St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-22

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Cannirand, Louis Denault, and W. W.
Shaw of Sherbrooke and Harry ii. Carr.
Fair Notes
Pixies voice is becoming as well known
to the racing world as Silk O'Loughlin
is to the base ball world, and it means
Just as much too. His work last week
was better than ever before and he was
ably assisted by E. D. Harpin of Windsor
and G. E. French of Boston, the judges.
After watching the trio work it is com
paratively easy to see how they land the
Job for the entire circuit.
Capt. Flanders and his seven finest
policemen from Concord, N. H.. are GER
tainly deserving of great credit tor the
manner in which they handled the
crowds. The traffic was never better
regulated and the absence of confusion
was really noticeable.
Nearly $50 automobiles in the enclos-
ure reserved for them made pretty
sight Wednesday and they certainly
looked much better where they were
than running about the grounds.
R. Burns Gammell make his usual
speech before the grand stand and the
applause showed that the popular In
wood P M. is still in sight with the peo-
Pile.
The Y. M. c. A. emergency tent, an in
ovation, was well patronized through
out the fair, and Secretary c. A. Palmer
is being congratulated for thus anticlpa-
ting possible sickness and accident. No
less than 100 women and children called
at the tent to rest and some left their
children in charge of the nurse while
they made the rounds. -Four rather
serious cases were taken care OF, one girl,
evidently not good sailor, stayed too
long on the ocean wave, and was
brought to the tent. Two other ladies
called for treatment, one of them having
fallen and slightly injured limb, and
another was brought to the tent in a
fainting condition. This new depart
ment has made good, and will now
become permanent fixture of the quick
pulsed fair. Miss Nj. Sheltoneagar, the
nurse in charge, performed her duties in
an admirable manner and was the
recipient of many compliments.
States Attorney Robert W. Simonds
was one of the busiest men on the
ground. Seven gambling places, such as
dice machines, paddlewheels and the
mystic game, were closed up. All took
their medicine in a good spirit except
Clifford Pinard. His paddle wheel got
him into all kinds of trouble. Five times
he was closed up and as many times he
started business again as soon as the
officers backs were turned. Finally on
Thursday he was landed in jail, wheel
and all, and remained there until Friday
morning, when he obtained bail of 500.
The case will probably be settled with
out trial. Vendors of drinkables were
called upon to show their goods, before
being allowed to do business, and as a
result of this official oversight the fair
was one of the ceanest and the crowd
one OF the most sober ever on the
grounds. The states attorney was
assisted in his work lby Sheriff Winch
and deputy sheriffs Hartman and Gray
Pickpockets piled their trade with some
success Wednesday. Will Dow, assistant
superintendent of grounds, reports loss
of about So and some papers. This was
the only one reported on the grounds,
but at the mail train, which stopped to
load passengers at the grounds, three
others were relieved OF their pocket
books. L. W. French of Sawyerville, P
O., father of Rev. E. G. French of Lyn
donville, missed $50, and two ladies
who refused to give their names, report
ed small losses.
Fair week brought extra work to the
local police force. Of four arrests for in
toxication, two paid fines of $11.10 each
and the cases of the other two were
continued.
The lunch counter conducted by the
Brightlook Hospital Aid association was
very successful, $51 being the net pro
ceeds.
The County Fair.
(The author of copy for newspaper adver
tisement of the Caledonia County Fair mad
| vertently omitted to give place or address o
officials. This drew the attention. OF {
| would-be poet who sends the following tt
| the Essex County Herald).
M'randy, get TIL basket out.
| An bake pun kin pie,
| Also other good things numerous,
An you, an Sue, an l
Will go to see TIL racin'
At Cal dony County Fair,
That's held 'cordin' to tn BUD, (Herald
Tho cussed if it says where.
| Well see the biggest pun kin,
An tn famous Durham bull,
| Watch them fakirs workin'
| An see TIL oxen pull
| Well wander down tn midway,
If they'll only tell us where
In thunderation they're to hold
This red hot county fair.
There's rates on all tn railroads,
North an South an East an West,
An I'll pin that calfskin wallet
To TIL inside of my vest,
For there's pickpockets an robbers,
At this rousin county fair,
Comm off in Cal'dony County,
Tho id if know where.
But I'll write to Mr.. Kicker
Town of Something, Somewhereville,
Say I'd like to have him kindly
Write postal if he will.
Dressed to me at Morgan Corner,
U. S. A., an X. F. d.,
An tell me where in all creation
This great fairs a gon' to be.
DoLMAN F. HAY
Rumford Falls, Me.