St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-25
Caledonia County Fair.
Notes by the Way. The Races and the
Premium List.

The 55th annual county fair is general
ly considered the best St. Johnsbury has
had for years. Many of the departments
were ahead of previous years in number
of entries and the cattle exhibit, headed
by the Hood farm, delighted all corners.
Wednesdays attendance is estimated at
1000 and there were nearly 5000 people
there on Thursday, 50 the financial side
of the enterprise is sure to be gratifying
one to the managers. The vaudeville at
fractions, furnished by the J. W. German
Amusement Co., of Boston, were the best
ever seen here and the grand stand was
filled both days.
The Live stock.
The cattle were the features this year
and the big exhibitors besides the Hood
farm were George c.. Cary with his herd
of shorthorns, B. K. Graves with his
Holsteins, Herefords from the farm of T.
o. Taylor of Tilton, N. H., the Fairbanks
fine herd of Jerseys and many Others as
the premium list will show. The ex-
hibition of Jerseys and Berkshires from
Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass, are the same
that attracted so much attention this
season at Putnam, Conn, and Nashua
and Rochester, N. H. The famous Brown
Bessie and Merry Maiden blood were
represented by grandsons Of these two
Great Worlds Fair COWS, and there were
numerous specimens of prize winning
stock, including the bull, Hood Farm
Pogis 9th and several cows with great
milk and butter records.
The Hood Farm exhibit was Trans
ported in three special cars-two Burton
stock cars being required for the Jerseys,
large open car for the Berkshires, and
a car for the tents and fixtures. The
Jerseys occupied a large, commodious
tent, and the Berkshires were in pens in
separate tent.
George c. Cary's exhibit was just back
from an exhibition tour in Maine. The
two most conspicuous members of this
herd were the two-year-old bull, Golden
Fame Prince and the cow, Lady of the
Boyne," 9Th, imported from Scotland this
year and sold at auction in Chicago in
Iune for $1150. Then there was the
tour-year-old cow, bridesmaid" and
the three-year-old COW, "Oxford Beauty"
7th, purchased by Mr.. Cary in Indiana
recently. Others in the herd were two
bull calves by Golden Fame Prince.
Three two-year-old heifers, two year
lings and two better calves; two two
year-old and two yearling Holstein heif'
ers from the state farm at Waterbury,
four yoke of steers and several Others.
Aside from the cattle Mr.. Cary had fine
exhibit of Poland China swine.
Floral Hall Notes.
The exhibit of Belgian hares at the
entrance and the three dogs attracted as
much attention as any exhibit at the
fair. Frank w. Hastings had seven
hutches and took one first prize and
one second, and had the highest
scored animal. The Green Mountain
rabbitry had II animals and took four
first prizes and one second. The River
side rabbtry of st. Johnsbury Centre had
10 hares on exhibition and took two first
and three seconds. c. H. Clark also had
a pen of Young hares. The dogs came
from the Bolton kennels at Stanstead
Junction. The Boston bull terrier was
bought by DR.. Ned R. Stiles and the
other dogs shown were an imported
Spanish terrier and a great Dane.
Throughout the building were many
creditable exhibits of the merchants anC
manufacturers of this vicinity. A. l.
Bailey's exhibit at the old stand was ii
charge of William Mclaughlin anC
Edward Peterson. Mr.. Bailey showed
beautiful Everett piano, an 1vers &
Pond and Schubert piano and an Estey
organ. The instrumC nts were played by
Mrs. Fred Field and Mrs. Anna 7. Rave
nellie. John O. Hale exhibited Fairbanks
scales, 7. c. Stevens had large exh'bl
OF patterns for mems clothing and over
coats, c. A. Stanley showed the Wer
nicke bookcases, D. c. Gage exhibited thu
Empire separator and John Mcdonald
had a full line of spectacles.
A large exhibit of photographs wer
made BY c. H. Clark and A. E. Reed
At the lower end of the hall were larg
exhibits of the Singer sewing machin
and the pianos and organs from tn
store OF ]. M. Cass of Lyndonvile. Mr.
Cass had a beautiful French burle'
Kranach & Bach, a mahogany Herr
F. Walker and a walnut Augustus BAG
pianos. Mrs. Tedford oil Lyndon Centr
played on the instruments.
, Mechanical Wares.
The space adjacent to Floral Hall wa
well filled with goods in this line. Th
Vermont Farm Machine Co. had Unite
| States separators and a sheep power
Bundv & Weeks and B. F. Weeks shove
large exhibits of carriages and sleigh:
M. A. Goodnoueh had Champion arc
evaporation, made by c. H. Grimm & Co
o. V. Hooker & Son had a gasolir
engine, George Kenison of Waterfor
showed a patent fence, and Beauma
: Butler of St. Johnsbury Center had
sanding machine, and good one too,
: potato planter and snow plow.
The Ladies' Exhibit.
y The display Of fancy articles in Flor
Hall consisting of drawn and lace worl
embroidery and painted china was vel