The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-23
Long Procession of Floats
a Feature of This Morn
ing's Program
ABOUT so VEHICLES
MADE UP THE LINE
Which Extended Twice Around the
Track-Prize for Most Artistic Gre
alton Awarded to Fenton & Co. -
List of Participants.

| As spectacular feature the industrial
and Workuorse parade exceeded the cx-
pectatlons OF the thousands OF visitors ON
| the second day Of the fair. 1t WAS a dream
OF beauty. matching IN that respect the
coaching parade Of the early day, of the
| tdlr. The parade reached the grounds
about II o'clock and was helalded with
an outburst of applause which was almost
continuous until the rear of it had passed
the grand stand With some 60 different
tcIupagcs in line it extended twice around
the oval. the Grst half and the second
half going III opposite directions Some OF
the creations We're exceptionally beauti-
tul, while others We're OF necessity more
modest. but all were effective and with
the weIgroomed and handsomely be
ldecked horses combined to make a remark
1ably beautiful display. The prize of -
for the most artistic and best decorated
vehicle went to +. J. Fenton X Co The
prize of - for the best pair of work
horses went to \. j. BeIden of Guilford
The line included the following features
Marshal H. Lawrence Putnam. mount
led.
First Regiment band
r. !. Fcnton x Co-AIs Arthur Ran
IdalI OF New York, driving four grey
fhorses attached to "a Roman chariot Gilt
anu biit SI(InLlt trimmings.
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Ito.-Float drawn by four horses showing
the first switchboard ever used in Brat
tleboro and five young women operators.
Decorations OF laurel and blue and white.
Mrs c. H Smith. millinery Float with
mine girls in red, white and blue costumes.
I'Decorations of flags. Float drawn by four
bays
Goodnow, Pearson K Hunt, mems fur
nishings -Troup / of Boy Scouts. Pine
branches representing wood scene with
camptre. SIX horses ridden by Boy
l Scouts.
Z F. L. HIdreth x Co. printcrs-Float
/ Showing small printing press, type case
and other apparatus with placard read
ing, The Way We Started" -Four large
bays, decorations of hcmlock
| Charles Townshcnd- Farm wagon deco
rated with corn stalks, drawn by tive
pairs.
Vaughan & Burnett, icwclc7s-Ycllov
and white float supporting huge clock
Drawn by four greys
= Houghton 4 Simonds. dry goods-Larg,
float trimmed with several arches o
laurel and asparagus. Ten little girls il
white seated at tables. On either sid,
were three boys swinging in floral swings
Represented chiidrens party Floa
drawn by six grcys
Island Park Co.-Red and white fIoa
announcing amusements at the Islant
Park pavilion.
Robbins & CowIez, hardware - Float
= representing goods sold there, the roof be
ing made of carriage and automobile robe
land horse blankets.
Frank a. Larrow, liveryman - Va
II drawn by six Belgian horses from tn
BaIsams Stock farm of Dixville Notch \
H., and followed by two single horses q
,r the same breed.
N Freeman Scott. grocer-Deivery WACO
m trimmed with asparagus and hydrangeas
81 Barrows q Co.-Coal wagon drawn b
ra four black horses and decorated wit
70 white and pompoms,
{. W. lcaveland-ENpress wagon de,
- grated with green and white bunting an
- ice cream cones, advertising social whirl
~ J. L, Bushnell, grocer-Delvcry WACO
- decorated with corn stalks tied with re
bunting and asparagus, with his childre
'I riding in kellogg toasted corn flax
fboxes
Princess Theatre-The pony and WACO
which is soon to be given away in the
contest, decorated with a profuson
pink and white roses and bunting an
X driven by Kinson Doal
National Automatic Machine Co.-Lare
float carrying a large stamping machin
h Decorated with red, white and blue bun
ne ing and pompoms.
r. Leslie Smth-Decoratcd lumber wage
re showing all kinds of inside finish for
ia house and cabinet work.
ut Brattleboro Baking Co Small wage
~. drawn by a black horse. cone shap,
float decorated with red and white bun
ing and wheat, with a large loaf of bre;
on top.
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