Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-01-09
NEXT FAIR SEPT. I, 2, 3.


Secretary Dana's report contains so
much Information of value that we print
it in full.
sECRETARY's REPORT.
1.-The fifty eighth annual fair of the
Addison County Agricultural society,
held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, September 3, 4, 8 and 6, was a
record breaker and was in every way the
most successful ever held. The attend
ance and the receipts upon the second
day of the fair in the rain was remark
able. the total receipts were nearly 81 900
more than they have ever been at a fair
IN Middlebury. Floral hall and Horti-
cultural hall were both good, while the
live stock entries were large, comprising
a splendid display of horses, cattle and
sheep: the poultry exhibit was also an
excellent one, comprising Us entries.
Something of the attendance and success
of the last fair may be realized from the
fact that the number of members tickets
sold was S24 against less than 400 in
1901 and 475 in 1900.
The presence of a troop of u. S. caval-
~ from Fort Ethan Allen was good
drawing card and probably no better
attraction could have been secured as
I
Addison county fair and their manopu-
vres a delight to the thousands of people
present. Some of the state press have
been deploring the decline of agricult-
ural fairs in Vermont. We would re-
spectfully invite them to attend the next
Addison county fair if they desire to see
first class, all around, orderly, success
full, flourishing and up to date agricult-
ural fair | understand there were sue
cessful fairs last year at BrattlebOrO,
Barton, Woodstock and Mortified. and
they had quite credtable exhibit and
good races at the state fair at Rutland,
but they had unfavorable weather and
the people of Rutland did not patronize
the fair as they should to make it sue
cess. We now have one of the best half
mile tracks and probably the best
equipped fair ground in the state with
an enlarged grand stand, new stalls and
sheds, new poultry house, fences, ticket
offices, judges and band stands and many
other improvements, good drainage and
everything painted and up to date, and
the thanks Of the members of this society
aud of the people of Middlebury and
Addison county are due to Col. 5. A.
lllsley for his public spirit and liberality
in providing us with buildings and fair
bury and source of pride to every
member of this society. | believe that
the society has today the sympathy and
support not only of the people of Middle
bury but of the entire county to larger
extent than ever before; and one thing
wish to speak of and which helped tO
make the last fair success was the fact
that every county paper had good word
TO say for the fair, and the Middle
bury Register in particular did every
thing in its power to boom the fair and
make it a credit to the county. also
desire to congratulate President W. A
Lawrence upon the success of his ad.
ministration and upon being president of
the best fair the county ever had. 1t is
evident that the Addison County Agri
cultural society has taken new lease of
life and has "a bright and useful future
before it. We are in the center of as
good and prosperous an agricultural
community as there is in New England
and ii behoOves US one and all to do all
we can to make the next Addison county
fair even better than any that have gone
before"
At the directors meeting in the after
noon plans for the coming fair this veal
were discussed.
1t was voted to hold the fair Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, september
, and 3, 1903.
1t was decided TO have something en-
tirely new and novel in the line of spec
ial attractions, and the entertainment
committee appointed. consisted of w. l.
Lawrence and Fred l.. Hamilton, wer
instructed to engage the Kramers, tn,
finest bicycle trick riders in the world
and first class vaudeville company TO
two days during the fair.
There was quite little talk abou
judges for the different exhibits and som,
radical changes may be made.
Judge j. L. Weeks was appointed t
take charge of the grounds and see to tn,
renting of the bulldogs and collecting
the same.
1t was the opinion of all present tina
Judge j. E Weeks should be paid il
part for the time he gave so freely boti
before and during the fair, that con
tributed so materially to making 1t
success, and it was so voted
The next meeting of the directors viii
be held at the Addison House, Friday
January l6, at IL o'clock. when i'm
portant business will be transacted.