Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-16
A GALA DAY.

Berkshire Fair-A Highly Sue.
cesaful Excursion - About 400 New
Haveners Enjoyed II, and 1000
Connecticut People on the TWO
Trains.
The excursion given over the Housaton1c
abroad yesterday to Pitts6eld, Mass, and
he Berkshire county fair was a most de-
ightful one to all who participated. There
we're eight cars filed with people in the
train, about two hundred persons going
from New Haven and the rest from towns
along the route. There was also an exour-
sion train of ten cars from Bridgeport, on
which were the Knights Templar of Bridge.
port and their friends, and Wheeler & Will
sons band. The excursion from New Ha-
ven left at $50 a. M, arriving at Pittsfeld
at 11:45 q. m. The whole ride is most
charming one, and on such perfect day
as yesterday the scenery is not to be sur
passed-the high wooded slopes of the hills
in the distance, the fields with stacks of
corn and golden pumpkins lying bssking
in the sun, and now and again tree just
donning it's autumn foliage, and the brooks
leaping and tumbling over the stones, all
combine to form picture not soon to be
forgotten.
Arriving at Pitts6eld, the center of at
traction was the fair ground, which is stu
ated on rising ground amid beautiful seem
cry, about q mile from the center of the
town. Electric cars run every few minutes
from the depot to the ground and tickets
for the car fare and admission to the fair
ground were sold on the train for
thirty-fve cents. The floral and veg
etable exhibits were in a tent, but
the other displays were held in large
wooden building, which is kept for that
purpose, this being the eighty third an
nual exhibition. The fair itself is on q
smaller scale than the Danbury fair, but
for amusement in the way of fakirs and
side shows, Pittsfeld takes the lead. The
at the Burbank hotel after which
they were escorted to the grounds
by the Germania band and
knights of Pittsfeld and the Lynn
band and the knights Of Lynn. There
they formed in line, headed by Wheeler &
Wilson's band, and were reviewed by
Governor Russell, who made a speech. At
4:30 there was a balloon ascension with
parachute jump by Mr.. Ward. It was es-
timated that there were 10000 people
present at the fair yesterday and that
| 1000 went on the New Haven and Bridge
| port excursion. The train left for New
| Haven at 8 O'Clock, arriving safely at
| about ten minutes of this morning.
| Among those who went from New Ha-
ven were: Edward E. Mix of the New Ha-
ven bank, Fred Benton, Isadore Bulley and
wife, Fred Ford and wife, Theodore Bishop
| and wife, Thomas Bestwick and wife, Miss
Lizzie Wanless, Miss Lizzie Penney, Miss
Esther J. Dam, Mrs. Charles 81. Merwin
| Mr.. Wolf of the Register and wife, Mr.. II.
| II. Palmer of the Register aud wife, Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. J. Sizer, Mr.. Doolittle, the
stage proprietor, Mr.. G. a. Blakslee, tn.
teacher of German, all of this city, Mr.
| and Mrs. Russell of Orange.
Fire Department Telephone Service
The fire department have fitted up quar-
ters for their Independent telephone ser
vice in Browns joiner shop, few door
south of steamer 2's house. The servic,
will remain there during the building Of
the new house for that company. Th'
telephone headquarters of the department
were in 2's house and will be established
| there permanently on the completion O!
the new quarters.
1t is probable that the work of tearing
down the old building will commence mex
week.
In Natures Realm.
Mr.. Lewis of Edwards street, this city
has fall pippin tree in his yard whicl
broke out this week with very pretty dis
play of blossoms.
P.A.Capen of No. 14S East Broad street
Norwich, has exhibited in F. K. Sprague'
store in that city fourteen Congress pear
that weigh fifteen pounds. Eight of then
grew in one cluster.
George Platt of Milford, one of the vel
known enterprising farmers of that town
has fine peach orchard, one of the fines
in this section of the state. This year hi
crop of peaches is $500 bushels.
Brsnford produces fine peaches. AS fin
as any ever seen in this city, all raised i
Branford, were seen at Elmer E. Nichols
store on State street yesterday. They az
of the Old Nixon variety.
Mrs. Harry A. Brooks of Melville, Chesf
ire, has freak in the shape of a might
blooming cereus, which has recently born
thirty blossoms, every one of which opene
} irf the daytime. The blossoms begin t
} noon and then gradually close. The plan
J which is six feet high, was in it's fullei
splendor last Sunday morning, when
bore sixteen magnificent blossoms. 1t
twelve years old and never behavedin tn
} way before.
Mr.. George W. Merritt of Leonard stree
Norwslk, has an extraordinarily large Gro
} of grapes on three young vines of the Har
ford prolific, Concord and Delaware vari
ties. There are but few leaves on the vim,
and the nutriment seems to have been d
voted almost entirely to the production
fruit.