Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-08

the quality. Mir. Eugene c. Hill was in charge of the flour and the department, and with him were Messrs. Charles H. Dewell, in charge of Hecker's self-raising flour exhibit 'Jerry," the cook, was there and fried innu- merable pancakes with inimitable skill, show ing how the s'self-raising' tasted and how quickly the batter could be made. Of Kirk's American Family soap the firm showed pile large and massive, with the firm name imprinted in blue in the center of the mass also large variety of family and toilet soaps. |
 The New Haven Baking company make the finest exhibit in crackers ever seen at a Connecticut fair, and reminding in size and | the character of the display of Centennial | times. In charge is MT. Edward Smith, son 1 of the president of the company. Hundreds l of samples in neat pasteboard receptacles l were given away yesterday. There are one | hundred varieties on exhibition. The con- l cern has been joint stock company for over 1 twenty-five years past, and it's manufactures l are widely and most favorably known all over l Connecticut and adjacent territory. They | received silver medal at the Connecticut State fair year ago for superiority of the 1 goods. Their exhibit was large one there also, and 8 very creditable feature of the fair. The large demand for their goods well attests public appreciation of them. The goods are neatly put up for the market in barrels and cases very handsomely labelled in new designs They are what is known as
 staple biscuit and crackers, and include the
 well known popular varieties, cream, luneh
 wine, oyster, butter, Graham, oat meal, pilot
 bread, etc. A very large cracker was sus-
 pended in the exhibition room, and outside
 in the hallway at the entrance were four
 more, all large enough for a lunch for Cy-
 clops. Specimens of the manufactures of
 Holmes t& Co.,, the celebrated fancy biscuit
 manufacturers of New York, for whom this
 house are general agents, were also shown
 and samples given away. This firm are the
 leading manufacturers of these goods in the
 country and export largely.
 In poultry two fine coops of premium
 stock are shown by MT. C.. P. Jordan, of the
 Blue store, a fowl and two chicks in each
 coop, of White Leghorn and Black Hamburg
 stock respectively. They all make 8 very
 fine appearance. Wooster P. Ensign shows
 twenty GOODS of fancy pigeons, fine stock,
 and F. w. Babcock shows white cochlns,
 
 bantams and nice breeding pen trimmed in
 red, white and blue
 The very stylish appearance of the exhibit,
 which is upbuilded quite architecturally, is
 greatly to the credit" of the genial George
 K. Jewell, for nine years with the house.
 His taste is among the best.
 The other exhibit in this room, Messrs
 Stone $ Chidsey's, show samples of their extra
 fine Coral Gem New Process Minneapolis
 flour, brand they sell great quantities of
 They also show extensively Guilford canned
 tomatoes and ''tower of strength in fam
 fly soaps. They show the bread and biscuits
 made from the New Process, proving it's fine
 quality.
 One room, the former "Governor's'' room, is entirely occupied by the New Haven Oil and Lamp store, No. 395 and 397 State street. They make fine exhibit of lamps of all grades, their oil stoves and other goods. In pumpkins and winter squashes Albert Somers of New Haven beats the world. D. D. Garter of Guilford is also an exhibitor. D. c. Augur & Son of Woodbridge show some fine tomatoes and Alphonso Johnson of Hamden \ onions Orrin Todd of New Haven has pre- serving citrons, likewise Eneas Bassett of Hamden Ca new kind), and William Benham | of the same place. Potatoes are from 1had- ! deus Street of East Haven c. N. Beecher, | Woodbridge; Thomas McLelland New Haven; Thomas Fairclough, Wolcott S. I L. Lincoln, West Haven H. B. Lee, \ e. | w. Benton, Guilford. Quinces are shown by John E. Bassett and Solomon Mead of New I Haven apples by B. H. Barnes, Fair Ha- 1 ven; E. c. Warner, North Haven; D. c. Augur & Son, Woodbridge; E. Beecher,
 Bethany; E. E. Benham, West Haven; J. Beisiegel, Woodbridge; D. N. Clark, Wood
 bridge; J. W. Bradley, Woodbridge; Vinus
 Wooding, Hamden; NJ. E. Baldwin, Ham den. J. Beisiegel, H. E. Lee of Guilford,
 and G. W. Benton show grain. There are turnips from J. J. Webb, Hamden, grown I since crop of hay was cut on the same 1 ground, and mammoth mangel wurzels. R. | H. Coe, of East Haven, has beets; Julius A. ! Gorham, Hamden, turnips; l.. B. Yale, \ Meriden, same; M H. Warren, Hamden, same; J. BeisiegeI shows pumpkins and l squashes and the finest head of caulifower 4 that has lately been seen. There are celery | and lettuce from McLelland, New Haven, and l Willie T. Burton, Whitneyville. Carrots by s. L. Lincoln, Thomas Fairclough and G. \ Van Sickles In pears, E. R. Whiting, of l this city D. N. Clark Bethany; G. L.. Damn, of this city; Thomas McLelland, of 1 this city J. A. Gorham, Hamden; E. C.. Warner North Haven J. Beiseigel, Wood l bridge Vinus Wooding, Hamden; c. P. I Augur, Whitneyville; J. W. Bradley; Betha- | ny; and J. E. Bassett, of this city, are ex- ! hibitors. Fine grapes are from V. Wooding, I Hamden O. P Lines, of this city; Thomas ! McLelland (hot house), George Darrow (hot | J, C. I is rare plant offered for prem ium by M | O'Neil, of this city, and large collection of 1 plants from the same person. Veitch & Son l and Frank s. Platt show cut flowers. Among l the exhibits of fine pears are those of George l Hosmer, of this city; John Peck, Wood bridge c. A. Nettleton, of this city; H. A. Warner and E. B. Whiting, of this city. Edgar Ives, of this city, has seeding 1 peaches, and Julius A. Gorham and V. Wood ing also exhibit peaches.
 The TrOtting.
 The trotting was successfully carried out | and afforded good deal of interest and ex- citement for the visitors. The grand stand was well filled by spectators who closely watched and made their wagers their | favorites In the 2:35 class. Jack, entered | by O. G. Camp of Waterbury, won the race | in three straight heats, thereby winning the | first money, $60; Magnet, entered by James | H. Lewis of Stratford second 1925; Mary D., | entered by John |. Judd of New Haven, third, | $15. Time, 2:434, PAP, 2:434. Of the pacers, | Ned, entered by A. Warren, Watertown, won I the race and first and third money, $60 and | $1O; Jim, entered by N D. Baldwin, Bir-
 mingham, being distanced, and Telephone, | entered by B. D. Parmelee, Meriden, taking 1 second money, $50. Time, 2:44, 2:464, 2:44. In the colt stakes, foal of TT, Willie Nor wood, entered by Stephen Condit, Brooklyn, 1 was the victor, winning $135; Dupicity, en- | tered by W. F. Osborn, Ansonia, second l money $75; and Dahomey, entered by c. W. Kellogg, New York, third, $40. Time, 3:04, 3:128.
 To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
 This afternoon the trotting will be as fol- lows:
 13N-Colt stakes foal of 1876.
 200-Double team race.
 300-Free-for- all
 230-Running race entries close at p. m. No trance fees Premium st discretion of the judges. A large crowd will be in attendance. Go
 early and secure good place.
 Republican Meetings. FRIDAY, Oct. 8.
 PlainyiIle Hon. A F. Eggleston Plainyille ......... Hon. John R. Buck DanieIsonviile -...-.... General J. R. Hawley Wallinpford Major John A. Tibbitts