
procession were Phin Houghton's four
two-year-old trained steers, driven by
his son Fred, and Ed Hovey's six
trained calves driven by Eddie Simpson.
In the morning Mr. Hovey's little
daughter, sylvia, exhibited pair of six
mOnthso old trained calves in front Of the
grand stand. The cavalcade was the
best in the history of the tair and ex-
tended fully two-thirds of the way
around the track
Cattle.
This fair made a reputation from the
start Tor its splendid display of cattle
and the superintendent of this depart
ment says this year beats the record.
Pens this year are full that have usually
heretofore been empty. ]. E. Simpson
was one OF the largest exhibitors in this
country and his handsome herd of Dur
hams was well worth inspecting. There
was also fine display of Jerseys which
the owners claim are the best breed for
milking purposes. There were also some
fine looking Devons in the show.
Horses.
Ed McGennis, who is always interested
in the horse end of the fair and is good
authority, says that they have this year
the best horse show ever seen on the
grounds. Some % or 80 of the best
stations in this section are an interest
ing feature Of this part OF the fair.
Speedwell farms made fine show OF
French Coach and Percherons. Toe La
mere showed Old Jed Prouty from his
training stable at st. Johnsbury. The
horse is owned by Albert Prouty of
Waterford. Emmett Hill OF West Con.
cord had his well-known stations on
exhibition. S c. King of Glover showed
Star Lambert by Cohden. w. w. Grout
had two entries from his Kirby farm and
there were host OF others.
Oxen and Steers.
Some may think that the day of oxen
has gone by, but visit to the Lyndon
vile fair would have dispelled this delu
sion. There were fully so yokes of oxen
and steers and they were all sleek, fine
looking animals and made the chief part
of the cavalcade. The town string com
petition eXcites interest in this part of
the fair and calls out all the available
oxen in the vicinity.
Sheep.
The first thing that attracts the eye as
one enters the main gate is the pen of
Shropshire and Merino sheep exhibited
by l.. B. Harris. These sheep are pre-
MUM takers and will go from here to
the state fair at White River Junction
next week. Among the other sheep ex-
hibitors were D. S. Young. Kirby, !. E.
Simpson, c. D. Hubbard, Albert Evans,
several entries.
There were a good number of entries
in this department, and as tar as quality
went they looked all the same to the in
experienced eye except where there was
difference in color. Among the exhibit
tors were L. F. Shanyo & Son with five
entries, F. X. Kimball F. A. Hill, A. O.
Harris and others.
Poultry.
There were 25 coops in this depart
nent and two pens of ducks. The ex-
hibitors were A. o. Harris, ]. c. Brooks,
S. D. Nichols, A. 7. Hoyt, Arthur Davis.
Laywell Poultry farm also made a good
exhibition. One of the attractions in
Floral Hall was an incubator containing
a number of chicks just hat from the
Laywell farm.
Vegetables.
In this department there were about
40 entries and, compared with former
years, it was something of decrease.
Superintendent Webster accounts for this
by the early date of the fair and the late
cool weather which is uniavorable for
vegetables. The display of apples was
excellent. 1t is an apple year and the
yield is unusually large. Myron Eegle.
ston OF Burke showed 10 varieties
of apples. The potato display was
not large but no better ones were
ever seen. The largest exhibitor of po-
tatoes was George Newell of Pudding
Hill, 6, A. Kelly of CRANKY had the lar
gest display of garden vegetables.
Floral Hall.
This department from the first fair has
been excellent and it is difficult to make
1t any better one year than another.
Lyndon ladies take great pride in maxi
ing Floral Hall attractive, and all who
attend the fair know how we'll they sue