Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01
VALLEY FAIR NOTES.

j. Is. L. W Deel0On OF bangor, ME-, lne
owner of the racing horse, Scooter, declar-
ed that the Valley Fair was the best fair
he ever saw.
Peter Turney also broke the track record
at Rochester, y. H., last Saturday, max
ing exactly the same time as on the local
track, 2:134.
The street railroad collected Is, 0j4 FIVE
cent fares yesterday which means that
about 2j per cent of those who attended
the fair yesterday patronized the road both
ways.
James II. Flagg of North Adams, livery
man and veteran admirer of the Valley
Fair, was present as usual, accompanied by
his friend, John A. Bond of the Wilson
House.
Prof J. L. Hills of the Vermont ex-
pertinent station conducted the butter test
and used the Babcock test on samples of
milk brought to the dairy department
each day.
| Thursday afternoon the admirers of the
| horses of A. Y Kingsley of Ashuelot, y.
! H.. presented him with a wreath Of flowers
| for his stallion Almaboul and a halter for
the stallion Ashuelot.
In the cattle department w. II. II.
| Walker Of Windsor was an exhibitor OF a
large pair Of oxen. F. A. Ramsey and n.
/ Guild of Walpole exhibited oxen and took
part in the drawing contest
The Temple quartet are fine singers and
those who were near to them enjoyed their
selections, but fair ground is too big an
audience room, and many people did not
realize that they were present.
The seats of the float carrying the school
teachers gave way on the hill leading from
Walnut 10 Terrace streets and several of
the "school marms' sustained severe
bruises by the fall to the ground.
Sobrieiy and good order prevailed at all
times Not a man was seen drunk on the
grounds. There were several r-joyful
youths on the street at night and two or
three found resting place in the lookup.
Trainmaster Ray Of Springfield, Mass.
was here TO conductive running of Boston
X Maine trains. He said there was no
event of the year which meant so much
business to his division as the Valley Fair.
The total attendance of the two days was
upwards of 10000. The first day the num-
Der was smaller than usual, about $500,
but the crowd yesterday was slightly larger
than at previous years, being near TO the
1900 mark
Local horses were winners of both driv-
ing classes. The fine pair owned by F. L..
Dickinson which are seen on the street so
often, and o. j. Pratt's bay were the
horses which took the blue ribbons from
t the large fields of contestants.
The large watermelon float furnished by
/ Dr. Fremont Hamilton, so captivated one
of the Belchertown, Mass, selectmen, and
a hotel proprietor from the same town that
, they had the melon shipped TO Belcher-
town for use in the parade there Oct IA.
/ Many people were surprised TO find the
genial secretary of the Valley Fair an ex-
, hbitor of knit socks, underwear. etc
The goods were sent to him by a Massa-
j. chusetts woman, and were carried TO the
hall with his name attached TO the exhibit
$ well-groomed stranger with a small
n table worked the shell game near c. +
: Aliens. The janitor Of local club wa:
d positive that he knew where the ball was
y and his belief cost him $40. There wer,
+ others, the total amount of the swindler':
;. winnings amounting TO a large sum.
; Among the stock which was shown be
!. tween the heats of Wednesdays races
). were the celebrated French coach horses o
the Speedwel farm, the fine horses of A
! y. Kingsley Of Ashnelot, " H.,a fine here
of Normandy cattle from the Forest Parh
a
y ford oxen owned by W. f. Richardson 4
l. Co. of Brattleboro.
Lady Wonder, J. c. Whitcomb's hors'
4 from Essex Junction, VT, the winner o
n the first money in the 2:22 class race Wed
nesday. was sold last night TO W. ID. Pot
e ter Of Greenfield, one of the judges. Mr.
Whtcomb had set his price at $500 be
d fore the horse won the race, but it is IN
y derstood that the quotation went up $40
after Lady Wonder was the winner.
a a The ladies' driving class, which wa
n judged Thursday morning, brought out iv
horses, driven by Mrs. +. O. Rand of Sax
e tons River, Mrs. F. II. Ware of Brattleboro
d Miss Nellie Lamont and Miss Ethel A. An
drews Of Bernardston, and Miss Margare
q L. Bennett of Brattleboro. The blue rib
IS bon was awarded to Mrs. F. G. Rand an
the red ribbon went to Mrs. F. H. Ware.
D. Between the heats of the races Thursda
IT the celebrated trained steers owned by tn
- Meany Brothers of Charlestown, Y. II. ,wer
$ exhibited in front Of the grand stand. Th
Of steers were made to lie down, to walk up
~ fight of three stairs to platform, and t
walk together, one back ward and the othe
n forward. Much patience must have bee
al used on the part Of the owners-two boy
81 to train the animals so well.
st Germans troupe of japanese gave pc
- formances on their stage opposite tn
a grand stand in the morning and afternoo
BY of both days. Such troupe is admirabl
adapted to outdoor exhibitions and tn
ne performers were enthusiastically received
The feats consisted mainly of wire wall
ry ing, feats on ladders and poles balanced o
1s' the shoulder, barrel juggling and man
as other acts of daring and skill that We
ed simply marvellous. The company W;
=. composed of seven members.
lir r. F. Jaynes of Ryegate, who won 81
"a in prizes on a single tub of butter in lSI
nd and who duplicated this winning last yea
ir. was not an exhibitor. His large winniT
I Hs was due to securing sweepstakes, graz
IS sweepstakes and special prizes. The Ry
ng gate creamery, of which he is butter ma
s oI er, won second prize this year 1t W
IS. stated at the fair that Mr.. Jaynes had W.
nd several hundred dollars in prizes on butt
az which he made for the Ryegate creamer
nd and exhibited in his own name after bu
ing it.
Ter Many farmers noticed that the Holstei
IN. of the Brattleboro Retreat had been
md horned since last year. The work of
harning is done by w. S. Allen of JAG
md sonyille, who has a d. Brosius clipp,
Ide The work is done so well that one won
out never suspect that the cattle ever h
by horns. Manager Pierce of the Retire
ich Farm believes the dehorning of great bel
fit. One advantage comes from the co
her gathering in cOmnact groups in SUNNI