Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-10-04
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N. HI. Fairs son is visiting in town.
The first rather hard frost Wednes-
day morning.
Dean Cooke rode down to the village
in his wheel chair fair day.
Bonnie Sartwell has been quite sick
for long time. His physician pro-
nounced his case slow fever. We I'M
derstand Bonnie is improving.
The Witherill and Doud "Uncle
TOMS Cabin" showed here last Mon
day evening to a good audience consid-
ering the place and the hard times and
their flush prices, SO cents. lspeak the
general sentiment by saying we don't
want them to come here again. There
was by far too little of Uncle Toms
Cabin and too much of anything else.
We concluded the report of the
Grange fair which was partially given
last week:
The Keene Brass band of 20 pieces
was promptly on hand at O'Clock and
during the day they rendered some very
fine music which received merited COM
mendation. At 1915 the procession
formed for parade under Z. M. Dodge,
marshal and three mounted assistants.
After the band game Lewis and
Knights wagon with six grey horses
and another large wagon drawn by four
bay horses. 1t is doubtful if in the
state Lewis and Knights team can be
matched considering the numbers and
fine condition of horses, wagons sleds
and harnesses and their efficiency. Fol-
lowing Knights wagons came Forri-
stalls with two bay and two gray
horses; then Messer's team with a pair
of powerful gray horses then came five
spans of driving horses and a few single
teams, string of OK teams and several
bulls. At 1 O'clock it commenced to
rain After getting well soaked the
parade ceased and sought shelter, then
1t stopped raining. Even the pop
corn fiends found it damp work and the
cigar vendor who wanted the boys to
play marbles for cigars and brass jewell
~ made of gold.
At p. m. the band gave fine con-
cert at the stand but there was no
speaking as expected. N. j.. Bachelor,
state master, was expected to speak
but we was unable to come and tried
to send substitute but failed in that.
The base ball games have been preVl-
ously reported. The several sport con-
tests cannotreport with certainty but
| believe Arthur Westney, Will Dens-
more and Rich Widen won the prizes
in the sack race; Eugene Jefts OF Mar
low, Comstock of Acworth and Platt
Pierson won in the potato race.
Dwight Egerton and Rich Wilder won
first; Charles Emerson and Comstock
won second prizes in the three-legged
race. In the foot race there was mis-
understanding of the signals and we
cannot report who did win the prizes.
The contests for draft oxen and horses
was spirited and continued till after
dark. Fred Putnam took first prize on
draft oxen; c. A. Holden competed
with him. On draft horses Lewis and
Knights pair of bays and F. ID. Messers'
grays was adjudged a tie on draft.
Partial Premium List.
Matched pairs driving horses w. T..
So FeEseHllII, + u, Smith 2.
Single drivers George r. Cummings
: / and 3 C. A. Milliken 3.
F. d. Messer two first premiums on
mare and colts and on yearling colt;
Charles A. Green first on year colt.
Sucking colts-Elmer Rugg /, w.
Jefts 2.
Mares and colts--F d. Messer /, w.
w. Colburn 2.
Oxen-C. A. Holden ], f. M. Forri-
stall 2, Charles Westney g..
Cows and heifers-Springer's Hol-
stein, G. L. Linsley l; G. A. Holden,
Devon l.
On grade Durhams-C l.. Linsley l,
w. L. Gowen 2, G. A. Holden 3; grade
Durham mixers, James Jenna l, G. L..
Linsley 2, w. L. Gowen 3; Holstein
mixer, w. Alden l; year old, Jersey
heifer, Charles Green /; year old grade
Durham, c. l.. Linsley l. 2year old,
Burt Hurd 1, G. P. Dickey 2, w. T..
Gowen 3; | year Old G. l.. Linsley |, G.
D;olyo,r NJi11or Ryps |
Steers year old-Charles Westney
/, G. P. Dickey 3; year old, Charles
Westney 1 yearlings, w. l.. Gowen l..
Bulls wear old, Miller Bros. |; 2 year
old, Walter Westney l. G. l.. Lins,ey
E. NJ. Metcalf, black back duck l.;
William Westney, puIlets and rooster
and Plymouth Rock 3 Mrs. I. b.
Newman, white Plymouth Rock /:
George Hatch, Wyandotte pullets l.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes-F Mclaughlin |. w.
Westney 2, Clough Bros. 8.
Beets-F. M. Forristall !, J. f. Dick
ey 2, A. M. Bagg 5.
Cabbage-F. M. Forristall l, J. F.
Dickey2.
Mangels. Copley Amory 1, A. E.
Humphill 2. Miller Bros. 8.
Squash-Z. e. Foster /; Warren Al
den 2, James Ross 3.
Summer squash-Miller Bros. l, C. d.
Smith 2.
Mammoth squash-Clough Bros.
Beans, yellow EYE. f. Foster |.
Clough Bros. 2.
Cucumbers-Jenna Bros. 1, w. West
ney 2, Miller Bros. 3.
Carrots-A. E. Humphil /, Miller
Bros. 3.
Onions-Grace Clark l, S. l.. Cobb 2.
Peppers-A. NJ. Bragg l..
Corn pea-F. II. Mclaughlin l.
Vegetable egg-Miller Bros. 1, also |
on gherkins, turnip and parsnips.
Lack of space ooliges us to skip the
record of corn and grain, also of canned
fruit.
Ofapples, 6. E. Cater exhibited 81,
varieties. G. A. Holden Is varieties, 6 o.
pears and of plums, J. f. Dickey o
grapes, Floyd Rugg q of apples, Y. E
Foster % of apples and plates of toma
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