Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18
SEPTEMBER 90 AND 30.
The Dates for the Next Valley FsIr---
Some improvements which VIII be
Made---A List OF the New Directors.

The Dates for the Next Valley FaIr---
Some improvements which VIII be
Made---A List OF the New Directors.
At the annual meeting of the Valley
Fair directors at the Brooks House last
Friday, it was decided to hold the next fair
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 20 and
30 Before that time some imp ortant
changes will be made in the arrangement
for the exhibition of stock, which will in
clude a remodeling of the poultry build
ing, and the erection of barn for the
accommodation OF cattle. The present
poultry bliiding, to begin WITH is danger
Gus. Many people, especially women, avoid
[! plac because of the odor from the hog
pens which occupy the ground floor of the
building, and this cannot be prevented,
notwil outstanding the fact that powerful
disinfectaats are used To eliminate these
two elements the hog pens will be moved
to the present cattle sheds, and the whole
building will be devot ID to poultry. The
entire second floor will be removed and the
poultry will be exhibited on the ground
floor. This will give excellent overhead
light and do away with the necessity of
carrying the coops up stairs. The build
ing will be widened by IL foot addition,
of the building about one-thrd. A change
of rules regarding the entry of poultry ex-
hibits was adopted at the meeting, by
which the larger prizes will be awarded to
the more practical breeds instead of the
auxiliary varities. This, while it may pos
sibly reduce the number of exhibits, will
insure a better exhibition on the whole
and will create greater interest on the
part of breeders Of standard birds.
The cattle thus driven out OF the cattle
sheds will occupy the new barn which will
be built after the design of the cattle barn
on the Greenfield, Mass, fair grounds
| The association has enough money on hand
TO make these improvements and have a
| few hundred dollars left. The contract for
this work has been placed with Holden &
Martin.
Fifty new directors were added to the list
| OF directors at the meeting last Friday.
| They are: II. A. Lavell, Alstead, n. Ii. :;
| d. p. Webster, II. f. Weatherhead, NJ. p.
Capen, O. d. Esterbrook, p. F. Crown, +.
Frank Turner, F. II. Howard, Brattleboro /;
| j. A. X. Corwin, Chelsea; Frank Adams,
Chester; A. l.. Avery, Charlemont, Mass. ;
II. A. Pierce, w. II. Butler, Chesterfield,
n. H.: Frank NJ. Davis, A. A. Hubbard,
West Chesterfield, ". H.; w. f. Walker,
Dummerston; Daniel Wright, Gisum, n.
H.; w. G. Worden, Guilford Centre Ed
gar l.. Kelley, Mt. Hermon, Mass. X. II.
Riddell, Boston; l.. b. Harris, Lyndonvlle;
Frank Wyman, Peru; James Thompson,
Landgrove; Gilbert Foster, Weston; II.
O. Scott, Lyonsyille, Mass; j. w. Lord,
Park Hill, n H.. g. L. Arlington, Lud-
low; f. G.. Field, North Springfield; Ell
Pratt. Fred Rice North Adams, Mass.
Walter Marsh, Westport, y. H.; w. l.
Goodnow, East Jaffrey, y. H.. A. p. Fit
S 4. Wa ker, East Mortified, Mass; A.
A. Newton, Mortified, Mass. Frank Wet
more, New Haven, Conn ; Frank Sachett
Springfield: Frank A. knight, Westmore
land, y II Fred Campbell. o. l.. Fisher
Westminster West; w. f. johnson, Wor
cester, Mass. II. 5. Button, Hartland; A
A. Dunklee, South Vernon; +. II. Sea
bury, &. +. Sherman, Walpole, \. H.: 5
O. Garfield. West Townshend; G. =
Pitcher, F. X. Jewett, Keene, y. H.; c
l.. Clark, Marlboro, y. H.: A. w. j. VII
kins, Putney; DR.. +. j. Craig, Westmore
land, y. H., and II. X. Brown, Brattle
boro.