The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-30
rms c0NNECTICUT sTA1E FAIR.

Tue Premiums on wooden NutmeRs ana
Eastwood Pumpkin STRAIGHTFORWARD of
q New York Millionaire He Is taken
for Hen ButIcr-The Ladies Hold Fast
to their Watches when he Is Around.
The Hon. Ira Shaencr now millionaire and
one Of tie pets Of the New York Democracy, but
formerly District Attorney OF Albany county, and
state Senator from the Albany district, came to
Grief at the Connecticut State fair at Norwalk on
Wednesday last, in n most unexpected and comical
manner Ira went 10 tho fair expecting TO take the
prize FOR tile best half dozen
WOODEN NUrnEGs
and the best peck Of Eastwood pumpkin seeds, but
he didn't crme within tho quarter pole on that race.
Tho wooden nutmeg prize was taken by member
OF the Connecticut senate, and the Eastwood pninp
kin seed triumph was achieved by an old lady from
the northeastern corner Of tile State. That defeat
however, could have been borne, but the occur
renccs which followed were inio.erable. Those oc'
curronces were briefly these:
Mr. shaefer was the guest Of stephen II. Alden,
now one Of tile weal,hiest and most public-sprited
residents OF westport. Conn. but formerly on old
Albanian like Ira himself Those Albany boys get
on in this world. Cen William A. Butler, Of Pater-
son, ". J., was also guest OF MI. Alden. Inc
General was well known as guest Of the Meotpoft
Crpsus, and was supposed TO be Cen. ". +. buler
of Massachusetts,. The coachnan had known him
well in the armN the cook had seen hl'n looking
Westrort barber rave out that he rad shaved him
willie In the service so that his identity was estab-
lshed beyond all question. Tue inneaent but sue
rectcd jersey General lett in the o'clock train Tor
New York on Wednesday morning, leaving Mr..
shaoTer TO accompany Mrs. Alden and a Mrs.
Richards, also guest, TO tho
CATTLE SHOW
nj Norwn'k. Mr.. Alden hes magnificent turnout,
and Shreffer rode throurn the Fair grounds with
the ladies' in the gallant equipnge II occurred to him
that he was somehow or other receiving vast deal
| q from tlrOuN,
TO lavish attentions moon him until thew became op.
pressive and shaener took refuge in tho enclosure
inside OF the track. he carriage had scarcely como
10 stand there. when a PRINCIPAL OF military
school. whose students we're performing evolutioDs,
and competing for priza with other military
hools within a roped arena wherein no vehicle
was suffered to in,r1de, came no and said We was
instructed to have the carriage driven Inside the
charmed circle. The ropes we're then taken down,
unithe CARRIAGE driven into the circle Its inmates
Of conr,e being INC Observed Of all TSserverS; ana
OF the students becoming interesting, the spectator
pressed forward in front Of the carriage to such nm
their iec'. AID force their way to the front As they
came cut OF tac crowd .dne.looking iadv next TO
MIR saacner clasucd her hand over her watch, and
exclaimed to a comnanon on ner right:
"INe got my hand on IT, aud he
cAS'r STEAL THAT
anyhow" at the same line giving Ira witnering
looS.
Ira expressed lis surprise to Mrs. Alden at IN,
reu ark. who VAS - nucl confounde as lie was Al
armfui Of New York suns came aiSng and putin.
| MS thumb on lis nose twirlcd IL fingers at Mr.
| Slnener. crcl out "srCons y ond,hen dashed into
| she shelter OF tie crowd At this Mrs. Alden ex
| C.aiucd.
II mix have tie solution o. tbs whole matter
| Mr.. shacfler you are mistaken for
DEg BU1LER'
Ira was soon convince u at Mrs. Alden was cor
rect In her surinise los the bows aud nIt-'itng. o
| Office seeking yaeaboni. who came around TO ia
dure after the health o. various incumhents whose
places they anNious tn M. also nv being invited
| TO Inspect TIC drill OF the military students
| 81 rot away as soon rs | could" said Ira TO
| Nicnd. 20 whom he was rca'ing the adventure.
never elt 50 worihel in all m, iio as when founl
| was mista for Ben Butter ~
THAT may be" sai1 the friend "but how dc
you suppose Butler will feel wheh he hears OF 2"
lra's only RESPONSE TO this was n smile, and his
| friend smiled with him, where they stool In iheii
| golfers In front Of the bar In the Filth Avchu,
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