Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-29


"a number Of handsome animals.
The sheep pens were all occupied and
most OF them had SIX, double the usual
number, the show including over $50
head OF well bred animals.
OF thorough bred merinOs A. E. Fuller
and Geo. II. Vaughan were the only ex-
hibitors and prize winners.
The fine wool mixed were more largely
represented, r. ". Doton, with several
first prize winners, T. w. Bassett and
5. II. Bassett also coming for blue ribbons
Coarse wool mixed-C. II. Badger
showed a blue ribbon buck, years old
and other exhibitors and prize winners
were Mrs. Ida Hatch, Collamer Capron.
Nj. j Lewis and K. }. Lewis.
Shropshires Matthew Hannah Of Wind
sor was a new exhibitor here, taking
LIST premiums with year old buck and
buck lambs. Mrs. Ida Hatch and NJ. j..
Lewis dividing up most Of the other blue
ribbons.
There we're about one hundred head Of
swine Of various sizes and weights, but
good breeding was marked feature and
the show was a fine one az a whole.
Floral hall was richer than usual in
fancy work il the display fell short in the
number Of exhibits.
The long tables covered with the pro-
ducts Of tree and vine indicated that this
was a great fruit year, the apple family
showing up especially strong,
/ The show OF vegetables, beginning with
| q. a. Slocum's Highview farm display,
was complete and satisfying Every vsri
ely Of vegetable was represented, the gar
/ dens and truck farms OF this vicinity
apparently sending the besf they had Of
pumpkins and smaller products.
The boys made fine display Of garden
produce. This competition for premiums
offered by the society to young farmers
/ under 10 years always has been q e Iture Of
/ the vegetabl show. The premiums:
1Et Raymond 4. Robinson, Z years,
| Bridgewater; ID. Harland Il. Atwood, II
years, North Bridgewater; 3D., Leon Z.
/ Gilbert, ~ years, Pomfret; 9TH, Harry
Leonard, Barnard 5th, Roger Josselyn,
1 Bridgewater.
The poultry building was fairly well
/ filled with particularly hue lot Of birds,
I the quality q the show beiug much above
Z tue average Of recent years. The Brown
Leghoru family was conspicuous but
other birds were well represented.
The track events were not o. the usual
interest and the shiveriug spectators we're
never worked 20 the point 0t enthusiasm
over any % the races Most % them were
taken rs one. two. three order, the vim
ncrs rompng in SO far ahead that the
trailcrs never knew hos they were har-
me free-for-ail failed to nm. star Hal,
2.09 l-2. being the only one Of the entries 70
show up.
so Class, PURSE sa-3AND iYEAEoIDs.
Mcphiuc. waterman. I
I Icruegan. bik. =, Holmes
/ D1rufhy, &. en-. Mhipp.rs
Tine az - $3.50
so cLAss PURSE 500
Tommy O.. blk. s.. Ksyes a I'm,
/ ida ~ sun Pointer farm,
kins. Tam Hurst, . =. wilson,
/ prsaes "a Monaco. b r Hyde a Wheeler dis
/ Iaauy wilkes, b NJ spauldlns- g-ss
Robert ~. b g. Baker. aia
as Glass, PURSE ssla
Hanover Girl. b. o., woodrow
/ Prank D.. I'D. =. sFl.th,
| nIrd B n sun Pointer farm,
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king can Hurst, b. =. Wilson,
| stamhoiine. ca. u,, u'rluis,
/ Mli Boy, .. s., hannasan-
| ltafrF a., b. 81 Wood
Il Dorothy b b. 3D., TAYLOR
Time 2sf9 l-a1.u 81 l'l4 Is
$50 CLASS. PURSE H0.
Hanover Girl. b m. woodrow,
! Prince af Monaco D. g.
T Nora b ch m=. keYes & 1861,
{ Queen Dido san Pointer farms ai.
/ Tine az S., as ne l'le, l.5s -
J Wednesdays tair-goers were disapp =
I 81 In not seeing the torpedo parachute act
/ Unsuccessful attempts we're made 70 y,
fiate the balloon. v hich was 10 charge o.
/ Aeronaut X. c. Frtcher, both mornins
and afternoon, bat q high wind spollea
the stunt. the bag bursting al the top ~
i the second trial. 81
"Ili give 'em an ascension tomorrow y
have 10 DO Il wild a kite, remarked ~
/ professor. who had worked hard ~ aal
/ "wednesday 10 carry out bis part o. the
program, and he kept bis word, out w
balloon. not a kite, carried him up 70 'h1
dropping OF place. -. &,
il me ascension followed the races late lu
Il The afternoon. the balloon soaring ths
feathers on half the chickens as y -
over the Billings farm poultry YARDS a.lu
Al height Of about 800 feet the yoans
.sprofessor" cut loose with loaa Iel ~;
from the torpedo above him. ne Anueu
safely on the hillside above Lincoln $780, 49,.
while the balloon fioated on toward iAi'-
land.