Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-24
The State Fair

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Junction opened up Tuesday with a
crowd estimated at 5000 people;
with big barbecue, fine weather,
and an immense showing of stock.
| Woodstock people turned out
Wednesday. going by train, automo-
bile and teams, and helped swell
the crowd to the $4,000 mark or
more. Again the fair had square
deal by the weather managers, and
the visitors seemed pretty well salts
fed. The races were close and in
teresting, with some tiresome scor-
ing. The best time made was 2.15
and the slowest 2.2l IA, with few
heats slower than 2.20.
Maplewood farm of Woodstock
was allarge winner with it's herd Of
Guernseys, going up against very
stiff competition. It was awarded
blue ribbons ON bulls 8 years old
and over, yearling bulls, bull calves,
COWS 4 years old and over, 3 year
old heifers, heifer calves, bull and
three COWS. Maplewood also took
first premium on dairy butter.
II was the finest show of Morgan
horses seen in half a century, say
men who know; 165 of them, many
of the best known stock farms being
represented. The Morgans made
one of the sights of the fair. the
show including some noted sires
and their beautiful progeny, brood
mares and FLIES.
There are as many opinions as to
the true Morgan type as there are
horses. Hardly two experts agree.
each has his ideal type and strain,
but the less knowing ones are con-
tent to admire them all as nearly
faultless in style and FORM.
Percherons, ponies and all the
standard bred horses completed, a
very choice assemblage, and the
largest in the history of the fair.
The cattle department. had between.
500 and 600 entries. Msplewood
farm of Woodstock, Brookside farm,
of Hartford and breeds from New
York, New Hampshire. d western
states and Canada were represented.
The sheep were numerous. and
this department was as fine q show
as ever, and there was also a. big
showing of swine.
One of the wonders of the fair of
1910 was the poultry show, with
5000 birds, the managers said. all in
good health and voice; an interest
ing sight to the most Indifferent
visitor. Beautiful birds of all
strains were to DO found in the coops.
and pigeous were under the same
roof.
Vermont grown peaches were one
of the sights of big fruit show, and
there was the usual large display of
vegetables.
Floral hall was filed with an ex-
cellent display of art handiwork
and manufactures, and was again in
charge of s. F. Leonard of Pomfret
Maxwell Evarts of Windsor had
eight horses on the grounds, and
Mrs. Fl. L. Dunbar of Hartland, tie
only woman exhibitor of horses
showed the standard bred stallion,
Danger Signal
The Norwich cadets were seen in
marches, drills, rough riding and
other exhibitions.
The weights and measures COM
mittee appointed by Gov. G.. II.
Prouty, of which II. w. Clement is
chairman. had an interesting and
suggestive exhibit backed up by
Mr.. Clements convincing remarks
to the visitors. A bill will be in
troduced in the legislature the COM
ing session seeking to remedy short
weights, and the display here,
bought over the store counters here
and there, is a surprising one. A
FIVE pound sack of sugar bought at
O Vermont store, actually weighed
four pounds and Eve ounces; and so
ON down the list--cereals, coal,
beans, parlor matches, butter. bacon
in glass cans, and picture frame
wire,-a were a little shy in weight
or length.
MORGAN HORSE DAY.
Thursday was Morgan horse day
and eight to ten thousand people