Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-09

twice as one of the contestants started
before the pistol was fired. There were
/ entries. Speakman came in first by
very narrow margin, Crawford sec
ond and George Rice third.
In the farmers peg race there were
only two entries, Eli Drury and Fred
Seclcy. This race furnished lots of
sport for the crowd. The drivers had
to harness their horses and then race a
half mile. Seelcy got good start on
Drury and Wien the latter jumped into
his gig, he dropped one rein but recov-
cred it, The lines were twisted and he
colliled with team. When Seeley
had reached the quarter mile pole, one
of the traces unfastcned and before he
could fix it Drury had overtaken him
and won the race by good margin.
There were four entries in the half
mile foot race. Crawford first, Patrick
Igo second and Seguin third.
In the running high leap there were
four entries lgo won first prize by
Jumping five feet inch, Crawford sec
ond and Gard third.
The same number of contestants were
entered in the running broad jump. lgo
took LIST prize, Crawford second and
Gard third, distance Is feet 2 inches.
The same persons were entered in
the hop, step and jump. lgo was the
winner, Crawford second and Gard
third, distance 50 feet inches.
In the 100 yard race for boys, there
were about II entries. George Grant
took first prize, Willie Morton second,
Robert Duncan third and Edgar Turner
| fourth.
There were only two entries in the
boys half mile bicycle race. Warren
Holmes was first and Clarence Kenyon
second, time | 10.
Eli Drury and Frank Mariana were
the only entries for the running horse
race. Drury was first and Mariana
second.
Their" were four entries in the OH
slacle race. Crawford was first, Ed
Tobin second and Cream Allen third.
From the moment when the people
began to assemble at the Park at noon
until late al night those who had charge
Of the various stands were kept contin
ually on the jump and most of them
did not even have time to eat but through
their almost superhuman efforts the day
was saved.
The selling and taking of the tickets
was in charge of the Treasurer f. &
Rowland. Those who sold tickets al
the gate were Dean p. Town and Nj. Il
How land. They were taken by Geo
Lamson, Il. IL. Cave Jr., T.. l.. Sampson
A. B. Curtis, Nathaniel Bond, Il. l.
Belknap, Walter Sutherland, j. $. Hall
and |, o. Wales. 1t was estimated that
about 1000 tickets were taken here.
g.. Herbert Pape sold tickets for tho
Grand Stand and they We're taken by
ID. II. Bisbee.
The popcorn stand was taken care Of
by Lewis !.ancault ard Ira Wright.
Under the band stand was bootf
where fruitc and soft drinks were dis
pensed by John j. Mckenzie, Levi:
Roberts, John llannon, William Moore
Robert Mcknight. William Mackie ane
William +. Cote.
\ similar booth under the Judge
stand was operated by Francis A. duffy
Thomas Cashen, L;'ky Good, DAME
Murphy and Patrick Noonan.
Refreshments and soft drinks were
sold under the grand stand and on &C
count of the rain this place was refug
for crowd of people most OF the day
Those who had charge of this wer
William Cassie, f. y. b. Bishop, Geo
Robbins, Henry Moore, and Charlie
Williams.
In the rear of the band stand Their
was Il large awning beneath which tn
ladies sold refreshments, the ladies ther
were Mrs. +. +. Durham, Stone, Ken
drick, Brock, duffy, Rowland, Trail
Gale, Carpenter, Avery, Barnard, Bias
set, Stevens, bowers, Slayton, Cutler
Griffin, Dunsmore, Layton, Miss (riyg>
Broker, Dolby, Jones, Parks, Phillips
Conner. Murphy, Mrs. Cruickshanh
, ingalls,, Fraser, Phillips. Morrison, PA
. terson, Owens, Harrington. Murph.
i.oranger, Roberts, Il. Fraser, Mcleod
Stewart, Emsle, Batcheldcr, Duncal
Iapawr, Mrs. ChaS. Basset.
The booth next to this was run h
=. Geo. Edwards, John Bomnman, an
Frank Moran.
e The ice cream booth was near IL
: grand stand end was in charge of MIR
!, Moore, Mrs. Barry, Miss Mcdonald an
Miss Barclay.
i, During the afternoon the members
s the five Year Veterans Association sol
= a large number of badges the prof.
from which 90 into the company tun'
In the evening the clouds disappear'
~ aud the stars came out making II
. dancing platform pleasant feature
>. the entertainment. This was in chars
of Joseph Graham, Robert Gordo
j., William Parks, Antoine Burk, Jam
', Coulis, Alex Coutts, James Patterso
Chas. Young, John Mackie, and ia
4 Fowlie. The music was furnished
~ an orchestra consisting of Robert M
IS, Kenzip. Joseph Jenkins, James Graz