Connecticut western news., 1877-09-14

pleasant to say now that the cattle show and fair at Falls Village this year, taking into consideration the extraordinary times, was more of success in it's every depart ment than it's best friends had anticipated, and but little risk to ones reputation for accuracy IS assumed in prophesying a greatly increased interest in this Western Litchfield county enterprise hereafter. The attendance this year has been full up to the average for years past, particularly so for the first day. for the numbers present on that day was good for the first day of the show, and for the second day we think the attendance this year was larger than for some years past. Of course we cannot this week speak of the Horse day (Thurs- daY,) but have no anxiety but that day will take care of itself.
 FIRST DAY.
 The exhibition of cattle on the first day embraced some, and quite large number of them too, of the finest cattle eyer seen on the ground, and the test of draft oxen was very interesting, the team of MT. Hen ry Howe drawing the heaviest load. next to which came the Salisbury cattle, owned by the town. This team drew remarkably we'll and will undoubtedly obtain tho sec- ond premium.
 SECOND DAY.
 The exhibition of articles in the hall was not complete or entire until noon of We'd nesday, for not till that time had every thing arrived and been placed on exhlbi- tion; and when all was displayed. the quan- tity was perhaps not what it has been at some of the most prosperous years of the society, but it was enough to make a very good show indeed. It was a noticeable fact that the average of really good and meritorious articles on exhibition this year was above that of former years, and an hour or two in the hall was very pleasantly spent in their examination. Just at the top of the stairs as one enters the hall was some embroidery work that would hold the visitor for few moments, and entertain him too. The representation of ''The Old Oaken Bucket" and the "Goddess of Lib erly," in this kind of work, and which bore card with Mrs, K. c. Cowdrey's name on it were more beautiful than anything of the sort we ever before saw. Across the hall the motto. ''No place like Home," by Mary s. Parsells, in this same kind of work was also very pretty. Other pictures in oil, crayon, Gncluding Matte Scoville's dog,) water colors, and spatter work by Jennie D. Chase, were interesting and worthy the attention of all lovers of the art preservative.
 Elegant flowers adorned the north end ot the table, the work of Mrs. R. c. C.Andrews, who somehow always manages to exhibit rare skill in her arrangement of flowers, en- twining them into harp, and a fine bas- ket. also large collection by Mrs. U. H. Miner. and another by Mrs. E. Manley, of wild flowers, were all pretty. The case for ladies work contained some fine speci. mems of embroidery. and elegantly wrought fabrics. Above were some handsome spreads wrought in the various styles, nota- bly, amongst which, or at least curlous to
 
 block work of which seemed to stand right out in bold relief. The case of millinery on the ladies' table, and which was exhib- ited by Ms Cowdrey, received much of the attention of the ladies, and was more of temptation than it ought to be for tn, SC economical times. Mrs. Cowdrey IS very successful at ''the Falls," in her millinery business, and this case of samples showed excellent taste and really good work.
 In the hall below, the exhibition was fair. the great scarcity ot apples, and which, It seems, are scarce everywhere in the United States, rendered this impor- tant feature of the fruit table exceedingly slim. Some fine samples. however, were ex. hibited by Gibson Gillette. and by one or two others. The pear exhibit was better, as was also the grape and plum. No. IS cheese FELT as if it would ''pan out rather better than the others, but who is No. 1SP' That box of pomegrapates was an ob- ject of considerable interest. They were from the seed from North Carolina by but he is so modest he would not tell us who did raise this Southern fruit. but the gentleman who had oharRc of that table Wednesday forenoon looked to us more like successful pomegranate raiser than anybody else we saw at the show. Wm. Miles enormous pumpkin probably took down" in the eye of the judges, most of those others that were by its side. The display of butter, bread, cheese aud honey was very good, and at the other end of the shelves were the usual quota of onions, beets, squashes, potatoes, corn, rye, wLeat, oats, etc., etc. MT. James Stewards exhib- tied two good buggies, and Ira W. Mead's buggy wheel, constructed almost entirely of iron, the bpokes being of iron pipe or tubing, attracted much attention. MT. M claims this as an invention of his, and we presume it possesses considerable merit.
 Out on the grounds were the swings, shooting galleries. peanut vendors. etc; in fact anything from peripatetic ''niRger show" to 8 ball of pop corn.
 The Lakeville Cornet Band furnished the music, and their playing was admired by the many who heard them.
 Mir. H. c. Hart has peculiar and, it seems to us. very practical apparatus for digging wells. which was on the grounds, where he demonstrated it's working princi- ples; but the greatest sufferer anywhere in the region was Cashier Randall on We'd nesday. He felt bad enough about it, and we gave him all the sympathy we could spare. He said be was one of the wine tasters. and had to do it but when the | right tune comes be should take off bis coat | and ''go for itw TUESDAY AFTERNOON RACES. For the | races of Tuesday afternoon, the track was m excellent condition and at 9 o'clock the 530 class was called. The entries and sum- mary are as follows
 D. P. Comstock, Kent. s.g. Little Fred.' L. Brusle, G. Burlington, b. m. "Jenn1e." ,. H. Peck. Falls Village. b. s. Conrad"