The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
GUEST DAY BRINGS.
Continued from Page L.

copies of the days program, printed
slip of welcome to Brattleboro with an
invitation to come again Sept. IS and 10.
which are Valley fair days, copies of the
summer train schedule and other infor-
nation about trains, and copies of the
board OF trade booklet about Brattleboro.
containing numerous halftone illustra-
lions and much data about the town and
its attractions and opportunities.
There was not much delay in opening
the days list of events, which were
scheduled to begin at O'Clock, in fact
the program could have been started ex-
actly at the appointed time, but as there
was ample time for everything and the
rush of people had not gotten fairly
under way at that time it seemed best
not to be in too much of hurry.
The Brattleboro Military band of 20
pieces under the direction of Fred G..
Leitsinger gave a concert from the bal
cony over the porte4coehere of the town
hall building. This included a wide va
riety of selections. among them some of
the popular patriotic compositions of the
present day and the excellent work of
the band was one of the enjoyable fea-
lures of the day.
G. c. Bonette and son, Charles
Bonette, of st. Johnsbury, who came in
place of the DeAIuth brothers gave a half
hour of comedy acrobatie work near the
southwest corner of the Hooker lawn, on
a framework erected for that purpose
CARRIED in gay costume, they executed
large number of stunts of which they
have made speciality for a long time
which the crowd watched with interest.
C. G. Bonette is well-known baIloonist.
and visitors at the Valley fair five wears
AGO We're thrilled to see him ascend after
his balloon had taken fire Although
badly burned he made parachute drop
successfully at that time. but he was nm
conscious when he landed and was at
once carried to the Memorial hospital.
The Empire and Princess motion pic
ture theaters opened their doors free to
all out of town visitors at 10 o'clock and
put on some first class pictures About
300 persons crowded into the two places.
and many of those present saw moving
pictures for the first time in their lives.
One of the novel attractions of, the dav
was Gangler's Canine Garden. a high
class dog and bear act. on a platform
erected on the plaza with an immense
nited States flag for a background. Mr..
Gangler the proprietor, and his partner.
Miss Belle McGarrigle. whose home is ON
South Main street. have made their
headquarters in Brattlehoro several
years and in about two weeks they will
open the season of 1918 with the Orpheum
circuit in New York. The act consists
Of performances by 10 trained dogs and
trained Australian bear. Teddy. two
and n half years old The dogs include
the Esquimo Spitz.. French Toy Poodle
and Chihuahua breeds. and the intelli-
genee displayed by them not only was
amusing and decidedly entertaining. but
II caused the throng which crowded about
the platform to marvel Then came
concert ON the plaza by the Military
band
Bonette's slide for life was next on the
bill. G. G. Bonette performed this stunt.
tight wire extended from the apex Of
the iron bridge across the Connecticut
river to point near the edge of the is
land at Island park, where it was secure
ly anchored. Starting from the ground
Mr. Bonette was pulled up the incline to
the top of the bridge by pulley arrange
ment Then hanging by his teeth he
slid down the incline successfully amid
the plauditS of the hundreds who watched
from every point of vantage He was
costumed in red and waved his arms and
legs as he made the long slide. Both
balconies at the Island Park pavilion
were crowded with spectators. and as
many as could stand on the north side
OF the bridge watched the slide from
there, while many Others stood on the
ground on both sides of the river or
saw the feat from the rear of the stores
on the east side of Main street.
1T was now nearly noon and the crowd
quickly melted away for dinner. some 90
ing to the hotel and restaurants and
others to the Hooker lawn. where
lunches were served by the Patriotic
league, or to the grounds of st. Michaers
Episcopal church. where lunches were
furnished by the Woman's guild. nomi-
nal charge being made for the eatables.
Here it may be said that each person
who had team was given check by
the board of trade which entitled him to
horse feed free. The stabling was in
charge of Liveryman NJ. NJ Tucker and
q. b. White. who filled their own stables
and opened the Larrow stable for over
flow. Because of the excessive heat free
ice water was provided at the railroad
station.
1t was rather too hot to play instru-
ments in the blazing sun at | o'clock so
the band opened the afternoon program
with a concert on the Hooker premises
instead of the town hall balcony Half
an hour later dancing began in the Island
Park pavilion and at the same hour an
other program of motion pictures was
started.
The patriotic feature of the day was
the address i'm front of the Hooker res
idence by Edward s. Van Zile of New
York, who has been a war correspondent
at the French front for the Wheeler
syndicate, being a guest of the French
government during that period. He is n
graduate of Trinity college, Hartford,
Conn, and for a long time was edi-
torial writer for the New York World
and New York Sun He has Travelled
about 10000 miles the past year and
| for several months has been speaking
through the middle West for the Ma
tional Security league. Mr.. Van Zile
is the author of II published books, one
of which, Tho Game of Empires, pub
! lished in 1915, has an introduction by
| Theodore Roosevelt The Philip Good