The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-27

NHaSJ parts of the fair, was the
tF'u,' ,f decorated automobiles We'd
1'1 1oy morning. The number of ears
l" nv, was not as great as had been
"" ,,l hat this may be accounted
e M 1rt 10y the rainy weather of
~ is +" and tuesday night. Twenty
Nola' machines participated in the pa.
E which started from the common
~. .,y after 10 O'Clock, going down
S ,s'a street. out Canal to the fair
~" Two trips around the track
.y-' melo before the judging took
W., In the central enclosure. Nine
p" wore awarded by the judges, Col.
Guy Mile, Of Brattleboro and Major
en- !, Berkeley of st. Adams. j. G.
wv w. ,f this town won the cup for
h'i las, decorated machine of any de-
E ;.too y. IL. Estey received the
~ ar the best local touring ear
EF.tt " E. Haskell second and c. D.
S Tti,,Eer third. The cup for the best
, -,, local runabout went to DIR.
y sT p Anderson with j. G. Ullery see
", q Z. Randall of Chesterfield, n.
wv ,ook first prize for out-of-town
i ~ ears. the second going to A.
= lldrich of Boston.
y The first ear in the parade was the
p,,ro Great Arrow belonging to Col
nv ,J rstev and driven by him. The
v ~..bino was handsomely decorated
NAM at Loves of wheat and red peoples
'rl tbe following children were the
a.. ,,gs, occupants: Marguerite and
g Harriet Meilen, Janet Smith, Marguer-
H a White Sylvia Crosby, Roger
p,,rkett Willie Haskell and Jacob
,r5 Joseph Estey. They were dressed
i white and carried Teddy bears
chase coloring harmonized with the
o,bsr decorations and gave fetching
sssst 10 the whole. The ear was de-
.gped and decorated by Mrs. Estey
and Mrs. c. 5. Pratt.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Thomas and
Miss josephine Thomas rode in
B1ck touring car trimmed with pop
MES and American flags.
r The Thomas flyer of Mrs. Ada Dow
lay driven by A. f. Knight, was eff
itetiyely decorated with hydrangeas
AVER a background of white with
STEAMERS of pink ribbons. The occu-
r,pts, all dressed in white, were as
follows: Mrs. Dowley, Mrs. J. f.
Hacker, Mrs. H. f. Brooks, Mrs.
Charles D. Barrett of Springfield,
Mass, and Mrs. C. w. Richardson.
Tbe ear was designed and decorated
bv Mrs. H. F. Brooks and Mrs. Bar
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Decorations of evergreen and ny
irangeas with green bunting and PINK
bows were used effectively on the
Rambler touring car owned by o. q.
Randall and driven by II. Z. Randall
The occupants were Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Z. Randall Clara Amidon, Burton
Johnson and Maverette Randall. Mrs:
0. E. Randall and Vernie Ryan OF
Worcester, Mass, decorated the ma
chine.
John Taft's Stanley steamer was
decorated with asters and hydrangeas
and contained Mr.. and Mrs. Taft,
Mrs.. R. A. Knight and Mrs. Guy TAFT,
all of West Dummerston.
Wells and Rosabel Miller, Misses
Marguerite Starkey, Edith Reed and
Rose Putnam were the occupants OF
Dr.. Miller's Winton touring car when
was handsomely decorated with ever
green and red ribbons according to the
design of Irving and Wells Miller. A
large state flag carried by Miss Miller
added to the attractive appearance OIL
the machine.
Two huge wings made of hydran..
geas and dahlias on a background or
white formed the decoration scheme
Of ". f. Haskell's Thomas flyer
which carried Mr.. Haskell, Mrs. Has
Eel, Miss Elsie Haskell and Merrill
Haskell. Satin ribbons and fiagss
were also used in the decorations ana
the whole effect was extremely pretty.
The most deliberately decorated ma
chine in the entire parade and one
which received applause all along the
line of march was the Grout runabout
owned and driven by DIR. u. h. An,
dersOn. The machine was decorated
to represent the state of vermont
bearing on the front of the hood a
large state shield in oils while just IN
front of the seat was an American
eagle covered with gold leaf, holding
in its beak streamers. Two large SILK
flags hung from either side of the ma
chine and small silk flags and stream
ers in the same colors were used mar
noniously in decorating the remain
der of the machine, which carried Dr.
Anderson and Sergeant J. J. Clune on
the drivers seat and Musician oarl
Ellis on the rumble. All three were
IN full dress uniform of the vermont
National Guard.
A. c. Aldrich of Boston drove a
Grout touring car trimmed with gar,
lands of red peoples and bows OF fea a
ribbon. The occupants of the machln :
were Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich anu
daughter Dorothy. 80,
A. B. Clapp's circuit touring car
driven by the owner was Handsomely,
decorated. The canopy was drapeu
with yellow curtains held back ny
double marigolds while on the fron'
Of the canopy was an eagle holding ~ ~
its beak yellow and white rlpoohS
running to the side lamps. In tne
Tear of the car was lattice WORK u
yellow and white with large put,
terhy thereon. The occupants Oh tne
car were dressed in white with orans 8,
SaShes and were Mrs. FL. S. Dearpo .1a
and Miss celia Edwards OF brattio
Soro and Mrs. L. J. Danleis u
Springfield, Mass. -.
G, R. Tucker drove his Garter car
which was trimmed with roses.
Asparagus and Teddy bears VIZ
used in decorating the six cynnuer
SSteyens-Duryea touring car driven ~ ~
=, D. Whitney; the other occupant TS'
all dressed in white were Misses Eu a
VEina and Alice Whitney, Floreh0'
Howe and Marjorie Crosby. .,e
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