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

by e. Crosby Il Co. for the best LOAF OF
bread made from that -four was won by
Mrs. A. e. Atwood.
Miss Charlotte Hildreth was given a
special premium in the poultry depart
ment on LAkenvelders, a rare and hand
some variety of flows not the standard
list.
\ horse owned by Charles Miner and
exhibited in the new sheds weighs 1920
pounds and is seven years old. a short
time ago the horse pulled a load of $500
pounds of slate from the freight yard to
the fair grounds.
outside vegetable hall the j. f.. Mellen
Hardware company had "A model of a
modern barn covered with Rex-F1inkote
roofing. Literature and re-
garding the roofing was dispensed by
statesmen from the store.
There have been many notable JERSEYS
at Valley fairs, but probably no young
sters of the breed We're ever seen here
as valuable as some in Mr.. Dow's herd
from Mt. Holly. The bull less thar .
years old cost $2700 and one heifer cost
$500 and is valued at $500 today.
Two women, three men and some boys
were sitting on the railing of the track
near the aviator's hangar yesterday
afternoon, when the railing broke and all
executed a backward somersault down
the bank. Nobody was hurt, but the
scene was such that an encore perform
ance was demanded.
The officials of the races were f.. D..
Harpin of Windsor, presiding judge; Mr..
Murphy and G. l.. Stickney, assistant
judges; c. f. Pike of Windsor, starter;W.
S. Pratt of Springfield, l.. d. Herrick of
Chesterfield and Warren L.. Walker of
West Brattlebroo, timers; Charles F..
Bingham, clerk of course.
1t is very encoura ging to see young ex-
hibitors coming to the fair. There were
a good lumber of the rising generation
in the list of prize winners in different
departments this year. This is a good
sign in the back to the farm move
ment, which is helped by just such ex-
hibitions as the Valley fair.
After receiving an award of a one
dollar bill for the fine showing made by
her English collie pup Miss Hildegarde
Babb went for a ride on the flying horses
and while the horses were in motion some
body snatched the money from her hand
and jumped to the ground. An unsuc-
cessful search for the person was made.
The ~7O9-pound hog exhibited by the
w. F. Richardson company, although a
hefty creature, was small by comparison
with one shown by them from 20 to 25
years ago which weighed 1888 pounds.
l.. II. Richardson the time
when hogs brought more money than
they do now. During the Civil war he
paid $l35 for a 675-pound hog, or 90
cents a pound on the hoof.
Major Mallow, the bay gelding which
made a new track record yesterday is
u years old and was bred, is owned and
is driven by w. II. Mallow of Washing
ton Court House, O. He has been racing
seven years. He holds the following
track records: Washington Court House
2.O51a; Fairmont, w. Va, 2.06; Rockport
o., 2.0GA Wheeling, w. Va, 2.O6& Lon
don, o., 2.O6A; Brattleboro, 2.1O,
5 Only a few years ago the Valley fair
| management offered the Overman com
pany of Chicopee, Mass, 5000 a day tC
make an exhibition of automobiles here
The Overman people then had two ma
chimes for exhibition and they were con
sidered great novelties. On Wednesday
there We're hundreds of automobiles on the
/ grounds, and the admission receipts from
them Melted the fair association much
more than 5000.
The exhibit of the Hamilton
Z commercial college attracted many PEG
u Pile. Miss Margaret kempf, who hal
! been a student in the college 16 weeks
I gave a demonstration of the rapid cal
? culation course of the school. She addet
= large numbers performed the eros
! method of multiplication without additio
i and added, subtracted and multiple,
= fractions without putting down the worl
required in obtaining the answers. Sou
y venir penholders were distributed wit
u literature describing the courses. FIT,
hand-lettered copies of True American
. ISM will be given to the persons who's
tickets, given away at the booth, dupli
% cate the numbers on a list from whic
% the drawing Is to be made.
n Germans diving horses were n fin
e attraction, The horses, King and Queer
e are pure white with blue eyes, and the
i would make a striking pair anywher
IF regardless of their wonderful feat. TIL
n tank leaked so badly that it was nc
ID hlled with water Tuesday, but Wednes
i. day and Thursday the horses appeare
ly In their stunt both forenoon and after
a noon. Queen walked up the planks an
lie dove Immediately, but King enjoyed pos
e. ing before the crowd, and took som
time in striking attitudes and lookin
over the audience on all sides befor
Id making the plunge. These horses e
er from here to Danhury, Conn, fair Il
is their third appearance there. At Oar
MS bury their season ends and they will 6
sc into winter quarters near Boston.
Ill The pair of Devons with which ]. /
ne Avery of Buckland. Mass, won II
r drawing contest for oxen are considert
by by him to be the best pair of oxen
~ New England, and he says nobody di
putes the claim. They are six years oil
of a solid dark reddish color and han,
some in every line. On Tuesday tn,
drew 10, 2S5 pounds on a stoneboat, Il
VIC largest load that had been drawn on Il
yy Valley fair grounds since eight yea
ago, when Mr.. Avery's Mack and Ted,
pulled 1000 pounds more and made
TT TT worlds record. Six weeks ago tn
IN weighed exactly the same, the total wi
re yoke being 500 pounds. Mr.. Ave
he bought them in Waterville, Me,
re months ago. A pair of Holsteins
nj. by Mr.. Avery weigh $500 pounds at t
ref age OF five years. They are of the sar
10 strain as Mack and Teddy, which pr
on weighed 5000 pounds when nine yea
loo old and were the largest oxen In I
lie world. The present pair are as large
re- Mack and Teddy were at the age
five years. Although never hitched to
boat until five weeks ago they dr.
$3.50 pounds Tuesday. Mr.. Avery al
showed twin Durhams Weighing A.
pounds, which he considers the seco
Ike, best pair in New England. "They q
a little nearer alike" he says, than {
peas" With the Devons and Durhal
he won first and second at the state I
a an1 first and cacOnd here With ain