Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-23
THE VALLEY FAIR,
The Great Autumnal Festival Will BE
Held Next Wednesday and Thursday.

Large Exhibits In All Departments Are
Assured---Many Entries for the Races
1.-THE Balloon Ascension, the Caval-
cRde aud other Attractions.
The gala days in Brattleboro, in all the
surrounding country of which it is the
centre, and for many people in a larger ra-
dius, will be next Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept % and 20, the dates for that
great festival known as the Valley fair
The Valley fair has kept pace with the
spirit of the times during each of the last
six years, and leach exhibition has broken
the record in point of attendance and the
quality Of the exhibits in each of the sew
eral departments. Everybody looks for
ward to see repetition of the record
breaking performance this year, and the
managers confidently assert that such an
ticipations will be realized.
Tickets for the fair will be on sale at all
the drug stores Monday. The season tick
cts will 90 on sale tomorrow. No person
can go through the gate without ticket,
whether he is employed on the grounds or
not. The exhibitors will pay no charges
or per cent of the premiums, but every ex
hibitor must procure a ticket in order to
gain admission to the grounds.
Extra trains will be run from Springfield,
Mass, Keene, n. H., Athol and Palmer,
Mass, and Bellows Falls. Tickets for
half fare will be sold on all the railroads.
There will be a balloon ascension by the
"Aerial Princess Carlotta'' at II o'clock on
the morning of each day. Those who go
to see the ascension can leave the grounds
at noon and return in the afternoon on the
| same ticket.
rl.a Inc
induced the owners of many fast horses to
| forward their entries for the races and the
sport will be the best ever seen in this sec
ton. The race in the 2:26 class on the
first afternoon with its II entries, and the
| free-to-all race the second afternoon with
10 entries, are expected to be very exciting
! There are IL entries in the 2:32 class, sew
en- in the 2:3S, nine in the , :45, and six in
the minute.
The exhibition of cattle will be far
ahead of that of any previous fair. There
will be the high-bred Jerseys from the
herds of j. Q. Frost IL Son of Vernon.
the Guilford Springs farm at Guilford in
charge of Mr.. Richmond, and Mr. Wheeler
of Orange, Mass. Mr.. Russell of Bellows
Falls and Mr. Reyes Of Newbury will show
their choice Holsteins, and there will be a
large number of Durhams, including those
from d. 5. Pratts and Mr.. Waite's farms.
The asylum farm will alone make an ex-
hibition of cattle and farm products that
will surpass that of the New England fair
at Worcester.
The horses for exhibition will include
the best that are owned locally and in the
surrounding country.
Last year the farm products were not
equaled at any other fair in New England,
but this year larger quantity and finer
quality will be shown. Agricultural hall
will be one of the leading features of the
fair.
The committee on poultry announce
that j. O. Frost & Son of Vernon will
make large exhibit from the fine birds in
their pens. There will be displays from
many other noted fancers, both at home
and abroad, and the committee are conf
dent that the poultry show will be one OF
the largest and best ever seen In New
England.
The contest for draft oxen will begin al
10 o'clock on the first day, and will be q
feature of interest. The prizes in the
open-to-all contest are $50 and S25. Lib
eral prizes are offered for draft oxen OF
different weights, for trained steers driver
by boys l. years or under, for town teams
and fat cattle. The interest for dairymeT
will centre in the milk and butter test foi
which Sl75 is appropriated. The Valley
fair pays more for premiums on cattle anC
dairy products than any other fair in tn,
country.
Prizes are to be given in the best gentle
mems single driving class, in the ladies
driving class, and for the best matched
work horses
Among the sheep will be the choice fiocl
bought in Addison county by Col. Fuller
for the Vermont academy experiment farm
at SaXotns River.
The same rules which have worked Sc
successfully in previous years will be en-
forced. No games of chance or catch
penny attractions will be allowed on tn,
grounds.
The grand cavalcade of mounted horse
men, horsewomen, and decorated tally-ho,
and road carts, on the morning of the sec
ond day, will be a sight upon which thou
sands will feast their eyes. All persons who
wish to do so are invited to join in the cav
alcade, no matter what the style of theil
conveyance The wheelman will also form
in line, under the lead of Capt. f. A. Hub
bard of the Vermont Wheel club. He has
issued invitations to riders in Bellows Falls
Hinsdale, Mount Hermon, Greenfield anC
other places. 1t is hoped to have POO bicy
clists in line. All wheelman are TO con
slider themselves invited to join in the pro
cession without further notice.
The Estey Organ company, the Carpen
ter Organ company, S. A. Smith & Com
pany, and other leading concerns will clos'
their factories during whole or part o.
the fair; and the business houses and bank
on Main street will be closed afternoons
1t is expected that part of the mills a
Hinsdale will be closed one day.
GAN aboard for the fair ground" anC
Fright away down town"