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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
DU NHAM BROTHERS.

best herd s.. Glendale Stock Farm.
EsseX-Best boar 1 year old. "a: I'd, 81:
best boar 6 months old, 50; I'd, 81; best
brood sow, s.: I'd. 81; best pen shoats, sci:
I'd, 81 best fat hog. 81; I'd, So; best sow
and pigs, IS; I'd, 50; best herd IS; I'd 81
Glendale Stock Farm.
Cheshire-Best boar months old. e.:
I'd. g; best brood sow, So; I'd, 50; best pen
shoats. 50; I'd, 81; best fat hog. 81: I'd. 81:
best herd IS, Glendale Stock Farm
Mt. Hermon Boys School.
Jersey Red-Best boar year old, 81;
best brood SOW, g.; 2d, 50; best fat hog,
"a; best herd, IS. Glendale Stock Farm.
Poland China-Best boar / year old, 81:
"a, VI best boar s months old, 50; I'd So:
best brood SOW, 50; I'd, 81; best fat hog,
=; best pen shoats. 50, Glendale Stock
Chester White-Best brood sow. 50; Cd.
~; best fat hog, 81: best SOW and pigs S.:
best herd. IS. Glendale Stock Farm; best
boar months old. So. A. G. Barnes, Dunn
mer; best boar / year old, 81, c. T.
Wheeler. Brattleboro.
Angora Goats.
Best buck 2 years old and over. So; B. B.
Morrill, Stanstead. Quebec; I'd, 81 Oxford
Angora Goat Co. oxford Mass; best
buck year old 50; I'd, 81; best buck lamb.
"; I'd, 81 best pen ewes years old and
over, SO; I'd, 81; best pen ewes l year old
and under 2. So; I'd, 81; best pen eve lambs.
81; 2d, 81; best flock $40; I'd, SIS; best buck
With five of progeny, 50. oxford Angora
Goat Co
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Mr.. AkIey and Mr.. Dunklee Had
a Cinch in the Butter Test

Sweepstakes Butter and Cheese Marked
at 90 PoInts--Prof. Hiss Interesting
Exhibit.
The location of the butter and cheese
exhibit was shifted again this year, oc-
cupying n tent between the agricultural
building and Floral hall. Several times
as many people visited the tent as climb
ed the long flight Of stairs last year to
get at the exhibit, which at that time
was directly under the seats on the
grand stand. Among the visitors were
the president and secretary of the YER
mont Darymen's association, who said
that this was the best fair they ever at
tended. In extent and quality the ex-
hibits in the dairy department were
about the same as last year. IL. c. Bruce
Of Sharon captured the creamery but
ter sweepstakes, making 9s points out Of
n possible 100 j. N. Betterley Of New
fame, who took the dairy butter sweep
stakes was only half a point behind Mr..
Bruce Sweepstakes in cheese went to
C. A. Faxon of Dandy Four Corners. who
also scored 80 points.
e. H. Akley and A. A. Dunklee of YER
non had their usual cinch on the six
COW test. having driven out all compe-
tition. This feature of the show has de-
veloped into contest between these two
men year after year, and unless II can
attract more widespread interest II ought
to be cut out. Mr.. Alleys cows went
| ahead of their last years record Fol-
| lowing is the record for this year, the fig
ures representing the product OF six
| cows for "a hours: Il. II. Akley, pounds
| of butter, 1870; pounds of milk, 1891
| per cent of butter fat. Ills. A. A. Dunk
| lee. pounds of butter 1915; pounds OF
| milk, 1854 per cent of butter fat, S.69.
| Mr.. Akley and Mr.. Dunklee's herds were
Jerseys.
| The single COW test resulted as fol-
| lows: e. II. Akley. pounds of butter. 2.23
pounds of milk 341A per cent of butter
fat, 1.91. F. II. Akley pounds of but
ter. 1.S6; pounds OF milk, 10; per cent. of
| butter fat. 1.l6. J. Il. Dorsey Of Tur-
ners Falls. Mass, Jersey) pounds of but
ter. 1.4i pounds OF milk, 29A per cent.
| of butter fat, 1923. George w. Fisher, jr..
| of Enumeration, Normandy pounds OF
| butter lis; pounds of milk, 44& per
cent. of butter fat, 152. George w
| Fisher, pounds of butter, PIP; pounds OF
| milk 327s per cent of butter fat. Isl
A A. Dunklee, pounds OF butter, 1S2
pounds Of milk, 31h; per cent. Of butter
fat, 113. a. A. Dunklee. pounds OF but
ter. 1872; pounds of milk, 26is per cent
OF butter fat, 100
Prof. ]. l.. Hills. director Of the Yer
mont experiment station and professor
Of agricultural chemistry in the agricul.
tural college at Burlington, exemplifec
the use of the Babcock test, and wal
| helpful in many ways to the farmer.
through his wide store Of information
and his agricultural bulletins. He ex
hibited a collection OF comman herb,
| which are of much value as drugs, bu
which are passed by unnoticed. Th'
value OF each herb was indicated. an,
more than one person made n resolution
to go into the herb business next sea
son.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
HUNDREDS OF SHEEP.
Exhibit Of Glendale Stock Farm Of oIens
Falls, N. ", a Distinct Feature.

distinctive feature of the fair was
the sheep department, made so in large
part by the choice and varied exhibit
from the Glendale stock farm of Glens
Falls, N. Y. Their large collection of
102 head occupied one entire side Of
Sheep avenue. Their focks included South
downs Hampshiredowns, Oxforddowns.
Cheviots, Leicesters. Cotswolds, Lincolns
and Shropshires. These sheep came to
Brattleboro after seven weeks of cam
paigning, in which they scooped the hon
ors and the cash prizes at the several
big fairs in New York state, including
those of the state fair at Syracuse,
where. pitted against the noted fiocks of
Illinois on their way TO the Worlds Fair
in st. Louis, the animals from Glendale
farm won three championship prizes
on Southdown and Hampshiredown
bucks and on Oxforddown eve. The
champion Southdown buck was bought in
England for $3.50, and is pronounced by
experts to be the finest Southdown buck
in America. The Leicester buck, weigh
ing 425 pounds, has the distinction of
being the biggest woolly quadruped on
the continent. The Glendale farm sheep
seemed to be in the pink of condition, de-
spite their long absence from home.
The oxford, (Mass.) Angora Goat COM
panys II handsome specimens, with
their long, SILKY coats, We're surrounded
at all times by admiring spectators.
They are part of a flock of $50 brought
to oxford recently from Lake Valley,
New Mexico The flock is headed by the
four year old buck, which bears the ia
miliar name of Bill Bailey, and he has
been pleased to come into the first prizes
at the six fairs where he has been ex-
hibited. A yearling buck and doe in the
lot have never been beaten. Two or
three year old does are daughters of the
buck julius Caesar, sold recently for
1890, one of the highest prices ever paid
for an Angora.
All of the other sheep were of a class
much above the average usually seen at a
fair. s. r. Brock of Claremont had Is fine
Shropshires the Ophir farm of White
Plains, N Y, three pens of Hampshires
which have been winners all over the
country; b. b. Morrill, of Stanstead, p.
O., seven pens including Oxforddowns,
Southdowns. Leicesters, Cotswolds and
Hampshires; r. Parker & Son of
North Ferrisburg the only Merinos on the
ground; j. G.. STANFORD & Sons of Brat
tleboro three pens OF handsome grade
Shropshiresi and Charles ID. Cutler OF
Springfield, VT, three pens of fat grade
sheep. A late EMERY, after all of the
pens were full. came in three pens of
excellent Shropshires, owned by Fanny
p Mason of Walpole. N. H. Special
quarters were provided forthem.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
WORLDS CHAMPION OXEN.
Mack and Teddy Were on Exhibition But
Did Not Pull a Load-They Weigh
$500 Pounds

The worlds champion draft oxen, Mack
and Teddy, the property of j. d. Avery
of auckland Mass, had a little world OF
their own in a special tent and they were
surrounded each day by people who kept
up a rapid fire of questions regarding
their age, weight. etc They now weigh
$500 pounds, and Mr.. Avery believes that
they will eventually excel the record of
Tom and Jerry. who weighed 5000 pounds.
and who were exhibited all over the
country as a special attraction at fairs.
Mack and Teddy are Holsteins and with
their great size, pretty black and white
coloring and polished horns they make a
picture to be remembered. Two years
ago at the Valley Fair they established a
record of 10,0s0 pounds as draft oxen, and
last year they drew 1924 pounds a rec
ord which is likely to stand, as they will
not be used in drawing contests again.
]. p. Nichols of Brattleboro, who trav-
eled over the country with Mr.. Avery's
Tom and Jerry. was in charge of the
animals.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
VALLEY FAIR PREMIUMS
Continued from page So
Horses.

Horses.
First Class-Best standard bred stallion
years old or over, sl5 J +; Brosnaha1.
Fralick;, I'd. 81, 4; N. Kingsley, .Ashuelot.
n H.; best stallion years old, s, Nc
Monadnock. n: H. and A. N. Kingsley
tied; best stallion years old, S.. B.
Fralick; I'd. IS. j; E. Brosnahan; best
geny. SIS. B. Fralick; I'd, $40. A. N. Kings
Second Class-Best brood mare, with
Farm. West Springfield, Mass; I'd, Sc, B.
Fralisk; best gelding years old, s.; best
geiding years old, 50. McElwain Farm;
hliy. S. McElwain Farm; I'd, s.. j. E.
Third Class-Best mare and colt. We'll
lington Curtis. Walpole, N. H; I'd, Con-
rad Miner, Guilford: best gelding 3 years
Guilford; 2d, Wellington Curtis; best
yearling, p. H. Akley; I'd, o. NJ. Brown,
Fourth Class-Best pair matched geld
ings or mares. SIS, j. Edward Bailey,
Montpelier; I'd, SO. John Anderson, Wind
sor.
Gentlemen's Driving Glass.
Fifth Class-Best single carriage horse.
SIS. c. Fayette Smith, Holyoke, Mass. :
I'd, SlO j. Edward Bailey.
Shetland Ponies.
Glass best stallion years old Sl5
Captain Kidd; best stallion years old 49,
The Earl of Muckross. Muckross Park,
Springfield, VT.
Glass II.-Mare and colt, $40; FLY or
gelding years old, 50, Lady; I'd, 81, Lau-
reno; yearling colt or filly, So, Muckross
Park.
Special.
Grade Ponies-stallion years old or
nj
b. Balestier
Hackneys-Best stallion years old or
over A. c. ellis, Keene, n. II. best stall
lion years old or over, DIR. Pentecost;
best mare years old, DIR. Pentecost; best
stallion years old, VIM. M. Hill, Will
mington, special; best brood mare and
colt, c. ii. Paddock West Claremont.
Shetland Glass best stallion years
old, best stallion 2 years old, best mare
and colt, best FLY or gelding years old,
best yearling, Muckross Park.
Morgans-Best stallion years old, 1st
and I'd; best stallion years old, e. ID.
Illness best stallion years old, c. V.
Paddock, jr.; special stallion. list, E. d.
Illness 3D. c. V. Paddock; special, mare
years old, G. V. Paddock, jr. mare and
colt. LIST and I'd, Il. ID. Hines; filly years
old, LIST and I'd, C. V. Paddock, jr /;
yearllng, list, Q. V. Paddock. jr. I'd, E. d.
Hines.
Thoroughbred Swine.
Berkshire-Best boar year old, 81; best
brood sow. So; I'd. 81; best fat hog. 81;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
PUTNEY.

The ladies' aid society OF the Baptist
church will hold their annual meeting
and election of officers at the session room
OF the church Wednesday afternoon, Oct
5. In the evening from to they will
serve supper to the public in the same
place.
Henry III. Laughton. 70, died Sunday in
Orange. He was born in Dummerston, but
when he was a small boy his parents
moved to Putney, where he spent most
OF his life as a farmer. The body was
brought to Putney for burial. Mr.. Laugh
ton was of the sturdy type of New En-
CHAMBERS. honorable in his dealings with
men and was held in high esteem by a
large circle OF acquaintance. About Is
years ago he moved to Leominster, where
he lived for few years, when he moved
to Orange. Besides widow he leaves
two sons, II. w. Laughton and John H.
Laughton, both of Orange.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

Pension Commissioner Wares annual
report shows that the pension disburse-
ments for the year ended June 80. 1904.
amounted to s144. 712 2S7. During the year
47,3H persons were added to the pension
roll. and 49.157 were stricken off, $3.50 of
them by death. The pensioners on the
roll al the close of the year consisted of
720,315 soldiers, 273.S47 widows, and COG
army nurses. OF S75.00O pensioners en-
titled to increase under the executive
order of March Is, 1904, recognizing age
as an evidence of disability only 2s, SOC
have applied for increase.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
Montpelier City Judge a Suicide.

c. e. Woodward, jr., Judge of the
Montpelier city court committed suicide
by hanging in his private Office about s
o'clock Wednesday morning. He had
been i'll and very respondent for several
days. Judge Woodward was a native Of
Braintree, born in 1862. He had lived in
Montpelier six years, and had been city
judge since December, 1902.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
Death Of Senator Hoar.

George Frisbie Hoar, senior United
States Senator from Massachusetts,, died
at his home in Worcester about half past
one, this, Friday, morning. The cause
OF death was the breaking down of ad-
vanced years. For several weeks the
end has been only a question of time.
Senator Hoar represented his district in
Congress for four successive terms, and
had been in the Senate since 1877.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
$500 NEW YORK EXCURSION OCT. 6.
A Beautiful illustrated Booklet Descrb
ing the Trip VIII be Mailed Free.

October 6 is the $500 New York City
excursion. This is the only trip through
the Hoosac Mountains and the Deerfield
Valley through Troy, N. Y, to Albany
and then by steamer down the Hudson
river to New York city; back via the Fall
River line. The Boston & Maine Pas
senger Department, Boston, has issued
a beautiful illustrated booklet describing
the trip. This booklet will be mailed
free upon receipt of your address.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

DR., d. H. Parsons of Chicago, native
of Bradford, VT, has given $50, 900 with
which Bera college in Kentucky will
be equipped with water-works system.
The total of the doctors gifts to col
leges has reached 100000 He is 81
years old and still giving.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

Il suppose all your neighbors were out
to see you the first time you went whiz-
zing through the street in your new au-
tomobile."
No, they were all busy getting their
work done ahead of time so they could
be out watching the next evening when l
had to have the blamed thing towed home
behind an express wagon. "-[Chicago
Record Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30


kinds
omeoft
Chesterfield" of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

trade what the shoes particular We
absolutely
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

Three dollars and fifty
cents has come to be a sort
of standard price at which
many men, perhaps a ma
jority of men, like to buy
their shoes. At this price
they expect to get good
quality, good style and
good wear.
It was to meet this de-
mand that we had the
"Chesterfie1d" line of
shoes designed and made.
This line is built especially
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

We know that only the
best materials are used in
their manufacture. We
know that they are built
on the most modern and
approved lasts. We know
that they look well, that
they fit well, that they
are easy and comfortable,
and that they wear well;
none better. ALI this we
guarantee.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05

you have a $4,000 farm paid for which
has cost you only 81, 40256. This you
have had twenty years to pay. with
the absolute guarantee that if you
die at any time the mortgage will be
cancelled and the homo freed from
debt"
It is needless to say Mr.. Jones
bought both the farm and the life in
surance This brief illustration OF
what Jones did shows what you can
do. If you are a renter, or have a
farm and are in iebt-a young man
just starting in life, or a salaried man
who would like to own farm, permit
our agent to explain how you can buy
bond on twenty years time without
any security on your part, guarantee
ing you the results of the average
farm if you live, and your family a
home il you die.
For further information write the
Old Line Bankers Life Insurance
Company of Lincoln. Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05

Editor Independent: 1t looks to me
as IL the shattered populist party may
yet gather itself together. Surely
there was never such evidence OF the
need of it. The democratic party will
beyond a doubt place leader in the
field of the Hill-Gorman
stripe.
The republicans will nominate
Roosevelt and In either case the peo-
pie will continue under present finan-
cial and corporation rule. II ever the
common people. farmers, business
men and laboring men had reason to
ats for themselves II Is certainly now.
tor Il Is evident that the rich synci-
sales are sure OF their strength IN
government.
The banks now have entire control
OF money, railroads OF traffic. and con-
gIess looks on while II only divides
issues when II comes 10 srolls. Our
state government In influenced BY ma
tiJnal authority aud It's issues NO much
overpowered by presidential contest
that robbery can run riot
The great question In my mind Il
how are the scattered sheep to bs
brought together this fall The pop
nllst party IN 40 badly disorganixcs
hy internal discussion and while ev'
eiy one n sincerely a populial each
Ausneels the other and until ever,
county and state can be organi3ee
tho party IA weak.
II the leaders of our party couls
only set together soon and arrans,
some method OF organization tha
could result In quickly establishing
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05

our forces would very soon
enlist, all interested as we are; but
we must declare for something ra-
tional, such as government issue and
control of all money, ownership of all
lublic utilities and protection to all
American industries: the state gov
eminent to be economically admin
istered to the end that the burden OF
taxation be lessened without Gripping
Development.
At the committee meeting the 1Sti,
others than the committee should b6
present and were 1t represented fairly
from over the state, select national
delegates at that time; then organize
as thoroughly as is possible before
ealing state convention to nominate
state officers.
In this (Pawnee) county there Is 10
organization. In fact only personal
action for several years past has Civ
EN- representative at conventions.
Thai is. some one or more constituted
themselves into caucus. possibly as
few as four men. who proceeded 10
selected ever attended.
This | believe Is largely the case
over the state. and In such condi-
tea we are the prey OF every un-
pfincipied cuss who wishes to get In
his work and when election Ii over
makes us the butt OF all sarcasm.
II We ever do. We must do now.
Mistakes Of the past must not cons
t'aae. and honest men must do hon-
/ est wsth. shoulder To- ahoulder heat
10 hear. mind 90 mind.
w. G. STARKEY.
fawueo City, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05

suggested legislation goes right to tie
heart of things, because it throws
down the gage of battle for clean
cut fight between the two great con-
tending property interests-the farm
ers and the corporations.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05

A. whitmer. Coles county. H.: In
the enclosed card hnd Coo. which usc
In tho work. also wish To be en-
rolled M one az the Old Guard. No
convention; nominate by referees
dunn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
East Lake Casino.

The Waller & Magill Comedy and Vau- deville company opened a weeks engage ment at the East Lake Casino last night under rather unfavorable circumstances. The threatening clouds kept many people away who would otherwise have attended The programme consisted of a farce en- titled, Wanted, a Wife or Trouble" The skit consisted merely of a series of vau- deville acts, some of which were better than others. Waller and MagilI give a very clever juvenile number that Is true to life and well presented One or two members of the company sang some songs that were well received, and the cemed- ians woke up the audience several times with their jokes. The attraction for this week does not compare with the Walter Edwards company, which was the offering for last week, but Is very fair vaude- vile
 Unfortunately the Waller & Magll com pany displayed tendency last night to indulge in a number of questionable jokes. They will have to eliminate vul- garisms if they wish to become popular at East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Churches on which assessments were levied for public improvements are to pay only half of these assessments and are to be relieved from paying all inter- est.
 The special committee appointed by the city council recently to take up the mat ter of several churches on which as- sessments have been levid, the same be- ing unpaid. held its first meeting yester- day morning in the office of the mayor. Another session was held in the after noon and the committee which is com posed of Mayor Drennen.s City Attorney Edward D. Smith and City Engineer Julian Kendrick, will continue to meet at the mayors office every morning at 10 o'clock until their work is finished.
 As result yesterday conferences with the trustees and other officers of the churches interested, the differences rela- tive to the delinquent assessments were settled by compromise. The First Methodist church is the only one which has not yet agreed to a settlement, but 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
WORK STARTS ON
 4 BICYCLE TRACK Jack Prince Will Open the Track
 July 18 A VERY LARGE STADIUM The Site Is Between 5essemer and PowderIy Car Llnes-A Five Years Lease Secured-The
 Track Will Be Fast.
A VERY LARGE STADIUM

Jack Prince will commence active work this inornlrg building the bicycle race track between the Bessemer and Pow derly car lines just the other side of the old fair groerds. Yesterday the con- tract was closed for the grounds and g. five years lease secured.
 Fourteen cars of lumber will be used in erecting the track and arrangements have already been made to get 1t trans ported to the place selected. largo number of union carpenters have already been engaged, and they commence work at once.
 The track will be opened about July IS with a big match race between Waithour and some other of the great pace fol- lowers .and will continue for six nights, race between the big riders every night, and half a dozen races between local peo- pie and anisteurs. Already several local riders huve commenced training.
 Contracts have been signed for lighting the str dium and sixty 2oOo candle power arc lights will be installed. A number of incandescent lights will also be used. Mary prizes will be hung up for the opening events, and after that there will races at stated intervals.
 The actual work of building the track will be pushed as rapidly as possible. and it is expected that the track itself will Le in condition in ten days for the local rldc-s to commence training on 1t. The seats will require more work and 1t will be completed about June 10 The stadium will seat about 450o people. and will be one of the best ever constructed. The track will be very fast, and 1t would not be n surprise to any of the initiated if some records were broken here.