Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-27
= A TWO DAYS FAIR
Time of Annual Exhibition Will
Not Be Extended
Gov. Bell One Of the Speakers at Valley
Fair Post Prandial Exercises Friday
Afternoon.

The annual meeting of the Valley Fair
association, which was In progress when
The Phoenix went to press last Friday,
continued. with the post prandial exercises
until about o'clock. The footngs OF the
treasurer's financial statement and the list
of officers We're published last week
These department superintendents were
elected Horses, c. d. Noyes and r. NJ.
Angler; cattle, H. C. Clark and H. j.
Richmond; dairy. p. S. Eames and o. T.
Ware; sheep and swine, f. A. Sargent
and George Thomas, jr; poultry, w. f.
Goddard, c. b. Crowell and f. d. e.
Stowe; floral hall, II. w. Sargent and c.
F. r. JENNIE; agricultural hall, a. w Roel
and c. a. Evans; mechanics hall, f. d.
Whitney and A. w. Rockwell; bench show,
r. c., Bacon and II. c. Rice; food show,
Miss Lillian Higley; school exhibit. II. X.
Whitaker of Brattleboro and F. L. Hew-
ard of Mortified, Mass. pet stock. J.. NJ
Keneston The matter of holding the
next fair three days instead of two was
brought up by President G. w. Pierce
and was discussed by several members
OF the advisory board of directors, prin-
cipally from out of town and who have
attended fairs in other states Nearly all
favored continuing on the present basis
of two days. An informal vote was taken
for a recommendation to the executive
committee, and with the exception of
against
having a three days fair After the
business session dinner was served in the
dining room during which Leitsinger's
orchestra gave music which was very
pleasing. After dinner President Pierce
made pertinent remarks and introduced
several speakers, and a male quartet,
consisting of +. V. Morse. w. S. Stearns.
a. 5. Thompson and A. F. Brasor, sang
several selections, The speakers included
Governor Charles j, Bell, who was a guest
of President Pierce and who spoke on Yer
mont as an agricultural state United
! states District Attorney j. l.. Martin,
whose theme was, What l don't know
about farming" James Fisk Hooker who
talked in humorous vein, Walter E
Ranger, state superintendent of educa-
tion, who told of the relation of the
school to. the farm, n. G. Williams, of
the governors staff. whose subject was,
Love Feasts," and c. NJ. Winslow of
Brandon president of the Ayrshire
Breeders association, who made interest
ing remarks about Vermont at the st.
Louis exposition,
The following persons We're elected
members of the advisory board of di-
| rectors: Frank w. Mcclure, John L.
Roess, Warner l.. Thomas, Elmer Il.
Reynolds, John C. Baker, II. L. Stafford.
H. G. Smith, c. A. Barber, d. H. STAFF
ford Harlan II. Howe, c. A. Boyden.
Brattleboro; w, A. Harris, e. e. Mather.
li. A. Knight A. II. Stowe, H. ID. Thayer.
r, l.. Frost, West Brattleboro Henry
Folbrook, Palmer Mass; r. ID. Newton,
| Ware, Mass; f. G.. Rogers West Dunn
merston George Underwood, Swanzey,
n. H.; w. II. Caldwell, Peterboro, n. II.
A. p. Childs, Bennington; f. r. Perry,
Walter ii. Perry, Edward Megrath, North
Charlestown, N H.; C. " Paddock jr.,
II, 70. Paddock, West Claremont N. II.
c. s. Willard. John Clark A. M Corser
Putney; w. H. Austin, win Spauiding,