The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-31
East COrlnth Fair.

grounds at East Corinth Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, August "a, 20 and ~.
The officers of the association and superin-
tendents of different departments are as
follows: President, James r.. Nolan; vice.
presidents. j. H.. Carter, III. A. Jackman;
treasurer, d.. s.. Fulton; secretary, w. II.
Crafts; general superintendent, j. IL. Car
ter; marshal, Charles Simpson; assistant
marshal, s. NJ. Hood; superintendent OF
horses, e. A, Hood; superintendent OF cat.
tie, G.. w. Simpson: superintendent OF
sheep, A. T. Smith; superintendent OF
swine, III. Leet; superintendent OF poultry,
j. W. White; superintendent OF town
teams, W. V. Hood; superintendent OF me-
chanics hall, A. d. Emerson; superinten-
dent Of floral hall, Susie Tsplin.
Although the weather was unfavoraDle
Wednesday, the first day, a large list OF en-
tries were received at the secretary's office,
and the superintendent OF the different de-
partments devoted the day to assigning
stock and exhibits to their proper places
Quite an army Of men were engaged IN
erecting eating saloons, show tents, "fakirs,,
stands, etc. Horsemen could be seen at all
hours "working out" their %trotters. AL
together the grounds presented q busting
appearance and by nightfall all was in readi-
ness for the grand exhibition, which began
the second day.
The heavy rain in the early morning, and
and the dark threatening clouds during the
entire forenoon Thursday produced a deep
gloom that was discernible even upon the
faces Of the management. The expenses
this year were usually large owing to extra
attractions and equipments, and when at
eleven o'clock the gate receipts were founu
to be much less than they usually are at
that time the officers felt that the expenses
would be far in excess OF the receipts. But
not 30. People in eastern Vermont VINO
nave been looking forward to the opening
of the fair since the close OF the fair held
q year ago, were not dismayed, ana al
though there was not the usual rush in the
morning by the middle OF the afternoon
there was a good attendance, anu wnen
Friday morning was ushered in with a cool
air and a clear sky, the people began TO as
semble at an early hour and by noon the
large grounds were literally thronged WIN
people and teams. When an account OF
gate receipts and entire proceeds were
taken they were found to be in excess OF
anything ever realized by the society since
Its organization.
The attractions each day were numerous
and varied to suit all classes OF people.
The exhibition Of horses of all classes was
considered by good judges to be one OF the
best ever shown at a county fair, while the
long string Of exceptionally large and sleek
oxen was an interesting exhibit.
, FLORAL HALL,-This department was un.
der the supervision of Susie Taplin of East
Corinth who has held the position OF super
intendent for six years. Floral hall has al
ways, been considered one OF the leading at
= fractions of the fair, and this year was no
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thing in connection with this department
it would be the size of the building which
seemed too small to display the large exhlD-
it and accommodate the vast number OF
people who thronged the hall from the
J opening of the fair until its close. Ihere
. were eight hundred articles exhibited this
q year, which is somewhat in excess OF Tor
mer years, proving conclusively that unlike
many fairs, the interest in this department
has not been allowed to Tag. Although
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special mention space will admit OF ouI
mentioning only a few of the most notice
able exhibits, among which was the needle
] and crochet work by Mrs. Sadie Risly, o.
Piermont, N. H, who is a confirmed Invalid
The articles shown were made while she
: was confined to her bed, and consisted IN
. part, of a sofa pillow silk table scarfs, silk
) quilts, shell work, etc. A fine collection OF
, mounted birds was exhibited by Mrs. IL
w. Heath of Bradford. The beautiful
display of NOTED plants exhibited by Mrs.
| S. /. Divoll of East Corinth added much TO
= the attractions of the hall. The beautiful
drawings, seven in number, exhibited by
L Samuel Sargent of Corinth, who is only SIX
the lads artistic genius. A large paint
ing of the battleship Maine, overhung by q
= picture throw on which was embroidered
: the words, "Remember the Maine" exhibit
ed by Eliza Batchelder, attracted much at
tention. w. A. Corliss of Bradford, repre-
= inv oAh6S'
his accustomed place in the hall. ,.
CArrLE.-There was a creditable exhlbli
4. of mich cows, steers and young stock. we
shall not attempt to give the premium list
in this department. A pair OF Holsteln
steers two years of age shown by U. l.,
Hodge of Corinth, a pair OF two-year-old
Devon steers shown by Charles Simpson o.
East Orange, and a pair OF two-year-oiu
Holstein steers weighing 2,4Oo pounds
shown by w. M. Merrill of Bradford were
all fine specimens. j. A. and G. w. Bald
win of Bradford exhibited a pair OF Durham
] three-year-old steers that weighed 2,66t
pounds. The four-y ear-old registered Hol
stein bull exhibited by K. e. Putnam Of
West Newbury, was worthy of special men
ton in this report, and should have beer
shown in front of the judges stand eacf
@ day, thus giving every one an opportunity
= Of seeing the finest specimen OF his class II
Vermont. His weight is just one even ton
His coat is as soft and fine as silk, while his
build and general make up could not bt
improved. The three-year-old Guernsey
:, bull whose weight is 1,400 pounds, exhibit
:, ed by G. G. Colby Of East Orange, was
worthy of much praise, as was also the sew
en- months old bull of the butter Holster
breed exhibited by S. M. Hood of Topsham
SHEEP.-The well filed pens of differen
grades of sheep and lambs showed conclu
: sively that the raising Of fine and coarse
wool sheep is still practiced to quite an ex
tent by Vermont farmers.
n Swine were conspicuous by their absence
there being only one or two entries in thiI
class.
~PoULTRY.-The entries in this department
were eighty.three pair of sfowls, twenty
nine pair OF bantoms, twenty-three pair o
ducks, and five pair Of geese. Among tn,
l. largest exhibitors were G. @. Paine of Soutl
n Randolph, b. L. Davis Randolph Center
Capital Soap Company st. Johnsbury, III
W. Heath Piermont, N. H., and M. A. Jen
kins Bradford. Nearly all breeds wer'
represented and it was considered the bes
poultry show ever seen at East Corinth fair
! PROGRAMME FOR THURSDAY.
n At $3.50 the town teams of horses ant
oxen were shown around the track in
grand cavalcade headed by the band. A
10 A. M, brood mares with foal at side wer
shown for premiums. Judges, N. G
:, Sleeper, r. N. NORWOOD, W. K. Worth
X ley. Entries were made in this class by A
NJ. Martin Bradford, j. w. Stevens Brad
ford, o. P. Dickey East Corinth, @. w
Rutledge, Oxford, N. II.
Premiums. SO. p. Dickey, second; G. w
Rutledge, third. First premium not re
ported on judges book.
Stations with stock were shown for pre-
- miums at 1920. Judges, same as for broot
mares. j. w. Davis West Fairlee, exhib
4 tod a.. rs n,-.II at,1Isn, n,.I, 4 aa.