Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-21
THE GRANGE FAIR.
1000 People at South London
derry Tuesday.
The TOwnspeOple Unite i'm Making
Show which Speaks well for their
Thrift and Enterprise.

Show which Speaks well for their
Thrift and Enterprise.
The town fair at South Londonderry
Tuesday was decided success. The credit
of the enterprise is due primarily to the
grange, but the citizens generally Joined
in carrying it out. The weather CON
dtions were good, and the attendance is
estimated at from 1900 to 2000. There
was a good display in all the departments,
that of cattle being especially noticeable.
The display of domestic and fancy articles
was also creditable. The fair was on the
town hall grounds, the cattle being in
open lots on the opposite side of the street.
! Durhams predominated, but other breeds
were well represented, there being about
| 100 head. The horses, sheep and swine
! were exhibited in horse sheds adjoining
the town hall and church. About II
! promising colts and several stations at
tracted the attention of horse fanciers.
The display of sheep and swine was small
but good specimens were shown. About
| 70 fowls, representing leading varieties.
comprised the poultry department.
Floral hall was filled with interesting
| exhibits. At the left as one entered was
a counter extending the entire length of
the hall. There were several handsome
rugs at the end, and then a show case of
goods which L. T. and w. w. Landman
placed there for exhibition only. The
remainder of the counter was taken up
with fancy goods, crayon portraits and
millinery display by Mrs. Chase and Mel
endy. Over this counter was a line of
pretty bedquilts of many designs. On the
stage and in front of it was large assert
ment of shoes, exhibited by Merchant
Smith. At the right of the stage was an
elegant Estey organ at which Fred Swift
of Brattleboro presided. W, b. Eddy,
agent for the organs was also present.
The fruit and vegetable counters extended
across the right side of the hall 1t was a
surprise to every one that so good dis
play could be brought out after the recent
dry season. At the other endof the counter
nearest the stage, was general display
by d. d. Wait
Mrs. L. j. Strong, Mrs. A. E. Cudworth
and Mrs. II. NJ Shanks showed canned
goods and pickles. Stowell and Gibson
had Is varieties of apples, four of plums,
one of crab apples.
Thirteen varieties of pears were shown by
d. w. Worden. j. f. Carlton had fine
collection of sweet corn, cabbages, beets
and seven new varieties of potatoes, some
of the latter very large, weighing two
pounds or more
The table through the centre of the hall
was laden with great array of useful and
fancy goods, crazy quilts, sofa pillows and
needle work, painted plaques, etc. At the
rear of the hall was clothing, sewing ma
chimes and organs for which l.. r. IL w.
w. Landman are agents. In short, the dis
play spoke well for the thrift and industry
of the Londonderry people and their neigh
bors.
Farm machines were exhibited by +. s.
Garfield and Stephen Houghton.
The fakirs, auctioneers and fruit sellers
came in for their share of the fun. A negro
with banj 20 attachment raked in the shek-
els, and the pc 2-corn wagon man was sell
ing 'ten cents worth for five right along
That's straight"
In the afternoon a tug-Of-war contest
took place between the towns of London
derry and Winhall, Londonderry winning
the prize of s.. The bicycle race was won
by Chas. Bedding, Layle Pierce second.
Eight or ten young fellows entered the foot
race, which was won by Sprague Burbank,
Herman Howard I'd, Frank Rhodes 3D..
The Londonderry cornet band furnished
music and plenty of it throughout the day.
| The dramatic club held a dance at the
town hall during the evening, which was
well attended in spite of the fact that a
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was going on near by with its brass band
and "man-eating' bloodhounds.
Among the premiums awarded were:
Town teams-Londonderry LIST, Wnhall I'd
Oxen-i wears old, Vale Son; years old, a
|. Smith; years old, Vale & Som yearlings, o
Hewes.
Cows and heifers-3 years old, Geo. Shine:
years old Holstein, S. NJ. Holden Durham. Z. F
Flagg.
Three years old Holsten bull, f VI. Batcheder
yeaTling, f.. W Shine.
Horsrs-Mare and colt. o. C Hall, lst: d. d
Wait ID. earliug colt, w. o. Childs, LIST L. o
Wilbur. ID Two years Old, l.. o. Wilbur LIST
Justin RawSon, 2d. Pair three wears Old, j. II
CuInmings lst Lysander Babbitt I'd. Matched
pairs Dr. Mngton, list; S. Z. Iendleton, 2d.
Swine-John Cummings, LIST on SOW and boar
The officers of the fair were: President
II. \. Dudley; vice presidents, \. c. Glib
5 son and l.. o. Wilbur; secretary and treas
= urer, II. NJ. Shanks; directors, f. c. Dean
f w. l.. Gibson, Fred Vail, w. L. Wright
f J. w. Melendy, j. NJ. Tarbell, Stepher
/ Hou hton; lady committee on hall, Mrs
.. j. A. Pratt, Mrs. II. r. Darling, Mrs. II
NJ. Shanks, Mrs. II. A. Dudley, Mrs. f. w
Melendy; general superintendent, f. c
Dean; marshall, j. w. Melendy; aids, w
L. Gibson, II. p. Yearly.