Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-28

\ reals, Vegetables and Fruits-Com- mendabIe Enterprise the Part of Officers and Members-The Premiums Awarded to Exhibitors.
 The Woodbridge and Bethany fair opened on Wednesday of last week and was adver- tised to hold for two days, or, if stormy, the pleasant days. Since the opening day, which was pleasant, the society have waited patiently for clear day for the final closing of the exhibition and yesterday it l came. While there have been few farmers who have visited the exhibition during the stormy days that preceded that of yesterday, vet the society will no doubt have to charge to ''proft and less account the receipts for this year. The officers. however, Major I. A. Todd, president. and s. G. Davidson, sec retary, have given their entire time and at tention to the exhibition, although under the most adverse circumstances.
 A visit to the large tent yesterday where the fruits, vegetables, flowers, fancy work and manufactured goods were exhibited was we'll worth going longer distance to gee. Knowing the severe drought to which this section has been subjected it was not to be expected that there would be any large dis play of vegetables. The surprise to visitors on entering the "big tent'' was great. Man. moth potatoes in every variety, turnips, bets, squashes, carrots and other vegetables that made people open their eyes with won der were on exhibition. The exhibition of fruit was not so large that of vegetables, although there were fine exhibits of grapes and other small fruits. The pears
 c-,e previous years, although the flavor of them appeared to be quite good The exhibition of home made handiwork was also quite good. These included bedquilts, rickrack and needlework. Among the more noticea- ble were two linen towels by Mrs. Enos Sperry, of Bethany, the flax of which they were made being gathered, spun and woven by her over forty years ago. Mrs. H. V. Todd, of this city, also exhibited fine spec imep of rick rack work and beautiful sofa pillow finished by the lady when she was 62 years of age. braided rug made by Mrs. Emily J. Butler, of this city, who is totally blind and 64 years of age, also attracted at tention. Frank Todd, yosng son of Major Todd, attracted much attention as he drove & goat about the grounds harnessad to 8 dec orated cart. New Haven was represented also by the Household and New Home sew ing machines and the New Haven Organ company The "Household" took first
 prize, "New Home' second and the New Ha-
 ven Organ company glory in the reception of the first prize.
 Some of the principal prizes awarded are as follows:
 Trimmed wagons-1st, Seymour w. Rus sell. Bethany; 2d Squabble Hill Working oxen-Five and six years old, David Darlington, Bethany, 1st; Lewis Rus sell, Woodbridge, 2d Four years old, 1st to old, 1st to E. O. Pardee, Bethany. Steers--Two years old, 1st to E. O. Pardee Bethany
 Colts-One year old, 1st to Andrew J..
 Barnard, Woodbridge.
 Flowers-Largest exhibition of plants, E. w. Judge, Woodbridge, 1st. Best exhibition of cut flowers, Mrs Lauren Doolittle, Wood bridge. Best bouquet of cultivated flowers, c. N. Beecher, Woodbridge Best bouquet of wild flowers, Ellen J. Sperry, Woodbridge. | Best bouquet of immortelles, Mrs. Lauren Doolttle.
 Domestic manufactures-Rag carpet. 1st to Mrs. s. P. Newton. Rag mat Emily J.. Butler, of New Haven. Bedquilt, Mrs. 1 Jerome Downs, of Bethany. Bread and butter-Wheat bread, 1st, Mrs. Mary A. Clark Rye bread 1st, Mrs. W. W. Peck. Graham bread, 1st, Mrs. c. N. Beech CT. Butter, 1st, Mrs. Charles Bishop. Miscellaneous - Sewing machines, first, l ''Household,'' A. E Platt, New Haven, agent;
 second, ''New Home" E. L. Catlin, New
 Haven, agent. Organs, first, to New Haven
 Organ company, exhibited by c. T. Walker, l of Woodbridge.
 l Needle and fancy work-First, sofa pillow,
 Mrs H. V. Todd. New Haven; rickrack,
 Mrs. H V. Todd, New Haven wax cross,
 Mamie Moody, Woodbridge: lace embroid
 cry, Mrs Martha Newton Woodbridge; rick
 rack pillow, Miss Mary Beeoher; linen tow 1 els. brown, Mrs. E. Sperry white eco years ! old), Mrs s. P. Newton maps, $. G. Da- vidson lamp mat, Mrs. Charles Warner /; fancy hood, Mrs. Charles Bishop; checker
 board, Frank Thomas hair wreath, Mrs. Moody
 Grain-N. P. Peck, Mexican sweet corn Early Minnesota, Early Russell, c. N. Beech
 er Oats-Jerome A. Downs Corn-Eight
 roowd yellow, R. 0. Newton. Western corn Jacob Beisiegel; do. popping do., two l rowed barley; do., wheat. White corn
 John Currie Rye-S. G. Davidson, of
 Bethany. Rice popping corn-Tyler D. Da | vidson, of Bethany. Black mixed corn-D ! C. Augur, do. Excelsior sweet corn. Early | red glazed corn Amasa Futile. 1 Apples and quinces-Engish Russets, Ja-
 cob Beisiegel do Greetings and Huntington
 Sweets, c. Hitchcock, do. Fall Pippins Bald l
 J. A. Downs Largest and best variety, Ja
 cob Beisiegel.
 Dairy herd-Best, Charles Warner l Bulls-Calf best, Jerome A. Downs AL
 derney bull William H. Lounsbury. Vegetables-Onions- c. N. Beecher.
 Yellow damask, D. c. Augur. White, c. N. Beecher.
 Bsets--Blood turnip, s. P. Bradley. An
 gus, D. C.. Augur. Egyptian, J. Currie. Su-
 gar, W. W. Beecher.
 Seeding Tomatoes-D. c. Augur, Leyden,
 Acme and Trophy varieties. l Cabbages- First T. Currie. Carrots-First. c. R. Beecher. Beans-First Frank N Thomas. | Watermelons-First,D D. c. Augur.
 Squash-W. l.. Russell. Michigan; do. l Tyler Davidson.
 | Cheese Pumpkins-Charles Warner. l Parsnips-E w. Judge. 1 Egg Plants-E w. Barker. | Mangels-John Currie. Potatoes-Early Rose, Frank H. Thomas.
 Beauty of Hebron, N. P. Peck. Canada
 peachblow, John Currie. Clark No. 1, w.
 M. Beecher. Mammoth pearl, N. P. Peck.
 Late Rose, N. P. Peck. American giant Will | liam Tomlinson. White star, N. P. Peck. l Snowflake, Frank H. Thomas. St. Patrick,
 Lucius Doolittle. Magnum bonum, Amasa l Futile.
 Draught Oxen-Four years. Marshal North
 rop. Five years, Seymour w. Russell Cows-Alderney, three years, Jerome A.
 Downs same, ,Alderney heif r. Alderney COW, | five years, Andrew J. Barnard. Durham, R. l c. Newton.
 | Wines, pickles. etc.-Jars of jelly, Mrs. | Charles Bishop. Box of honey, B. W. Judge. 1 Collection of pickles Mary A. Clark. Grape
 wine. Jacob Beisiegel. Cider vinegar, o. 1 Pardee.
 Pears, peaches and grapes-Bartlett pears,
 Jacob Beisiegel. Flemish beauties J. | Sperry. Vicar of Wakefield, William Wren. | Peaches-Mary A. Clark, first. Nixons, J. 1 W. Barker, do., Morris White. Japan quinces-Noy D. Clark. l Plums-Diferent varieties. J. W. Barker.
 H. and E. Hitchcock, E. W. Judge and Will 1 liam Tomlinson.
 Grapes-Concords. c. T. Walker Dela-
 wares, Helen and Eddie Hitchcock :; Black i Ontarios 0. T. Walker, do Diana Isabella,
 Ellen J. Sperry; Clinton, Jacob Beisiegel. l Fat Cattle-First (pair), Lewis Russell, l Woodbridge; second, B. B. Peck, Wood
 bridge. Fat Ox-First, Lewis Russell sec ! ond, Noy D. Clark.
 l Poultry-Theron A. Todd, first, for light I RroH op1 hrou