Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
WEATHER CLEARS
FOR THE BIG FAIR
Special Trains Bring Great
Crowds to neutrality-suspicious.
Show of MOrgans.

Jay OF the great AOOlSOn County i"'
commenced this morning with lower
ing skies but the weather cleared be-
fore noon and was alright for the
rest of the day. Special trains came
from the north and south with large
numbers of visitors and In the aIrer-
noon there was a great crowd on the
fair grounds.
There were some indications of bur
glary during Tuesday night md the
Fish and Game League house was rob-
bed of one large salmon The head or
the fish was found over the fence and
efforts were made to-day to discover
the offender.
Perhaps the greatest interest in the
fair Is taken in the horse exhibit or
the Morgan class Among the stock
shown this year are Joseph Battelrs
six stations. In Morgan brood mares
and colts II II. G. Watson of Brandon
! has a large showing as he has also
in the classes of mares and geldings,
benjamin O. Wales of Middlebury is
also represented in this class as well
as Colonel Battoll In the trotting
class of stations William r. Noonan
of Addison, l.. r. Fletcher of Fitch
burg. Mass and j NJ. Chase of Bran
don exhibit some fine stock.
In trotting bred brood mares and colts
| fine exhibits are made by G. l.. Payne
OF Bridport, and William Noonan of
Addison. who have exhibits worthy of
special mention
In trottng bred mares and geldings.
the hes. exhibit was made by A. l..
Atwood Of Cornwall. For general purpose
stations Gorham Brothers of Mddlebury
exhibit two, Alvin Wimmett of Salisbury
one and w. f. Nickerson of Orwell
one.
In general purpose brood mares and
colts exhibits Were made by Frank E.
Foote of Cornwall. L. A. Roscoe of Wey-
bridge, II. w. Denton of Whiting, Corham
Brothers of Middlebury and w. c. Fres-
shett of Salisbury.
GENERAL PURPOSE HORSES.
In general purpose horses there were
fine offerings submitted by Mrs. d. c.
Noble, r. r. Robbins and Andrew Far
land of Middebury, John A. James and
son of Weybrdgc, c. II. Atwood and
r. r. Blrkett of Ferrlsburg, j. l. Douglas
of Middlebury. c. II. Marshall of Yer
gennes and Gorham Brothers of Middle
bury.
There was a large exhibit Of Percheron
mares and colts and among the exhibitors
were: w II. Jackman of Vergennes. c.
II. Marshall of Vergcnnes, Antoine
Gregorie of Shoreham and c. L. Payne of
Bridport
There was also a cred,table show of
Belgian stations which We're entered by
the Belgian Horse company of Shoreham,
F. f. Stagg of Vcrgennes, Lucius f.
Avery of Ferrisburg. j. T. Boudette Of
Vergennes, and Guy Baldwin and d. W.
Eddy of Ferrisburg.
| Asses and mules were shown by c. NJ
| Barrows of Bridport. Martin Barrows
of Mlddlebury, Fred Briggs of Bristol
and Fred Porter of Shoreham.
In the class of Shetland ponies Miss
Pauline Sanford of Middlebury and Henry
Wimmette of Shoreham took the honors
CATTLE EXHIBIT FILLS SHEDS.
Willis n. Cady. superintendent of the
cattle department, is about the busiest
man on the grounds and is working every
minute with his force of assistants All
the seven big sheds are filled to the
limit of their capacity with over go
animals. In Durhams Leslie +. Moore
and ]. L. Moore of Shoreham make a
splendid display, as also do Fred c. Rand
of Bellows Falls, b. O. Field of Ferris
burg, Charles S. James and John A.
James of Weybridge and r. r. Robbins
OF Shoreham.
There is a fine showing of Folstens.
the largest exhibitors being c. ~. Thomas
J OF Rutland, D. f. McCaulley of Shore
ham. c. =. Conlin of Cornwall. Gorham
Bros. Of Middlebury and f. b. Hyde Of
Salisbury.
There was a large and varied show
in the class of Ayrshires, the principal
exhibitors being c. f. Harris of Middle
bury, W. IL. JaCkman of Vergennes c.
A. Dunsmore of Swanton. the a. Hamil-
ton estate OF Weybrdge and r. w.
Spaulding of Poultney.
There was not such large show Of
, Jerseys as usual In this class +. b.
Nelson of Salisbury and Roy w Pal
mer of Weybridge made the only large
exhibits. In the Gucrnseys the showing
> this year Is the best that it has ever
been at this fair r. II. Briggs of Brat
tleboro had the largest showing with
% head and others were exhibited by T.
3 G. Carpenter OF Charlotte, w. II. Dow
of Middlebury, H. j. Field of Ferrisburg.
In the class of Belted Dutch cattle ex-
hibits were made by II. $. Allen Of Fer
rlSDlrB, w. n. Leonard Oi plldlib' NpHiI''
and Alfred L. Payne of Cornwall Mr..
Leonard had the largest exhibit of this
class ever seen here.
In the department of fat cattle and
steers the best showings are made by o,
A. Thomas of Rutland, Fred c. Rand of
D Bellows Falls, James f. Moore of Shore
a ham and f, w. Spauldng of Poultney'
u In the class OF oxen and steers. the best
u exhibits are made by Charles u. Harris
of Middlebury with the largest number
Philo l.. Foster of Middlcbury shows
: two Jokes of oxen with special merit,
= while Rub!r Foster, Benjamin Wales
v of Middlebury. Emilus h, Hyde of Sails
= bury, G., l.. PAYNE Of Bridport and a, w
= Foot of Cornwall also exhibit
EXPOSITION HALL CROWDED.
, In exposition hall the exhibit is probably
, the largest in the history of the associa-
q ton. There are all sorts of ladies fancy
- work and specimens of household cookery
r and the hall is handsomely decorated
4 This hall is as usual thronSed at all times
during the fair. 1t is in charge OF y. j.
> Rackmer of Middebury as superintendent
who is assisted by Mrs Eugene Twitchell
, of Middlcbury, Miss Elizabeth McMahon
of Mddlchury and Miss Eleanor Graham
of Middlcbury Mrs Charles II. Spoonei
Of Northheld, wife of President Spoonel
, of Norwich University, is the chet Judge
. in this hall. The largest entries are made
9 by the Bailey Music rooms of Burlington
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