The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

that the governors of all the New Eng
land states were to arrive that day.
Instead, the front page contains half
a column of "Pen and Scissors para
graphs; a story from the New York
Post reviewing the career of Truman H.
Stafford, native of Royalton (Vt.),
whose wonderful mathematical powers
attracted wide attention and who be-
came professor at Harvard; two
column wood cut of Hon. Daniel Need
ham, secretary of the New England
Agricultural society, with story telling
of his eminent service to the agrieul-
tural interests of Vermont; and col
umn of state, county and local news.
Following are some of the local items
of the front page:
What was the matter with the gas
last nighta'
Roper's Steam. Carriage is on the
fair ground and creates considerable
excitement.
Three men were arrested at the de-
! pot on Monday night by one of our
officers for stealing a carpet bag at
some point south. They were locked
up. "
g The Hidden Hand and the farce
entitled Jenny Lind will be produced
at the Town Hall tonight
Page . is devoted to the report of
the second day of the fair and to some
! election returns and some pieces of
miscellany.
| The report says that 10000 persons
saw the trotting. One of the show hors-
es was the celebrated Morgan stallion,
Ethan Allen, and the story says: The
immense crowd complimented the old
veterans with three rousing cheers.
| That jockeying for an advantage at
| the start of the heat is not an original
! idea with present day drivers is appar-
ent from the following statement
The drivers of the horses fooled away
more than half an hour in attempting
to start for the first heat, until the pa
thence of even the Judges was worn out,
when the horses got standing start. =
| An abstract of the address of DR.
! George B. Loring OF Salem, Mass, pres
ident of the New England Agricultural
society, is given, also mention of the ex-
/ hibits in Mechanics hail. the poultry
swine and sheep. Among the plows
mentioned are some which ARE the re.
suit Of long and patient investigation
: on the part of Ex-Governor Holbrook
! of Brattleboro, whose picture and life
we published Yesterday The plows
are described, and the closing sentence
! devoted to them reads: "'Col. +. +
! Holbrook, son Of the Governor, is agent
! for these superior plows at Boston
| Mass. The list of exhibitors of live
stock contains names of men from va
rious towns in this section who were
prominent in those days and later.
In the evening at s o'clock there was
an address on the tariff, by Senator
Justin s. Morrill, of Vermont, one OF
the most influential men which any
state ever sent to the senate at Wash
ington. He spoke in the town hall.
Two other paragraphs mention some
OF the prominent men present or expect
ed, and they are given herewith:
"Hons. Luke p Poland, Justin S
Morrill, and Frederick E. Woodbridg,
arrived yesterday Mr.. Poland is tn,
guest of Capt. R. W. Clark, and Messrs
Morrill, and Woodbridge guests of B. D
Harris at the Wesselhocft. T. w. Park
Esq, of Bennington, one of the wealth
lest men III the state, and Rev. VIM
Ford of Brandon, the poet preacher ant
horticuiturist, are in town in attend
ance at the fair. Senator EdmuRds ar
rived this morning, and is also CUES
of B. d. Harris. Hon. John w. Stewar
of Middlebury also arrived this morn
ing.
1.-The Governors of the New Eng
land States-Gov Bullock of Massachu
sets, with staff, Gen. Burnsides, Gov
ernor of Rhode Island, Gen. Hawley
Governor of Connecticut, Governo
Cony of Maine, Governor Smyth o
New Hampshire and Governor Dilling
ham of Vermont, will arrive today
One of the attractions of the fair wa
the Sianfese twins. Chang and Eng, an
their children, and they are picture
j. by wood cut on the third page