The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-15
THE VERMONT STATE FAIR
Premlus List Shows Great Plans for
White River. junction Show

The seventh annual Vermont state
fair will be held in White River
Junction, September 16, II, IS and
10. and the competition for the pre-
miums offered will be open to the
world. The principal object of the
fair is to exhibit the resources and
products of Vermont and to stimu-
late Vermonters to greater efforts for
the Improvement and development of
the states agricultural and mechanic
al resources. Thousands Of dollars
are offered in purses and some OF the
fastest horses in the country will
compete.
There will be special amusement
features daily during the fair and no
expense will be spared by the man
agement to make the visitors enjoy
themselves to the utmost. A line OF
railroad connects the main line of the
fair grounds with the main line of the
Woodstock railway, making the rail-
road facilities for the receiving and
shipping of cattle and other exhibits
uDa urpassedd. More additional
tracks for storing cars have Deen laid
20 me empty stock cars will not have
to be taken to the Junction. There
are three good hotels in the town OF
Hartford, including the Junction
house at White River Junction, one
Of the largest hotels in the state, and
the American house. Pease's hotel at
Hartford, now called the White Riv-
err tavern, has been renovated and
put in first class condition; also Ho-
tel Rogers at Lebanon, N. H., four
miles distant. Accommodations will be
furnished at all the hotels at reason
able rates. There are several good
restaurants. The people of White
River Junction will also furnish
rooms to all those attending the fair
who may desire them. Special trains
will be run every night during the
fair to Woodstock, II miles from
White River Junction, and to Hanov
err and Lebanon each four miles dis
tant, so that the public can avail
themselves of the hotel accommoda-
tons at these places. For further
particulars. or for premium list, ad-
dress F.. l.. Davis, secretary and
treasurer, at White River Junction.
vt. All communications and entries
should be addressed to him.
All live stock entries must be made
on or before September /, but letters
containing entries and bearing the
postmark of September /, will be re-
ceived Copies of the premium list
and extra blank forms for entries
will be furnished ON application to
Mr.. Davis. Exhibitors must state at
the time of entry, the amount of
space they desire TO be reserved for
their exhibits. All exhibits of live
stock whose entry fee amounts to 81
or more will be entitled to an q 'hibi-
tors ticket, admitting him or her to
the fair grounds. Applications for
passes for employees must be made by
the exhibitor, stating such employees
name to the secretary. All protests
must be in writing, stating in plain
terms the cause of complaint, with
the signature of the professor attach
ed thereto, and will not be received
unless delivered to the superinten-
dent before the stock is removed
from the grounds. The management
assumes no responsibility in case Of
loss or damage to stock or other ex-
hibits from any cause; and upon this
condition only are exhibits received.
The management reserves the right
to refuse any entries offered, particu-
larly such as require an unreasonable
amount of Space. Upon application,
exhibitors will be informed by the
superintends of the various depart
ments when the judges may be ex-
pected to examine the stock or other
exhibits. Exhibitors desiring to
erect separate buildings must apply
for permission to the secretary. Elk
hibitors requiring additional work in
the buildings or elsewhere must make
like application. In all such cases
the exhibitors must bear the expense.
Implements and machines exhibited
must be labeled with the name of the