The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-27
THE GREATEST OF FAIRs-DH'
CREATIONS.
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appearancc. Alternate strcamers .,
rcd. white and blue we're suspended
FROM the top window "a ihe palcui.
while the columns OF the ba,cohs MN MN
draped with the same coiors' W ,r,,a
Japanese lanterns hung bcwe'h' ~
railing Of the balcony was coVcrr" Wil''
hunting and innumerablc SINAI ''"S'
were underneath
Morse 4 Simpson windows repre-
scented garden scene. from 'l'' s ~
With the same surrounded with q
wall of stone work. ms aitracte''
considerable attention and m'ch 'aNoi
able comment. Ia one WINDOW ""9
hung an old balance scales WIN q
bunion shoe on one slde ana ~, Jus
weight in gold on the other NJ
mesquite. which has attracted SO much
attention. boring into tough shoc
was seen IN the other window. PALMS.
smilax and roses added much to the
pretty picture. :,
Robbins & Cowles had trimmings IN
the national colors with large let ,
~. r." and 90" Starkey A wei
man and S. ". Edgctt had fiags ana
buntings of the samc. II. \. Chapin
a. Co.. had something neat I'D th'
way of barrel of root beer on TAP
which was placed in the windo" on
a ground work Of green hcmlock. \
tray of tempting looking drink was
arranged underneath and a pyramid OF
bottles completed the idea. The ten
ants in Crosby block had 4 large white
and black motto suspended in the cen
ter of the block with the inscription
Welcome to our Valley falr' ne
small flags which make such pretty
appearance when used proluselE Were,
hanging from every window ana
streamers of red. white and blue.
reached from the top to the bottom OF
the building and were held IN place
by huge rosettcs.
Van Doom & Morris window con
tanned ii miniature Garden o1 tden
with the tree laden with the '1orpld
den fruit" and Adam handing 1t to
Eve, who sits by: Clapp n Jones haa
japanese decorations in umbrellas
lanterns. etc, and orange bunting,
Mellcn II Proctor. Pullcn Bros. and
Barnard. flags; Holden n Co., and
the VI. National bank, bunting and
flags: A.E. Miller used yellow and RED
bunting which was wound around the
columns with the stars ana stripes
over head.
The Brattleboro Savings bank and
the Peoples National ana other Ten
ants of Bank block had some very tas.
tv decorations all in the national
coiors. At the top was draped large
flag from underneath were suspended
h, al f,nlIUht AVHln
at the sides of the building with large
flags: \. Y. CoX'E decorations cor!
sisted of light blue and yeAo, T.. l..
Perry ana Brattlcboro Livery Co''
Hags and hnting.
Tho tenants IN Marshal f.sta-
brooks and Frost block fau joined IN
their decorations which consisted Of
crosses and where the arms met ii large
rosrttc with ~. F. WAS placed.
Emerson * Sons large block was
draped to good ad, antage. The COZ
ors used wore light blue and yellow.
which reached from the top to the
bottom. In the window were arrang
ed fans of the same color while at the
top Of the building was a large fan u
by - feet which held the strcamers in
place. p. Fleming had IN elaborate
display of red. white and blue bunting
artistically arranged about the win
dows and entrance.
Hacklcy Il Moran's decorations con
sisted of red. white and buff festoons
caught above the entrance by shield.
In their window was neat little
house with the inscription No place
like home. = Vinton block, occupied
4 II L., ,tca ,lanIpnt
with flags. \ large number of resi-
dents along the route also showed their
patriotism by decorating their homes.
The town hail was not elaborateiy
on account Of the repairs it
is undergoing. but from the top win
dow two large American flags were
gracefully drapcd. Randall ~ Clapp
and Scott Il Jones joined together and
prettiiv trimmed the Wiiliston block.
Long festoons of red. white and blue
were Graped from the middle to both
the opposite sides and flags were neatly
placed in the windows. Durgin and
iieddis united and prettily decorated
their block with white and yellow
streamers which were suspended
form the. top TO both sides with the
words. VALLEY Fair" in yellow in
the center of the 'front.' Valley FAN
flags also fluttered from all the win
dows.
The Vermont Savings bank was
trimmed with red. white ana blu'
bunting with long fcstoons grace1milS
hung from the top OF the piock. Inc
Hooker block was deliberately decorat
ed. with white and yellow and IN about
the middle ON the roof large deer
looked down benlgnly on the lively
scene and from here the long stream
ers of yellow and white reached from
one side OF the block to the other.
Each store was divided OIL from inc
other ny lolS sf!l,eS .' .tltoT WI ~. =.
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