The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-06
The Ryegate Fair.

The Ryegate Fair.
In no place in Vermont was the dust
deeper or the heat more intense Wednes-
day and Thursday than it was on Gale
donna Park, South Ryegate, where the
eleventh annual fair of the Ryegate and
Wells River Valley Dairymen's Associa-
ton was held. Notwithstanding the dis
comforts the people were there in large
numbers, the exhibits were most creditsble
and the fair was very much Of-a success.
Ii is not within The province OF this re-
port to mention in d. tail the exhibits In the
different departments, nor the premiums
aN arded, but rather to jot down such
thidgs as came under the reporters eye
Thursday afternoon,
The Marshfeld Cornet band, Ira III I'D
son leader, was present both days and rem
dered choice and varied programme each
day. For band that has comparatively
| it 10 practice, and for one the members OF
| hich are some what scattered, IL Is cred
liable organization botn to its leader and to
| the town in which mos Of its members re-
side Leader Edson and his men are look
ing towards Montpelier for Dewey day, and
| should they come then, either by special in
| viiAtiop or be seut by the philosophical
ci zsns of Marshfield, no one in Washing
ton county will have reason TO be ashamed
| of them.
The officers of the fair this year are az
! follows: General superintendent, ID. Nj. Cor
| I1SS, hYbgAt6, lubSUutnls VI ubidTl-
ments: Horses, George Ii. RohIn, Sou.h
Rycgate, George w. Darling, south Rye
gate; cattle and dairy stock: A. Miller,
Wells River, l.. T. Bailey South Ryegate;
sheep and swine, A. H. Gibson, South Rye
gate; poultry, o. II Rentrew,. Sluth Rye
Ryegate, Irven Gilfllan. South Ryegate;
agricultural boys department, George
Tasey, South Ryegate, Albert Wright,
South Ryegate; maple products, honey and
butter, w. l.. Giifllap, South Ryegate, Z.
L. Adams, South Ryegate; floral hall, Miss
JEANNE Hall, South Ryegate, Mrs. l.. I.
Bailey, South Rvegate; mechanics hall, T.
Gibson, South Ryegate; marshal Y. ID.
Nelson; chief Of police. A. ID. Grant; ground
rents, George Cochran.
No Intoxicating drinks of any kind were
allowed sold on the ground, and an order
| ly crowd was the result. Fakirs also were
excluded this year, and much hard earned
money that would otherwise have gone to
them remained in the pockets of the farm
ers' boys A merry go-round did an i'm
mense business both days. The receipts
averaged over S15 an hour each day, during
the time the gates open.
POULTRY.
The exhibit of poultry was not large.
f. w. Smith and David Fisk had some
fine turkeys on exhibition, w. j. Smith
showed Honduras fowls, A. FL. Gibson,
Plymouth Rocks, and Mrs. G. B. Fisk,
ducks.
A splendid exhibit Of harvesting ma
chinery was made by Terry & George, the
well known South Ryegate dealers
FLORAL HALL.
A new and commodious floral hall has
been built this season, the tent that has 80
many years served for that purpose having
been disc Arded To enumerate all the
exhibits under the roof would require a
column of space. Despite the drouth the
showing OF vegetables of all kinds was as
large as in former years. j. +. Dutton OF
Montpelier, devoted one corner of the
building to an exhibit of pianos and organs,
and evidently did a thriving business
The fancy butter from the Jersey Hill
creamery at Ryegate, and that exhibited by
Mrs G. J. Nelson and others attracted nc
little attention. The departments devoted
to exhibits by the ladies', the boys and the
girls, were crowded with interested spec
tators.
Shropshire buck owned by David Fisk
and a SouthdOwn buck by George Cochran
composed the total exhibit in the sheer
pens.
Only two entries were noticed. Y. d
Nelson showed White Chester SOW and
pigs and S. A. Carleton of Marshheld ex
hbited a White Chester boar,
CATTLE.
II Inc buttp duu SWluo oubTieS WoIo lew
the showing of cattle made up for the form
er meager display. Among the cattle pens
were noticed scores of farmers and theiI
wives comparing the good points in the
herds shown, thereby gaining mutual bene
fit. David Fisk had some sleek Jerseys or
exhibition, and Frank III. Page of Ryegatt
entered several prize Holstiens. Among
, the other exhibitors were: Bull calves
Mrs. G. j. Nelson; herd fifteen cows, Mel
son Park; another fine herd OF dairy cows
, Harry Gibson; fat oxen, David Fisk; train
ed steers. s. A. Carleton and Hugh Peach
working oxen, o. III. Smith, Marshteld
thoroughbred bulls, Harvey Gibson, Davi(
Fisk, William Bone, and r. B. Mccall
thoroughbred Guernsey bull from the Wy
man imported stock at Wayland, Mass.
Mrs. e. G. Miller; yearling Jersey bull, T
W. Smith; thoroughbred Jersey cows, 8. A
Carleton.
HORSES.
Caledonia County is always in the lea(
, for fast horses, and while the condition o
the track prevented any fast time beinl
made, the general exhibit Of horses was tn,
best ever seen on Caledonia Park. AmonJ
the exhibits were noted a stallion and tire
) years old colt by W. j. Smith, farm team
I by George Cochran and j. r. Darling
\ "Gillig," owned by j. Henry Lbben o
a Barre; Restless" the fine stopper owne'
by G. E. Shepard of Msrshfied' and tn
: PAGER, "Molly Town." entered by g.
I Kelley OF Marshfield.-
4 In the 230 races Thursday Afternoon
4 there were three entries, Hope So" by A
o G. Weeks OF South BARRE "Aral," by h