Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-29
The best rariatz was by E. l.

pumpkins The best variety was by E. L Bishop.
 Out in the park there were four Durham bulls, very fine animals Mrs s. B. Cone (of the famous old stone house) owns one, the largest, years old. R. Corey owns one, a ? year old, extra fine J. E. Lee owns one, ? year old, of good points.
 There was an Ayrshire a 3 year old, shown by B. c. Bishop, very fine animal.
 Cows-Thoroughbred short shorn Dur ham, Mrs. s. B. Cone fine animal, 1st pre- mium. Two very fine Devon COWS owned by They took 1st and 2d premiums respectively. Two very fine native COWS by Justin M. Lee. They take the 1st and 2d premiums. A Jer- sey COW, very fine, owned by Judge Harrison, 1st premium.
 Grades-Two grades short horns, Mrs. S. B. Cone, 1st and 2d premiums. One Ayr shire grade, J. E.. Lee, 1st premium
 First prize on short horn Durhams went to Mrs. s. B. Cone-awarded for bull and heifer. Arthur s. Fowler, 1st on Devon calves. Best pair of steer calves, Richard Wilcox 1st. Best grade calf, J. E. Lee, 2d to Justin M. Lee.
 Other awards were as follows: Best team owned by one person. Mrs 3. B; Cone; second best owned by one e person son p; P. l. Benton: d1S ,o.4 five year old oxen Mrs S. B Cone; best pair four our year ola oxen H. N Dudley; best pair three year old
 E. x Southdowns, R. c. Wilcox; best pen Cotswold H. R. Hurlburt; best pen Cotswold lambs, J. E. Lee Son.
 SWINE. r
 Best pen SOW and pigs, J. E. Lee Son; second best pen SOW and pigs, Monroe x Fry; best Monroe & Fry; second best sow J. E. Lee Son; best shoats, Monroe & Fry; second best shoats, Ezra PendIeton best boar, Ezra Pendleton.
 NOTES
 An Indian saddle pony, saddled and bri- dled, belonging to Paul, son of Judge Harri- son, attracted much attention.
 H. P. Robinson exhibited several relics. One was an old book entitled ''A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence in Antiquities, Con- cerning the Most Noble. and Renowned Eng fish Nation, by the Study and Travel of R. Verstagan.' Underneath was picture of the Tower of Babel. Date of the book, 1884. He also had on exhibition "a piece from the upper deck of the old meeting house in Guilford, raised in the spring of 1732 and pulled down Thursday morning, May 27, 183O.''
 Two ancient pictures were shown by Miss Maggie Hawley, which are both over one hundred years old. Wax pond lilies were shown by Mrs. Nelson Murray, an expert in such matters.
 Among the visitors at the fair from this city and vicinity were Messrs. c. F. Augur, secretary of the New Haven County Agricul- tural society; Frank s. Platt, treasurer do. Mir. Lewis D. Chidsey, of the firm of Stone & Chidsey, family grocers, a native of East Haven; MT. J. ID. Shelley, millinery, on Chapel street, native of Guilford; Mr. J. Woodward Thompson of East Haven, who drove over with several other gentlemen, and various others who have love for old Gull ford and have the pleasure of personal ac- quaintance with many of the gentlemen who conduct the fair and other residents of the town.
 The day was much enjoyed despite a slight shower which started at about l D. m and continued for time.
 MT. Fowler, president of the society, and assistants are entitled to much credit for their courtesy and enterprise. MT. Dorman, the fair caterer, had large refreshment tent on the Green, serving many. MT. Lee, of New Haven, had an oyster stand on the Green. prominent feature of the day was the large refreshment tent of the United Work CTS located on private grounds on the main street in the immediate vicinity of the fair grounds. As usual, the ladies exhibited a spirit of enterprise very creditable.