Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-28
SNAP SHOTS
showing Many Pictures OF tb, r..
Days.

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Premiums will be paid a, fine p...
House Saturday evening, Sept. % 1'o ,,.
o'clock.
Pool selling on the races was a,,e,,,..,
across the river, but few customer. wv
peared. 'F
The exhibit Of dairy mach'parv
larger and more varied than Il, any wa va
vious fair. F"
About 90 bicycles were Lodged I'M o
checking tent for safe keeping ye,,e,i ~.
afternoon.
Mr.. Kenney, the Lake Pleasap, c,.....
fed 1900 people wednesday and over g1,
Thursday.
Gen. Estey, the treasurer. ha, been an
during the week, and was unable ,ote.
the grounds.
DR.. J. NJ. Allen, representa-. tba f..
tlemen's driving club of St. Johu,bY-r ."'
cured eight of the trotters for race. a., N.Y.,
place next week.
Two long cases Of choice cookery fo-r.3
an attractive feature of the fair. The,
suit of the housewives conte,, viii b..
found in the premium list.
c. L. Brigham of Claremou, was b.,.
to play with the First Regimen, bsn5 '
Frank Perkins of Claremont was 'I n.
bugler for the Brooks House coach.
Ernest Hall, j. a. Amidon. p n
Waterman and John Perry were the srac',i
policeman for the fair making forca %.
ii men, with Chief Mcclure and Ofcs.
Turner, Spear, Gilkey, Ward. Henke1 and
Evans.
Mrs. c. F. r. JENNIE exhibited the ,v,
best Hubbard squashes and was a1ar54s,
special premium. The superi-terjsr- =
the agricultural department wishes T.
troduce her method of raising squasbss !.
the Retreat garden.
The First Regiment band con-ri5utat .,
full share to the success Of the far tJr ,ba..
good music, rendered without slim. H.
band holds itself to high standard and +,
good repute is spread far and wide On
every such occasion as this.
n. W. LOOMS, Marsh d Reed A. T
Davis, S. o. Miner, b. f. Davis. D ?
Tasker and A. j. White of The poultry ar.
hibtors made important sales. A ra-
of the birds were taken by Judge Fect
who will ship them to western states.
The annual Valley Fair dance a, III.
town hall Wednesday evening was enioy.
by $50 couples, and 100 couples were Di4,.
ent last evening at the harvest ball. Us
banjo and guitar club rendered selection.
last evening before the dancing began.
The expert judge of butter. t. A. Ha.
ris of Boston, wired G. W. Pierce Wel9e.
day that on account of the death O. ii;
brother he could not be present. H.M
Arms of Springfield, Vt. took his pls,-
and acteu as judge Of the dairy produces.
Wauco, the Highland stock farm pa,s,
from Derby, was trotter last year. and
had a record of 2:2j. He was c0nye-4
to a PAGER last July, and has since gJa
record of 2:l44. He ha, won races al
Providence and Mystic within TWO week,
The only kick heard was abou, Ii.
grand stand, which was filled to overflow
ing long before the races began. Hun.
dreds who tried to get seats were turned
away, and some who were given ticks,
could not be seated. An addition to th.
grand stand will be the first improvement
for another year.
Overheard on the street (the speaker Vas
a man from a Massachusetts town Wheren
always rains at fair time: Did YOU e7g
see such damned luck as these Valley Fat |
folks always have? At every other hr
this year it has rained at least one day but
here the sun shines and the weather is PEI
feet. / trould gire fire dollars Il Il r5gi
rain like h-lr'
The street decorations have never beE |
more general than this year In the decor
ations by business men in Main street We
think so much taste and originality Of ir
sign has never been shown. The Brook
House with its heavy coloring and tbs
American House with 18th annual Waller
Fair" in red, white and blue. We're con.
spicuous features. Private houses OF Man
street and all along the route to the fail
ground were in gala day attire. Nisavl!
Brattleboro people have.
Gil Curry's gameness in a recent race It
Mystic park endeared him to the hearts Of /
the racing fraternity. The grey gLos; Bal
won two heats of the PIP pace and OF b.
first turn of the third heat threw an Of h
forward shoe, caught his quarter boat
pulled it OFF and cut long deep glsl
in his quarters. Ham Brock Wa, inclined F
to take him back and drive for the ia.
but the gamey gelding wouldn't have i.tAi'
way, and from a position ten lengths 10 i-t
rear, went through the bunch and won
The railroads brought many visitors %
the fair, the special and regular train, %
Wednesday being crowded. On IhuHl7
the special on the Connection, River 1851
consisted of - cars with about 500 passed.
gers; that on the New London road. j
cars with 700 passengers. The Ashuat
road special brought about the same nun
Der. The special and regular trains inn
the north had over 1900 passengers IluN
day. The narrow gauge brought abI
800 passengers. Besides these the IeglN
trains not mentioned above brought MAJ!
carloads more.
Harry loves system for starting troi'lg
and pacing horses was used and was l0ll-
great improvement over the old va!
The system includes Mr.. loves staring
judges electrical outfit, numbers on Il
horses, and his method of announcing non
the stand and controlling tie field. Nj
loves work as starter was warmly az
proved by the officers, the drivers, and iA
spectators, and President Hooker enibl,
siastically declares that he will never hol
another fair without Mr.. Lowe in aiiell
ance. From Brattleboro be goes 10 'I'
Danbury, Conn, fair.
The Swiss cattle owned bye A. Ael!
of Worcester were a novelty to Vernon
farmers. This herd has been eXhioiiel@
over the country, the big sheet OF premium
ribbons displayed including those comm.
from Atlanta Ca HarerstuWu, Nd, lt