News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-23
LamoilIe County Fair.
Thirtleth Annual Lamoille County Fair
Opens With Fine Weather and a Pros
peCtot an Unusually Successful Session.

county Falr opened yesterday With
fine weather and the largest first day
crowd seen on the grounds in years
was IN attendance in the afternoon.
The many improvements on the
grounds, in the two previous years,
which put the grounds in class with
the best in the state, have been added
TO, and to-day the grounds present
an ideal appearance.
At 1890 yesterday occurred the
Judging of cattle, sheep and hogs,
which show is best seen on fairgrounds
in years. An unusually large num-
Der of cattle entries were received,
the number being nearly 300. The
cattle show is in charge of E. A. Small
ley of Morrisvile. The sheep
and hog show is in charge-of John
Gray of Hyde Park and is unusually
large and of fine quality. Oscar Sher-
win has charge OF the horse show.
The floral ball exhibit, while very
much the same in arrangement as in
former years, is large and the dis.
plays in some departments is especial
~ fne. The exhibit is under the gen.
eral managemento of Herbert A, Small
ley The center of the main building,
which is in charge Of Mrs. 0. NJ. Wa
terman and Mrs. Ella Hardy, is de.
voted to fancy work of all kinds, in
cluding embroidery, drawnwork, etc,
and the main part of the annex is
given up to fine showing of fruit and
vegetables. On the right of the en-
trance the familiar figure OF VIM. Nc
Laughlin catches the eye of the visit
or. AS usual he is presiding over a
large display of pianos from A. l..
Bailey's music rooms. Farther down
the hall Col. Geo. W. Doty has dis
play of furniture which everyone Wis
iting the Fair should see 1t is from
one of the finest stocks in this section
OF Vermont. Under a canvass at the
annex entrance he Morrisville Found
Iy Company have fourhOrse power
gasoline engine, wired up and run
ming, which attracts much attention.
Just inside the door they have an ex-
hibit OF Uncle Sans" plo~s. G. A.
Gle is ia charge and will give any in
formation possible in regard to the
display The well-known DeLaval
xparaeors are shown up by the we'll
Known agent, G. +. Smith, and this
display proves to be one of special in
terest to farmers. A booth, which Is
particularly we'll arranged il that oc-
cCpied ty Webster & Sanders, hard
ware dealers. 1t consists OF stoves
and a complete line of plumbing
goods. See this display Thursday, il
you have to miss the merry-go round.
A. D. Cochran, representing Geo. D,
Jarvis & Co., bas space ani is show
ing up the merits OF a patent sap
spout.
While many of the OH ctionable
features of "fakirs row." are conspic-
uous by their bsence, Yet any who
are disposed to burn a little surplus
OF the long green" will find ample
pportunity, as the gentlemen in
charge of these institutions are al
ways looking for business and are
considerably in evidence
The biggest side.shnw on the
grounds is that of c. N. Stygles OF
Cambridge and consists of a menager-
ia of wild animals.
The troop of U. S. cavalry from
Fort Ethan Allen is one of the main
attractions and consists OF SO men
from Company K, under the COM
mand Of Lieutenants Hazard and
Small. The company arrived Mon
day. They gave an interesting drill
Tuesday afternoon, consisting of
sd bre drill and extended order drill,
which showed much training and ef-
fciency. The company gave drill
to- day at one O'Clock and will give
another tomorrow at the same time.
A very successful balloon ascension
and parachute drop was witnessed
by the crowd late yesterday after
noon. The outfit landed in G. l..
Shaw's meadow-right side up with
care. This feature was delayed by a
stiff breeze, which Kindred the blow
ing up of the balloon. Two more as
tensions are promised for to-day and
Thursday.
The racing yesterday afternoon was
interesting for the first day
and consisted of a farmers race for a
purse of $50, and hitch-up race for
q purse of $25. The most amuse-
ment was furnished by the hitch-up
race, which was a new feature at La
moille Valley Fair. The contestants
were A. e. Bedell, Emory Foss and |
Walter Strong. The requirements
we're that the contestants should |
harness their horses, every buckle to |
be fastened properly, and drive half a
mile. The race was won In two |
straight heats by the Strong horse,
driven by Clarence Parker of Hyde
Park. The farmers race had six |
starters and was interesting from
start to finish. Four heats were
raced and the decision given to cd oc,"
owned and driven by Edmund Wells
of Stowe. Jimmy, owned and driven
by Ii. III. Pervier, got second money |
and Bessie r, third. By a misunder-
standing with the Judges, the first |
heat was made a mile instead of a
half mile as understood by the ma
iority of the drivers, but after the
first. bv mutual consent of the drivers |