The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
E1ICCESSFUL DESPITE THE RAIN
,a Annual Meet of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Asso-
citation Drew Crowd of 1900 People Monday.

was caused. The mile race was won
by II, 4. Morse of Bellows Falls,
time 6.5i. John Howe, who started in
this race, was obliged to drop out,
leaving a clear field for the winner.
In the tlpee.legged race W. Il. Bart.
lett and Fay Miller started out with
u lead which they maintained, coming
in several yards ahead of the rest.
The second prize, however, was not
so easily won and as the wire was
reached Frank Il, Barber and W. T.
Hudson got by Just ahead of the 9th.
or pair, The wheelbarrow race was
entered by large number. Frank Il.
Barber shot out at the start, leaving
the field far behind but as he reached
the line where the turn must be made
he went far beyond and w. +. Hudson
who was last up to this point, veered
quickly and returned a long ways
ahead of the bunch. In the half mile
race it was pretty well understood who
would win and II. A. Morse according
to expectations, came in ahead with
+. f. Bartlett of the same town sec.
ond. The time was 3 minutes, ) see
onds. The sack race was full of fun,
nearly everybody falling down or
tripping over the one who had fallen
in front, The ball game between
Springfield, VT, and a picked team
was to have been played at this time.
The game was started in the morning,
but hardly had the first inning begun
when rain put a stop to the contest.
The tug of war closed the events. Ev-
erybody gathered at the front of the
grand stand where the Bellows Falls
team and the Brattleboro strong men
were to attempt to pull each other
across the line. Amid a shout of vic
tory the Brattleboro aggregation
brought their opponents over the mark,
The committees who had the event
in charge are as follows: Executive,
L. w. Trask, II. C. Chandler, William
NJ. Colt. Emerson Peak, Mrs. Sylvia
A. Powers, Mrs. A. W. Roel, F. j.
Leach and Clara II. Smith; commit
tee on sports, Austin w. Roel, d. NJ
Damon. +. +. Perry, Mrs. Sylvia A
Powers and +. W. Trask; dinner com
mittee, +. E. Perry, Z. w. Peak, A.
w. Roel, W. D. Gibson; committee on
canton drill, E. W. Trask, w. NJ. Colt
and A. w. Roel.
The association adopted the follow
ing resolutions
Whereas the success of the third an
nual field day meet of the Odd Eel
lows and the Rebekahs association is
due largely to the untiring and falth
full service rendered by its officers anc
their various committees, therefore bl
it resolved that the hearty thanks OF
the members of the association b'
and hereby are extended to our presl
dent. vice president and executive
committee for their constant endeaV
or to promote the interests of our as
ISOLATION and for the faithful and Ell
ficient manner in which they nave
discharged the duties of their oflees.
Whereas, the Odd Fellows and he
bekahs association having peel
crowned in their efforts to supper
and maintain their annual field da.
meet are this year indebted to tn
Valley fair association for their lib
eral hospitality, therefore be 1t re
solved that the Odd Fellows and he
bekahs association do hereby extern
to the Valley fair association its mos
hearty thanks for the courtesy snow
and for the important part they nav
taken in making the meet one o
pleasure and benefit to the odd [el
lows and Rebekahs association; nc
solved that copy of these resolution IN
he forwarded to the Hon. George W
Pierce, president of the Valley'fai as
ISOLATION.