Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
VALLEY FAIR NOTES.

Mrs. w. *. Sparks was given a special
prize for IL dishes of toothsome looking
homemade candies.
cash prize of IS offered by w. Altee
Burpee & Co, seedsmen, of Philadelphia
for the best display of vegetables grown
exclusively from their seeds was won by
Dana II. Stafford Mr.. Stafford uses
nothing but Burpee seeds on his farm.
Fred Stone was knocked down by an
automobile near the main entrance to
the grounds Wednesday morning and one
leg and his face We're bruised He de-
clined the offer of treatment at the hos
piatl tent and was taken home, but was
able to return in the afternoon.
The fakrs said that the best selling
articles We're the paper pom-pom of
many-colored tissue paper, the pink pap
err japanese parasols and long pieces of
ribbon on which We're printed I'm all
alone" I'm not going home" you can
not get my goat" and such sentiments.
The Safety Valve Fruit Jar company of
Salem, ~ j., offered cash prizes for the
two best and most attractive jars of
fruit in their jars put up by local women.
The judges were Mrs. NJ H. Sidebotham
and Mrs. d. LeBaron They awarded the
prizes as follows list, so, Mrs. Charles
\. Post; I'd, So, Mrs. ii. Il. Chickering;
Sd, SO, Mrs r. a. Nnton; 4th, 81, Mrs.
Alva Stacy.
DeLaval separators, under the direc-
tion of T. j. Fitzgerald. We're shown in
"A tent near the entrance The Sharples
separator was demonstrated by c. S.
Phelps, travelling representative, and H.
j. Clark, local agent. United States sep
arators were shown in small tents back
of the grand stand In the large tent o.
S. Gates demonstrate ted the advantages
of a Green Mountain silo with a small
model.
rha alt ,irol l,I of ha CT
pianos were demonstrated in the Estey
building, where the company had on eX-
hibition four pianos and an Estey piano
player. Music was rendered by Mr.. and
Mrs r. C. Mann and b. c. Mann of
Hinsdale, Mrs Nettie Lowell of Bellows
Falls and ]. Harry Estey. John Hanlon,
an employ in the organ plant here, also
was in attendance. At the state fair last
week and at this fair more than 10, 900
| pencils advertising the Estey pianos and
organs were given away besides large
number OF copies of popular music, book
marks and fans.
Not only the city dwellers. but also
many farmers from Windham and
| Cheshire counties visited the automobile
! tent to see the latest models and kept
| the attendants busy answering questions
regarding them. The Manley Brothers
| garage had on exhibition four cars, a
Ford runabout, Ford torpedo, Hudson
Indian. twin 5, also was shown II. M.
| Whitaker and Mr.. Manley were in charge.
| The Brattleboro garage exhibit in charge
| OF Ray l.. Greene consisted of Cadillac
go" fore-door car an EMF. go" fore
| door car, a Flanders 900 fore door car,
a Maxwell ALB. runabout, a Stoddard-
| Dayton 100" and an M & NJ four-horse-
| power single cylinder motorcycle. All
the cars were 1912 models and were the
latest word" in automobiles Both gar
ages reported sales and a number of
prospective purchasers.
Five pianos were shown by L. III.
Barber in his usual place under floral
hall, They were a Blur player piano and
Briggs, Vose, Merrill and Norris & Hyde
upright pianos, Owing to the illness OF
| Mr.. Barber, who had an attack of APP
pendicitis Sunday evening, the exhibit
was in charge of his son, Scott l., Bar
ber assisted by G, Il. Mansfield of Bos-
ton vice president of the National Piano
company, and A. ID, Weston, who will b'
Mr.. Barbers salesman on the road II
the future. Leo and Roy Lucies sang dur
ing the three days and attracted atten
tion to the booth. This booth had thu
distinction of giving away the creates
variety of advertising souvenirs Of an!
booth on the grounds, Book marks
small celluloid envelopes containing
court plaster song books, celluloid not
books tape measures, whistles and ban
ners were distributed, More than $50
souvenirs were given away.