The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
A GREAT SHOW
Is Promised at Vermont State Fair This
Week.

White River junction, Sept, l3,-To-
morrow will begin the ninth annual ex-
hibition of the Vermont state far, with
indications that it will surpass all pre-.
vious efforts.
1--WE will give our patrons a great, big
show in every department" said Sec.
Fred l.. Davis. Exhibitors like to come
TO the Vermont state fair. That's why
they do come and in great numbers. We
use them right and they give us the best
they can bring. There will be no dis
appointments here the next four days.
Every visitor is sure to find what he
cares to see and il will be at its best.
We have been TO great pains to provide
amusement and think we have succeeded
we'll. We look for record breaking
crowds. From all over the state people
have written that they were coming and
that they were going to bring their visit
ors and friends. They won't be disap-
pointed if they do come"
The big, sensational feature will be
the aeropIane flights of Capt. Chauncey
Redding. He will make flights with a
companion who, at a height OF 5000
feet, will drop with parachute. Capt.
Redding will attack fort by dropping
bombs, while battalion of Norwich uni
yersity cadets will simultaneously attack
the stronghold which will be defended
by another battalion of cadets from the
same school. The result of the combined
air and cavalry attack will be the de-
struction of the fort and the capture of
the soldiers defending III
With a balloon ascension and from
three to five parachute drops therefrom
a high-grade and novel stage entertain
ment, midway larger than ever, races
each day with the score card filed and
every department taxed to its capacity,
the Vermont state fair promises to make
a record of achievement that will fill the
breasts of the citizenry with pride.
Trotting begins tomorrow with three
events on the card 2:l9 trot stake for
$500, with Is entries; a 2:20 pace purse
for $500, with Is entries; 2:25 trot
stake for $500 with 81 entries. DR.. j G. :
Whitney of Montpelier, II. A. Harding /,
of Barton. Drew Gordon and A. Wood |
row OF White River Junction, the New
port stock farm, Charles Martell of Will |
Iiston, II. G. Rugg of Fairfax, VIII y.
Page of Barre and n. 7. Wheeler OF
White River Junction have horses en-
tered in these races.
The new administration building is
great additional feature of the fair, Civ
ing Pres. Estee. Supt. Davis and their
assistants better and increased facilities
for transacting their business much easier
and more comfortably, while the public
will share in the benefit by the
of the service given. II is also
IN architectural addition to the fair
grounds, in place of the rough board
structure where they formerly were
forced to perform their duties. The new
public service building built at the ex
,ense of the citizens of the town of
Hartford, and in charge of the Y. Nj. G.
A. of Windsor county, and which takes
.he place of the large tent used for the
purpose the last few years, will prove
great boon to the fatigued and tired
mothers with little ones, TO the children
the sick or injured visitor,
n anyone who seeks a few minutes OF
luiet repose. 1t contains rest room, a
hospital ward. private operating
Dom, lavatories for both sexes, and an
Office, where may be found dur
ng the fair the official in charge. The
,uilding is 50xS0 feet dimension and will
Ne formally turned over to the state
air commission Tuesday. As early as
friday some of the exhibits began COM
ng and the officials were busy assign
ng places or allotting space, while Sat
Irday the entire grounds presented
Gene of activity never equalled at any
revious Saturday before fair There
5 every reason to believe that the ex-
ibit will be generally equal to any pre-
ious exhibition of the society, and some
apartments will have a greater showing.
living to the quarantine of cattle from
ONE states, some fear was felt that the
attic exhibit might fall away from other
ears showing, but there have been en-
ries made OF over 800 head and one
alf of these had arrived on the grounds
v Saturday night. These contain ex-
ibits from three states and include lis
cad of oxen and steers shown by Is ex-
ibitors.
Supt. II. L. Hatch was on the ground
saturday and subsequent days getting