Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-13
Bethel Fair.

The 18th annual fair of the White River
Agricultural society held Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday was handicapped by
the elements, rain falling through the af-
ternoon of Monday and the following
night. This made the attendance Tues
day smaller than it otherwise would have
been, vet there were two thousand people
upon the grounds that day and an excel
lent exhibition was given in all the de-
partments in which premiums were Of
fered.
The special attraction for the day was
the balloon ascension and parachute drop
by &C. Bonnette,a Vermont aeronaut, wi no
went over the hill below the fair ground
and dropped beside the White river, into
which his balloon went. So well pleased
was the crowd with his ascension that the
officers of the society Immediately engage
ed him to make an ascension the next day,
Wednesday.
There was good show of horses. The
society offered no premiums for cattle,
sheep, swine or poultry, consequently
there was no exhibit in either of these de-
partments.
In the exhibit Of stations, four years old
and upwards, Young Aristos b S, by Ar
istos, owned by j. c. Burnett OF Bethel,
took LIST; Clinton S. Wilkes bl S, by Nam
brine Wilkes, owned by H.Smith, So. Roy
alton, took End; Phil bl Shy Come, owned
by Geo. Z. Flint, West Randolph, took Sd !;
and Hermit $, by Hermit, owned by
Fred l. Graves, Barnard, took 4th premf-
UNI.
In the Farmers race, Lady Enfield m,
by Daniel Lambert, owned by Fred l.
Graves, Barnard, took 1st Nellie +. IN,
by ben Franklin, owned by 5. Hickey,
Bethel, took I'd, and Clinton 5. Wilkes,
named in stallion class, took Sd money:
Maggie May ch. m, by Daniel Lambert,
E.rf p,r sd 1.a
the 9TH and Star Bell Oh m, by Pilot, had
5th place n the race. The best time was
1903 -.
The first heat in the slow, or 3-minute
class, was trotted ID .33, or 1-2 seconds
better than the best heat trotted by the
2:50 class.
The exhibit in the floral hall has never
been excelled, If indeed it has been equalled
by exhibits in the same place at any pre-
yions fair. Fronting The main entrance to
to the hall was large and beautiful eX-
hibit Of cut flowers, potted plants etc.
Among the exhibitors we're Miss Florence
Soper, Mrs. Henry Pond, Miss Ann Sar-
gent, Mrs. ID. NJ. Rix, Mrs. NJ. q. Aims
worth, Mrs. A. Hatch, Mrs. MYron Bur-
nett, Mrs. {. L. Stevens, Mrs Levi kidder,
Bethel; b. NJ. Huse, Gaysville: Helen Nj
Chase. Barnard. A fine collection of pho
tographs was shown by J. II. Edison Beth
ell. Among other photographs, very ex-
cellent one of Judge Hunton was noted.
Miss Helen NJ. Chase, Barnard, had the
largest collection Of drawings, paintings,
etc; Mrs. G. +. Foster and Mrs. Fred
Chapman, Bethel, Fannie NJ. Draper and
Mrs Geo. II Hoyt, West Randolph, had
large and excellent exhibits of paintings
Each of these exhibits was so large and ex-
cellent it can only be mentioned as an ex-
hibit. There is not room for a list of the
most meritorious in any one or more OF
these.
OF the needlework creations in which
ladies delight ana which men admire and
marvel at, there was no end. The whole
exhibit was one OF which the ladies have
reason 10 be proud and ii won from all
who visited the hall unstinted praise. A
pretty table mat, head rest and table
cover bore the name OF Mrs G.. L. Cush
man, West Randolph; silk patchwork,
Mrs l. l. Abbott, Gaysville; table scarf,
picture throw, etc, Mrs NJ n Lincoln,
Bethel; table mat, Miss Grace Bascom,
Bethel; tidy, Nellie Abbott, Gaysville. who
is but eight years old; sachet bag, Mrs w
c Lattimer, Bethel; head rest, and a host
of other pretty articles, Mrs. r. E.Dnbois,
West Randolph; painted toilet set, sofa
cushion and long lis OF beautiful arti-
cles, Mrs y NJ Draper, West Randolph;
pencil drawing by Carrie + Draper, West
Randolph, attracted a great deal OF atten-
ton as did crayon drawing OF boy with
a cornstaik fiddle, by Miss Helen Chase,
Barnard: Mrs II + Wood, Bethel, had
large number OF excellent paintings Of
flowers, landscapes, etc. pretty embroid-
cry, Mrs Mary Hammer, East Hampton,
Mass; darned lace, Mrs 4 Hatch. Bethel;
bureau scarf, Mrs Levi kidder, Bethel;
table spread, Sarah Henry Bethel: many
pretty embroidered articles, Mrs Lee Cady,
Bethel; crocheted throw, Mrs Otis Riford,
West Randolph; hat marks, cushion, etc,
Jennie Lang. Boston; table spread and
many other articles, Gertie Trerise West
Randolph; shaving sci, Mrs II + Preston,
Tunbridge; rope basket, Mrs Chas Clark,
Royalton; pen drawings Carrie Woodland,
Bethel; white satin polanaise, Mrs w II
Creamer, Bethel; knitted lace, Mrs Fred
Chapman, Bethel; mat and ether articles,
Mrs w + Webster, So ROyalton; wooden
mittens and socks, Mrs Geo W Hunter 50
barnard; Mrs Minnie Washburn, Bethel;
Mrs w l. Allen, Sharon; Mrs j Trerise,
w Randolph; Mrs J Savage. Bethel.
Rugs, Mrs w Z Lattimer, Mrs A + Aus
tin, Mrs Levi kidder, Bethel; Mrs + II
Smith, w Randolph; Matilda Ella, Barn
ard.
There were large exhibits of apples and
piums shown by Levi Kidder, Bethel;
Chester Cady, Barnard; { Clark, Roy
alton. Mr. Kidder had also large and ex-
cellent exhibit OF grain, corn and vegeta-
bles. Other exhibitors OF vegetables were
A w Hatch, w c Lattimer, Mrs Daniel
Rix, E A Markham, Bethel; c I Clark, Roy
alton.
The Grimm eyaporator and nice maple
syrup were shown by II ID Camp; butter
by the Harrington creamery, Bethel; ma
pie sugar and syrup, t Clark, Royalton;
honey by Geo II Hunter, Barnard; fine
exhibit of pickles by Geo II Kimball,
Bethel.
The baseball game between the Roches-
tiers and the Bethels was called off ct the
seventh inning, when the score stood is to
in favor of the Rochesters. The summa-
~ of the races:
STALLION RACE.
wilkes McGregor. bs, by Robert Nc
Gregor (Hyde)
Sly Wilkes, e. tSunderin) 81
George n. chs, by Timber Boy lHofman) 3
Time, 2.82 Ia, 2;l0 2:42, 2;46
FARMERS RACE.
Lady Enfield BIN, by Daniel Lambert
(Graves3 l /
Nellie F, GIN, by Ben Franklin Hickey)9 l l
; wilkes. bs smith
Maggie MAY. chm fWheelock)
star Bell. chm tMcintyre) 5