The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-25

BRATTLEBORO BAND
ALSO is ENGAGED
String of Percherons Coming from Con-
necticut Agricultural College, Also
Herd of Aberdeen Angus Cattle,
Both from Eastern States Show.

Officials of the Valley Fair associa-
tion are to be congratulated upon the
results of their efforts to secure gov
ernment band for two days of the fair,
the services of the combined bands of
the 18th and 36th infantry regiments,
which have been playing at the East
ern States exposition in Springfield,
Mass, all this week, having been as
sured by the commander at Camp Dew
ems, Aver, Mass. The services of the
Brattleboro Military band also have
been secured.
| A string of Percheron horses from
the Connecticut Agricultural college
at Storrs, Conn, and a herd of Aber-
deem Angus cattle, both of which are
at the Eastern States exposition this
week, have been booked for exhibition
here, as well IS fine poultry exhibit
lof Buff Orpingtons, which won the
sweepstakes at the Springfield (Vt.)
fair, and the Charlestown, n. II. fair
Thursday.
The government band, which is COM
posed of 80 pieces, will arrive in Brat
tleboro Monday, Oct. A. by motor trans
Iportation and will remain here until
Thursday morning, Oct. z. 1t will
! lplay both days of the fair. With the
) band. which is considered the best band
Lin the East, win come a recruiting
marty of 10 men, who will be at the
! fair both days and win remain in and
:, around Brattleboro the entire week.
The party will bring full field equip
: ment, tentage, etc, and win be pre-
c pared to demonstrate, to certain ex-
tent, the mode of living in the field
!. and the use of many of the pieces of
f equipment carried by military organiz-
| ations in active service. The Brattle-
I boro band will be augmented for the
fair days and probably will number %
= or more men, so the fair is "well
C fixed - with regard to music.
# The Percheron horse exhibit was Sc
7, cured after much effort on the part of
e President c. L. Stickney and Secretary
l. d. Z. Tasker of the fair association,
b, both of whom visited the exposition
II this week and finally succeeded in get
,e ting the consent of Prof. Garrigas of
the college to bring the string here. In
cluded in the carload which viii come
to Brattleboro are the following ami
mails which won prizes at the Eastern
States exposition: The stations
3. Dragon, Jr,, and Double Carnot; the
mares Bonnie Star and Carnette the
fllies Carcille Sd and Favorite Lady;
i, also a foal. Juliette.
The Aberdeen Angus cattle are the
lproperty of #. w Burnham of Green.
field, Mass, president of the Franklin
County Agricultural society. 1t is the
he best herd of this breed in the East and
%. won premiums in many classes at the
81 exposition.
as While Secretary Tasker was il
We Charlestown, n. H., Thursday as Judge
RS of poultry at the street fair and. doing
oy some advertising for the Valley fail
of he secured several fine exhibits of poul
as try including pens owned by Mis-
in Henrietta Hooker of Mount Holyoke
to Mr.. Tasker reported a fine parade al
the Charlestown fair and an attendanc,
lis of about 1000 persons.
ed A decorated truck with Valley fai
cards and products of E. Crosby & Co
of was taken to the Walpole, N. H., stree
st fair yesterday to appear in the parade
lis As a result of the visit by the va
a rious superintendents to the Eastern
N. States exposition all are working wit
added enthusiasm to make their de
partments as interesting as poss lble
and all plans are progressing satisfac
torily for the most successful fair he'll
here in recent years.