Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-27
THE VALLEY FAIR.
Executive Committee Will Fix
Dates for Next Exhibition.
Recommendation and Discussions
Friday Afternoon--New Directors
EIected-Sketch of the New Pres.
dent

cent.
The dinner of the Valley directors 1T
the Brooks House Friday was followed
by speeches in the dining room. The
first address by DR. n. =. Wood of
Mortified on "The Two Minute Trotter,"
was fun of information. 1t was re
sumo of the development i'm horse breed
ing. and referred to some of the animals
famous in history, as well as those which
have been noted for their speed within
the present generation. lie said that
when the famous Messenger. imported
from England, stepped down the gang
plank hundreds of millions of dollars
were added to the value of American
horse breeding interests. DR.. Wood
spoke hopefully of the coming of the
two-minute trotter. ana said he hoped
to breed one himself.
|. X Fetch of Natick. Mass the
veteran poultry judge, spoke at some
length on the progress in breeding, not
applying his remarks to any particular
line. but extending them over a wide
field. pr. IL. ID. Holton made general
remarks, dealing in part with important
local problems
Col. j. @. Estey. treasurer, recommend
ed that at the next fair the cigar and
soda water stands be run directly under
the charge of the fair managers, heliev-
ing that in this way a larger profit would
result imam through leasing the prlNlleS-
rs. as has been the custom.
Many questions relating to the fair were
discussed during the day II. f. Brooks
criticised severely the expenditure of $500
under the head of printing. lie said
he knew of a concern in Massachusetts
(Mr Brooks has a brother-in-lav who
runs printing office In Springfield,
Mass.D that would do the printing for
5000 less than the sum paid last year He
,rft sft,.r to.
der -. f.. Tasler said the plant here was
rs we'll equipped as any in the country
to do the work. the prices for work
were always reasonable. and that it was
of great value to get your printing where
YOU knew what was being done could
make late corrections to copy. etc. SEC
rotary Stickney said that nearly one-half
of the $500 was money paid to newspapers
for ADVERTISING whereupon w. f. Cod
dard remarked that the Brattleboro prln-
tiers evidently did the work for 500 less
than Mr. Bruoks's friends
" The date for the annual fair next SEP
tember was not fixed definitely, but was
lcfi with the executive committee to de-
eide. The fairs at Greenfield and Athol
receive state aid and their dates are
fixed by the state board OF agriculture.
Brattleboro does not wish to conflict with
thp fairs of our ucighburs over she bor-
der.
1t was decided to employ expert judges
for the horse Glasses Nos. l to .. which
includes the exhibition drivers.
BY request The Phoenix repeats the list
OF officers elected at the morning session;
President George w. Pierce; first vice
president. T. Nelson Hastings Of Wal
pole y. IL. second vice president, Or
y. T. Wood of Northneld Mass, secre-
tary c. l.. Suckney: treasurer. J. Gray
Estey: general superintendent. J. y. Vay-
lor; executive committee. +. l.. Hough-
ton, H. q. Clark and J. A. Taylor; audi
tors II. Il. Chamberlain. J. a. Taylor
and W. ii. Bracket. The department
superintendcnts were chosen as follows
Horses. c. II. Noyes T.. NJ Angler; cat
tie IL. G.. Clark and IL. J. Richmond
dairy, +. $ Games and q. 7. Ware
sheep and swine +. y. Sargent and j.
c. Newton; poultry. II. T.. Taskar and
w L. Goddard floral hall. II. W. Sar-
gent and G. +. Il. JENNIE: agricultural
hail, \. W. Roel and \. c. Sargent; me
chanics' hall, Eugene Akley; bench show
! r. .. Bacon and II. c. Rice; food
show, Miss Lillian IIigley; school eXhi-
bits. II. Is. Whitaker.
The following new directors were
| chosen; G.. O. Abbott, w. j. Alderman
j. H. Raudoll. J. w. Cobb T.. b Bar
rows. w. $ Tanning L. S. Hall. George
Thomas. II. NJ. Wood, G. II. Phillips, w
| p. Jones. 5. w Edwards. II. *. Whit
| aker, f. b. Putnam O. NJ. Lawton, w
| Ingram. Brattlehoro; @. Il. Hunter, w
! l.. Sylvester. l.. VI. Kcncstuu. West Brat
tleboro; G. W. Fisher, jr.. Dummerston
j. A. Clark, Guilford Centre; w. =
| Eames. Newfane; II. T.. Sparks, South
Newfane: ii W. Severance. Leyden; r
! H. Robinson. f. Il. Stewart. West Ley
/ den: =. b. Caldwell. East Northiivli
| |. * Felch, Natick Mass; II. IL. Spauld'
| ing +. O. Day. Chesterfield; j. w. Cha