The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-05


| float was a contingent of clowns and a
platoon of two police, the former COM
prising A. c. WirisIey, G. &c. Booker
and Harold Tier. the police being Lee
/ Roy Latham and Arthur AIarteII. There
was also a "Chinaman" Henry MartelI,
and ''rube" Harvey Martell, in this
contingent
When the parade reached the Brooks
House. hundreds of people had gathered
4 on both sidewalks and when the parade
had passed they joined the procession
and made their way to the fair grounds.
The prize won by the auxiliary float
was 80 and the same amount was won
| by Wilson Brothers for the most original
| auto. The parade judges We're o. f.
Benson. Mrs. G. G. Fits and Clarence
1 w. Reed
BY two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
an audience of over 1000 was on the
grounds and it kept increasing every
minute. The crowd was divided into
| three sections, the ball game being the
/ center attraction for a great number of
| fans, the horse racing and events on the
track forming another nucleus and the
| remaining number grouped around the
| various bankers and concessionaires ON
| the midway
There was the usual blanket stand
| which did a thriving business: also n
fancy basket, candy and other special
prize outfits. The center attraction on
| the midway during the early part of the
| festivities was young chap of 10 or IL
summers who had a pocketful of green
| backs and who was spending them with
great success at the stand where soThe
prize you ring the prize you get was
| the sign. This chap had not been there
lV minutes before he had a pocket flask
and two small clocks.
| There were the uSuaI rafraSbmapt
| stands where sandwiches, hot dogs
| Sodas and popcorn were secured and
| even sweet cider made its debut
A pony ring stationed near the main
passageway across the track did a good
| business all day, many of the young
boys present utilizing the opportunity TO
emulate Tom Mix and Bill Hart of
movie fame
The program called for a creased pig
chase at 3 O'Clock, and the crowd had
double for its money as two pigs We're
released during the afternoon. The first
porker was released on the track at
so. but he had, no chance at ALL A
crowd of 80 boys. men and clowns were
soon at his hoofs, and after a few
turns, grunts and squeals, he was caught
and pinned to the ground. The chase
was won by Harvey Martell, who was
the rube in the parade. Martell dis
| tlnguished himself again an hour later
when another creased pig was released
to the multitude. This porker was $50
| pounds heavy and it was some little
| time before thumbs were turned down.
/ The hog was brought on the track in a
/ truck. runway was let down in back
/ and Mr.. Hog urged to go down. He
| was reluctant at first. but a gentle and
/ firm shove with the toe end of a boot
| helped him to decide.
/ BY reason of his size, the porker ac-
/ cumulated considerable momentum. once
a oct ST. ted
| times when he slipped right through the
! hands Of those who would capture him.
/ After a minute or two there were more
/ creased hands than there was creased
/ pig. However, the crowd kept at the
| porker's heels until Harvey Martell
/ staged another event that was not on
| the program. This was N wrestling
match between the 150-pound pig and
MaTtell, and in the melee that ensued
/ during the pigs capture even the hogs
/ squeals were creased. Announcer
| Charles Mann declared Martell the win
ner and the prize was taken off in a
/ truck. After the chase was over, a by
stander from some hamlet away off in
/ the wilderness said. THAT amt no
/ creased pig, his hair amt shaved off -
Early in the afternoon some anus
/ ing novelty athletic stunts were run off
1 on the track under the direction of F.
X. Brown of Community~Ser A BIZ
I cycle tire rolling contest was won by
| Robert Hildreth of Hinsdale. n. H. !;
/ I'd, Roland Brown; Sd. Edward Robin
/ son. y wild wave obstacle race came
/ next, won by Lyle Amsden of South
Vernon; I'd. Robert Hildreth Sd, Ray
/ Watson. The contestants had to crawl
under n blanket and then go through
flour sacks that We're not entirely free
4 from their original contents. An auto
mobile tire-rolling contest was won by
Gordon Buffum of East Mortified,
Mass: ID, Lawrence Brown; Sd. Lyle
/ AmSden. \ second wild wave obstacle
| race was won by Kenneth Longueil /;
I'd. Stanley Martin; Sd. Gordon Buffum.
| Two tugs of war were staged on the
| midway during the afternoon. The first
/ one was between two teams made up of
ball players, one of which afterwards
| gave way to a group of five civilians,
and the other fray was between an Off
! cial staging the fray and bystander
who found fault with the decision. 1t
| was the question which tug of war was
the most interesting. One showed the
power of physical strength and endur-
| ance: the other showed the power and
elasticity of the tongue. The argu-
ments were the result of misunderstand-
| ings regarding conditions Mt the outset
/ Of the pull, and when it was over there
were many cries of Its a big frost -
| The team that was adjudged winner of
/ the SO prize comprised George Ludzus
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| A. Whittemore of Guilford, Harry Clark
| Of East Somerville, Mass, and Oliver
Young of Norwich Conn.
4 radio wagon made its appearance on
| the grounds, but it failed to work, ow-
ing to trouble with the ticker coil,
according to John Dunton. jr., of 80
Main street, who was in charge of the
outfit.
Shortly after o'clock, people began
leaving the grounds in order to have sup
Der over by the time the festivities on
Main street started The evening enter
| IN the Brooks House balcony, which
also gave a concert in the morning dur
| ing the rain storm The street was
| crowded with people who were throwing
confetti and paper strings, Of which
there was great supply. Legionaires