Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-07
FARM AND HOME.
PRODUCTS OF BOTH SHOWN AT
THE WORLDS FAIR.

The Annual Tunbridge Exhibit fuils
Up 10 the High Standard of Past
Years.-EspecialIy Good Stock Ex-
hibit.-Big Attendanee.-Good Races
The Worlds fair association held its 2Sd
animal fair at Tunbridge last week Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday. This was
one OF the most successful of its fairs and
after all bills are paid the society Will have
handsome surplus in its treasury. The
liberal. minded men who first shaped the
policy pursued by the society since its or.
yanization builded we'll. After placing
the price OF admission at low figure they
decided to make a departure from the
methods OF other agricultural societies
and give each purchaser OF ticket the
privilege of leaving the fair ground and
returning as many times as he or she
might desire during the day the ticket
was issued. This liberal step made the So
ciety popular from the start. By giving
checks to those who wish to leave the
grounds and then return, the society
opens an opportunity that any evil dis
posed person might take advantage OF but,
all pessimists to the contrary notwllh-
standing, the greater number OF people
are honest and they apprec late liberal
treatment, The Worlds fair society has
verified this statement many times. lt
spends no time worrying about possible
losses, but keeps good -natured and scores
a success with each fair 1t holds.
No better fairs are held within the New
England states than are those OF this So
ciety. Its grounds are situated IN the
midst OF one OF the best agricultural por-
lions OF Vermont. This fact is so we'll
known that many buyers come from the
southern New England cities every year
to the society's fairs to look for desirable
horses, cows, cattle and sheep. The money
these buyers invest i'll stock within the
Worlds fair territory each year amounts
to a considerable sum and the wide-awake
farmers within this territory appreciate
the fact that they gain this money largely
through the advertisement they give their
stock at the fair.
There's very pleasant social side to the
fairs. Many pleasant little parties are
made up in the many communities which
are always represented at the fairs, and
these parties hold jolly picnics upon the
grounds every year. All the world attends
the fair. 81 always meet everybody |
know and have jolly time when / am at
the Worlds fair" is saying that will
greet the ears often as one threads his way
through the crowds.
On Tuesday free admission was given to /
the fair grounds. Theemorning was cool
and there were few people who suggest |
ed this might bs an "of" year for the So |
ciety but this heresy was frowned upon at |
once. 1t appears there are no off years in |!
this society's calendar. The secretary and |
his assistants were rushed with work I'M
til O'Clock in the evening when the last |
entry was received. The superintendents |
of the various departments had a rush OF !
rk olc hnt hay MAR laI To ha H.
mands made upon them.
On Wednesday the grounds were filled |
with the best people OF the earth. The |
morning was cool but the skies were fair |
and the day was as fac as silk. IL there |
was any liquor sold upon the grounds the |
sale must have been made by the pocket |
vendor. There was no disorder There /
was fine lot OF exhibits. The races were |
interesting. There was fine lot OF horses /
upon the grounds. The fine stallion. Brad. |
laugh, owned by Judge Danforth of Barn
ard, with six splendid colts; Golden s., |
by Colder, owned by ID P.Smith Of Wasn. |
ington, and many fine young stations |
were shown. q. W. Comstock OF West |
Fairlee showed matched pair of beauti-
fol horses that were sired by Young
Hutchinson, or the Sargent horse. These
were dappled bay with black points. They
were five years old, 16 hands high and /
would be p.izs winners at any fair. A
notable exhibit was found in field adj
joining the fair ground, This wss the
BROOD mare, Ivene, by Ivan, by Belmont
Forrest, by the great Belmont, with an
eight weeks old colt by Alexander, the
son OF Alcantara, who now has 113 in the
list. The mares LIST dam was Hiatoga
Belle, by Billy Green, sire OF Little En-,
2:1S, Billy Scott - :2i, BILL Warren :29l.2
Clara, 1923 Id, and other fast ones. Her
I'd dam was by Scott Hiatoga, sire of Sor.
rel Billy, 2:20, Estella, 1923 IL, Lew Scott,
2:23, and II Others with records OF 2:20 |
and better. Her Sd dam was by Hanley's
Hiatoga and her 4th dam was oy Consul.
The colt is large, finely formed aud a fiue
stopper. II blood tells he has right to be
named first among the good colts OF the
state. Chas. l.. Howe OF Tunbridge ex-
hibited fine span of matched horses. w,
III. Jones of runbridge and C. o. Durkee
OF Stockbridge won premiums liz the class !,
for driving horses. Many young horses
were shown.
SPECIAL FEATURES.
In the cattle sheds were found the fine
Devon herds OF j. p. Fish, Washington A. |
u. Preston, Sharon, and NJ. F. Preston,
Strafford. Luke Parish, Randolph, sho we'd
his large herd of Jerseys. Perlev Moses. |
Tunbridge, was the only exhibitor of pure
Holstein stock. Fine grade cattle were
shown by large number of exhibitors
Iunoridge had the only entry in the class
for town teams. III. C. Durrell, w. A. |
Noyes and d. and w. II Robinson showed |
hns working oxen. Fat oxen were shown
by A. b Bicknell, Geo. ID. Farnham and p.
Moses OF Tunbridge. A large, strongly
a I'D finely built pair OF 4-year.od steers
was shown ny Henry II. Farnbam, Tun-
bridge. o. S. Carly, Barnard, had a yoke
OF 8 yearold and yoke OF 2-year old
steers that were the best shown in their
classes. A. b. Bicknell, Tunbridge, ex.
hlbited fine yoke OF yearling steers.
There was long list Of other exhibitors
OF nice steers. AT the sheep pens, Chester
Cady, barnard, was the only exhibitor of
Cotswolds. Shropshires were shown by /,
A. 7. Whitney aud Fayette Rogers of Tom
bridge and II. H. Newton, West Hartford.
4: ). Folsom, Tunbridge, and j. p. Fish.
Washington, exhibited Merinos. In the
classes es for grade coarse woods and grade
nne WOODS there were many nice animals
shown by several exhibitors. In the swine
pens ii. z. Riford, East Bethel, and Mar
TN Ross, runbridge, exhibited number
OF good Bark shire hoara and l. n I