The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-13
BALLOONIST MADE
A GOOD DESCENT
AT STATE FAIR
Prof. Bonnette Went Straight Up and
Landed Outside the Ground
Two Good Races Were On
the Card Yesterday.

White River Junction, Sept l3,-To-
day promises to be a record breaker at
the Vermont state fair, and with Judging
of the fine stock on the ground going on,
three races, balloon ascension, vaudeville,
tournament for the Tyson silver trophy,
and grand parade, there will be sufficient
to interest every body in attendance.
The judging of cattle, Morgans and
other horses began yesterday and will
be continued every day until finished.
In the afternoon at o'clock precisely
Professor Bonnette made fine ascension
with his balloon, which went up into the
air almost perpendicularly, and when the
parachute was released it drifted north
erly allowing the aeronaut to alight out
side of the fair grounds in the valley
beyond. The balloon dropped little
outside the grounds.
Three tractors are on the grounds and
Tuesday afternoon an exhibition OF
blowing with such power was given in
the rear part of the grounds and seemed
to be of great interest TO many OF the
farmers. These tractors are becoming
as essential to the eastern farmer as
to the western one.
The poultry exhibit is in place and the
exhibits include all kinds of feathered
egg and chicken producers of fine quail.
ty. Superintendent Currier has placed
them in good coops for exhibition and
poultry fanciers can find enough to in
terest them.
The facilities for feeding the many Wis
itors are as adequate as formerly, the
Odd Fellows fraternity of White River
Junction and Mr.. Sargent having charge
of the large dining rooms beneath the
grand stands as usual, and many lesser
dining halls about the grounds.
The public service building is agar
under direction of the Windsor y. NJ. {.
A., with a corps OF physicians comprising
Drs. II. B. Wilson, NJ. P. Stanley, d. ).
Drake, r. j. Goss, d. L. Burnett, I. F.
Garland and c. w Worthen in the hos
pital department, who alternate in giving
constant attendance, there ready for any
emergency which might happen. Good
nurses are also in attendance. Three
slight injuries occurred on the grounds
Tuesday and were attended to. In the
evening the rest room is used for recre-
alton and reading room, and exhibitors
seem pleased to think that such place
has been provided for them, something
they do not find at other fairs.
A large exhibit of stock that started
from West Virginia arrived at the
grounds Tuesday night after many de
laws, and was allowed place on the
grounds.
The United States has a recruiting
tent on the grounds, under direction oil
Lieutenant r. c. Knowlton and Sergeant
w. A. Uphsm, both Norwich cadet;
now in the service, who are taking enlist
ments in the L. S. army or lst Yer
mont regiment.
Two racing events were pulled of yes
terday, they being the 2::l7 trot for
purse of S400. with four to start, wor
bv Famous Nutwood, by Banker YIN
cent by Vincent, and the 2:2s pace FOL
purse of $500, with seven to start, and
won by Ruth w, by Alden by Aicsn
der.
Race summaries:
2:2s Class Pacing, Purse $500.
Ruth w, b. m, by Alden by
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