Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30
FAIR NOTES,

G. H. Barnes of Waverly, Mass, own
er of Harry Bingen, winner of the 224
trot Tuesday, is a brother of A G. Barnes
of Vernon.
Dan II. Wilder of Putney drove his
three-year-old colt half mile yesterday
afternoon between heats, turning the last
quarter in A seconds.
Chief of Police Wilson had a force of
20 assistants employed during the fair.
The Pinkerton detectives did not come
here this year, but their places were
taken by men from the Wood-Morgan de-
tectiye agency in Boston.
The drivers in the three county race
were somewhat surprised when Start
er Merrill told them to put on
coats They appeared in their shirt
sleeves but the starter thought the dig
nifty of the occasion demanded something
a little more pleasing. Two of them had
to borrow coats from spectators
All the men who led the Morgan horses
in the Darling string from East Burke
in the calvacade on the track each day
We're dressed in white and wore white
caps with Vizors. The suits added materi-
ally to the attractiveness of the exhibit
and We're great Improvement over the
stable costumes in which the caretakers
usually appear.
l. X Felch, the veteran of all the poul-
/ try judges of America, declared Tues
! day night that the poultry department
/ this year was the best show he had ever
| seen at a fall fair, He said there were
| just the right number of birds, that they
were of a uniformly high grade, and that
everything in the arrangement and hous-
! ing of them was clean and attractive.
f. c. Crosby e Co.'S building was Wis
| tied by thousands of persons and those
/ in charge were kept busy giving away
novelties advertising White Satin flour.
of which the firm are the New England
No fV1N Ial
inch tapes in automatic reels, yolk sep
arators, sets of needles, etc, and the
exhibit was made up of White Satin
flour and Worcester salt.
l.. II. Barber transformed a corner I'M
der floral hall into bower of beauty, with
decorations overhead of red, white and
blue paper festoons, and a background
making a striking poster effect, with
shields of national colors, large signs of
Victor talking machines and bright col
ored title pages of sheet music. Mr..
Barber demonstrated the qualities of the
Chickering, Merrill, Vose and Wright pi-
amos, Angelus and BUR players, and Vic
tor and Edison monographs.
crook gained entrance to the houses
of Louis Allen and e. w. Williams or
South Canal street the first day of the
fair, stating at Mr.. Aliens that he was an
inspector of electric light wires, and at
Mr.. Williams's that he wished to test
telephone wires. So far as known he took
no valuables, and it is thought that his
object was to look over the premises foi
a break later. The Twin State company
officials think the man may have intend
ed to rob the cash gas meters.
A maltese cat owned by Miss Ruth
Weatherhead of West Brattleboro was
stolen Tuesday night from a cage locked
! with a paddock in the pet stock depart
ment, but she was returned Wednesday
! night, much to the pleasure of her little
kittens, her owner and those in charge
of the department. Several who were in
< terested in the pet stock and who assist
t ed about the building were told and the
matter had been placed in the hands o
/ chief OF police, and apparently the new
went TO the right quarter. The cat wa
taken out through an opening made by
: pulling off the screen which formed tin
! front part Of the cage and during he
absence 1t was not an easy task to car
: for the tiny members of her family.