Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-27
FAIR NOTES.

FAIR NOTES.
A Guernsey heifer shown by f. d.
70. Stowe of this town fell Sunday and
knocked Off one horn.
The Brooks House lobby was filled
the three evenings of the fair with
horsemen and exhibitors RECALLING each
| other with stories connected with their
respective interests.
Chief Of Police George Wilson was in
| command of the local police arrange
ment and had 20 men in his force. They
| did efficient work at the grounds and In
the business centre.
The combination wagon from Elliot
street fire headquarters was at the
| grounds Wednesday and Thursday
hitched and ready for any blaze that
might start on the grounds. The hand
! some pair that haul the wagon were
much petted.
The rest room in charge of the w. c.
| 7. u. , which was located south of
Goodnow, Pearson & Hunts tent, was
much appreciated and at all hours of
the three days was used by women and
girls, who went there to rest. Chairs
and lounge were in the tent.
The display OF e. Crosby C Co., I'M
der the direction of c. W. Reed and w.
| A. Wilcox, included a number of bags
| of White Satin flour for making white
lower priced flour for more general
use. Samples of Crosby's bran, corn
meal, oats and middlings also were
shown.
Somebody who evidently had a per-
verified idea of right and wrong stole all
of the potatoes, IA varieties, exhibited
by Clarence Wellman of Guilford The
boy is II years old and took much pride
ia this part of the exhibit. The tubers
were taken yesterday and the one who
took them must have been an expert
as at least one of the five members of
the Wellman family were near the boys
exhibit almost constantly.
The Safety Valve Fruit Jar company
of Salem, N. j., had exhibits of pre-
served fruits in Floral hall. They offered
prizes for the best exhibit and these
women were awarded the money. Mrs.
A. c. Stacey, Bernardston; Mrs Otis
Bond, North Thetford; Mrs. Nora Man
ming, Brattleboro; Mrs. C. A. Post,
Chesterfield; Mrs; G. H. futile. Ber-
nardston Mrs. c. d. Pratt Bernarjs-
tom Mrs. Harry Wickham, Athol
The local business houses with ex-
hibits in Floral hall were: Mrs G. H.
Smith, millinery; Emerson & Son,
Glenwood stoves and ranges; Dewitt
Grocery company, White House teas
! and coffees and Libby's canned pro-
ducts; ]. F. Birch & Co., rugs; v. C.
. | lay, singer sewing macnlneS; Mrs. r.
c. Brown and Mrs. r. p. Wheeler, toys
and dolls; Clawson- Hamilton CONNER
cial college; Leonard Pierce, rings and
pins.
! Mason Brothers. piano dealers of Bel
, lows Falls, exhibited seven pianos In
Estey hall, three of them being Esteys
one being of crcassian walnut, the new
est model in Estey pianos, also an Es-
tey player. This was Mason Brothers
second year at the fair and they gave
as souvenirs small advertising shields
with pictures of the three leading can
didates for president and the candidates
for vice president. They also gave cards
, numbered in such a way that a person
could tell another persons age.
K Hugh Dunklee of West Brattleboro bic
i the highest amount on the Norris &
Hyde piano offered by l.. H. Barber a.
!, his booth under Floral hall and bough
= the instrument for SITS, the amoun
!, which another piano brought last year
= Mr.. Barber gave away souvenirs o.
y children entertained with their singing
>, Mrs. George E. Hall played the pianol
!. shown and an interesting feature of tn,
= exhibit was the playing by Mrs Hall OF
= piano while Mr. Barber operated
: player piano. both playing the SAM
music and Mrs. Hall keeping in almos
perfect time with the other instrument
The big oxen owned by j. d. Aver,
of Buckland, Mass may not be see
at the Valley fair again. Mr. Aver
$ said yesterday that he had about jecij
ed to sell the oxen but that he shou
continue to visit the fair. He says
- does not pay to take his string to tn
fairs, even when he wins premiums II
q had five yoke here this year. His bi
pair of Devons weigh $500 pounds.
i yoke of twin Durhams weigh 500 pound
at the age of seven years. Mr.. Aver
'e says his pair of Holsteins, six year
l. old and weighing 1900 pounds, is tn
best acting pair he ever owned, and h
N is confident that they will beat tn
e record of the noted yoke, Mack an
Teddy. now dead, which he formerl
IS exhibited in tents and which weighe
IT $500 pounds at the age of nine years
Mack and Teddy, Holsteins, estableshe
u, worlds record at the Valley fai
" " on Sept. 3d. 1908, by hauling a load O
> 11,2Si pounds His present yoke 10
Holsteins are of the same strain a
- Mack and Teddy.
% Two decorated automobiles did nc
take part in the parade around tn
=, track Wednesday, An unfortunat
~ break down prevented Charles E. Gid
y den's Matheson car from making tn
N circuit. This car, driven by Mr.. Gid
denis chauffeur, had just entered tn
IS fair grounds when the differential gea
J. broke bringing the car to a stop. Man
n, ley brothers were called by telephon
and they sent an employee John Nc
t. Arthur, to the fair grounds and he tow
~ ed the disabled car back to their garag,
= where it is awaiting repairs. Mr.. Glid
Or den's car was profusely trimmed by a
intermingling of smoke tree foliage an
s. asparagus. Horton d. Walker, the cleo
m trician, spent three days and some mon
Of ey decorating his car to represent
III dirigible balloon. No part of the auto
mobile could be seen and directly ur
J. der the balloon Irah d. Spaulding, tn
~ local aviator, who is employed by M
= Walker, sat apparently guiding ii
v machine. The parade started 20 minute
n before Mr.. Spulding could "hy" to tn
common, and Mr.. Walker decided not
10 try to catch up with the procession.
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