Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-09-02

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majority didn't. Last night the Off
Gals had more success in starting the
fun, when many more of the grand
stand co-operated in the good-natured
pleasantries and confetti showers.
The Fireworks
The fireworks display both afternoon
and evening delighted the crowd by
their novelties, particularly the former.
They were set by an expert from the
factory. In every way, it was agreed,
the pyrotechnics OF this fair have been
Middlebury's best ever.
The Midway
There was not a single complaint on
the part OF the fair enthusiasts re-
garding the Midway, excepting that
perhaps the concessions are too numer-
GUS Even then, it IS n pity ter the
host of kewpie CANDLES, palmists etc,
that the complaint is made, not that
there is not an unlimited opportunity
for fun. The main concession is the
California Exposition Company of Bos-
ton, Samuel Anderson, proprietor. Its
booths and tents occupy most OF the
midway space. There is something for
everybody too, most of it clean. There
are the human lobster, the 640-lb. boy,
the LAKELAND girls, Hawaiian dancers,
the inevitable negro head target, who
incidentally has some respect for at
least two local arms, and the usual ar
ray of wheels, balls and rings. The fer
ris wheel and whip are not new to our
fair, although the -go-hound has
been absent recently. Lions, trick
dogs, a wrestling young black bear, the
electric girl, Punch and Judy and the
hypnotist may be seen at the lower end
of the carnival street. within range OF
Bill Hartin's appeal of "Hot roast veni-
son, shot out of season. which for
time ad the game wardens sincerely
suspicious.
The Register reporter met States
Attorney George w. Stone in the mid
way Wednesday afternoon and asked
his opinion of the exposition. There
is nothing that l need bother about
evidently" he said Everything seems
satisfactory, and is so in fact, l hope"
One of the managers of the main
concession remarked that in his 10
years of show work at fairs, he had
never experienced a season as dull as
the present. The tightness of money
is never so noticeable as at the shows,
he said Often a man will only partly
satisfy his hunger, when reduced to his
last quarter, preferring a lone frank
furt for supper to be able to enjoy a
side show with the remaining twenty.
But this season it seems that these
last quarters even are scarce. When it
is known that it costs $1,000 to make
the average jmup from fair to fair and
that the main concession employs
about POO people, an idea may be had
of one of the difficulties of the manager.
Mechanics Hall
The exhibits in Mechanics Hall had
never been arranged with the artistic
effort so apparent in the present eX-
position. The garages display of cars
was particularly pleasing. Gorham
Brothers Nash and Scripps- Booth cor
ner was prettily decorated, as was the
Studebaker corner of A. J. Blackmer,
and the space of the Velies shown by
Frank Warner OF Vergennes. Cas-
well & Co. showed the Ford Overland,
REQ and Dodge James Cartmell had a
new Buick Four in addition to a series
of Skies, Ralph Brown had very neat
paint job on Ford roadster Other
exhibits were A. c. Taber's roofngs
and paint, d. p. Cloyes' sample OF the
Perfection milking machine, The Yer
mont Farm Machine Corporation OF
Bellows Falls with maple sugar evapo-
rators and the L. S. separator; Robert
Calhouns Sterling pipeless furnace, and
Frank J. Hubbard's silO,
First Aid Station
An innovation was naugurated this
year in the establishment of first aid
station on the grounds. Miss Mary
CORY OF Burlington, a graduate nurse,
was in charge, The station was open
from nine in the morning until nine at
night During the first two days there
were seven who received assistance.
Miss Cory also encouraged the recruit
ing of student nurses for the hospitals
of the state, a campaign for which is
now in progress The station was filled
yesterday during the heat with victims
Of prostrations and heart troubles.
Premium Automobiles Numerous
There were representatives Of SIX
fraternal societies urging the purchase
of a ticket for an automobile to be -af-
fed off soon. Their success>was moth
ing startling, the reporter was told. As
in the Midway, people were not spend
ing as they did even year ago.
DR.. Nortons Memory Honored
The flag was lowered to half mast
IN front of the administration build
ng all day Wednesday in memory Of
Dr. Ansom NJ. Norton Of Bristol one
IF the directors of the association and
A member Of the entertainment com
nittee of the 1921 fair The Board Of
Managers voted a resolution OF sym
Iathy to Mrs Norton and authorized
he secretary to send a large wreath
or his funeral
Fish and Game Exhibit