St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
COUNTY FAIR
Some Rare Cattle and Sheep-Fine
Corn and Apple Exhibit
Clean Midway.

Fair, which opened yesterday prom
ises to be live one in every depart
ment, weather permitting. The first
day, as usual, was devoted to judg-
ing of cattle and a general lining up
Of exhibits. A fair crowd attended
and the stock, floral hall, poultry
and various other departments re-
ceived a very thorough going over
by the people. Vaudeville acts, a
balloon ascension and band concerts
helped to entertain the patrons.
Live stock and agricultural eX-
hibits always have been and prob
ably always will be the backbone of
county fairs and of these the Gale
donia County Fair association has a
representation of which it might well
be proud Some of the finest speci-
mems of cattle ever seen on the
ground are being exhibited and the
sheep department is far and away
ahead of any exhibit in the history
of the fair. In fact, so keen is the
competition that the fair officials
went to the expense of hiring T. G.
Hilton of Anson, Me-, to act as
judge.
The midway while not so crowded
as usual, presents a cleaner line of
attractions All gaming devices
have been excluded and there is
nothing to offend. The stage attrac-
tions show good selection and include
the Fredericks trio, a high class ac-
robatic show, Herr Alber's eight
polar bears and Hampton's Comedy
dogs, the latter also presenting
wonderful trained goose, which
seems to appeal to both young and
old One can be greatly entertained
in the ring where a merry-go-round,
ferris wheel and several ostriches
from an ostrich farm in South Pasa-
dena are to be found. The St. Johns
bury band plays several concerts
each day and with the melody from
the merry-go-round organ and the
stentorian spelling, of the showmen
on the midway, there is enough to
divert ones mind from dull cares
of life
Along the midway one can have
his fortune told, grapple with
''Sherb,'' Vermont's champion
wrestler, take a peep in the wonder
working world, heave balls at the
lightning dodgers or visit the cage
of Zula, probably one the "most
freakiest" freaks ever seen on the
grounds.
While the cattle exhibits include
fine herds of well-known Holsteins. :.
Jerseys, Herefords, and Ayrshires,
probably the exhibits which will at
tract the most attention are the Abb
erdeen Angus herd of coal black
cattle from Xenia, Ohio, and the
brown Swiss herd from Speedwell
farms. The Aberdeen Angus are
A to
and the herd is made up of 20 beau
tifu1 specimens of this broad-back-
ed animal. The herd is headed by
Everblack, seven years old, and al
so contains the bull, Eastern Star, !
who was undefeated wherever shown
in 1913. He was the royal grand |
champion in New York city, Rich |
mond, Va, and Columbus, Ohio. |
Wilson w, IA months old, was
champion of his breed at Forest City |
in competition of six herds, Quissy, |
a four year old, won the grand cham
of Syracuse, N. Y. The |
herd is made up of four bulls, eight |
COWS and two calves, and is consid-
cred the best herd east of the Mis-
sissippi and is known wherever cat |
tie are shown.
Another exhibit from Ohio is
shown by Carpenter and Ross of /
Mansfield, whose herd of 10 short |
horns look good to cattle fanciers. In
the list are five bulls, four COWS, |
four yearlings. four calves and two |
grade calves. Diamond Boy, five |
years old and Coming Time, two |
years old, are beautiful specimens. |
A yearling heifer, Max Walter Clos
ter, carried off the junior champion
ship at Syracuse and the junior I
championship for bull at the same
place was awarded to Fandango
Lyndon School of Agriculture have !
exhibited here for years and space /
will not permit a list of the prizes /
they have won in various events
throughout the state in the past
two or three years, but it is only /
necessary to say that their herd of |
IL Holsteins and s Ayrshires is up
to the usual standing. Sir Changel-
ing Butter Boy De Kol, junior
champion and reserve champion at
Brockton Fair last year attracts cat
tie fanciers.
G.. B. Stevens shows 10 Aver
shires, J. Elmer Parker has five
specimens on the ground, E. & T.
Fairbanks exhibit % Jerseys, George
Gray 20 Jerseys and grades, H. B. Il
Stanton of Danville four Holsteins,
e. A. Darling seven Jerseys, A. ].
Higgins 20 Herefords, all of which
are worthy of inspection. The prin-
sipal exhibitors of oxen are W. A
Kicker and w. J. Mooney of Lyn-
don.
The sheep department has never
been equaled in this section of the
country and includes besides several
locks from this state, two large ex-
libits from Ohio and one from New
@. H. Marshall of Yer
gennes, one of the best known sheep
'aisers in Vermont is present with rs
specimens Of both wool and NUT
ON varieties. His showing includes
Iincolns, Leicesters, Cheviots, Cots
Tolds, Shropshires, Southdowns, Ok
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