Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28
FAIR NOTES.

FAIR NOTES.
F. P. Knowles sold several Hoistein
cattle as result of his exhibit.
Mrs. p. A. jerks, owner of Rainbow,
occupied seat in the press stand Wed
nesday.
Walter Knight Of Providence, r. l.,
| was here to examine Morgans with a view
| to purchasing.
Aside from the drawing classes there
were few oxen in evidence, but p. 2.
! Johnson of Cornish, N. H.. had a string
of nine yoke of steers and oxen of va
rious ages and sizes.
George F. Miller Of Seville Ohio, VINO
came here expressly for the bench show,
! bought Chauncey Girl, Boston bull,
from Mrs. ]. Edward Anderson OF the
Brooikline, Mass, kennels for $500.
Henry williams of Bridport this state
student at the high school here years
| ago, was an attendant throughout the
fair. He is one of the successful Morgan
horse breeders Of Addison county.
A big Swiss bull got away from his
| keeper Wednesday afternoon and can
tered up and down the boulevard in the
rear of the grandstand. He did no mis-
chief, but caused lively scattering of
men, women and children.
G. T. Copeland OF Gloversville. N. Y,
former Brattleboro resident, was on
| hand again with his pop corn tent and
apparatus. He disposed of so bushels of
| popped corn Wednesday and about 100
bushels in the three days. That's chew
ing some," said he in referring to his
| output.
The greatest vaudeville attraction ever
seen at the fair was the diving acts of
the Norins. including fancy backward
and forward dives from height of 80
feet and direct plunge from tower 65
feet high. The other performances were
of high order and were we'll received
q
The Brattleboro Retreat exhibited. but
not in competition, herd of Holsteins,
two bulls and 10 COWS, all registered
The swine were not brought from the
Retreat Farm owing TO the fact that all
the pens had been taken by competitors.
Additional accommodations will be pro-
vided for sheep and swine next year.
Manager Holley of the Glendale Stock
Farm boasted on Tuesday that he had
the largest and the smallest sheep on the
ground. When questioned he replied that
his Leicester ram weighed nearly 400
pounds, but that he did not know the
weight Of his smallest Southdown, which
was born on the grounds Monday night
C. II. Lee OF Lyndonville, who won
first in the contest for matched pairs
Wednesday, makes a speciality of handling
road horses. An agent for a wealthy
resident Of a Connecticut city, who was
here Wednesday. entered at once into
negotiations for the purchase of the pair
and it is probable that the trade viii be
closed within a day or two. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Lee placed price of $500
on the span.
All the special trains were crowded on
Wednesday. The one which arrived
from the north early in the forenoon con-
sisted of IA cars loaded with 400 people
and the trainmen said that others who in
tended to come were left at the stations
The Central Vermont train from the
| 0arr-fad 1260 In q nd
the special Boston & Maine train from
Springfield left at several stations people
who had TO come on the regular trains.
About Is men were commissioned as
police officers to serve during the fair,
but they had practically nothing to do in
their official capacity. John Rogers. the
Pinkerton detective, who came from New
York for the seventh consecutive year 10
look out for pickpockets, said before
leaving town today: 81 am perfectly
amazed at the orderliness of the crowd
> at the Brattleboro fair. 1 never saw any
thing like 1t in all my experience" Mr..
Rogers was accompanied by Detective
Vedder
Mrs. Carrie ]. Nelson Shackford OF
, Ryegate was the guest of her cousin. Mrs.
! ]. w. Gregg. during the fair. Mrs. Shack
ford took first premium and sweepstakes
, on dairy butter making the fifth time she
: has won at Brattleboro. Since 1892 she
1 has taken $500 in premiums on. butter be-
4 sides taking a medal at Paris In 1900
4 About 20 years ago she began farming
owing $4,000 and supporting four small
children. Years ago her debts were paid
:, | Her children have grown to be worthy
citizens of the state. Her farm now con-
= tains PIG acres of excellent land and fine
buildings. She keeps IS head Of cattle
and six horses. She probably has taker
more first-class premiums on butter thar
: any other farmer in the state and has
proved that farming brings both profi
and pleasure when properly done.
: George E. whitney of Burlington. tho
e millionaire wooden manufacturer, wa'
Q here Wednesday to see his horse. Bur
e lingpon Maid, in the 2.17 race. Mr.
y Whitney is the owner of several fas
d racers and it was announced recently tina
u he was willing to back his horse. Angus
= Pointer, for $4,000 against any othe
II racer on the grand circuit. Angus Point
70 err has turned several miles this season
e under 20S The Bishop is another Whit
new horse which has made a highly cred
e table showing. Mr. Whitney is remem
II bered locally as the manager of tn
81 South Royalston base ball team of !
d years ago and later backed the team Il
Lebanon, N. H, composed largely o
Holy Cross players. Spike" Davis
the Brattleboro Athletics then playe
- with Lebanon. Mr.. Whitney has bee
~ chief sponsor for the Burlington bas
=, ball team in the northern league the las
two years.
The daubers for the yellow journal
~ would have had good material for thei
III papers If they had witnessed a little seen
! which was enacted at the north side O
l. the track late wednesday afternoon.
De tough customer who had evidently bee
kt imbiblng became very abusive towar
George E. Whitney, owner of race horses
Mr.. Whitney finally turned and gave tn
T. c. two rousing slaps. The man quiete
IN down temporarily but after Mr.. Whitne
'y went from the enclosure he followe
with a big club and was only two step
In behind when the horse fancier happene
ne to turn Mr. Whitney ordered the ma
to throw away the club, but he refused
~ brandishing his weapon threateningl!
1T Whitney then gave him two staggerin
hit straight-arm jolts. The approach {
or spectators ended the affair, but Mr.. WIFI
el ney's fighting blood was up and he d.
clarad that II the stranger came near tn