The Newtown bee., 1895-10-04

Perhaps the poet was right when he
sang "What Is so rare as day in June
but he certainly did not haye in his mind
at the time the possibilities of an agricul.
tural fair, for If he had he would surely
have sang "What Is 80 rare as day in
October" when all nature seems at
peaceful rest and when it is not SO hot
but that person can keep very COM
Portable or so cold but that with the hav-
ing on of light overcoat, being out of
doors is a luxury. Newtown was for
tunate in selecting for her second annual
Grange fair just two such beautiful days,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,
when nature did .allithat could have pos
sibly have been asked of her in providing
comfort for the large number of people
who came to town to see which kind of
metal a Newtown agricultural fair was
made of. IJ was not exclusively New
town gathering by any means, for peo-
pie came here in large numbers from all
of the surrounding towns, and If not
blessed with wide acquaintance, more
than every other man you met was a
stranger. But whether our own towns
people or our neighboring friends, one
and
ALL WEhE tNIbISlAS1lC
in pronouncing our fair a very success
full undertaking, and the exhibits very
good indeed. Comparing this year with
last years effort, In most every depart
ment the exhibit was larger except in
the ladies' industrial department. To be
sure, perhaps, some of the tables did not
look as crowded as last year, but last
year there was no tent at the north of
the hall, which this year was the case
and which was unusually well filed with
the field crops and poultry. OF course
In the highway is not model place for a
country fair but when you have not got
commodious grounds you have to make
the best OF what you have, that is at least
the way we had to do, and people SEEM
ed thoroughly to appreciate the situation
and were satisfied. As early as Satur-
day morning preparations we're making
ready for the event. The merchants had
each been allotted their spaces and were
at work planning attractive exhibits.
The hammer and saw were frequently
heard hard at it, and by night no one
need be In doubt that something unusual
was about to happen. But Saturdays
work was only preliminary. Monday
found all hands busy. The general com
mittee in charge were busting about,
seeing that everything moved smoothly
and Secretary IL. G. Beers was on hand
with his entrance papers and was kept
busy all of Monday and Tuesday taking
entries and making out the tags. 1t was
his first experience, and of course great
many knew of the fact aud knew there
was better way of doing the work, but
with his usual good sense he pursued
the even tenor of his way and when
Tuesday night came, found he had per-
formed his new duties In very satisfac-
tory and systematic manner, and there
was ID cause for complaint. The general
appearance of the
OLD TOWN HALL WAS VERY GAY,
especially in the evenings, when the
lights showed up to splendid advantage
the gay quilts stretched across the hall
In every direction and made the delicious
display Of fruit look more rosy and
tempting than ever. Entering the doc {,
to the right the first attraction seemed to
be the piece of the original Housatonic
railroad, which was on exhibition with a
number of other old relics of interest, ex-
hibited by Ex.Town Clerk Charles Henry
Peck. Following the crowd you next
stood by very handsome lamp and
shade and an ancient cabinet exhibited
by L, l.. Ronalds. Near at hand are the
rival cream separators, the DeLaval and
the United States, across the aisle from
each other. just beyond and keeping
your place in the line the Defender I'd
was exhibited by Anton Green. M. f.
Bradley had some stuffed birds.
The merchants had spaces on the sides
OF the hall and it is but justice to their
enterprise to say that at no fair In this
section of the state have the local mer-
chants showed as much interest or made
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Hall has a showing of very handsome
stoves and ranges. Il. I'll. Beers & Co.
sold tempting candies and had a pretty
display of goods. w. b. Sniffen's case OF
optical goods and watches was very fine
Warner, Taylor & Curtis, with great
taste, had arranged u display Of ladies
and gents furnishings. Occupying the
platform was a very fine display of pot
tery goods made by M. Beach & Sons
of New Milford which were in charge o.
@. f. Beardsley. Some of the local mer
chants thought this rather ''crean
position" to give an out of town exhibitor
but with their usual generosity they un
complainingly took what of space was al
lotted them. Taylor 81 McGran occupied
one Of the alcoves on the platform will
some handsome furniture displayed
Druggist s. G. Bull showed case o
druggists supplies, Edgar +. Hawley hat
large display of Wallace's candies ant
goods to make comfortable with during
the coming cold days. He also had
display of horse blankets and robes i
the tent. The New York Betting
Packing Co. made nice display O
goods of their manufacture. l.. @. Nor
ris had a handsome pyramid of -four
cereals, ETC., and A. @. Baker, the Haw
lsyville furniture man, was way dow
hxyt hn dnnr with rratfu niaQpa n
furniture. Martin Wentsch, the Sand
Hook shoe dealer, showed very fin
line of shoes. Running lengthwise Of tn
hall were three long tables covered wit
fruit and the ladies' industrial depart
ments.
THE DISPLAY OF APPLES
was unusually tempting, while as befol
stated the ladies display was not as lare
as last year but what exhibits there wei
were very nice indeed. UP In the CALLER
the art and school exhibits were place
and these also were not nearly as man
or as nice as last years showing. A b
tent covered all of the towns land mort
OF the hall in front of the hook and la,
der house. Five large tables held IL
vegetables and around the sides was ii
poultry exhibits, etc. Both the vegetab
and poultry exhibit was unusually goo
and attracted much attention The lart
collection of fruit of George w. Clark
the tent was also much admired. III
curiosities who came to town to carry I
the farmers money, what few there we
OF them, had mighty poor luck, and it
doubtful IL they made enough TO Pay c
fare.
But to return to Tuesdays proceeding
IL was III o'clock when Marshal X.
Tomlinson lined the cattle up, down
front of the hotels, and headed the pi
= cession OF cattle up the street for 6
parade and the formal opening OF Ne