Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-24
The Mortified Fair.
One Big Day and One Spoiled BY
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1 X Thursday Of last week had been
a. pleasant day is Wednesday was,
/ . Dig River alley Fair associ 'tion
would have had reason to cungratu-
late itself on the most successful ex-
hibit it has ever given. LII spite OF
the storm, the fair will 60 on record
among the leaders. There were 5000
people on the grounds Wednesday,
which exceeded all previous records.
Thursday, the attendance was limited
to few hundred.
The exhibit Of horses, stock, and
the floral hall display, while first-class
in quality and entirely worthy the at
Itention bestowed ON it, was hardly up
to some previous years in quantity.
The idea seemed to be to have only
the best. AS d result, the visitor was
not wearied by looking over lot Of
commonplace exhibits, such as most
anybody could produce if disposed,
but the whole display was far above
| the average.
i The fair management has made
many repairs Of late, the most notice
able being a handsome and commodi-
Gus grand stand, aflording superb
view Of the race track. The grounds
are admittedly among the best in tie
state
Trains were run from the North
field depot and the regular trains car
ried hundreds OF people from more
distant points. Other hundreds came
in teams.
The Mortified band furnished
highly appreciated music. Except a
few DRINKS there was no disturbance
or accident
: A good idea of the horse and stock
exhibits can be gathered from the pre-
: MUM list,a portion OF which we pub
lish:-
} PREMIUM LIST.
NoN-STANDARp HORSES; Stations
-4-year-olds, Ii. p. Riford, So. Ran
dolph, LIST; II. Smith, So. Royalton,
, I'd: 3-vear-old, l.. w. Avery, North
field, LIST; yearling, Winslow Bros,
, Berlin, lst; stallion with colts, !. z.
, Little & Son, Williamstown, lst: FL.
] Houston, Mortified, I'd.
!, MATCHED PARSE. Houghton,
: Barre, LIST; j. I.Palmer, Waitsfeld, I'd.
MATCHED Work HoRsEs:-H. S.
. Glidden, Mortified, LIST; Gilbert Mel
/ son, Fayston. I'd.
: GENTS DRlvERsZW. F, Bradford,
:, Barre, LIST; Joseph Buzzell, Montpel-
: Ter, I'd; three year-old drivers, JUS
tin Moulton, Randolph, lst; l.. A.
, Persons, Montpelier, I'd; four-year-
olds, E. G. Sleeper, Moretown, lst;
Winslow Bros, Berlin, I'd.
Brood MARES AND CoLTs:-E. I.
: Mccarthy, Waitsfield, lst; FL. Hous-
ton. Mortified, I'd; SUCKING colts, r.
]. Houston, Mortified, LIST; +. I. Nc
Carthy. Waitsfield, I'd ;2-year-old colts
t Frank Kimball, Mortified, LIST; 3-year'
!. old colts, Winslow Bros, Berlin, lst
y THoRouGHBREDC ATTLE:-Jerseys-
!. bull, 2-vear.old, L. Chandler, Berlin
/: lst; bull, 1-ycar-old, NJ. l.. Thompson,
/ Mortified, LIST; c. M. Field. North
/. field, 2d; bull calf, G. s. Williams
! Brook field, lst; heifers, and 2-year-
7. old, M. L. Thompson, LIST; l-year-old,
[. IL. w. Avery, lst; 2-year-old, d. Ii
: Skinner, Waitsfield, lst.
d Guernseys-Bull, l-year-old, Wins
e low Bros, Berlin, LIST.
: Durhams--H eifer, 2-year-old, anc
d calf, E. I. Mccarthy, Waitsfield.
IS GRADE CATrLE:-Jerseys-W. W
= Holden. Mortified, two lists and three
i 2as: a. w. Parsons, Mortified, two
lists and one I'd: bull, 2-year.old, E.E
e Bowman, Mortified, LIST, Henry Aver
[. I'M, Mortified, I'd; yearling heifer
IS Winslow Bros, LIST, C.S.Williams, "a
/. Guernseys-D. II. Skinner took flv'
d lists.
/. Durhams-E. earthly took ONT
d LIST and two Eds; C. M. Field, one "a
u Polled-W. III. Dunsmoor, LIST.
q Herd-Geurnseys, D. II. Skinner
+ Jerseys, w. w. Holden.
n. SHEEp:-S hropshires-Peak " Hor
n. ner, Roxbury, took three lists; ". !
I. Dibbell, Brookfeld, two lists; Henr;
A. Webster, Roxbury,two Eds; Lewis n
v, Stevens, Roxbury, one "a; 2: 2. bow
" man, Roxbury, two lists and three zaS
n Cotswold-W. E. Dunsmoor, thre
es lists: N. w. Peak, Roxbury, two lst'
10 PouLTRY:-C. G. Paine OF 80. Kan
he dolph and B. Z. Davis Of Bethel ha
e. many coops and took all the premiums
IS. FLORAL HALL
W. Was we'll filed with all that is pleas
inc to the feminine eye. 1t was y
marked that the displays Of fanc
j. work, hand.painted china, oil pain
st ing and photographs had never pee
,e. eqnalled. Among contributors OF fal
D. cy work from this section were MI
6. NJ. Z. Holmes, Miss M. E. Lamsol
or Miss Mary d. Frazer, Mrs. DE. 20,
IL, ing, Miss Jessie Burt, Miss MYTHS
Walbridge, Mrs. J. B. Wells and Ml
]. j. Trerise OF Randolph, Mrs. Jon
IL Mudgett and Olive S. Fisk Of BrooI
Q. field and Catherine A. Bcnham
9. Braintree.
ure THE RACES.
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