Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-04

] rom n1S lACe Illness ana WdS DECK aG the pOSI office yesterday looking out for Uncle Sam l affairs During MT. Moore's sickness Assist
 ant Postmaster Eugene Smith attended to tn office.
 Mr. and Mrs. Capt Merritt Farren returned | from Providence on Monday last, whe re the, have been sojourning for over two month ] with their son Willys Farren. The captain l and his wife are in good health and enjoyed 1 their visit very much, but were rather pleaseS to get back to Fair Haven once more. 1 Branford Fair.
 l Branford had a fine day yesterday for its l fair and everybody was out to enjoy it. Ii was held on the Green. The procession 1 started at Il o'clock in order as follows Philo Hall, Drum Major.
 Columbia Band, Is pieces, J. P. Laaders leader. North Branford, 29 pairs of oxen and trimmed carts Paved Street District 24 pairs and trimmed carts Montowese Street District, 10 pairs and trimmed carts.
 Among the exhibitors of cattle--75 pairs were shown-were John w. Nichols (the in- surance man of this city, )who had the largest exhibit, including 19 COWS and calves and @ fine bull also Eckford Davis, William Reidy, John Hartigan, Harvey Barker & Son, John M. Baldwin, who had six pairs in the trials of strength.
 George 0. Fields, George Palmer, Eckford
  implem ents.
 Among the exhibition at the hall were :: Sciota corn, 13 feet high, Eddie Palmer i; wheat by George Palmer and Eddie Palmer j; fine bunch of parsnips by Michael Callen, also turnips by the latter fine cabbage by John Hartigan 4 cabbages, David Bacon :. fine celery and beets by H. L. Rogers largest exhibit of potatoes by Richard Dibble, in- cluding fine specimens of Magnum Bonum White Rose, Pride of America, Late Rose, Beauty of Hebron, Rocky Mountain, Early Bell, grown in 70 days. David Beach and Isaac Palmer had good exhibits of potatoes the former showing some grown in two weeks, the former also showing some fine specimens of sweet potatoes. Other exhibits were made by E. Davis, Sidney V. Osborne George Blackstone, George c. Fields and H. B. Plant. The exhibit of potatoes were very fine and complete throughout, the specimens all being of 8 very large size H. H. Miller had large garden radish of mammoth size which had gone to seed, TT. B. Linsley had baske5 of magnificent Early Blood beets. Henry B. Plants exhibit included sweet potatoes and unusually large radishes. Yellow and Sanford corn by Richard Dibble, Sciota by George c. Fields, white, Timothy A. Coe J. w. Nichols, basket of fine soiota. The corn exhibit was rather slim.
 Among the exhibitors of apples were Geo. c. Fields, 14 varieties, Edward SI encer, L.. c. Griffin, Timothy Palmer, H. H. stedman, F. B. Linsley, $. V. Osborne, David Beach, O. w. Fields, Mrs. G. W. Calkins; quincss by s. V. Osborne, Mrs. G. w. Calkins. Poultry, by John W. Nichols, fine display B. Davis, Dr. zink, l.. V. Gaylord. Pears, G. H. Linsley, Eddie Palmer, s. o. Plant, David Beach, Edward Spencer. Canned fru,t E. \ fourteen jars different kinds; Mrs. W. Fields, six jars, variety; Mrs. E. E. Bishop, ! eight varieties. F. Hall had woodchuck in a cage; Bertha Buell., two Angora rabbits J. R. Holcomb, squirrel Betsy, twelve years old. Grapes, l. w. Griswold, J. Foote O. 1 W. Fields, G. H. Linsley, F. Averill, B. T Buell., H. N. Way, H. H. stedman. Dogs William Bryan, jr., exhibited seven dogs some of the finest in the country, among which were "Bravo," who took fourth prize at the New York bench show in 1882 "Rake'' second and s.Merando" third John w. Nichols exhibited two dogs. "Prid, of the Valley'' and ''Lady." Seth T. Brad ley had a shepherd dog with seven fine pup pies.
 Flowers, Mrs. s. Beach, Sadie Dibble ant others. frogs, one big fellow by Georg Andrews, encased since "; J P. Beach, bracket clock, sawed by hand saw; sea gulls two by c. H Frisbie and Miss Jennie Val ! Vie; wax pond lilies, Miss l. Fuller; eagles ! two fine ones by c. H. Frisbie, golden ane a gray; wood carving, two fine specimens b,
 H: B. Plant. representing costumed monkey
 who each held splendid plate of flowers
 In needle and fancy work, painting etc.
 exhibits by Mrs c. G. Bartholomew. Mar,
 J. Foote, Miss Maggie Palmer. Miss Nichols
 Mrs. B. F. Hosley, Mrs. c. N. Holcomb
 Miss Lilie Nichols Miss J. A. Hubbard. Mrs ! w. Foote and many others; case of milliner,
 goods Mrs l.. s. Bagley. Relics of the wa of the rebellion were shown by s. O. Plan
 and older relics of bygone days by E. Davi
 and J. Griswold. There were various catch
 penny shows on the Green. The fair drew
 out good many old friends from othe towns and afforded great pleasure.