The Newtown bee., 1896-09-11
HIBITS REVIE W ED.

wEEK,-How TT OPENED THE Ex-i
 HIBITS REVIEWED..
 Tuesday was d delightful day for the opening Of the 18th annual fair of ths New Milford Agricultural Association, an ideal September day. The sun was not too hot or the air too cool, but just that happy medium when overcoa1s could be left at home and the summer suit need not be discarded, but would be comfortable for making it's last appear ance and taking it's full share of dust and dirt which always will accumulate on ones garments at fair, whether they be old or new. But dust was moi thick, this year, as heretofore, and es- pecially last year when everybody looked the same color when they en- tered the fair grounds, for Sundays heavy shower had washed d large per cent of it down into the old Housatonc river, leaving the road to, and Conetia Park, in a very desirable shape.
 THE SURROUNDINGS OF THIS PARK ARE
 PICTURESQUE
 with it's mountains looming up on all sides, and there must be sbut few who go there year after year, who do not let sentiment have little place in their thoughts as they look about them. It wouldn't be bad idea if the park it. self could have a little of the pictures, que put into it, and it would be most laudable could the associ ation make go much money out of their fair that the managers could afford to spend little this way, Who knows but what they can some day:
 But about the fair. Tuesday morning it opened, though Monday a few Of the more ambitious, with the officers of the society, were on the grounds making preparations and arranging exhibits Tuesday morning they came thicker and faster. and more Of them and old glory floating from the top of the judges stand announced the fair opened.
 
 No need to be told it was cattle day for cattle were on the roads and early many of them were filing through the gate into the fair grounds. The longest string came from Roxbury headed by that handsome Devon bull, ''Proposer and again, no need to be told, they be longed to that
 i COUNTY FAMED CATTLE EAIsEH. N. r
 nEAKDsLEY.
 It wouldn't hardly seem like a cattle show unless he was on hand with tha longest string. k. (. Mallory also had { very handsome string that was much ad mired and there were other nice strings At about II o'clock they wcr called out and lined up and in the string from New Milford were l.. C. Mallor, with bull and five pair of cattle, Johi McMahon one pair, F. T. Richmond l. E B. Dorwin 1, Leroy Buck l, R. A. Os born 3, Butler Merwin i, N, W. Kinney 3, Homer Buckingham l, John E. We'll l l, Frederick 5quires I, ". E Stone 5 1 George Squireg I. Patrick Feeney l, Johg Squires l, Anson Squires l, John Feency l l, James Feeney 1, Seeley Richmond 1 from Bridgewater, Fred Taylor I, D. H Canfield t5 Son 2, Marcus Mallett }, Oar win Keeler &5 Son ,, John Keeler l, Ed ward and Andrew Youug l, Mark HatcI 3, Abiiah Patterson from Roxbury N. P. Beardsley nine pair and bull from Woodbury, T. B. Terrill l; from Brookfeld, s. B. Warner ,, Isaac Bristo 1, John ThornhilI l, George Cummings l Ezra Somers l from Watertown, s. H Peck 2, making total of SO pair in thu string.
 IT REQUIRES SOME PATIENCE
 to be superintendent of the cattle depart ment of a fair but President A. J. Mo Mahon and c. W. Squires performed thu functions of the office faultlessly ant hustled the cattle and the judges into their proper places and duties. An olt cattle man remarked, i've seen nor, cattle at the fair," and doubtless ht was there last year when there werc about .90 pair in the string, but con rinuing he remarked; 1T never saw 5 handsomer lot of heavy cattle together before in my life,' and he was not g young man either. They were 8 hand some lot and no mlstake; slick, noble looking cattle and no scrubs on the grounds. Largely Devon cattle, for, 1 remarked another farmer of experience while swapping stories and cracking whip lashes with some of his neighbors ''Devon cattle are getting more popular on the farm every year and are the best all rounders." While the pairs of cat. tie were somewhat diminished from last year, the showing of stock was much larger and a decided improvement on last years showing. The afternoon was