The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-28
STATE FAIR NEXT WEEK.
VIII Open Tuesday Afternoon at White
River Junction.

White River junction, Sept. %. The
opening OF Nermonts first annual state
fair viii take place here next Tuesday
No detail has been omitted TO make
the event a success The residents of
this place have opened their houses to
visitors. Accommodations viii be found
ample. Persons desiring rooms should
communicate with Charles Il. Jameson
at the Landmark Office. The hotel was
recently enlarged and there are 40 rooms
on the grounds
The fair will open Tuesday morning
with the Judging Of live stock and other
events have been scheduled for the fore
noon, but the formal opening Of the fair
viii not take place till O'clock IN the
afternoon, when Governor Proctor, es-
corted by the cadets OF Norwich univer.
sity, win aTriye at the grounds and the
programme Of opening viii then take
place.
In so brief q resume as this article It
will be impossible to enumerate the
many features that win 90 to make up
the fair On the three days Tuesday,
"Wednesday. ard Thursday and there.
fore only e few cen be mentioned. So
crowded, However i the programme that
events viii be taking place in all depart
ments practically at the same time. The
visitor viii find his attention occupied
every minute and he will have the best
time he ever had on fair ground.
Up TO Saturday Of last week there
We're 1855 cattle entries made and the
management WIS confident that fully
500 would De made before the opening
date Of the fair SO great are these en-.
tries exceeding by 100 per cent every
previous fair ever held in Vermont hat
it has been found necessary TO erect an.
other exhibition she'd and work has al.
ready been begun on this structure.
The poultry exhibit win be the larg-
est ever seen in northern New England.
The exhibition quarters are IDEAL The
building is designed TO take care of both
the dog and poultry exhibits The ca.
nine show win be extensive, Dogs will
be shown by the widest known breed.
ers from at least dozen states of the
east.
The horse department will have a big
showing of Morgan horses, as we'll as
Of other breeds. The swine showing will
also be extensive
Too much cannot be said in anticipa.
ton Of the horse racing, which will be
the best ever seen north Of the Read
Vile track. Horses with records down
close to the two.minute class will be
there and the horses that have pulled
purses in their classes will be driven in
the events.
In the amusement line, the word ex.
tensive may also be applied There will
be a midway Of clean, up-to-date shows,
beside the varied vaudeville exhibitions
free TO all visitors
Then there will be the exhibition Of
Vermont fish at the aquarium, the horse.
mons tournament and the foot ball
game between the olcvens Of the New
Hampshire state college OF Durham, and
Norwich university. The foot ball game
win be played az 10 o'clock Wednesday,
The Norwich cadets will appear in drills
followed by a sham battle every fore.
noon Of the fair
OF especial interest 20 the farmers will
be the sheep-driving contest with dogs
and shepherds from some Of the great
stock farms Of the country,
The business blocks and residences Of
White River Junction will be deliberately
decorated. The Montpelier military
band will render each day diversified
programme, ranging from William Tell
to the latest rag time.
Low rates and special trains will be
provided by the railroads, and the ac-
Communications to the grounds from
White River Junction will be found am.
pic in every way. The new railroad, to
be operated by The state fair commits
sion, will run trains to the grounds ev-
cry few minutes, and this will ensure
no waiting to reach the largest fair
grounds in the state, and the greatest
fair ever held in northern New Eng
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