Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-03
The Pennant Is Ours.
The Fifth Annual Valley Fair
Another Magnificent Sue
cess.
Every Part Of the snow Larger and
Better than Ever Before
BIG CROWDS OF PEOPLE


Ana tsverybody t4tenscd and Satisfied.
tn reporting tine Valley rair o. year ago.
we suid that tine two DAYS of good weather
on which % was held proved that Bra.
tiepuro is one oI tine favored places of the
earth and that ner virtuous. euterpriaug,
weh-nenayed people deserve and receive
more tuvors than are bestowed ou average
humanity ID that statement was true 4.
wear ago, DO is douuiy true now. and Brat
iien0ro must nave waxed nightly m grace
and virtue during TINS twelve month uasl
After weeks OBJ rainy weather and p
ureary succession of fairs whlcn were %
dismal failure. tne weather clerk changed
ms hand. and alter ten uuvs of preparation,
ne furnished ON W ednesday and Ihursda.
uctouer dBvs which were simply perfect for
outdoor enjoyment Tine sun snlne bright
and full the arr was fresh and uvlroraO
ug. there was MOO binding dust to ammo,
ANA everything invited % Cine promised de-
lights ui tne great event cot the seHson--tne
ultu auuua. alley tar line invitation
was accepted pv everybody ,ucu crowd.
as swurmea our streets and literally filled
J. tine eNniniuou spaces of tine iuIr ground
nave NOT been seen u bratteooro before
since Tine uays oI Tine New England iatr heIH
mere twenty veurs a-
Iue crowd was large ou Wedue.ia.
Luriy DOB Jne morning tine turonr began tu
uaGr 100 us aH Cine country roads and the
railroad trains uer, well tilted tr IU
clock dense Juruur was pouring through
n1ral hail, tine poultry department aud 90,
iadies department. anu looking with admin
IuE ewes al tuc handsome cattle. norses and
shsep When tue racing began tine grand
stand was packed. ana when tne ticFef
were counted ut night DO was found tina.
1000 admissions nad ueeu -a..
uut Of tue Attendance was large or
" ednesday what snul We say uI Inur-
uaH Two Thousand people came ur th.
railroad trains. ami tue teams from tH.
country rouul were counted literally ly 90.
hundred aid tine morning tue tnrouG wa
pouring cut Canal street 70 the iuIr ground
and all tine moruiu. another turoug file.
Main street. WAITING tor the great even.
tne cavaicHur col uur-emeu auu decorate.
carts ana tall,-n coacne- "a hen TIM. "a,
procession - tDe most picturesque even
seem u Nev England TINS Iu.. beyond
u1up. reacned tue tair ground auU start.
around Sine TRACES tus grand stan. u-.
mass oi human ince-. ana Jar away on eiu
er .Iue pa u-u-r us-, 1i numamt, was cr.tu
ea against tu- Rulings still Jnry u1u~..
.u and tue afternoon r9uu, %. u.s-
showed tnDt over $4,000 peope uaa u-e.
upon tna ground.
BEST ol ali there was u magnificent suo.
Tor al. tnese peop,e 90 see. mere v-r
more cattle anu horses IN number thai
ever before. uut what sas more Imuorial.
Tine guauty was Enthusiastically better 4h
iruit ana vegetable matt was packed WIZ
exmut- 90 IT'S utmost nmlt. So was the uaa
trg mali. anu $50 was the nHl given % iur a
dies the antiquities. ana tine exninI.. o
Jradesmru Aen VIM nave been .u
rounds. anu VINO sat what tnpy mean
enthusiastically declare that tine allie
rair was the uest snov iu New bingham
tui- wear Iney praise tine exninluou Oh
management ami tine geuerou, carHu
way 900 winch brattiep5ro receives aul el
terlaIns her visitor.
Iue feature universally noted auu,
cialeu ana praised is tnr MESQUITE exc.u-.a
from tue grounds %. taxing. nucEster.u
ami cuJcn-peuuy devices UI every KIuU. g
sus nothing oi the absence ui urunkeuuc,
ami tue TACT that there was absolutely Do
sale oi Intoxicating nuuor. oi aus Eiu.