Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-22
VALLEY FAIR
Next Wednesday
And Thursday.
Some Of the Attractions Not Announced
Last Week--Order Of Coaching Pa
rade-- Larger and Better List Of En-
tries for Races Than Ever Before.

tries for Races Than Ever Before.
The fair
That is a fair
The Valley Fair
Will be held in Brattleboro Wednesday
and Thursday next, Sept. q and 2S.
1t promises to be another record break
er
Both in number and the quality of its
exhibits and attractions.
The Phoenix told last week about inn
portant entries in the leading departments,
including the finest hackneys in the world
from the Glendower stock farm, and the
exhibit by Mr.. Brownell of Burlington,
owner of the celebrated Alexander and sew
eral of his colts, and of the entries of cat
tie, including the Worlds Fair winners in
the Jersey and Ayrshire classes and the
finest herds of other breeds owned in New
England.
Other entries have poured in during the
week. j. b. Palmer of Jewett city, Conn.,,
chairman of the committee on agriculture
in the Connecticut legislature, will bring
here from the Taunton, Mass, fair his
herd of 20 thoroughbred Guernseys. Stat
ford & Clifford of the Devonshire farm,
Sutton, Mass, will bring Is thoroughbred
Devons. I. w. & F. X. Sanders of Way
Back farm, Laconia, N. a., will exhibit
Dutch Belted cattle. II. A. Slade, mana
ger of the Homestead farm in Walpole,
n. H., will bring some of the finest Dur
hams in this couHtry. A new exhibitor
here will be T. o. Taylor of Sanbornton,
N. H., with Herefords. G. H. Wadleigh
of Tilton, N. H., will bring a novelty in
Red Polled cattle. A. r. Breck & Son of
Claremont, N. H., will bring their fine OK
en- which attracted so much attention at
the state fair at White River Junction.
The exhibit of Holsteins will be one of
rare excellence. Among the herds ex-
pected are those of Prof. Marsh of Harvard,
who has a farm at Simonsville, ex-Gov.
Goodell of Antrim, n. H., X. p. Knowles
of the Highland farm, Worcester, Mass,
j. II. Mead S Son of West Rutland, and
the Brattleboro Retreat.
An important entry in sheep. has come
from B. B. Morrill, of Stanstead, p. O.,
who will bring a flock each of South
downs, Oxford Downs and Leicesters. The
Forest Park farm OF Brandon and j. h.
Mead & Son of West Rutland will also
bring focks of sheep.
People who wish TO see the fair are ad-
vised to be present the first day. The
crowd is much smaller then and the oppor-
tunity to see what is displayed and to get
| information is much better than on the
second day. The trotting promises to be
particularly good the first day, the horses
| entered in the three classes being very
closely matched.
The poul ry department will bring to-
gether the prize winners in the principal
classes at Rochester, Cambridge. Athol
and Greenfield. There will be large dis
play and hot battle for honors.
The coaching parade will again be the
brilliant spectacular feature of the fair
| All of the floats will be different from any
seen in the parades here in previous years
and there will be some striking novelties
The parade will be very large, with fine
showing of small teams. The Knights
Templar will act as escort to the parade
The Catholic Order Of Foresters, Vermont
Wheel Club, Red Men, Grange, and Daugh
ters of the American Revolution will b'
represented by floats. T. Nelson Hasting
of Walpole will have two conveyances anC
two saddle horses in the parade.
Following is the program of the tive
days.
900 Judging of herds, individual spec
mems, oxen and town teams
| 1000 Drawing contests
Grand stage attra ction. free performances,
| 1000 to II 80
Concert by First Regiment band, Brattleboro.
| $3.50 to IL 80
| 100 Beginning of races
Stage attraction between the heats.
| THURSDAY
500 to 900, Judging Of first ard second elas
| horses.
$3.50, Judging Of third and fourth class singl
| road horses under is 3
| $50 Grand cavalcade will form on common.
IO:O0 Cavalcade will start down Main street tC
| fair grounds
11:OO to 1880, Judging fourth class horses is
and over
Concert by First Regiment Band, PrattleborC
1880 to 1880
100, Beginning of races.
Stage attraction be tween the heats.