Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-29
MORTIFIED FAIR.
FINE WEATHER, GOOD SHOW,
BIG ATTENDANCE.

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of Farm and Home. --SeveraI excit-
ing Races. --SpIendid Floral Hall
Exhibit.
With an attendance of over 6,000 on
Wednesday and over 1900 on Thurs
day; with large and complete displays
in nearly every department; with per-
feet weather throughout; with every
body well pleased, the Goth annual
fair of the Dog River Valley associa-
ton last week can safely be set down
as a gratifying success. The largest
attendance in its history was recorded
Wednesday.
There was plenty to see besides the
people and the fakirs, who of them
selves were whole show. Floral hall
was never so good. There were over
5000 exhibits in it. The hall is too
small. In horses there was a good as
sortment, especially of single and
matched drivers The stock display
was fairly good-sized and the same can
be said of sheep and swine. There
was no end of poultry.
A leading feature of the last day
was the coaching parade. Ii was
hardly up to expectation in size, but
its quality was all that could be de-
sired. The parade was preceded by
the entries in matched and single
gents driving horses and by the
Mortified Cornet band in a barge.
Then came the handsomely appointed
four-horse tal,yho of Moulton Bros. Of
Randolph. Though not entered for
premium, it attracted general attcn-
ton, with its lovely deep bay horses,
gold-plated harnesses and uniformed
coachman and trumpeter. The coaches
of f. A. Thomas and Bell Bros, lead
ing dry goods merchants Of Randolph,
followed. Both were nicely trimmed,
with their wares Hastily arranged.
Then came barge OF "Young Amer
icansn from Williamstown, with "Old
Glory" much in evidence. There were
also floats illustrating the slate quar-
rying business OF Mortified and All
Smiths blacksmith business OF the
same place. The failure of North
fields merchants to embrace their OPP
was much remarked. The
first prize went TO E. A. Thomas, Sec
ond to "Young America" third to All
Smith and fourth to Bell Bros.
CATTLE.
Thoroughbred Cattle-In Jerseys,
the prizes went as follows: Bull, two
years old and over, G. M. Field, first;
where no place is given understand
except where name appears
Lemuel Chandler, Berlin,
second. Cows and two-year-oId heif-
ers, l.. w. Avery, first and second.
Bull calf, Clark Flint, first. Heller
calf, l.. w. Avery, first. Yearling
heifer, Emersonia Stock Farm, Ber-
lin, first. There were ten entries OF
Jerseys.
acknowledgements Stock Farm,
first on three-year-old bull; Charles
Morrissey, Waterbury, first on two
year-old bull.
Guernseys-D. II. Skinner, Waits
field, had six entries and took all the
Durhams-E. T. Mccarthy, Waits
field, had five entries and took all the
prizes.
Grade Cattle Jerseys - Twenty
three entries. Bull, two-year-old,
Frank w. Chase, first; Henry Averill,
second. Yearling bull, Dan NJ. Der
by, first; w. G. Clark, Brookfield, sec
ond. Bull calf, j. M. Buzzell, first;
Abbie ii. Amsden, Brookfield, second.
Cow, Abbie Amsden, first; W. III.
Dunsmoor, second. Heifer, two years
old, Frank Chase, first; w. 9. Clark,
Heifer, one-year-old, Chase,
first; Clark, second. Heifer calf, l..
East Roxbury, first; Chase,
second.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bull,
g. II. Emerson, first; yearling bull,
Fred Ruiz, Roxbury, first. Bull
calf. George X. Edwards, first. Cow,
w. A. Plastridge, first and second.
Heifer calf, John Cleveland, first.
Grade Ayrshire-Emersonia Farm
took first on heifer calf and second on
yearling calf. l.. Blanchard took first
on ycarllng nelieI -,
Grade Guernseys-D. ii. Skinner
took five prizes.
Polled Cattle-W. ii. Dunsmoor
took first on yearling bull and heifer
calf and second on cow and calf, two
year-old heifer, yearling heifer and
bull calf. Jones j. Steele, Roxbury, |
took first on bull calf, cow, two-year-
old heifer and yearling heifer.
Devons-Cow and calf, w. II. Duns-
moor, first. Yearling bull, E. E. Bow
man. Roxbury, first. Yearling heifer,
F. Ruiz, first.
Durhams-E. T. Mccarthy, first on
dairy COW and yearling lreifer.
Herds-W. ii. Dunsmoor, frst on
Polled cattle. Grade Jerseys, F. w.
Chase, first; w. c. Clark, second.
Durhams, L. T. Mccarthy. first.
Sweepstakes, w. H. Dunsmoor, frst. |
Oxen and steers-Working, c. M.
Hale, Montpelier, first; Dan N. Der
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