Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-09
THE ALSTEAD PAIR,
inc towns of,Alstead, Langdon, and WaIpole
made very credltabIe showing -Large ex.
n'o''s and the best attendance In the his.
tory Of the association.

'e e"u tue pest attendance IN the MS
tory Of the association.
The Union fair held in Alstead, Tuesday
was an unqualified success from almost any
point of view.
The exhibits were large and interesting,
the attendance unusually large, and the day
perfect one. This is the third year of the
union fair, Langdon and Alstead holding
iairs for two years and Walpole uniting
with these two towns this year. The peo-
pie OF these towns are to be congratulated
on their enterprise and public spirit.
The parade this year was not quite as
large as last year, but was large enough
and was in every way creditable. The
teams and floats arranged according to the
classification Of the judges were as follows /:
Heavy teams, George X. Livermore of
Walpole, Drewsvile school about 20 in a
large wagon, Alstead village school about
30, and school district No. 6 represented
by dozen, all in wagons handsomely dec
Grated. The Langdon school of about 80
pupils was drawn by four horses in barge
lastly trimmed in red, white and blue
bunting. Lake Warren had one of the
prettiest turnouts in the parade, it consisted
OF large boat on wheels, trimmed with
evergreen and flowers, occupied by six or
eight ladies dressed in white and the whole
drawn by three yokes of oxen. This float
created favorable comment all along the
line.
The light double teams made very
pretty exhibit. A finely decorated team
owned by G. N. Villas and occupied by
Miss Trow and the Misses Foster, was
driven by Bert Foster. The young ladies
Other tournouts were Mrs. w. w. Dins-
more, red AMI yellow; Fred Wright, sun
flower effect; Frank Copeland, pink fes-
toons and popcorn; Mrs. Hastings of Wal
pole drove pretty single team and Hon.
L. Nelson Hastings was in line with his
tally-ho trimmed the same as at the Brattle-
boro fair
Under the head, light single teams came
Misses Blanche Chaplin and Helen Marvin
in wagon artistically trimmed in light
blue and white and drawn by gray horse
the float from the New York Racket in
Bellows Falls Mrs. E G Banks and Mrs
Frank Messer in carriage trimmed in
light green and flowers Miss Flora Prem
tiss of Walpole, Mrs. Nutting and Mrs.
Flowers and George JENNIE
The horribles. were not as horrible as
they might have been as they consisted OF
only one team driven by Andrew Morrison
and a Rip Van Wrinkle.
The parade started about 10 m. at the
Egerton farm, down Main street, down
River street, turned at the grove, up the
hill and across the common, and up Me
chanic street.
For the premium list which is given be-
low we are indebted to the hard working
and efficient secretary of the fair association
Charles Winch.
PREMIUM LIST.
Trimmed teams, Is entries-Heavy teams
Lake Warren LIST, No 6 End, Langdor
school Sd.
Light teams-Bert Foster LIST, F A Wrigh
I'd, Misses Chaplin and Marvin Sd.
Horribles-A Morrison LIST, Old Man I'd.
Gents driving horses-Geo M Rogers st.
Matched carriage horses, 4 entries--Z +
Foster LIST, F A Wright I'd, D Bridges Sd.
Farm work horses, entries-E X Sea
bury LIST and I'd, G f Newman 81.
Colts. entries-3-year- Frank Presby
list, It D Messer I'd.
4-year-old-Nettie Messer 1st; 2-year-old
Frank Presby 1st, A A Graves I'd, F ID Mes
ser Sd.
Bulls, II entries Durham thoroughbred
g " Stanley !st on 3.year-old and calf
grades, 3-year-old, Homestead Farm lst, Me-
Booth I'd; 2-year-old, r Porter LIST; 1-year
old, Greene lst; calf, Homestead Farm
| LIST; grade Holstein, John Whitney lst; Jer
sey 3-year-old, W A French LIST; 2-year-old
u b Williams, Jr. LIST.
Oxen ever years old, entries-5-year
old, M F Greene LIST; 6-year- old, George +
Royce LIST, Homestead Farm I'd, E Porter Sd
I7-year-o1d, Norman Guild LIST. wears ant
under, 10 entries-4-year-old, C Winch 1st
Porter I'd, H Greene Sd; 3-year-old, Home
stead Farm LIST and I'd; 2-year-old, c Wincl
| LIST; l-year-old, N Guild LIST, Homestead
Farm I'd.
| Calves-F Ramsay LIST: cows and heifers
Durhams, 9 entries, cows, G w Stanley Is
and I'd; 3-year-old, G w Stanley LIST; 2-year
old, G w Stanley 1st; l5-months-old, g "
Stanley lst; ll-months-old, G w Stanley LIST
I'd and Sd.
| S-months-old, G w Stanley lst. Grades, 2
entries-Cows, Homestead Farm LIST and I'd
F Leach Sd; 2-year-old, G W Stanley Is
and I'd, H Greene Sd; l-year-old, Homestea
Farm LIST, G W Stanley I'd, F r Bates Sd
calves, J Leach lst and I'd grade Devon,
entries. cows, Homestead Farm LIST and I'd
Holstein thoroughbred 2. year-old, F d Mes
ser lst; grades, 10 entries, cows, HOMESTEAD
Farm LIST: E X Seabury I'd, Bud Chaplin an
G ID Smith Sd 2-year-old, F M Forrestall Isl
H G Rawson I'd; 1-year-oid, E X Seabury Isl
calf LIST also, Willie Demerse I'd; Jersey, 2
entries of thoroughbreds, cows, W A Frenc
LIST, Arthur Putnam I'd herd of heifers, G
old, G B Williams, Jr. LIST and I'd; grades,
entries, herd of cows, w r Howard 1st
COWS, George M Rogers LIST, W II Howar
I'D; 3-year-old, w r Howard LIST, W A Frenc
I'D, F D Messer and Pierce exhibite
cows worthy Of mention; grade Guernsey
ll-year-old, H Greene LIST; calf, H F Hitch lst
trained steers, Meaney Bros. LIST; draft oxer
Is entries, LIST class, G H Davis 1st, Meane
Bros. I'd, draft $3.50 pounds, 5000 pound
each; I'd class, Norman Guild LIST, G X Live
more 81; draft horses, entries, LIST class,
W Prentiss lst; I'd class, j w Prentiss LIST,
Newman I'd; single horse, lst class, G
Newman LIST, F A Ramsay I'd.
Coarse wool sheep, 9 xhibitors-bucks,
D Messer LIST, c Winch I'd, G D Smith Sc
breeding pen, Homestead Farm LIST, D
Booth I'd, G A Holden Sd; eve 3-year-old,
s Booth LIST, G A Holden I'd, M M Whitne
I'D; 2-year-old, Homestead Farm LIST; 1-vea
Iold, Homestead Farm lst. Holden I'd,
, Greene I'd, M M Whitney Sd.
Swine-2 exhibitors. Yorkshire Boz
i, Homestead farm LIST, Poland China Boz
Homestead farm LIST. Sows-Homestes
farm LIST and I'd. Sow and pigs-Homestes
4 farm LIST, X Seabury ID; Chester whit
SOW anu pigs, Il N OeaOury ISL.
r Poultry-l4 exhibitors. Pearl Guinea
Willie Slade LIST and I'd, barred Plymou
: rocks, W E Roy breeding pen 1st; pair fow
w f Roy LIST; pair chicks, George NJ Roge
LIST, W E Roy I'd, w r Howard 3D.; viii
Plymouth rocks, breeding pen, NJ NJ VIII
ney LIST pair fowls, M M Whitney LIST; pa
$ chicks, Harold w Gee LIST, NJ M Whitney 2
rose comb brown Leghorns, breeding pen,
t A Moore lot; pair chicks, H A Moore LIST al
!. I'D, C H Green Sd; single comb brown LIE
. thorn, pair fowls, Willie Slade LIST, pair chic