Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-02
FAIR NOTER.

FAIR NOTES.
Hank White, the veteran minstrel, sold
tickets at the fair ground terminus Of the
electric railroad.
The exhibition horses and cattle were
shown on the track both days between the
heats of the races.
Special prizes on cottage cheese' were
awarded to Mrs. Louila Green and Mrs. G.
A. Brown of Brattleboro.
The races were the most interesting as
whole that the Valley Fair has ever had.
They have not been equalled in Vermont
this year.
j. A. Horton of Greenfield had three
punches of Niagara grapes which lacked
only an ounce of weighing three pounds.
The largest bunch weighed 1Si ounces.
Brigham & Niles had central hydrosal
fire station at the fair, and their extin-
guishers were located in different buildings
where they could be used quickly in case
of fire.
"Uncle" William Richardson and his
wife in their "one-horse shay were missed
in the cavalcade, and Mr.. Richardson's an
nual string of big prize winning oxen was
missed in the cattle show.
J. J. Shea, who represented the sailor in
the Estey Guard float, was formerly sea-
man in the United States service, and was
aboard the Baltimore in the exciting times
in Chill few years ago. He is now an
attendant at the Brattleboro Retreat.
Col. Thos. lannon's management of the
victualing department was praised by all
its patrons, and it deserved to be. The
colonel has developed an unusual faculty
for meeting and overcoming the difficulties
which such a place of responsibility in
wolves.
A lost boy received sympathetic atten-
ton Thursday afternoon. Announcements
from the judges stand did not reveal his
parents, and he was then brought into the
stand where he would be easily seen. Late
in the afternoon his father appeared. He
was a Westminster man.
A strong wind was blowing and the sub
urban passenger had never before ridden
on the electrics. While on the way to
West BrattlebCro the trolley got off, break
ing the circuit, and the lights went out,
whereupon the suburban passenger ex-
claimed, 81 kakerlate this ere high wind
s what blows out these lights"
The hotels cared for the big crowd hand
somely. The Brooks House used upward
"
thanks to the interest md willingness to
oolige of the village householders. 1t Is
due the present management to say that
the house has never handled the rush of
fair-time trade so satisfactorily as this
year.
The exhibit of horses, cattle and sheep
from II. r. G. Watson's Forest Park farm
at Brandon was one of the features of the
fair. Mr.. Watson is a New York business
man who is said to have expended $780,
600 on his Brandon estate, which is pro-
nounced one of the finest stock farms in
this country. On the farm is half mile
track, and the % buildings are all lighted
by electricity.
J. J. p. Odell of Chicago, who was one
of the guests who rode on the brake with
T. n. Hastings of Walpole, is president of
the Union national bank of Chicago, and
last year was president of the American
Bankers association. Mr.. Odell has al
ways been a Democrat, but like all men
who have made a study Of financial mat
tiers, he does not believe in hara-kari legis-
lation, and he therefore gives Mckinley
his support.
G. A. Boyden's mare, "Bonny," who
took first in the gentlemen's driving class,
was sired by Don, grandson of Rysdick's