Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-28
MORTIFIED FAIR.
SUCCEEDS IN BREAKING THE
LONG DRY SPELL.


Rain. --Purses and Premiums
Paid.--Big Cattle DispIay.--Good
Showing of Horses, Trotting in
the Rain.
The conjunction of the Mortified
fair and the autumnal equinox ac-
complished that which all else had
failed to do this summer-it broke
the drouth. Wednesday dawned
rainy and the threatening aspect kept
hundreds at home. 1t cleared by
noon. however, and the afternoon was
fine. A large attendance was record
ed. Thursday morning, the weather
indications were fairly good, and a
great many journeyed to the grounds,
only to encounter rain, which ret in
early and lasted with one slight in
Permission all day. The greater por-
ton of the people left the grounds by
noon while the more ardent remain
ed to the last.
Notwithstanding the storm, the
fair was up to the general standard
of excellence. The cattle exhibit was
unusually large and fine. People
seemed satisfied with the fair as a
whole. There were between 5000
and 1900 present Wednesday and
nearly as many the last day. The
total receipts were about 1900, of
which 81 500 was admissions. The
association paid all its premiums and
purses. The grounds have been
much improved in appearance the
past year and with a larger Floral
hall and quarters for farm machinery
there would be no better fair grounds
in Vermont. Some pocket peddling
of liquor took place the first day, but
the officers nabbed the culprits early,
before much disorder had resulted.
CATTLE.
The cattle display was the note
worthy feature. There were over 100
specimens and the variety and stand
ard made this exhibit the centre of
interest Jerseys and Holsteins pre-
dominated, but other breeds were not
lacking.
In the thoroughbred department,
the prizes for Holsteins went as fol-
lows:-2-yr old bull, w. ID. Plast-
ridge, Mortified; yearling bull, A. +.
Batchelder, Barre, who also took first |
yearling heifer and heifer calf, S. o.
Rand Of Roxbury taking second on
the latter.
In thoroughbred Ayrshires, Charles
Morrissey of Waterbury landed first
ribbon on bull calf and heifer calf; ).
J. George of Mortified had the best |
4-yr.-old bull and G. E. Bowman OF
Roxbury took second on bull calf.
Jersey thoroughbreds were priced
as folIows:-Ed. Labelle of Waits
field, first OH yearling heifer; l.. w.
Avery of Mortified, second; Clark /
Flint OF Mortified, first on yearling /
bull; H. +. Wilder of Waitsfield, first
on COW; Amos Pastridge of North
field, second; L, w. Avery, first on
calf,
Grade Holsteins were awarded
prizes in this way:-W. ID. Plastridge |
of Mortified, first on 2-yr.-old heifer |
and heiter calf; second on cow A, +, /,
Buck, Berlin, first on COW and year. !
ling heifer and second on 2-yr.-old |
heifer and bull; George IL. Emerson,
Mortified, first on 3-yr.-old bull; ii. |
f. Brewster, Mortified, first on bull
calf.
Grade Jerseys-W. w. Holden of
Mortified, first on 2-yr.-old bull; l..
w. Blanchard of Roxbury, second on
yearling heifer; Abbie Amsden of
Brookfield, first on COW; Fred Ruiz of
Roxbury, first on bull calf; j. NJ.
Stone Il Son of Williamstown, first
and second on vearling bull, first on
2-yr.-old and yearling heifer; f. T.
Wilder, first on five dairy cows and
second on three Jerseys.
In Holstein herds, w. ID. Plastridge
took first and A. L. Buck, second; in
Jersey herds, JIM. Stone ~ Sons, first;
in Durham herds, ]. i. Palmer of
Waitsfeld, first. Mr.. Palmer took
nine first premiums on Durhams.
Among Ayrshire prizes were one
first on yearling heifer and on heifer
calf, also second on grade Durham
yearling heller to l.. W. Blanchard,
Lewis Stevens of Roxbury won first
Oh Devon yearling heifer.
Oxen there were in plenty. The
prizes went;--W Working, G. j. Brown
of Moretown, first; ii. ii. Martin of
Williamstown, second. Draft, III. Ill.
Martin, first; o. 5. Martin of Will
Jamestown, second. Fat, CD. Brown,
first; G. F. Martin of Williamstown,
second. Two-year-old steers, W. }.
Palmer of Waitsfeld, first; yearling
steers, c. j. Brown, first; A. +.
Batchelder, second; steer calves, a. Z.
Batchelder, first; A. f. Buck, second.
Town team, IL. IL. Martin of Will
Jamestown, first; A. f. Batchelder OF
Barre second.
HORSES.
The horse display was very good
W. G. Danforth Of Barnard showed
his celebrated stallion, Bradlaugh
with several fine specimens of his gel
and easily captured first premium II
that class The second prize went Il