Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-07
The Cheshire Fair.

The Cheshire fair was held on Tuesday, The wet weather was unfortunate, but the ex- hibition was good, and with fine weather the attendance would have been large The oc- casion greatly enlivened by the Hotch- kiss band and the Cheshire cornet band. Thirty head of Jersey cattle were shown. Of apples there an immense display. Chesh- ire is a noted apple town.
 About 10 o'clock teams could be seen com ing from all directions, laden with all kinds of produce coops of chickens, ducks, etc. Strings of oxen came in from the several dis tricts, and quite 8 number of fine cows, year hngs and bulls.
 Several new varieties of potatoes and many of the older varieties were displayed; also samples of rye, oats and wheat.
 The show of fancy work was quite large and fine, one in particular being large agri- cultural wreath of flowers, composed entirely I of seeds of nearly all the vegetable and fruit products of the farm.
 | There was also a very fine showing of agri- | cultural tools, etc., by Woodruff & Son, of | Southington
 The Hotchkiss band consists of about l eighteen pieces and contains several of the best musicians in the State It has already 1 won the favor of the majority of our towns people, and some day, if prospered, will be I no mean rival for any band of the same num- Der of instruments. We hope to hear them again soon.
 l First premiums awarded are as follows: CattIe-Herd of cattle 20 Jerseys of which IS are 1 cows B. S. Terrell; two three four and six years 1 old Jersey COWS, B. s. Terrel1 Attorney cow five
 years old B. A. Jarvis; Attorney calf, Harry
 Guernsey COW, Samuel Trythall Devon cow,six years
 old, NJ: Higgins; Devon COW, five years old, M. Hig gins Devon cow three years old, Horatio N. Clark
 calf seven months old M. Higgins; Jersey bull, one
 year old, B. S. Terrell Jersey bull two years old, B.
 thi Da oegS t 9, pun; 6 o IHi ear o naiei 2 IeS ! five years old, John Bishop; working four | D. Bishop: Bishop; steers, one year old. John Bishop pair | bull by Willie Geek. These animals broken to
 work sngly in wagon horserake to cultivate etc. individual farm team, J. and J. D. Bishop i draug ght oxen, five years old, Henry Hotchkiss
 draught four years old, Hanaford Smith; dis
 HorsesRs years old colt, William Moss; gents
 driving horses, c. s. Gillette draught horses H. J. | Poultry-Plymouth Rocks, Harry Jerrolds; Brah- ! mas H. J. Moss; Brown Leghorns Harry Beadles; | White Leghorns Alfred Bristol; Silver spangled 1 Hamburgs, Harry Collins; Bantams, N: s: Platt
 chicks, Minnie Gillette; Rouen ducks, N: S. Platt | little.
 Grain-w Wheat, John Bishop rye, N. s. Platt oats, N s. Platt; yellow corn, \. s. Platt eight rowed corn Leonard Doottle Long Island corn, Jessie
 Brooks; Western corn, Martin Brennan Lima beans,
 Fruit-Apples, seven varieties. John Bishop; Rhode
 Island greenings, s. Jerrolds; fall pippns, Frank Hall TutUes Fred Granniss Badwins, John Bishop:
 Roxbury russets, Hannah Atwater; Fallswaters Fred Granniss; King of Tompkins County, John Spear
 Yellow Bellefowers, N. S. Platt Pennocks red, N s.
 Platt Farmers Prolific John Bishop; Halls sweet, Fred Doolittle; Gillyfower, B. H. Peck; Pound l sweets, John Bishop; Northern Spy, John Bishop;
 spitzenbergs pr. Horton. Peaches, E. A Atwater
 seedlings, Robert Cook pear quinees Hannah Atwa- Peck; pears B. H. Peck.
 Vegetables Rose potatoes, Charles L. Hotch-
 kiss Late Rose, N s. Platt Blue Peerless Fred Doo litte Burbanks Henry Hineman yellow field pump
 kins, B. H. Peck ctrons, c. S. Gillette; cabbage Ed ward A. Atwater; Swede turnips John Bishop; yell
 low globe turnips, John Bishop; table beets B. E. Hotchkiss mangels, Hanaford Smith; tomatoes, N. l T. Platt yellow onions, Edward A. Atwater; red l onions, Edward A. Atwater; white onions Edward A.
 Atwater sunfower, Charles Hill, 52 inches around An excellent exhibit of farming utensils made l by John L. Humston, including Ferguson creamery.
 root cutter fan mill, shelters. Centennial horse hoe, adamant blow and also hand weeder and seed l planter shown by E. A. Atwater.
 | Domestic Manufactures-Tabe with lambrequin I Mrs N. S. Platt lap board, Mrs. c. R. Booram
 tidy Ella Clark fancy tidy, Hattie Atwater stand
 spread, Ella Clark rug, Miss Jarvis Princess lace
 Mamie Ives bedqut S,798 pieces Mrs. W. K. Mil | Ter. Honorable mention is made of fancy work ex-
 hibited by Mrs Horace Doolittle lap robe for chids
 carriage by Mrs c. S. Gillette, fancy work by Juline
 Atwater, wreath made of seeds by Mrs. Vreeland and | rag carpet by Mrs. Hannah Atwater