Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
STATE FAIR ENDS,
TOO MUCH RAIN |
II Was IA Big Show, However,
and Only a Contrary Weather
Man Prevented Its Success

the fair and this afternoon the races
scheduled for the day was called Off
In reality the fair has been favored
with just one day and half of pleasant
weather since the opening on Tuesday.
Despite this condition there have been
large crowds and while 1t Is impossible
to make a definite statement the ex-
pectation IL that the revenue received
will defray ali the expenses. Had 1t been
a pleasant week no official questions the
prediction that the fair would have made
a net gain of from $4,000 to $4,000. Not
only did 1t rain all last night but it has
poured all day and the storm was ap-
parently centered over n comparatively
small area. A party left Ludlow this
morning for the State fair and the sun
was shining as brightly as in mid-sum-
mer. From Hllsborough, y. H., and
vicinity SO automobiles started for the
fair ground and proceeded as far as the
Vermont State line before encountering
the storm. One car came through. The
roads are badly washed and in some
places the hill roads are quite i'm
passabe
When the decision was made to close
the fair this morning no admission charge
was made to those who cared to enter
and there was quite number who had
come from a distance who waded around
as best they could to see the wet down
sights. Every little while In many places
cars dropped into the mud over the run
ming board and were towed out In some
instance by oxen. A more bedrabbled or
melancholy sight than the midway has
seldom been seen. Even the lady who
eats 'em alive" had the appearance of
ms har 10 fri Exbt
horsemen, concessionaires and helpers
their knees and they were not confined
wholly TO the sterner sex.
President Eatee Of the State fair COM
mission gave out the following state
ment late this afternoon:
AS a great big exhibition of stock,
both in horses and cattle. as we'll as a
great exhibition in track events and
anusements the State fair just completed
may be set down as a success. The COM
mission Is not discouraged. In fact. durn z
the heaviet part of the rain Of to-day 1t
buckled on it's armor and resolved that 1t
would begin preparations at once for the
Vermont State fair of 192O'
A get-together meeting Of the Legisla-
ture Of 1918. who CHANGED to attend the
fair Thursday, was held at the public
service building which Is under the direc-
ton OF the Y. M. c. A. at 1890 o'clock
and at that hour several Of the mem.
bers could be found there. Among those
present from the House whose names
were secured were Tracy Of johnson,
Aver Of st. George, Sleeper of STAFFORD,
Hatch Of Thetford. F'oss Of Plainfeld,
Gillott of Bethel. Noble OF Tunbridge,
Huse Of Corinth, Luce of Pomfret, Mil
Ter of Hartland. Phillips Of Irasburg,
Eastman Of Groton. Strong Of Fayston,
Estes OF Montpelier, Book of West
Haven. Blood Of West Windsor. Vinton
of Granville Everett OF Bradford and
Cameron of Marshfield. Senator Adams
OF Orange county and Sergeant at Arms
Dwinell also were present. 1t Is not ex-
pected politics were discussed.
BOYS AND GIRLS AWARDS
Demonstrations which have been con-
Quoted at the extension service build
ing by the boys and girls clubs for
special premiums as we'll as for those
given by the fair association, closed
Thursday afternoon. Premiums were
offered by the State for excellence in
five classes sewing. canning. poultry,
hand!craft and cooking. and there were
State fair first premiums were: Sewing.
Richmond Sewing club. the Misses Pearl
Berry Frances Edwards and Dorothy
Ellis canning. the Handy Gamers. West
Rutland. the Misses Harriet Grant.
Cecilia Bliss. Genevieve Lanthier
handicraft. four boys from st. Johns
bury, known as the wide-Awake club,
L. II. Baxter. leader; cooking, White
r
cookers and Gamers. the Misses Dorothy
Clafiin and Margaret Stacy. Each club
receives a S25 premium.
WILL GO TO SPRINGFIELD
Out Of these Ave successful clubs the
State pays the expenses Of a trip to the
Springfield exposition of assachusetts
as special prize 10 the Two clubs attain
ing the highest point in excellence and
the winners of these prizes were the
Handy Gamers OF West Rutland and
the Wide-Awake club OF St. Johnsburv
But through the courtesy of the Spring
field exposition the expense of the three
other clubs will be paid so that nine
clubs will go from this State there. the
Vermont State Bankers association and
others interested in the work contribut
ing the funds for the other four teams.
expense. These additional clubs are the
Sewing club of Pittsford for judging the
White River Junction club for Judging
and the Vegetable Packing Demonstra
ton club of Brandon and one other. The
fifth winner of the State premiums was
the Pittsford Rural Rushers Poultry club
which gave an illustration of killing and
picking a chicken. describing In detail
the process as they went along The
fowl was live one and the team was
composed of the butcher. Clinton Pratt.
assistants, Francis Timber and John
Conway, the first two picking the fea,h
ers. The demonstration began at two
o'clock and in ten minutes the fowl was
killed and plucked, the boys all the time
explaining the process The sweepstake
prize in canning went to Miss Lucille
Henderson of White River Junction, who
showed S8 cans of 10 varieties.
BOYS JUDGING CONTESTS
The boys judging contest from lads
Of high schools began Thursday morn.
ing, the following towns sending teams,
Bradford, Metcalf. Martin, Norcross
Rogers and Day. 3 boys; Waterbury
Cecil Goodheart, George Donovan, stan
ley Guptil, Arthur Buck, 8 boys: VIII
Jamestown. Howell Seaver, Claude
NORM and Arthur Stowe. 3 boys: lief.
fersonvlle John Wells, Gordon Gates
Kenneth Lang. and Julius Saffard,
boys: stowe Robert Cleveland. Cecil
Scribner, Richard Chase, Gerald Wills
and Dennis Kizer, boys; Essex. Mark
Flynn, Robert Sharpley, Glenn Hunter
Robert Lucia and Harold McNall. i
boys; and a team from Newbury which