Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-29
THE MAMMOTH
STATE FAIR.
-ouRrH ANNUAL LAST WEEK a
TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

Total Attendance OF 24.ooo--LarSe
"a fine Exhibits In Nearly Every
c,.~s--G Good Fast Races and Spe-
.,.l Features Please the Bic Crowds
a Real State Fslr.--Premiums.
The fourth annual exhibition Of the
,,.-,ront state Fair association opened on
~ gracious grounds In White River
T,ncsion on Tuesday, the Goth, and came
close the succeeding Friday With
- number on the elaborate program
.a,,nlsted as scheduled. In all its gener-
:, tsatnres the exhibition was the best OF
shs series and q pronounced success. The
s,,endance was surprisingly large, the
rsceipts correspondingly so and taking
80 account ali sources OF income the SIS
soeiafion treasury must be in q happy
80 people went TO The fair from all
aotnts in northern New England while
= resoects Vermont, its people knew no
n,ountaius. rivers or other barriers, but
sInnlv allied the trains aud took in the
shor The railroads did tho handsome
ming in arranging frequent trains going
and coming. a fact that accounts material
10 for the record breaking attendance
The big factor OF course IN the matter
~ attendance was the splendid weather
4 that prevailed throughout the week, save
. tor an hour or two late Wednesday after
4 noon. II was neither too hot nor dis
4 sqreeably cool, bat just right for solid
comfort and enjoyment. The roads lead
ing from every point TO the grounds were
IN good condition as respects dust or
mud. and this fact induced travel by
auto. and many we're there that passed
through the entrance gatesi the number
wednesday exceeding 500, and nearly as
many Thursday.
The attendance Tuesday was good
Q 500; Wednesday, $4,000; Thursday,
6. 500, and Friday, 5000, total OF $4,000
FOR the four days.
The best feature Of the whole show is
the fact that visitors we're pleased. They
had good time Mothers with little
children found a good place for them TO
rest and be cared for in the nursery Of
the Windsor County Y. NJ. c. A. tent,
and in this tent we're also a hospital for
the IN or injured and an easy chair for
grandfather or grandmother 70 rest for an 4
hour, and all these requisites were pro-
yided without price. Also on the .
grounds we're the tents OF several frater-
nal orders, welcome 70 which was extend
ed 70 all.
proutv. former Governor Proctor, Presi-
dent {. :. Meilen Of the y. y, n. II. q
Il. railroad aud lis subsidiary lines aud
others Of note from at home and abroad.
From the opening to the closing day
there was something doing all the While.
The Midway teemed with life and inter-
est. The viclualing tents we're never 50
namberous yet all did big business and
consequently all we're happy. There
we're the usual list OF "great moral'
shows from the deserts Sullivan street,
n. Z. OF Arabia and the wilds OF Patsgo-
MIA. The judging IN the various classes
hogan Tuesday and BY Wednesday after
noon was for the most part completed.
LIVE STOCK EXHIBITS. il
The exhibit OF live stock upon the
whole VAS not 50 large as at preceding
fairs, but was notable for the number Of
rs country famed herds Of cattle ana
swine. and fiocks Of sheep. Elsewhere Il
j. told Of the show OF poultry, phenomen-
81 Ia size, and of horses for every pur-
pose This year there we're no exhibits
Of Datch Belted. Polled Angus, Column
ban or Aberdeen cattle.
Seen for the first time at Vermont
state fair was the herd OF pure bred
Guernsey cattle from the Mapiewood
farm Of q. q. McCsusland Of. B. Dutton,
msnsger), consisting OF Is head. The
herd was shown in privately owned
tent in which everything was neat, clean
and sweet. The herd won seven nrsts,
one second, and one third prize, surely
a record making day for single herd.
The arst prizes included that Tor the SIX !
year-old bull, Glenwood Forest for the
81
Tor herd OF four cows in milk.
second exhibit OF Guernseys was also
OF is head from the Elmdale farm OF X.
H. Briggs, Brattleboro, headed by the
magnificent bull, Flora's Roy, Of Tarhell
farm. This bull is a iour-year-old and E
weighs 1880 pounds, and his equal as
Guernsey is rarely seen.
From the Maple Lane stock farm Of H.
A, Bartholomew, Whitehall, n. y, was =
herd Of 20 high bred Guernseys that at
tracted a deal OF attention. To this herd
was awarded seven first, seven seconds,
and three third prizes and cup for best q .
Guernsey herd. All told, it was fine
attraction and added much 10 the general y
show Of cattle.
The complete showing Of dual purpose
shorthorn or Durham cattle comprised y
four fine herds and of this quartette three y
are owned in Vermont. One Of the three =
is the notable herd Of n. q. E. A. =
simpson Of Lyndonville, consisting OF Is =
head, at the head cf which Is the six ?
year-old bull, Bonny Baron, and by his u
side was a choice two-year-old bull. This
herd Of the Messrs. Underhill, who repre- 81
sent the type Of the new young Vermont 4
iarmef, has been bred for the dual pur- q
pose Of milk and beef, aud they are max Ii
Ing i an assured success. (
second herd OF dual purpose Short 2
horns was that shown by George c. IL
arey, the big maple sugar dealer OF st. Of
Johnsbury, in charge Of his manager,
John McBain. In this herd, which is a
Justly regarded one of the best bred in 4
New England and calculated to become N
still more noted, were II head, led by the b
lhTee-yesr-old bull, Vain Baton.
w. Arthur Simpson, also of Lyndon at
VILE exhibited a herd Of eight dual pur- B
Flse shorthUrns. The Fairholme herd I
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