The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-13
STATE FAIR HAD
TO BE CANCELLED
Great Downpour of Rain
Caused Directors to End
the Fair Friday
ARE MAKING PLANS
FOR 1920 EXHIBITION
Despite Discouragements
Due to Rain, Commission
May Meet Expenses

May Meet Expenses
White River Junction, Sept. l3-The
deluge of water Thursday night which
left the Vermont state fair grounds sub
merged to the depth of several feet in
places, caused the state fair commission
to close the fair and yesterday afternoon
the races scheduled for the day were
called off,
In reality the fair had been favored
with just one day and half Of pleasant
weather since the opening on Tuesday.
Despite the condition there had been
large crowds and while it is impossible
to make definite statement, the ex-
pectation is that the revenue received
will defray all expenses. Had it been
a pleasant week no official questions the
prediction that the fair would have made
net gain of from $4,000 to $4,000.
Not only did it rain all Thursday
night, but it poured all day yesterday.
When the decision was made TO close
the fair no admission charge was made
those who cared to enter and there were
quite a number who had come from a
distance who waded around as best they
could to see the wet down sight. Every
little while in many places cars dropped
into the mud over the running board
and they were towed out in some in
stances BY oxen A more bedraggled or
Ill. IL ha =
seldom been seen. Even the lady who
"eats EN- alive had the appearance of
having lost her very last friend.
Exhibitors, horsemen, concessionaries
and helpers made their way about in
water above their knees and they were
not confined wholly to the sterner sex.
President Estee of the state fair com
mission gave out the following state
ment late yesterday afternoon: "As a
great big exhibition of stock, both in
horses and cattle, as well as a great ex-
.hibition in track events and amusements,
the state fair, just completed, may be
set down as a success. The weather has
not discouraged the state fair commits
sion. In fact, during the heaviest part
of the rain yesterday it buckled on its
armor and resolved that it would begin
preparations at once for the Vermont
state fair of 1920"
A get together meeting Of the legisla
tors of 1918 who should chance TO attend
the fair Thursday was held at the pub
lie service building, which is under di.
rection of the Y Nj. G, A., at 1890
o'clock and at that hour several of the
members could be found there Among
those present from the House whose
names were secured were Tracy of John
son. Aver of St George, Sleeper of STRAIT
ford, Hatch Of Thetford, Foss Of Plain.
field. Gillette Of Bethel, Noble of Tun-
bridge, Huse Of Corinth, Luce Of Pom.
fret, Miller Of Hartland Phillips of Iras
burg Eastman of Groton, Strong Of
Fayston, Estee Of Montpelier, Book of
West Haven, Blood of West Windsor
N'inton Of Granville, Everett of Brad
ford and Cameron of Marshfield. SEN
ator Adams of Orange county and Ser
goant at Arms Dwinell were also pres
ont. II is not expected politics were
discussed
Demonstrations which have been con-
Quoted AT the extension service building
w the boys and girls clubs for special
premiums dN WILL dH AibSE EtfEll Nv VIC
fair association, closed Thursday after
sioon Premiums were offered by the
state for excellence in five classes, sew
+, ing, canning, poultry, handicraft and
cooking and there were II competing
teams. Winners for the state fair first
premiums were Richmond Sewing club,
Misses Pearl Berry, Frances Edwards
and Dorothy Ellis; canning, the Handy
Gamers. West Rutland, Misses Harriet
Grant, Cecilia Bliss, Geneyieve Lanther;
handicraft, four boys from St. Johns
bury known as the Wide Awake club;
cooking, White River Junction B class,
u. s. Cookers and Gamers, Misses Dor
othy Clafin and Margaret Stacy; the
fifth is mentioned below Each club re-
ceives $25 as a premium.
Out of these five successful clubs the
state pays the expenses of a trip to the
Springfield, Mass, exposition as a spe-
cal prize to the two clubs attaining the
highest point in excellence and the win
ners of those prizes were the Handy
Gamers Of West Rutland and the Wide
Awake club OF st. Johnsbury. But
through the courtesy of the Springfield
exposition, the expenses Of the three
oInef CluDs VIII ne paiu, so tHdt elghJ
of nine clubs will go from this state
there, the Vermont State Bankers asso-
citation and others interested in the work
contributing the funds for the other
three or four clubs expenses. These
additional teams are the Sewing club of
Pittsford for judging, the White River
Junction C club for Judging, and the
Vegetable Packing Demonstration club
of Brandon, gardening
The fifth winner of the state premiums
was the Pittsford Rural Rushers' Poul
try club, who gave an illustration of
killing and picking chicken, describing