The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-29
South Ryegate Fair.

South Ryegate Fair.
The ninth annual fair OF the Ryegate and
Wells River Dairymen's Association, held
last Wednesday and Thursday on the
grounds at South Ryegate scored another
success. The weather was all that could be
desired and the attendance was large.
Fully 1000 people were on the grounds the
second day, and about 1000 the opening
day.
The officers OF the association are Y. d.
Nelson, PRESIDENT f. R. McColl, secretary,
and 81. W. Hubbard, treasurer. These gen.
tlemen have been hard at work for several
weeks to make the fair success, and the
outcome was due in no small measure to
their we'll directed labors. The newspaper
men missed this year the valuable assistance
they have received for 80 many years from
T. A. Meader, the former secretary OF the
association. 1t is in no disparagement to
the present officers to say that "all
round'' capable secretaries Of fair associa-
tions such as Mr.. Meader proved himself to
be are rare in any locality.
The first day was devoted to entering ex-
hibits, and to show OF town teams, farm
mares and their foals. The races each day
excited much interest, but q summary in
the different classes was not obtainable.
Thursday morning was taken up with
trial OF draft horses, exhibition OF gents
single drivers, and with an exhibition of fat
dent occurred on Thursday afternoon. A
trotting horse owned by Frank Kittridge of
Wells River, threw the driver from his
sulky, and plunged into the river. The
animal was valued at 5000 and was drowned
before assistance could be rendered. Orange
Minard OF Corinth was knocked down by
the frightened animal and was badly
bruised. 1t seemed miraculous that no one
was killed, as the crowd through which the
animal dashed before it reached the brink
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POULTRY.
The show of poultry was not large, but
was creditable to the exhibitors. George
G. Corliss had several coops Of HambHrgs,
light Brahmas, and White Leghorns on ex-
hibition; John G. Gibson and II. j. Park
showed White Leghorns A. B. Fish,
Plymouth Rocks; R.. 81. Gates, White Leg
Rocks w. j. Smith, Houdans, and G. j.
Nelson, Plymouth Rocks.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
| Among the exhibitors were M. Il. Peach,
| South Ryegate; G. d. Nelson, Ryegate, and
A. B. Fisk. South Ryegate. The principal
/ exhibitors OF swine were M. j. Brock, Rye
gate; James R. Park, South Ryegate, and
Harvey Gibson Ryeg gate
South Ryegate is situated in the heart Of
a rich dairy section, and the cattle shown at
the fair lare always Of high grade. M. j.
Brock OF Ryegate showed herd OF fifteen
fine dairy cows; George Taisey Of Groton,
Jerseys; j. r. Miller Of Ryegate, James r.
Park and @. A. Brock Of South Ryegate,
Jerseys; George G. Nelson OF Ryegate, Jer-
sey bull and fifteen COWS. During the last
afternoon of the fair this herd was increased
by the addition of lusty calf, born in the
cattle pen. Other exhibitors were Mrs. G.
j. Nelson OF Ryegate; j. B. Darling OF South
Ryegate, and M. Brown Of Ryegate. ii. G..
Peach and "Dick" Darling OF South Bye
gate exhibited fine draft oxen.
FLORAL HALL.
A large tent again did service for floral
hall, and in this was shown a fine collec-
ton of the product Of the dairy, the field
and the garden, and the department devot-
usually we'll filed. Mosely & Stoddard OF
Rutland, and the st. Adams Foundry ex.
hibited machinery, Grimms' evaporators
were in evidence, Terry q George of South
Ryegate had splendid exhibition Of stoves
and ranges and the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Company showed a swing churn, dog
power, butter worker and United States
separator. The display OF vegetables wal
large, and, considering the unfavorable sea
son, was OF great variety and excellence
ed much attention. Among the compititorl
were w. N Gilfillan, South Ryegate, pal
sugar and syrup; A. A. Miller, Wells Riv
er, dry sugar; ]. e. Crown, Groton, ant
George Merritt Topsham, syrup; Neil Nc
Rae, Groton, dry sugar and syrup; M j
Brock, South Ryegate, dry sugar; Mrs. w
N. Gibson and G. B. Fisk, South Ryegate
syrup; Mrs. A. M. Whitelaw, Wells Rive
and George Lamphere, Ryegate, pail sugar
The butter exhibit was the browning fea
ture OF floral hall. Fourteen creameries ha(
samples of their products on exhibition
, These creameries were Norwich Claremont
N. H., Haverhill, N. H., Blue Mountain
Ryegate, South Ryegate, South Peacham
Marshfeld. Contocook, N. H., Bath, N. III.
and Pie1mont ' n: i Il. The butter p made
i, the Corinth creamery, Burton HIATT, butte
maker, scored 97h, took first and sweep
stakes prizes. There were thirty entries Il
: dairy butter, namely, H. D. Peck, Troy
Ne 81 serbeTt G
; N. H.; R. N. Woomword, Ryegate; S. Tu,
tie, Newbury Center; William Stevens
) Horace Brown, J. Mccall & Son, o. II
y Renfrew. James Davidson, Mrs. ]. M. LeI
q buchanan, A. Flax Charles Gibson, 7. "
/ Smith, Nelson Park and @. Fisk, Sout
= Ryegate; W. 7. Nolan and Alex Nolan
J. Ryegate; Eliza Dickson, McIndoes;
q Somers, Barnet; I'll. N. Ash, Lyme, N. II
! M. @. Bailey, Newbury Center; Cyrus Page
!. Groton, and j. R. Kenerson & Son. Peach
!; am. The product Of the Contocook cream
cry scored 81 and took the prize of silve
:. butter dish, presented by j. r. W. Beatti'
: for the handsomest package. Among tn
: high scores for dairy butter were Mrs. g. ,
a Nelson, Ryegate, 96 W. T. Nolan, Ry,
gate, 96; Mrs. Eliza Dickson, McIndoes, o.
! T. w. Smith, South Ryegate, 50. The ia
v mers and their wives took an especial prid
i and interest in the exhibit and we'll the
o might, for few II any finer or more extel
e sive displays have been seen in Vernon
\ this season.
v Music both days was furnished by IL
!. Bradford cornet band. A merry-go-roun
n Melted its proprietor about 1915 an hour, an
r. a few "fakirs" took in a goodly share
the loose change that jingled in the poke