Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-28

,..,,r held on, however, and the
li "' a,re stopped near II. r. Browns.
.,.a. p,ck's injuries in Wednesdays
Af'., were more serious than at first re-
~uJ' when she fell between the horses
l@''.rrrk across the strap holding the
ae ,,,o,her at their girths and was car
t',,.I,,,s. with her head and feet hanging
t'u " Nv, rround. one leg was cut by the
l1 Loot, above and below the knee
lo' s.,.. arm received bad cash. 1t was
Sd" y', She was made too sore and lame to
'II,bo, She did not attempt the Roman
'l .i.nr race again on Thursday. The ac-
' .,'ot MA, due to the fact that one of the
o..a. usually used for this race was i'll
cine horse which was substituted was
~, 1-..,n,nared and uncomfortable.
rb.oue,tion most often asked by visitors
.ilov do Won contrive to make such a
'.of y,ur fair?' The answer is easv.
nir IS a success because ererybodV
u" IoI If one were to attempt to
,,,l Individual credit he would have a
i.,, story To tell. He would begin with
pp,.,ilent Hooker Superintendent Taylor
itbe heads Of the different departments,
,jD mt in every year no end of work in
. .gt or corresponding with possible ex-
,i,ors and securing their attendance.
r,,m thence the narrator would find him
IN travelling out to very long list of
..,,srq,ted workers, and presently he would
-. that every man, woman and child in
p,,nlpboro feels himself or herself, as the
law approaches, an active factor in making
%sVaiey Fair a success. Everybody calls
"our' fair
Among prominent out of town visitors
r,ra Mfr. and Mrs. O. 7. Brooks and w.
N smith of Athol, c. d. Barrett of Spring
an Mass. Z. c. Barr, E. NJ. Coates, W.
Z Forester Geo. E. Frink, Geo. Nighten-
-,ls Of Holyoke, A. F. Wilder of Chicopee
T,i, y. NJ. Barton of Rutland, c. H.
converse and family of New London, Geo.
i,nderfn of Springfield, Mass, Charles
Cbapin. Bert Aldrich and Louis Leonard
n Boston, O. NJ. Lawton of Brooklyn, N.
=. Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Parker and Carroll
Z Parker of Fitchburg, Mass, Will Co..
Inns Of Springfield, Mass, F. A. Phelps OF
Boston. II. NJ, Arms, president of the Yer
mont Dairymen's association, Springfield,
Iobn Raw. ir., Boston, Mrs. McLachlin OF
S,p,h Hadley Falls, Mass, and Miss Ryan,
assistant editor of the Holyoke Transcript
Walter Horton and Fred Francis of Fitch
bug. Mass, came on their wheels.
HR.C. Watson, the exhibitor of fine
AYRSHIRE cattle and Hampshire Down
,iqqp has begun one of the most import.
AMI enterprises undertaken in Rutland
county for many years in the development
dFores park farm in Brandon. He bough
1e Williams farm north of Brandon vii
bce in May, 1893, and since that tim,
has made many improvements in tn,
buildings, built half-mile trotting track
and bought large numbers of choice horses
cattle and sheep. Mr. Watson is planning
Oerect a fine country house on the estate
Prominent in interest in the stock line al
Forest park farm are the cattle. William
Watson of New York, father of the owner
was one of the earliest importers of Ayrshir
cattle in this country. He began in 1880
and the progeny of his importations formed
the nucleus of the present herd. The
stock of c. NJ. Winslow of Brandon, whicl
won first prize over the entire Unite,
States at the worlds fair, was also con
uitutor, as was the well-known herd o
Breede- Hayes of New Hampshire. Nh
Watson has a herd of 40 to so Ayrshires
beaded by the three-year-old registers
bull, Earl Kirkaldy. Mr.. Watson ais
owns many fine horses, his stud bein
beaded by Castaway, handsome stallio
bred by the late Senator Stanford at Menl
park, Calf.
Premium list on 9th page.