Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-24
.N0RTHFIELD'S FAIR.
ATTENDANCE OF 1000 ON THE
SECOND DAY.


Proved As Great An Attraction As Eve
--Floral Hall More Than Full Of Elk
hibits--Good Show of Horses AMI
Cattle--Seyeral interesting Races
Premiums Awarded.
Another successful exhibition, Will
a large attendance, is the record OF tn,
Dog River Valley Fair association To-
the year 1908. and perhaps this may b,
augmented to the most successful fail
ever held on the grounds. The wealth
er which many times has caused Z
heavy loss, was twO-thirds good thi.
/ season, the first and second DAYS being
pleasant and the last day rainy. The
visitor noted in entering the grounds
that Improvements had been made "a
keep the property and buildings in
good condition. Horsemen intimate
that the association will do well an
other season to lay out some money
( and make the race track a fast one.
Several new officers were in charge OF
certain departments. W. w. Holden
was very much missed as secretary
and in other capacities.
Tuesday, the first day, was largely
used up in assigning and arranging
exhibits and the attendance was light.
Wednesday was the great day.
Early in the morning teams were
passing along in procession to the
grounds. A special train from Mont
pelier and Barre arrived at nine,
bringing more than 100 people, while
the Mortified fair train made the trip
at frequent intervals; nearly all day
Wednesday this train was made up of
a dozen coaches and they were crowd
ed nearly every trip. The attendance
was placed at 10000 this day, while il
was estimated by some to be II 900.
The officials upon being asked said
they could give no information so the
newspaper reporters set II as near as
they could ascertain.
Floral Hall was crowded with eXhib-
its. fit were twice its present size il
would have been comfortably filed
with works of art and mechanics The
ladies' of the surrounding country had
display Of fancy work which turned
the mind Of the spectator back to the
countries and days when needlewOrk
and embroidery were reckOned among
the valuable accomplishments, and
when the secrets of certain kinds OF
work were handed down from genera
ton TO generation. 1t was suggested
that at some time the hall might be
sufficiently enlarged to admit Of
each piece of work having a place by
itself, which appealed to the reporter
as quite to the point. One center
piece was Of such superlative beauty
and fine workmanship that it was
singled ont by the people from sur
rounding fine pieces and held their
close attention. The design was pan
sizes embroidered in silk 1t was the
work OF Miss Nellie +. Hastings OF
Very fine Photographic
displays were to be seen and a fine
collection of fancy and useful articles
in burnt wood. The apple and fruit
exhibit was not as large and extensive
as usual, this being an uniayorable
year. Vegetables and field crops were |
well represented, some of the potatoes |
being OF mammoth size. Several of |
he leading merchants OF Washington |
had booths and samples of |
goods. Burnell & Totman, florists, of |
had display in handsome
N decorated booth and distributed adj |
'ertising matter which cannot fail TO
De OF help in their business. Dairy
Utensils and farming implements anu
were shown up by enterpris-
NC dealers in sich lines and the
POINTS of advantage which each pos
essed was disseminated together with
literature designed TO clinch the argu-
nent Floral Hall was well arranged
nd reflected credit upon the persons
aying that department in charge.
CATTLE, SHEEP, ETC.
One prosperous farmer remarked
bat he had attended the fair for years I
nd never before saw such a good ex-
hit of cattle. Premiums on thor
ughbred cattle were given as follows
Ayrshires cows and bull calf, f.
!. Joslyn, Northiield, LIST; jersey bull, {
NJ. Stone, Williamstown, LIST; Hol-
ems, 5-yr.-old bull, COW, 2-yr. old |
eifer. heifer calf, w. j. Plastridge.
all "a except heifer calf,
hich received 1st l bull calf, yearl- /
q bull, two yearling heifers, bull. , /
Tvs, 2-yr.-old heifer, heller calves,
. A. Johns, Huntington, all LIST ex-
pt two calves which received ID.
Grade cattle Shorthorn, 3-yr.-old II
.ifer, LIST, yearling bull. LIST, c. Mayo, B
yearling heifer. LIST, heifer
If, LIST, w. J. Fiske, Mortified bull
If. LIST, Orrin Kimball. West Berlin jc
gearling heiiers. 2d. b. J. Williams. =.
? cows. LIST, 2-yr.-old bull.
/, 2-yr. -old bull. LIST, 2-yr.-old heifer. n,
t. L. X Smith. ID. III. skinner, p
aitsticld. r.
Devons ] COW, %. Orrin KimbaH, Z,
est Berlin: ] COW. lst. 2-yr.-old b.
iter, LIST. L. L. Stone, Brookfeld. =,
Jerseys Bull calf s mos old, 2d.
c. Briggs. RoXbury; bull calf, lst.
J. Williams, Brookfield; 2 heifer e.
YES. lst, j. NJ Stone & Son, viii r.
mstOwn; 2-yr.-old heifer. yearl-
IS. heifer calf, yearling bull, all I'd. :,
/. stone, Brookheld; 1 cows. lst. ioi
X. Smith. Waitsield COW. %. b.
,rlin0 heller. st. WaitStield.