The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-12
WILMINGTON FAIR
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Large Showing of Cattle and Other Live
Stock, Farm Produce, Etc.-Autos
in Great Number.

Plans for the Farmers day exhibition
reached a climax Friday, Oct. Z, when
the day dawned so auspiciously that the
fine weather brought out a full attend
ance of not only Wilmington people but
many from all the nearby towns, inelud-
ing Searsburg, Dover, Wardsboro, ia
Iaaica Marlboro. Newfane, Guilford Han
fax. Vernon. BrattlebOrO, Putney, Nhlt-
ingham Readsboro, Stamford; also MON
roe North Adams and NOrthheid, Mass
Early in the morning a line OF cars
was parked on the fair ground, the num-
Der increasing until the automobile tops
formed row after row, reminding one OF
rows of house roofs in a city. Although
many came to visit with old acquaintance
sure to be met, there was much to attract
the attention of any who came to see the
fair. g,
At the right of the highway leading to
the fair grounds from East Main street
the space was devoted to the display OF
livestock. aside from poultry and pets.
Although there was not so large a
showing of stock as in some years, all
which was shown was good. Most OF the
cattle were not entered for premiums, but
for show purposes alone. The cattle eX-
bibit included the Holstein and Ayrshire
breeds. consisted of one heifer, shown by
Fred Look and eight head by Beaver
Brook, Inc Exhibitors of Jerseys We're
Celia A. Heather, six head; Frank H.
Fitch. six head c. c. Barlow. one COW !;
Homer Fitch. three head; Fred Look, one
beifer: Everett Cheney, one heifer, In
the Guernsey class were II head by For
rest Boyd: six head by Beaver Brook,
Inc. one by Robert Ware; IL by Fred
MAY: one COW by Roy G. Ware: twin
cows and two heifers by George 7. Cox.
SON one calf by H. d. Allen one calf
each by Joseph Gilbert, Russell Fitch
and Raymond Rist. Beaver Brook, Inc.
and II. H. Fox each displayed four head
Of HerefOrds. ..
In the cattle department an interesting
talk on dairying breeds and feeding was
given by Mr.. Hitchcock of Burlington.
As Illustrations of dairy breeds he used
a Guernsey, a Jersey and HolStein.
Mr. Beier of the L. S. department of
agriculture talked about beef cattle and
selection of a bull. and Illustrated his
talk by a Hereford and u Durham.
4 parade was formed and started from
the fair grounds at a little after II
O'clock. This was headed by Ralph Can
edy and Kenneth May, mounted as mar
shals. followed by the Wilmington hand
with George G.. Dixon as drum major the
band boys being in their new uniforms.
Then followed several floats, including a
wagon of field corn drawn by a tractor
driven by Miss Ruth Crafts dressed in
George Marsha. and an Indiana tractor
driven by Melvin Tenney. These were fol
lowed BY some of the cattle exhibited,
the rear being brought up by William Hol-
land of East Dover leading his cosset
lamb and Jones Boyd with his Guernsey
calf ,.-.
In the afternoon Cora Gillette, Clara
Morse and Ruth Hall of the Ever Ready
Canning club of Nottingham demon
strated canning tomatoes and peaches by
the cold pack method Earl Collins. War
rem Bruce and Huldah GoOdell of the
Marlboro Branch Poultry club demon
strated culling poultry.
Miss Viola Cameron, leader of the Girls
and Boys club work. had a DO and
Don't exhibit of foods. and County
Agent r. W. Harvey had an exhibit
These were both interesting and illustra-
tive Of club work and general farm work.
d. II. Smith of Putney showed an cleo
trio washer and farm implements. r. G.
Boyd of West BrattlebOro showed litter
Tor class of w. Fl. s. had a tent and sold
candy, cigars and soft drinks
In the lunch room under the supervision
of Mrs. Forrest Bovd. Mrs. Walter White
and Mrs. Frank Fitch, a business was
done which proved a success financially
TO the Farmers Day association. Co
operating with them was Mrs. Ethel
Howe. who had an outdoor lunch counter
where hot frankfurter sandwiches. ba-
nanas, etc, were dispensed. The pupils
of the Fitch school. of which Harold X
Putney is teacher. had a varied display
of school work which showed the result.
of painstaking efforts As a result OF
gardening and canning clubs formed il
the spring, other schools showed some
work
Several garages exhibited automobile
as follows: Childs Tavern garage of vii
mington, Fordson tractor, Ford tourin!
car, Ford sedan, Buick six and Buicl
four: Haskell garage of Brattleboro
Gardner and Moon Manley garage o
BrattlebOrO, Essex; Roberts garage o
Jacksonville, Oldsmobile touring car anC
truck.
In the sheep department the showing
was light. The exhibits We're by William
Holland of East Dover and w. l.. Haynes
Swine were shown by l.. w. Boyd ani
Harry I'll. Fox.
Morgan horses were shown by w X
Trevarr0w c. c. Barlow. George MarShs
and 4. r. Morse of Nottingham; driv
ing horses by w. F. White and genera
purpose horses by George H Harrington
Rodney Batchelder and f. J. Davis.
In the poultry department the priz
winning exhibitors were Mrs w S AleI
of Jacksonville. Clarence Corkins, Edit
Haynes, Harold Sherman of East Dover