Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-06
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Street Fair Unqualified Success.

most people last years phenomenal sue
cess. The weather man had given this
whole section of New England frequent,
almost continuous, rains for several days
and one of the most decided rain storms
of the year set in during the night fol-
lowing, but none could ask for a bright
err, more pleasant, or more comfortable
day than Tuesday, hardly a semblance
of n cloud appearing during the day.
A large force of laborers had arranged
commodious and ample structures to ac-
commodate the stock at various points.
The poultry, dogs, cattle, sheep, and hogs
were distributed the whole length Of
school street; the poultry in large tents
extending west from the head of the
School street stairs on the north side
of the street. West of them and eX-
tending entirely to Green street were the
stalls for cattle, kennels for dogs, and
pens for sheep and hogs. The accom-
modations were ample, and the exhibits
in a number of the departments were
decided by many competent to judge as
better than at any other fair in this sec
ton of New England this season.
On the lawn of the James II. Williams
estate at the corner of Westminster and
Old Terrace streets was erected a double
row of pens for horses, colts and other
animals of a similar nature. The space
was such that teams could drive en-
tirely around the enclosures, and with
the thousands of people on foot, as well
as those in teams and automobiles, an
excellent exhibition was made.
In floral hall, located in Banquet hall
on the first floor of the opera house, was
an extensive and extremely interesting
exhibition of fancy-work, food and dairy
products. Union hail, on the other side
of the square, was designated as horti-
cultural hall and was packed full of a
widely diversified exhibition of fruit and
vegetables. Excellent judges were al
most unanimous in their opinion that the
exhibition of apples was larger and more
creditable than that shown at the state
fair or any other nearby fair.
The estimate of the visitors to Bellows
Falls that day varies all the way from
6C0 to $1,000. 1t is probably true that
there were at least 1000 to $500 more peo-
pie here than last year, and it probable
that the Bellows Falls street fair has
become a thoroughly established annual
institution.
TIL order of exercises included a pa
rade of decorated automobiles which
formed on Henry street at 10. Is and went
to Morgan's park, joining the general
parade from there, which started at
1890. Much credit is due to the com
mittee having in charge both the
general parade and the automobile pa
rade for the unqualified success attend
ing their efforts. The decorated auto
mobiles, the industrial floats, and the
individual exhibits were not only very
extensive. but extremely instructive.
The judging of exhibits took place at
II o'clock.
At 4.30 in the afternoon there was a
cavalcade of stock, which passed through
the square and as each section passed
the opera house a strong-lunged man
with a megaphone described each and
announced the prizes. There were pull
ing contests by the horses and oxen at
an earlier hour.
Two enterprising merchants had a free
display of vaudeville in front of their
stores and the Bellows Falls band gave
free concerts from a temporary stand in
front of Hotel Windham. The COM
mittee gave free moving picture ex-
hibitions in the opera house all the af-
ternoon which were attended by large
crowds.
The principal movers in the enter
prise for the two years have been mer-
chants and other business men who went
into the matter from both patriotic and
business reasons. About $1,000 was raised
easily this year by subscriptions to pay
the natural expenses. Everything was
advertised as free, and Bellows Falls
did herself proud in the entertainment
of her visitors.
Those prominent in the work, who
have borne the burden and are there
fore entitled to the congratulations and
credit for the success are the following
officers of the Bellows Falls Fair asso-
citation: John C. Dennison, president;
Dallas f. Pollard, vice president; James
H. Williams, secretary and treasurer;
Il. Z. O'Brien, II. II. Abbott, A. II. Full
Ter, j. f. MacLennan, w. c. Jewett,
George A. Halliday and c. C. Collins,
directors. Harry II. Abbott and c. c..
Collins were the committee in charge
of the ppnarq1 n1rD6p and Il. p Mo(1nn
was marshal of the day, with four
aides. The automobile parade committee
had for its chairman +. j. Perry. T. T..
O'Brien was chairman of the entertain
ment committee, and Dallas F. Pollard of
the advertising committee. The chairmen
of the exhibit committees were as fol-
lows: Poultry, A. c. Wilson; vegetables,
A. L. Field; fruit, George A. Halliday;
dairy, a. G.. Rice; cattle, Ray Rand;
horses, c. c. Frost; sheep and hogs, A.
NJ, Richards; dogs. DIR. r. S. Elmer;
fancy-work, Miss Stella Durham; food,
Mrs. Henry Bean.
Nearly 1000 fowls of different kinds
were in the new coops of the Connect
cut Valley Poultry association, which
also placed on exhibition it's association
silver cup, costing upwards of $500. In
arranging this exhibit Rev. A. c. Will
son, president, and A. T. Pierce, secre-
tary of the association did efficient work
and are entitled to the thanks of every
visitor. The association will hold its
annual exhibit here in Union hall Dec.
5, 6 and Z.
Many expressions of gratitude We're
heard on all sides at the action of the
saloon keepers of North Walpole, who
unanimously acceded to the request of
the fair management and closed every
bar in that village at noon, not opening
them again that day. Hundreds of
thirsty men wandered over the river in
the afternoon and were disappointed. AL
though there were five arrests during the
day, four of whom pleaded guilty to in
toxication Wednesday,, they were all
well loaded early in the day and did
not get much below the Vermont end
of the bridge before Chief Severance and
his men corralled them. Practically no
drunkenness was seen among the crowds.
The annual meeting of the Bellows
Falls Boat club will be held in the club
house on the river Tuesday evening. The
club has Ga members.
Sunday morning Rev. f. A. Mason of
the Baptist church in SaXtons River
will preach in the Methodist church in
exchange with Rev. W. r.. Davenport.
John Lawlor, of the 1907 class of the
Bellows Falls high school, went this
week to begin his studies in the med
ical department of Harvard university,
Miss Emma Blake, who spent the
summer largely in Walpole and Alstead,