Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-02
THE VALLEY FAIR.
Continued from the 5h poge)

Continued from tie 5H poge)
"Clark' oxen and the "Connecticut"
oxen. The latter were the winners by l03
pounds.
The failure of the usual good show to
materialiZe in the hall devoted to fancy
and miscellaneous articles was due, first to
lack of suitable place for its accommo-
dation, and second to lack of premiums.
SO far, however, the society has done the
best possible in this direction The next
move must be toward good and adequate
building for machinery, carriages, ETC., on
the lower floor and ladies' hall on the
second floor.
NJ. O. Howe of Newfane was appointed
by the department of agriculture to visit
the Valley fair officially and report to the
department upon the farm products therein
exhibited. Mr. Howe is also to gather
samples of grains grown in Windham
county, to be shown by the department at
the Chicago worlds fair,
A large crowd of Mt. Hermon boys who
were present on Wednesday were made
conspicuous by the liberal display of their
school color, blue.
One of the side shows of Wednesday was
the burning of a hay stack on the south
side of the grounds, near the end of the
sheds. 1t was suggested that the hay took
fire from the trotting heat.
Col. Hooker was given warm applause
when he appeared in front of the judges
stand Thursday afternoon.
The treasurer will be at the Brooks
House tonight and tomorrow night, from
Z until 8 o o'clock, to pay premiums.
While the reports in the various depart
ments have been made as complete as pos
sible, it must be remembered that the pre-
MUM list furnishes the real test of the
excellence of individual exhibits.
1t is pleasure to acknowledge this year,
as always, the handsome contributions
made by the Vermont Asylum. for exhibit
ton only, in the several departments. Our
general report shows the excellent and
progressive work which is being done on
the farm under the lead of Mr.. Pierce.
The Asylum display of vegetables, etc, in
agricultural hall, is said by experts to have
been the best single exhibit of its kind
made in New England this year and it
speaks for itself of the ability and enter
prise of Mr.. Roe as a gardener. The nine
mammoth squashes exhibited by him reach
ed the enormous total weight of 1444
pounds.
Mr.. Felch, the poultry judge, bought
N. w. Loomis's first prize Plymouth Rock
cock to ship to New Orleans. Mr. Felch
declared that this was remarkably fine
bird-such a one as he had been looking
for in all the poultry shows this season.
About o'clock Thursday afternoon a
horse in harness, but not attached to a
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field opposite the fair ground, broke away,
taking fence board with him, and making
a wild dash through the crowd which then
filled the roadway. He left the board by
the road little way down and went on a
run through Canal street and up Main, be
ing finally caught by some one in the vcn-
ity of the common. At last accounts the
animal was in Fred Waite's barn, and a
singular thing is that no owner has APP
peared to claim it,
The four horses of one of the passenger
teams became entangled around a lamp
post Thursday. One carriage was tipped
over and the driver thrown out. There
were several collisions during the fair, but
little or no damage resulted.
A much admired exhibit in Mr.. WYATT
collection was the pastel portrait of Ruth
Pratt, the little daughter of Mr.. f. +. Pratt
the Vermont manager of the Covenant
Mutual benefit association. This portrait
is the work of Miss Nellie f. johnson. a
promising young Boston artist, and was
first exhibited in that city.
The elegant four-in-hand barge from
Orange, Mass, was one of the features OF
the outside show. Landlord f. 5. French
of that town came up with it, bringing a
load of about - persons, including L. F
Chase, its builder and owner. The por
trait and other painted decorations were
the work of Mrs. Chase. Thursday after
noon Mr. Chase took the Brooks HOUSE
dining-rOom girls to the fair in his hand
some turnout.
Two hundred tickets for the fair wer,
sold at Greenfield Thursday.
AS near as can be ascertained the actua
attendance on the first day was 300, anC
on the second day 1880, a handsome in
crease over last year. The total receipts
of the two days will exceed SGS25, at leas
$3.50 more than ever before.
The usual exhibition of horses and cattl
was made on the track between the heat
of the races, and Master Guy Howe o
Wilmington entertained the crowd will
his dog turnout.