Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
Mcrgan Horse Club Holds An
ruai Meeting and Elects Off
cers-Final Judging of Horses
Takes Place To-day.
GIRLS MILKING CONTEST
Won Ivy Gladys Hunt of Wind
sor-Miss Evarts Takes Sill
Yer Cup in fitting Contest
Face Card Unusually Arract-
ive-Several Fast Heats,

White River Junction. Sept. 16.--I1vcn
though excessively warm, the Vermont
State faIr on its thirG day vas visited
BY j. 0D0 persons to-day who saw the at
fractions and the exhibits at their best.
'fhc Morgan Horse CLUB held its annual
meet nr at noon ard furnished lunch to
the members and guests The officers
elected were: Elmer A. Darling Of East
.1Ur, .. Nrcsdont; Spencer Borden. j. j.
!t.:cs ]. Rich steers, \. r. Van Tassell,
81, presidents c. c. Stllman Of New
York city secretary and treasurer
TIE retiring. president. Henry :.
Nraitner of Windsor made an address
or tie growth of the club and its effect
On he increased breeding Of Morgan
hors s. The new president, MI Darling,
l.; ore of the most extensive breeders OF
Noraans in the world.
ron morrow, the last day OF the fair,
horses from the east and west sides o.
Vc-.io ont will be Judged In the public
servire building, Prof G.. G.. Groat will
deliver an address ct 1000 a m on
Co peraton Between the Business Man
and the Farmer and Dean j. L. lillIs
of TIE Agricultural College will speak
on Vermont and Her Agriculture.
Tinted States Senator John w. Weeks
Of Boston will talk on Higher Citizen
shin"
While in Vermont Senator Weeks
viii he entertained ny Senator VIII
liam p. Dillingham; Of this state.
AIiresscs were made at the Public
Service building of the Vermont state
fair by Prof. George F. f. Story on the
subject. Feeding the Dairy Cow"
followed by Hon. T.. s. Brigham. com
missioner of agriculture, on Market
ing Conditions" At the close OF these
addresses. after n short intermission
pres dent of the state fair commission
Hon. James b. Estcc, in a short speech
said that the commission were endeav-
Grin; to bring the Vermont state fair
to a greater degree of practical good
for the farming community and the
general public. One method used was
to ring before them men of ability
who had thought great problems. and
would intelligcntly discuss them, and
was glad to introduce as one of those
mon. Or. Nicholas Murray Butler,
pre-. dent of Columbia University, New
Yoi,l city. an intimate friend of Theo-
doc y. Vail who had done so much for
No.'nont. DR.. Butler said we are in
the midst of two great revolutions,
one domestic and harmless in any
great change ii might bring. the other
desnotic and which might change the
entire policies of the world. In the
former all citizens should and natural
" would express opinions and form
judgments, but in these all should en-
dcaTor to form these judgments care
fully and impartally. for the best
gool of mankind. Two hundred years
from now the question might be asked
what did the men and women of the
tw' ntieth century do for the uplifting
Of others in this far-reaching revolu-
ton? In the first revolution was lib
erty." in the second, "despotism." If
Ar. erica can maintain leadership in
hose things that upbuild and lead to
better citizenship, it may lead in the
denomination OF the results in the
Ert at political uphcaval now in pro-
cess 3. and be the political factor in
lea ding in the policies OF government.
STOCK PREMIUM AWARDS.
n the Morgan horse arena the Judging
Of Morgans is still going on and in class
Is, pair shown in harness TO four
WI eeled vehicle by Mr.. |. NJ. Hall OF
Windsor won the blue, with Emily
anl "Eudora.' beautiful bay mares,
di.ven by herself. There were four
competitors in the class, T. A. Darling s
Jonathan j." and Little Justin TAX
in; the red, A. F.. Philips welcome
AID Alexander the Great" third.
There We're two exhibitors OF stock
It the State fair from Chittcnden coun.
ty, one exhibit being from the herd OF
Hcrefords owned by J. w. Webb and
uader the care of the herdsman, Alex.
A.der Morrison, comprising seven head
n7d the othe- by Harrison Davis OF
lssex. who showed II head Of dairy
slorthorns, being one of five exhibitors II
that class. Mr.. Webb had two competi
tors in the Herefords with ~ and Il
lad respectively, and brings ava,
r1vcn prizes out Of eight entries. RI,
lord IS headed by Prince Real three
cara old Shelburn Realty one, Shelburl
Z eaity two and Sheburn Realty three
ne female exhibits Of the herd VOL
rrst, second and third premiums in orde
ramec Ny. Morrison was successful g.
ne grand champion finals also MI
Ievs will bring home six blue, one re-
and two white ribbons, and two senio
hampton and two grand champo
prizes ard feels very well clated owe
lis succcss.
HOLY EMS SOLD.
A feature of the day was the nuctio
5llc OF registered Holsteins. the stoc
Of Trentiss and Lowell. whose farms ar
in the towns OF Rockingham this STATE
Gld Alstead. n II.
Twenty head were sold at fair prices
one COW sold for $685., calf for $3.50, ar
Their COW for $500 and the remainder {
Inc stock ranged in price from 800 to $40
.Iost OF this stock was purchased by res
tents Of Vermont Holstein calf Dor
OF the grounds and one day old sold &c
$50 to ]. IA. Allen Of st, Johnsbury.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
There were several distinguished visit
crs on the grounds to-day, among thel
cling L. S. Senator William p. Dilini
tam Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler pres
Dent Of Columbia University. Theodol
~ Vail, Congressman Frank l.. Greene Z
st. Adams and Porter II. Dale of Islam