St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-14
THE COUNTY FAIR.

11e OSCn annual eXa1DlC Oh the Oaie-
donia Fair Ground Company opened yes
terday morning under favorable circum-
stances and President Taft, Secretary
Stanley and the rest of the directors who
have worked so hard to make the fair
success may we'll feel gratified at their
efforts. There are over 700 entries, ex-
elusive of the floral hall exhibits and the
display of blooded cattle is the finest
ever seen on the grounds.
Poultry.
There was so much cackling and
squawking in this department. that the
writer wanted like .'Brer Fox" to .'lie
low," but suffice it to say there is a big
exhibit and all the standard varieties are
represented.
Standard Horses.
There is a good exhibit of standard
horses and some of the largest exhibitors
are w. J. Smith, H. e. Moore. e. Fl.
Hoffman, c. E. Bacon, A. II. Hartshorn,
and E. McGinnis. G. B. Stevens has
good pair Of draft horses exhibited.
There are large number of exhibitors
in.the non-standard class, including EN-
NETT Hill, II. A. Keough, F. J. Trefren,
A. ]. Oderkirk. F. J. Frye, w. ]. Smith,
A. B. Stark, David Worton, W. 6. Hans
comb, Jack Richards. J. E. Warren, B. F.
Hutchinson. Thomas Kearney, D. How.
ard. Nv. W. Houghton. Guy Carr, Geo.
Allies and N. E. Morrison.
In the gents driving class the following
have entries: &C. E. Moore, F. J. Tret-
rem, Herbert Kelton. r. Nj. Norwood,
6. B. Clement, S. Myers, J. E. Warren,
Fl. N. Swasey, G. II. Lee, a. Hartshorn,
L. D. Mute, E. Nd. Ford, B. F. Adams, J.
]. Leamere, 1. II. Gil6lan and George
Nelson,
All kinds of pigs are exhibited ia the
different classes from the little sucking
hog to the big hog. The entries were in
the Berkshire, White Chester, Poland
China and Jersey Red classes.
Sheep.
The different breeds of sheep are exhi-
bited by Herbert Kelton, Burton Farm,
c. B. Stevens. w. Robbins, Guy Carr
and Rushton Farm. These entries in
clude Shropshires, Horned Dorsets, Cots
wold and Merinos.
Cattle.
There are an unusually large number
of entries in this department with all
kinds of breeds from the little muley calf
lowing have good exhibits in the Ayr
shire class: W. W. Houghton, Lyndon
vile, w. P. Russell, Fred Parsons and
Edward Hoffman.
In the shorthorn class there are large
number of exhibitors among which are,
c. F. Thresher, Peacham, Edward Full
ford, East Barnet, II. B Stuart Beebe
Plain, James Lenton, Passumspic, O. L.
Martin, Plainfeld, II. H. Fuller. Caple-
ton, P. O., o. V. Norton and P. Fl. Will
son. There are small number of
entries in the Holstein class and the
largest exhibitors are A. ]. Higgins and
James Lenton. In the Hereford class, J.
w. Roberts has six entries and o. Fl.
Wilson nine. In Guernseys, Guy Carr has
seven entries. w. A. Kicker has fifteen
pair of yoked cattle and George c. Cary
seven pair, besides a large exhibit of
thoroughbred stock.
In Jerseys E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
show % head, the See Farm, Rock Is
land, 12 head, Fred Wetherbee, Rush.
town farm, 20 head.
sThe Pike"
All kinds of fakirs are located on 1.-THE
Pike" and all seemed TO be doing a fair
business for the first day. The several
side shows are present, hot lunches
every W here, the ring games, the fish
pond and the merry-go-round provides
a source of amusement for the children.
Floral Hail.
The vegetable exhibit 6rst attracts
attention here and though not as large
as in some years the quality of the fruit
and vegetables was never better. The
large exhibitors include 7. S. Bandy of
Barnet, A. B. Pringle of St. Johnsbury
Centre, Winfield S. Hastings and Arthur
Pierce. Mr.. Bandy had 40 entries and
one of the most notable ones was some
ensilage corn Il feet tall. Mr.. Hastings
had the finest exhibit of winter apples
ever held at the fair, L. B. Spau1ding and
A. c. Hunt had fine display of apples
and !. S. Bandy showed 13 varieties.
The exhibits in this department were
never more attractively arranged, being
on the sides instead of in the centre of
the hall.
In the department of butter there are
more entries than ever and the house
keepers have shown some tempting pre-
serves and specimens of cooking in their
department..
The exhibits were not arranged yes
terday forenoon, but enough was seen to |
give promise of fine showing. The |
Shaker community of Enfield, N. H., |
have space here for the first time, at the |
end of the hall, and have some attractive |
goods for sale. Follensby & Peck have |
an exhibit of clapboards and John o. |
Hale has large exhibit of Fairbanks |
scales. Near him are some of the pro- |
ducts of the Vermont Machine Company, |
while at the old stand is fine exhibit of |
pianos by A. Bailey. The latter shows |
a Kronich & Bach, an Ivers & Pond and
a Cote piano and an Estey organ. J. c. |
Stevens has an exhibit of suitings and |
Photographer Reed has an attractive
display, including two
water colors. Opposite the Shaker COM
munity are the Singer sewing machines,
FIVE of them being shown.
Mechanical Wares.
The shed adjoining Floral Hall is filled
with the usual exhibits and there are
some new exhibits this year. Bundy &
Weeks and B. Frank Weeks display
fine lot of carriages. gasolene engines are
shown by the Richford Foundry Com |
pany and the Olds Company Of Boston,
Alpha separators with Stoddard gasolene |
engines by the De Laval Company,
White bronze monuments are shown by /
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