The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-01

rves and cooking in the booth
displays, they are always there
with the goods.
Thursday was Grange day at
Caledonia fair. They had charge
Of the entire track program of the
day. The program was a good
one and after it begun there was
plenty of business until the last
prize was awarded.
The prizes in the parade of
floats were awarded as follows:
First, $35, Enterprise Grange of
Lyndon; second, $40, Passumpsic
Valley Grange of Passumpsic;
third, $15, Lake View of Barnet;
fourth, Concord Grange.
The success of the parade and
the high praise the participants
received from the spectators and
the state officers assures the pub
lie that this will be a permanent
feature of future fairs, and the
Caledonian-Record is willing to
predict that it will be one of the
best drawing cards that can be
put on Lne program.
The local grange day officials
were honored by the presence of
several of the officers of the state
grange. The delegation was headed
by Hon. Orlando l.. Martin of
Plainfeld, Master of the state
grange, with Mrs. Martin, the
Ceres in the grange, and Miss
Alice Martin; A. w. Lawrence of
Springfield, Lecturer, and Mrs.
Lawrence; E. NJ. Farr of Chester,
steward; H. A. Stoddard of Rock
ingham, assistant steward; Mrs.
Catherine Steward, lady assistant
steward; +. H. Hallett of st.
Johnsbury, member of the execu-
tive committee, and Mrs. Hallett.
An unusual group comprised
"the oldest member club" The
veteran members of the order in
cluded A. f. Lawrence of st.
Johnsbury, the oldest charter
member in the state, if not in the
country; Dan p. Coveny and Mrs.
Elizabeth Steele, charter members
of DanvilIe grange; Mrs. F. |.
Brewer, only charter member of
Wide-Awakc grange of st. Johns
bury Center; and Mrs. Addie Page
of the same grange; Mrs. f. 7.
Allen of Green Mountain grange.
The track events of the fore
noon included foot races, driving
contests and a lively string of hor-
ribles.
The saddle race resulted: Len
ton, Passumpsic, first; Hoffman,
Lyndon, second; Lystcr, Wide
Awake, St, Johnsbury Center,
third; Hardy, Wide-Awake, fourth
Grain race; Lyster, Wide-awake,
first; Shattuck, Green Mountain
second.
Foot race, one half mile; Bo
wen, Lyndon, first: Lcnton, Pas
sumpsic, second; Burbank, Dan
Vile, third; Hardy, Green Noun
tain, fourth; Leclair, Green Noun
tain, fifth.
1OO-yard dash; Gallagher, Green
Mountain, first; Bowen, Lyndon.
second; Lcnton, Passumpsic, third;
Robertson, Danville, fourth.
220 yard dash: Gallagher,
Green Mountain, first; Robertson,
Danville, second; Hoffman, Lyn-
son, third; Pierce, Green Mountain
fourth.
Best gents drivers: Wilbur
Farr, St. Johnsbury Center, first;
Charles Harvey, Passumpsic, sec
ond.
Best racers, one half mile heat:
Charles Harvey's George N, first
in 1.18; quarter in 80 seconds; Ar
thur Olcutt's Pete Cote, second.
The horrible parade was led by
the st. Johnsbury Center fire de-
partment with the remains of the
ex-chief in a trailer. They had
water enough to go around. The
Concord contingent showed their
latest model Marmon and it was
some road eater, plus numerous
accessories. There was Mutt and
jeff and chap busy with a buck
saw-"t'ell with the coal striker
Friday Q. and the rear-drive, one
horse power, horseless-in-front jlt-
ney received their share of the
grand stand applause. The McIn- |
does exhibit advertised the several
candidates for sheriff. 1t was at
first thought that two cars would |
be necessary to get them all in,
but they were finally crowded into
one large car, but is crowded some,
They were all good and caused
a while lot of amusement. The |
prizes were awarded as follows: !
First, the fire department, Green
Mountain, st. Johnsbury Center;
second, Marmon car, Concord |