Connecticut western news., 1873-09-12
CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR AT FALLS VILLAGE.

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 tie shows and fairs on their grounds at Fall Village, as it has this year been blesse, with. Tuesday. the first day, was pleas
 ant as could be desired, and although the at tendance was not what would be called large, Git never is the first day, ) the exhibi- tion of cattle was much larger than eye
 before, there being by actual count P, head. which made the day in every sense O the word, cattle show. Nor was tn, show of cattle large In numbers only but they were large in size and unusually
 dne, denoting an increased attention beins given to the raising of choice grades by thu farmers of North Western Connecticut.
 The trial of eight yoke of draft oxen ir the afternoon. exhibited large amount ot bovine muscle all the contestants drawing very heavily. The successful yoke wa, owned by Wm. Parks Esq. of South Shef field, Land drew something over two and one half tons on stone boat. It was remarked that although Mir. Parks team drew the heaYiest load, (also the premium as we vii make mention incidentally he was very sparing of the lash, indeed did not whiI his cattle at all, which may serve as 6 mild rebuke to some of the others, who exer- cised their muscle vigorously with the rod. Among the many pleasant features of the show of cattle the first day, was the yoke of year old steers, and the cart of appro priate size, owned by a son of Mir. Dean ot So. Canaan, all of which led the procession of about sixty yoke of cattle in their march around the track. The cart was laden with variety of all manner of vegetables, and with it's youthful driver, added not a little to the interest of the show. Wednesday was as usual,
 FAIR DAY.
 And not only was 1t the day of the fair, but of itself was Uery fatr day, it being as pleasant as the most fastidious could de. sire, and early the crowds began to assem- ble on the grounds. As an examination of the articles in the hall is first on the pro gramme for the day, we'll take look through the building and see what the country has been doing for year past. h the first, or ground room, the long table was we'll loaded with fruit, vegetables, ,&c., as we'll as underneath the same, and on and under the shelves back of the table, which is evidence enough that GN have not been idle. We think tho display of apples and pears was not equal to the show of las, year. and certainly none could expect there would be, as the present season, as every body knows, is far from being as favorable for those fruits as last. We cannot ma ke mention of all, or tenth part of all, we saw deserving it, and will only say little more than that altogether the exhibition in thle department of the building was good, that the Snake cucumber of Lewis Emmons of New Marlboro, the immense beets. pota. toes and squashes of others were very in teresting, and received much attention. The show of butter and cheese was rather more than last year, which was also true of seed grains. The fine lot of grapes. .&c among which Mir. Charles Spurs name very ire quently was found, and the preserved fruits In jars of Mrs. U. Fl. Miner of Falls Village and Mrs. N. Hart of West Corn wall were very nice, also the dried fruits of the two Mrs. Candee of South Sheffield. and ever so much else, but we must stop here and go up stairs and sec what they are doing there.
 First of all at the top of the stairs is the inevitable Egleston of spring bed notoriety. He has another new fangled something which he calls revolving bed lounge. He opens and shuts it like jack knife with as muck dexterity and skill, and about as quickly, as full grown Yankee could manipulate his ''toad sticker." This seems to be an invention of his own, and all who saw 1t were favorably impressed with it for the purpose designed.-Ah! but look at those pictures on the walls! They are all elegant but we'll mention none but that of Miss Flora Post of Falls Village. This water color is one of the curiosities of the age. It appears of about the class of work executed by the average artist in the time of the reign of George the III. It repre- sents cemetery, (burying grounds they were called in that day) in which man and woman are weeping by the monument of deceased friend, and which stands un- der very weeping willow tree. An! yes, indeed! Had hurricanes in those ancient times. One of the trees in the distance is standing top downward at least the branches are pointing toward the ground. Perhaps it grew so; strange things oc- cured Tn those ''good old times" of witches and sich.-The exhibition of quilts in the hall was very large this year, and that of flowers, fancy work, &c.,, &c., of which we must not stop to make mention, was in- teresting and was much admired.
 Emerging from the building, we find the pens for horses very nearly all. full 'most as much as drove" of horses penned up. Farther on we come to the tents and booths of the haberdashers, showmen, shooting matches gamesters, &c.,, &c.-"Whon have the next shot ;"-''Give me bid for this cap. if it isn't more than dollar and half. Here's your two headed lamb, and
 
 heads. ."-(There goes Dr. Clemans, the tooth doctor, who says he must see those calf 'walk off on his ear," if he never pulls another tooth, and sacrifices 25 cents all gone to thunder.) ''Nowi's your good chance to get drink of soda" ""Oysters as big as pair of saddle bags; and fourteen in every bowl; walk right ."-Enough of this. Its dinner time and we'll go at once to one of the eating houses, kept on the European plan, and get good square dinner. These, by the Congregational So- ciety of Falls Village and South Canaan are just splendid. We mean when we say splendid, not so much elegance, as we do the general everything about them being so nice, so just what is wanted by tired and