Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-26

18th Fair Closes with Flying Colors.
First Fair in State. Attendance Good,
Contests Sharp.

The 18th annual Orleans County /
Fair held at Roaring Brook PdrK' 4
Barton. closed Friday evening. Inc |
dates this year were three weeks 1
carrier than usual and it was the hrst |
fair held in the state this year. Inc
change in dates was made necessary
bv the fact that Sherbrooke took the
Barton dates, the second week IN
September, and forced the Barton
fair 20 run in competition or eleS
change dates. Rather than to run IN
opposition or to "butt in" on dates
usually held by other fairs, Barton
went 20 the third week in August
The action of Sherbrooke in this
matter is justified in the fact that 10
get q certain large government ap-
propriation she must take those dates
No one blames Sherbrooke. A lew
thousand dollars as a gift yearly
would help things some, and JUSTIFY
s'butting inn on others dates.
The fair was a success in every way,
though the attendance was not quite
M to the average, owing to three
reasons; first, early dates; second
late haying; third, the 80 cent ao-
mission price. The total attendance
this year was about 10000 as against
p 900 last year, the largest total at-
tendance in the history OF the talr'
The crowds we're difficult to estimate
this year on account of the many
family tickets sold, and no method OF
knowing the average attendance on
one family ticket can be hau'
Reckoning on an average OF three
(which ia smalD the six hundred
family tickets out would mean looo
on family tickets, this in addition TO
the single admission tickets made the
attendance on the various days about
az follows: Tuesday $500, Wednes-
day 5000, Thursday 5000 and FRIDAY
1000.
All departments filed rapidly Tues
day, there being about an average
amount of live stock. The floral nall
display was not as large as usual on
account of the early dates and the laI9
crops, though some creditaole 1rulU
and vegetables were exhibited Inc
ladies' department had some excep-
tionally fine fancy work and burnt
wood work also. The poultry exhibit
was again a record breaker, the poul-
try house being full and a tent lus'
outside also full, while the dog ex'
hibit was about the same as last year
See premium awards in another par
of the paper for all premiums IN these
departments.
Several displays of the manufactur
ing interests of the immediate Vlcln
itv were exhibited in the floral hal
and many remarked that If the manu-
featuring interests of the county were
aske d to make exhibits here valu
able and interesting display in hora
hall might be added. The two mos
prominent displays were those OF tn
Peerless Manufacturing company
makers of ladies' goods, of Barton, an
those of Pillsbury & Baldwin, manu-
facturers of plumbers woodwork, c
Barton. Both displays were exceller
and deserve more than mere mentor
Other manufacturing interests shoul
avail themsel.s of the opportunity
making these displays. Other tior'
hall exhibits worthy of mention wei
the musical booths of A. r. Cowles
BARTON and of o. r. Moulton OF New
mort. the True & Blanchard exhibit
Newport, the taxidermy exhibit OF
s. Philips of Glover, and the exhlr
of T. Seaver of Barton. We wou
not fail to mention the display
farming implements by F. S. Whitch
of Barton and the numerous gasoll
engines, sugar rigs, plows, separator
ETC., made by manufacturers a.
agents. The exhibit of J. w. Muir
land, another manufacturer of Barto
making furnaces and doing all kin
of foundry work, should be mentlone
The vaudeville attractions were
ceptionally good and the six hyl
Banvards, in their thrilling castl
and return acts, we're pronounced u
equalled by any special attracti
even shown upon the grounds. The
six people perform on trapeze 20 +
from the ground. The distance fr
one trapeze at the extreme
t. the other extreme end
about 40 feet. The performers VI
literally thrown through the air
feet from the ground from
TO another being caught by
wrists or ankles, turning Sin
and double somersaults in mid
The trained bears should also rece
special mention.
Not a mishap occurred outside
1arooli -bfuo Of a hack in the di