The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
WAS SEEN LAST
AT VALLEY FAIR
Lloyd Barker of Antrim, N. H.,
Missing Since Sept. 30.
WAS IN POULTRY DEPARTMENT
AS Solicitor for PuElicaticn-Friends
Fear He Has Been Injured or Taken
Ill, But This Belief is Not Enter
tanned Here-Police Investigation.

tanned Here-Police Investigation.
Lloyd Barker mailing from Antrim. N
H., disappeared from sight during the af
ternoon of Sept. 30, the second day of the
Valley fair, and since that date the police
of Brattleboro and Antrim as well as the
wife of the man have been looking for him
He arrived in Brattleboro Monday after
noon of the week of the Valley fair and
applied to Superintendent ID. f. Tasier of
the poultry department for space as a
representative OF poultry journal pub
lished in Antrim, As all of the available
space was taken the man was permitted to
solicit subscriptions among the visitors in
the poultry building. He was present
Monday evening, Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday, disappearing late the last af-
ternoon after receiving letter from
George $. Foster of Wilton, n. H., be-
, lieved to contain complaints as to Barller's
actions in exhibiting Mr.. Fosters poultry
at other fairs.
Barker acted as though he was acquaint-
ed with the other representatives of poul-
try journals and poultry supply agents and
made himself at home in the poultry house,
apparently attending to his business as
representative Of poultry paper, Tues
day afternoon Mr. Tasker found that an
exhibit of poultry had been received from
George S. Foster of Wilton. n. H., but no
entry had been made nor entry fees re-
ceived. He made some inquiries among a
number of exhibitors and evidently Barker
overheard his conversation, for short
time after he volunteered the information
Ia Mr. TasEer that he was well ACQUAINTED
with Mr.. Foster and that he would be re-
Snonsible for tho entry fees If the owner
IA NOT fo,nyard them Inst before leav.
ing the fair grounds Tuesday evening he
told Mr.. Tasker that he would have to get
a check cashed before he could pay the en-
ny leuS e H. do,'a,t
v,r tTIn fniiorn,r ,,nrnin,r Parl,or an.
llent', ne t'liPNi"S n,oi ing i'' LINZ ai
leaiGu on 'ne lair SroIieS 4;,u was eNi-
lhat evening a lGt'er was received p4
one OF ne l'Ir olllclaIs enclosing money am
asking t,,aC Darker pe kept uiluer SurEGi
lance. Inc writer OF the letter was MI
roster owner OF Ihe Poui,i! IN question,
ana llc leIier s'a'cu lhal parser 'i"d peei
paced IN charge OF lhe eXhlpiI OF loultry;
put had not dohe Just as ne was instructed
TO 90 ana eNlectGa 10 90 IN the matIer
OF eNhlDlIinS the plrds at other lalrS thls
season. ne same mai pfo'SnI d leI'9r
from VT; roster 70 parker hf' asker
handed Mr.. barker letier TO nm win the
remark that he noticed II was from MI
roster. Barker opened ana read the ietter
and tod MI: 1asker mat MT. roster
would arrive that DAY TO attend TO exhlDlC-
ing MS pifds ana Would pay Vhe entry lees
when ne arrived
=, shortly after his conversation with MI
Iasker Thursday afternoon barker dlsap-
peared,. Mr.. roster qua not arrive ana ms
entry lees were SUBJ racled lio1n hls VIII,
nlngs and check ana ms Dlfds returned
20 nm nm. ,r, po,,. en-, j - j !
. zen VI pdlhel idLeu ~ ieturh - a
antrim az tne expiration OF tne lalI, ms a
Wae ana Illends became ANXIOUS ail9 q t
po was az 1iHe SO oei o
U,r I'd ,,;th nd thornunb oearoh
Tas made For t ba' m;s SIN man
The last traoe Of bir which could he l
obta;neJ ,yas oa Thursday Int since that 5