Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-25
THE VALLEY FAIR.
A Splendid Exhibition is Assured,


Aud Everybody Is Coming From
Everywhere.
1t is hard to tell where to begin this
week in writing about the prospects of a
grand success at next weeks Valley fair.
1t is absolutely assured that, with good
weather, the show will be finer in every
department than ever before, and that the
attendance will be very much larger It
is surprising to see how the fame of the
fair has spread, and from what a wide eX-
tent of country the people are coming.
The managers of the New London North
ern road have been asked by the people
along the line to run special train from
Palmer, and the company will do so on
both days. Special trains will also be run
from Springfield, over the Connecticut
River road, and from the north over the
Valley road. Trains from the south will
arrive at about o'clock and from the
north 1890. The Connecticut River and
New London trains will be run in two sec
tions from South Vernon. 1t will be a
lively scene which the town will present
about the time these trains arrive and are
emptied.
The Ftchburg road mas made a very
low rate from Athol, Orange, Erving. etc.
with a special return train each afternoon.
In other words Brattleboro is going to be
the centre of attraction for all this section
of New England next Wednesday and
Thursday.
In addition to the prize cattle exhib-
its mentioned last week Charles Rob
inson ~ Son of Barre Plains, Mass. will
bring a large exhibit from their famous
Hostein-Fresian herd. which has Just
been at the Rhode Island s. ,te fair. This
is counted the leading herd of its kind i'm
New England. The cows will be entered
in the milk and butter test on the ground.
One of the attractions of the fair will be
the famous king of Trumps,' English
shire stallion, owned by Robinson IL Son.
This horse is six years old and weighs 1885
pounds He has been exhibited in Boston
as a special attraction at one of the muse
ums, but at Brattleboro he will be free
show for all who 90 upon the grounds.
Horsemen are enthusiastic over the pros
pect for good racing on both DAYS. The
total entries reach 63 in number and start
ers enough are assured i'm every race to
make each contest close and exciting. In
the list of entries are included celebrated
horses from Canton, y. y, Burlington,
Nergennes, Charlotte, White River June
ton, st. Johnsbury and Barre this state.
Boston, Lawrence, Townsend Cambridge,
'.
Providence, II. l., Brooklyn, Conn. and
Lancaster, y. II. 1t is a notable fact
that all these entries are of Young
horses. with not an old settler among them,
and that many of them are stations. work
ing for marks or fighting to lower their
records.
As stated last week the general exhibi-
tion of horses will be one Of the choicest
ever seen in Vermont. Many animals of
wide reputation will he shown, with speci-
mems of their colts. ST. Julian. Bay
Wilkes, Braintree " likes, San Jacinto. CLAW
Lambert. Clematis and their get, will be
among the more famous local animals on
the list.
The managers ask us to say that the draw
ing contest will begin promptly at 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
The entries in the milk and butter test
are Il in number.
We omitted last week to mention the
large exhibit from the asylum garden.
which will be a show in itself. 1t is doubt
full if anything which approaches this has
been seen in New England this wear.
In the poultry department last years
leading exhibitors will all be represented.
with additions to the list Prize birds
from the New England fair will be found
in the show.
The committee in charge of the depart
ment of antiques hope for contributions
from all persons who have articles of an
cient furniture, crockery, pictures. manu-
scripts and the like. They also specially
request that exhibits be sent in on Tues
day when possible.
The public schools and all manufacture
ing concerns will be closed on both DAYS of
the fair The banks will be closed after
10 o'clock each day, and all stores and
business will be closed from l to ) o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Brattleboro is the
only place in New England where all the
people join in this united and hearty way
to make the fair a success.
The Valley fair is the only fair in the
United States where every person who
goes on to the grounds pays for his admis-
sion ticket, no matter what his connection
with the exhibition, and no matter how
large his contribution.
The Valley fair is one of the few fairs in
the country where there is no taking. no
gambling, and no device of any kind TO
get the money of patrons on the ground.
1t is clean show, and that is one great
reason why it is big success.