Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-15
THE GREAT SHOW
OF ALL THE YEAR
IN NEW ENGLAND.
That's What The Valley Fair is
Going to BE.

of stock Assured- Horses Airehoy
Here---the Cavalcade VIII Beat the
Record.
The arrangements for the eighth annual
Valley fair are rapidly taking shape and
everything indicates that the society will
have the best show and score the greatest
success vet, If the weather clerk keeps up
| his friendly interest and gives us pleasant
/ weather on Wednesday and Thursday,
! Sept. p and %. j. A. Taylor, the general
| superintendent, is as busy as man can be
with the additions and improvements
which are Just now being completed on the
grounds. and which will surprise visitors
with their extent and completeness. To
begin with, the largest building on the
grounds, with the exception of the grand
stand, has been erected for floral hall,
and to show dairy products, farm machin-
cry and carriages. This building is 10
feet long by 40 feet wide, two stories high,
and very substantially built. At either
end is a broad, double staircase, leading to
the floral hall and dairy room, which occu-
DIV the second floor. About two-thirds of
this floor is given to the floral hall, where
there is ample room to show ladies' work,
the goods Of merchants and manufacturers,
and all articles coming under this general
head. Wide doors lead through to the
dairy department, which occupies the re-
naming third Here on shelves and tables,
occupying the four sides, will be shown
the butter and cheese, while, securely
rallied off in the centre will be the space
for conducting the milk and butter tests
which heretofore have been in cramped
quarters over the secretaTy's office. The
new quarters for the dairy products will
leave a good-sized section of additional
room in the building devoted TO farm and
garden products The new building is well
lighted and its erection will be sure to call
out liberal exhibits in department which
has heretofore been in such a crowded and
inconvenient place in the grand stand
building On the ground below is one
great room, 120 by 40 feet in size, where
farm machinery, carriages and other arti-
cles in this department may be securely
housed, and shown to the best advantage.
The sides are divided into sections of II
feet each, which are hung on hinges, so
that they may be raised and secured with
iron rods, admitting light and air, while
also affordng shelter for the space which
they will thus cover
Another improvement, hardly less i'm
portant in its way, has been the conversion
of the old floral hall in the grand stand
building into a lunch room, or hall, where
those who prefer not to take time for full
dinner may be quickly served with tea,
coffee, sandwiches, baked beans, and the
usual accomplishments of a standing
lunch.' A counter has been built the
whole length of the long room with easy
access to the kitchen below.
Near the Leonard & Roess and Eddy IL
Co. building a building similar TO it has
been erected which will also be occupied
by a lunch counter. The society this
year will run its own victualing department
with Nj. Farr and Col. Harmon in charge.
Besides the lunch counters dinners will be
served in the lower part of the grand
stand as heretofore.
Another important addition is the cree
ton of new horse barn, the mate and
complement of barn A, its location being
about midway of the long row of horse
stalls. 1t contains 80 box stalls and will
furnish as nice quarters for the high step
pers as their owners could wish.
From $500 to $1,000 has been expended
on these improvements, which make the
society's equipment now practically com
plete. The other buildings and the
grounds in general are in fine condition for
the coming exhibition.
Enough notices have already been re-
ceived of intention to exhibit TO warrant
the positive statement that this year S
show of horses, cattle and sheep will be
larger and better than in any previous year
All of the best Wndham county stock
will be well represented, and every dav
word is being received from exhibitors at a
distance announcing that they will come
and bring their best. H. W. Keves of
Newbury, who has the finest flock of Shrop-
shire sheep in New England, will exhibit
them, together with Holstein cattle and fine
bred horses. Mr.. Williams of the Maple
Grove farm, Walpole, n H., will show
his Jerseys. John w. Wheeler of Orange.
Mass, is already on the ground with a
string OF six horses, which includes the ia
nous stallion Tyringham, by Alcantara {;
Jenny Wilkes by Red Wilkes: Clayham.
Grand View and Tyrnne by Tyringham'
and Charcoal by Umpire We have al
ready announced that Gillig, the phenom-
email fOur-year- old owned by w. W. Moore
OF Shoreham, with a record of 2:23, and
who won nine out of IA races, in the four
year-Old class, in the grand circuit, will be
present. Yesterday President Hooker re-
ceived word that Peters Morgan of Brad
ford, VT, said to be the handsomest horse
in the United States, will also be on ex.
hibitiOn.
The cavalcade on the morning of the
second day, always the distinguishing fea-
ture of the fair, will be larger and finer
than ever before. The Estey Guard will
act as escort-a new and attractive feature
Notice has already been received of 25 dec
GRATED carts and wagons which will appear
that have never before done so. AS the
committee having the matter in charge
cannot see all personally it is especially re-
quested that all who intend to participate
give early notice to some member of the
committee.
The only criticism on the fair year ACC
was the dense dust which rose from the
parched street and roadway leading to the
grounds, This year, if necessary. waterino
carts will be used to do away with tbis
dust. '''''
The price of admission will be the same
as last year, all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding. Thirty five cents will
pay for admission to the grounds. and anv
who wish to leave the grounds during The
day Will be provided with return checks
The managers especially request thai all
Brattleboro residents take pains to have
the village wear gala day appearance
and that all public buildings and private
residences on the main thoroughfares NAV
be suitable decorated,