Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-09-09
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ECHOES OF THE FAIR
The popularity of the dog show wa
clearly demonstrated by the quick sale
of the exhibits. The kennel space wa
exhausted early, necessitating the man
ufacture of additional cages.
Not only did the judges and exhibit
ors join in praise of the local fair, bu
one of the race drivers went farthe
than most of the former and said 9TH
Middlebury fair is the best that / hav
seen in two years"
The Inside Inn under the manage
ment of Mrs. Arthur J Bissette o
Middlebury was successful for the frs
time in several years One Of the big
gest days, more than nine hundred
meals were served.
Folks are still talking about tht
great free-for-all The governor wa.
one of the most interested too. He
was invited to the attic of the judges
stand to witness the finish from tht
same vantage point as the officials
Not a single arrest during the fair
Some record for Addison County.
During the review of the stock ex-
hibitS, the line extended two third,
the length of the race course. The
horses too were numerous enough tC
reach half way around.
The decorations, flags, bunting, vari-
colored lights, etc, added better holi-
day dress to the entrance and build
ingS. The expense of the decorations
was comparatively small, as the mate
rial can be used from year to year
Certainly a good investment
All of the fair officials worked veyr
hard. Superintendent Allan Calhoun,
the least experienced of the staff, may
be said to have made good with a ven
geance at once His 1920 Midway was
good, but the latest white way sur
passed the previous best effort.
Although the state dairy herds were
not eligible to competition, the Ayr
shres from the Vergennes Industrial
School and the Holsteins from the Hos
pital for the Insane at Waterbury were
visited by every breeder and lover Of
fine cattle The Holstein bull, valued at
$4,000 and weighing more than $4,000
pounds was one of the most talked of
exhibits of the fair.
In chat Tuesday with p E. Crane,
treasurer of the fair association, we
learned that the receipts will probably
be we'll over $4,000, and couple Of
thousand better than in 1920 There
are bills yet to be rendered and some
money to be received. The expenses
wre high, but it is confidently hoped
that the balance sheet will show the as
sets considerably higher.
The 1909 ribbons won by the Yer
gennes Boys and Girls Club have been
put on exhibition at the Neville drug
store in that city, and are not only
attracting considerable attention but
likewise advertising the fruits and OPP
portunities of the club work.
The Vergennes prize winners are:
Charles Otis, Donald Townsend, Min
ME Donahue, Donald Frazier, Horace
Kiral, Herrick Bristol, Kenneth Vat
taw, William Booth, Mildred Cotey,
Helen Benton, Grace Frisbee, Phelps
Burroughs, Thomas Field Howard
Field, Dorothy Cotey, Joyce Cotey,
Helen Otis, Donald Hunt, Sarah Co.
hen, Eleanor Piper, Charles Spooner
Several of the concessionaires failed
to realize the height of their hopes
Some resolved not to visit Middlebury
next year because they did not do
well this year. Others were resigned to
the apparently inevitable and recog-
nized that the money tightness is not
peculiar to Vermont Times are hard
and not like they used to be The fans
were glad that they came in such va
Tiety and hope that their sorrow will
not be longlived.
One of the happiest of the prize win
ners was Miss Sabra Huestis Of South
street. Middlebury. The blue ribbon
that she won in the lady's saddle class
with Willowmoor of the government
farm was the reward of several weeks
of patient endeavor to teach the young
horse a variety of gait and parade de
pertinent Miss Huestis, who is but ID
years of age, has been riding since she
was able to walk almost She has been
asked to ride Willowmoor at the state
fair in competition for similar prize
When a past president of the asso-
citation inquired of local lawyer who
had served in the legislature regarding
the legality of the fortune teller's trade,
the barrister replied that there was no
statute to the contrary but that palm
istry was about the only thing in the
Midway that was legitimate. Even
though the statement was humOrously
exaggerated, there were some kewpies
tgambled aWay Yet the