The Press., 1885-10-15

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 The Stafford Fair.
 A SUCCESS IN EVERY RESPECT SAVE THE BAIL LOON ASCENSION. CAPT. MOORE MAKES FIRST FAILURE TO SAIL HIS AIR SHIP. A GREAT CROWD, A GOOD SHOW, AND EVERY BODY SATISFIED. ~ The Stafford fair opened on Thursday last with lowering sky. Rain fell In the south part of the state, but in Stafford nothing worse than threatening clouds and chilly atmosphere damped the ardor That nearly 25OO persons, despite all this, visited the fair grounds, is renewed evl- denco that the people love to attend the Stafford fairs.
 Friday morning opened with grey sky, but when the sun arose, the clouds van ished. and clear sky and warming sun favored the fair during the day. Before a. m. the roads leading to the fair grounds were filled with solid processions of vehicles. from the loaded bus to the light carriage, just big enough for two, and in which were in many cases sungly tucked the two who were more to each other than all the fairs of the state con- bined. Long trains of cars also began to unload their passengers at the fair ground station, and by noon upwards of 950O peo- ple were scattered over the grounds, view ing the attractions that had bsen provided for their coming, the number being fur ther swelled as the day advanced.
 The vegetable and fruit department was the biggest success. Mir. Augur, the state pomologist, highly complimented the lat ter department. In grapes and apples there was an excellent show. A solitary peach spoke eloqnently of the sslost art' of one form of fruit culture in this country. E. J, Worthington showed a 113 ib. squash.
 We will not undertake to single out ex. hibits, as the list of those entitled ts spec ial mention would be too long. This de partment was kept thronged with visitors, and challenged continued admiration.
 Among the visitors were. besides the governor of the state, U. $. Senator Flaw ley and the state pomologist mentioned Ex-Sheriffs Paulk, Winter and Fuller o this county, Senator Chaffee of Mansfield Ex-Senator Patten of Ellington, Repre- sentatives Grosvenor of Pomfret and Alb bey of Enfield, Hon. c. l.. Gardner, Dr Wm. Holbrook, J. $. Loomis and David Knox of Palmer, Mass, Ex-Goy. Trasl and William Baker of Springfield, Wm Sumner and Obed Waldo of Holland, Geo Kingsbury, D. $. Henry and - Lathrol of Rockville, Hon. Elijah Shaw of Wales E. B. Bingham of Willimantic, and man, others.
 The judges of the horse races were Etha1 g c. Robinson of Springfield, A. R. Hale o New London, and Charles McChesney o Norwich
 oe k,: not as large as usual, but the quality wa in many departments quite up to the av craze. There was considerable variet of butter making apparatus, including tn Cooley, Stoddald, and Moseley creameries and many minor implements. W. W Burwell ieweler, and G. H. Baker, Ill fu1 niture and carpets, made attractive dis plays. The Singer sewing machine wa showed by c. P. Hodgson, agent, an wife, whose specimens of its work done b themselves, were creditable to the ma chine and an addition to the attractions c the room. Emma, Minnie and Hattie Ell thorpe showed good pictures of their mak ing in oil. Mrs. w. H. Holt's show c stuffed animals with their natural posture and we'll preserved figures was, as in pas years, fine feature of the show. w have not the entry list, and cannot men ton all exhibitors by name. Two "craz,, work silk" quilts and some other like work were tasty and artistic. One of the form CT, by Miss Mary Phelps of Holland, tool the first premium at Willimantic. 4 candy manufactory, exhibits of soap man nfactnres, greese extractors, musical in struments, etc., further filled the hall The classes of bread, butter, fower,, etc. were we'll filled. Rag carpets, bedquilts oh hot ft,a Il the ornamental was duly regarded by tn, ladies of the society. D. A. Buck < Go showed case of guns. An exhibit O sportsmens goods by H. Butterfield 6 Son was located in the dog exhibition tent
 Of the many bedquilts exhibited one wal pieced by Lulu M. Steele of Holland, / years of age, another by Mrs. Hannat Smith of Westford, in her Seth year.
 J. H. Clough, Holland, florist, made good exhibit
 The farming implements shown were O good class and very full. J. B. Enswortf of Scotland showed horse rower and sev eral Ross cutters for fodder, ensilage, &c c. P. Bradway of Stafford, rakes, and hi new water wheel, the latter so contrivel as to open all it's gates or to concentrat. the supply of water upon 8 part of it buckets. This department will have fulle notice in the report of the committee to b' published next week.
 There were four entries of district trains one of 21 pairs from Holland of 28 pair from Hydeville district, Stafford of l! pairs from West Stafford and Somers ana of 9 pairs from Holland district No. 4. I, all there were about 100 pairs of cattle ol the ground, par of twin Jersey grad . steers in yoke, four weeks old, and belong ing to c. N. Patten, standing in marked contrast to and near the mammoth pair o 6,186 pounds.
 In the classes of working, trained an, draft oxen there were numerous entrie and brisk competition.
 The fine stallion, Champion, exhibite by A. F. Wyles of Chieopee, trotted mil on the course ill wagon in 2.39 Lore Bosworth of Eastford also showed a goo stallion.
 The entries in sheep were greater i number than at any previous fair. J. M Lyon of Wales showed some Hampshir Downs, full blooded, that were credit t the fair Southdowns were also show by W. H. Holt of Wilmington, Wm. Holma and Nathan Pierson of Holland, Geo. E Cooley ofStaford, A. E. Weld of Union all fine animals. MT. Weld also showe Cotswold stock, and Mr. Holt Leiceste