Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-09-21
CRAFTsBURY COMMUNITY FAIR
Crowd of 25O0 See Splendid Exhibits,
Parade and Sports.

Farade and Sports.
The second annual Craftsbury Com
munity fair was held at North Crafts
bury Friday of last week under ideal
conditions. Rain the previous day
mad laid the dust and cleared the air.
The morning was bright and warm.
A crowd conservatively estimated at
25OO people assembled from far and
wide for the event, departing at night
declaring that they had had one
of the most enjoyable days ever.
Craftsbury's hospitable spirit was
at Its best. The rivalry for premium
awards was keen but never bitter, all
entries being made more as a matter
of pride than with the thought of
gain. Every sort of fakir was ex-
cluded. and all formalities abolished.
From baby show to antiques there
was list of entries astonishingly
large and surprisingly good. For
example, there were 38 babies un-
der two years of age in the baby
contest, there were about rs head Of
cattle in the livestock exhibit, rs
horses, 20 dogs, 20 swine kind, tent
fuii OF poultry, horticultural ex-
hlblt shat good judges said put to
shame any yet seen at the county
fairs and wonderful exhibit of fam
cy work and antiques.
For community even it was a sur
prlslngly large affair. The plan Of
conducting the event is novel. LAST
year private subscriptions financed
the event, and subscriptions NAV be
asked this year but the "popn stand
and the. dinner booth were conducted
by the management and will procticaI-
ly pay the expenses. No money
awards were given but premium rib
pons given, labor is given for the
love OF it and commercialism is push
ed into the background. Over 700
dlnners were served by the enterpris-
ing dinner committee, most of the
food for which was solicited.
The Irasburg band furnished music
there was a ball game between the
married and single men, a parade Of
stock around the common was a fea-
ture worthy of mention and the old
fashioned sports drew a crowd. In
the parade were the babies entered
for the show with their mothers rid
ing on two large floats. In this par
ade were 13 saddle horses, three Ia
DIES and five mems single drivers, a
pair OF dapple-gray ponies and four
pairs OF double drivers. The parade
The horticultural exhibit was per.
haps the most interesting. The acad.
emy gymnasium held the exhibit
which contained everything in flowers
from asters to verbenas and a really
wonderful exhibit of vegetables of ev-
cry sort. For example, there were 27
traces of corn displayed, one trace
being harvested by j. A. Morse of
Craftsbury just 80 days from the
planting of the seed.
The fancy work department was on
the aeconnd floor of the academy
building proper and contained be-
sides quilts, fancy work, etc., ANTIQUES
including crockery belonging to Gov
ernor Crafts, from whom the town
OF Craftsbury derived it's name. We
are sorry not to be able to give the
premium awards in this department.
The work was judged by Mrs. w. B.
Heyer and Mrs. G. w. Richmond of
Newport.
When it came to judges only the
best and most disinterested were US
ed, the committee sending to every
part of the state for talent.
The baby show was perhaps the
most unique event in the entire fair.
DR.. Johnson of Burlington, a child ex-
pert, judged the infants, making a
thorough examination of each child
as to weight, height, shape of head,
abdomen, chest and lungs, feet and
other points, marking on each and
making awards on the highest mark
ing in points. Thirty-eight children
were entered and prizes were award
ed as follows in the order of the name
given:
! Boys: Richard Farrar, born Feb
ruary 10, 1920, Craftsbury; Teddy Le-
Barron, born December 25, 1920,
Craftsbury; Bert Colburn, born No
vember 1, 1919, Craftsbury.
Girls: Ruby Butler, born Septem-
Der 3, 1920, Albany; Katherine Le-
Barron, born October "a, 1919; Mar
ion Root, born April 25, 1920, Crafts
bury.
DR.. johnson said it was splendid
'ot of children and certainly the COM
munity is to be congratulated upon
raising so many fine children as we'll
as such splendid farm produce. It
prizes were won by LeBarron children
both under two years of age, the son
and daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Le-
Barron Of Craftsbury.
The other 80 babies entered are
named below, the date being the
date of the -child's birth.
Robert G. Merrill, February %,
1919, Craftsbury; Homer O. Bartlett,
December %, 1920, Craftsbury;
Leighton F. Spring, June 10, 1920,
Craftsbury; Edgar B. Brown, May 10,
1920, Craftsbury; Allen E. Hall, July
s, 1921, Craftsbury; Barbara ].
Smith, December 10, 1920; Leonard
E. Sternburg, March 5, 1921, STAN
nard; Raymond Blair, July z, 1921,
Wolcott; Malcolm R. Davis, June 18,
1921. Albanv; Arlene Davis, Decem-
Der 10, 1919; Elaine Anderson, July
ID, 1921, Craftsbury; Thomas Meow
ern, July 2, 1921, Craftsbury; Harriet
Dustan, September 16, 1920, Crafts
bury; Ruth Anderson, October 13,
1919, Glover; Barbara Hall, January
2, 1921, Greensboro; Earl Ander-
son. October 81, 1920, Glover; Grace
Anderson, October 18, 1919, Glover;
Thomas Ryan, February IL, 1920,
Craftsbury; Irene Edgley, July 2,
1921. Craftsbury; Donald Morse, April
1921, Greensboro; Lottie M. Gebbfe,
January I, 1921, Greensboro; James
Patterson. December "a, 1920, Crafts
bury; Helen Fifield, November IS,
1920, Craftsbury; Francis Marley,