The Newtown bee., 1896-10-02
rhc attendance as wla, people brought
IT WAS CATTLE DAY

IT WAS CATTLE DAY
 they should have the first mention. Now
 we are really afraid to record rhe &rtual facts for fear of being accused If ovor-os- l!mutjug our local falr, as of course we have local pride Hut we are going t2 aim at the strictcst kind of uuth throughout this report, and it is only a fair statement that The NcWtown fair SO far d, the cut ;Ie arc concerned made the biggest kind of showing, and there has not and will lot be another such show of cattle in Connecticut, this year. Such noble look ing creatures, judged either from stand point of their good looks, well developed muscle or round juicy steaks. And to think of it, no pair of cattle, indopend- rnt of the other stock brought, which to be sure WAS not Hs c0rrcsp spoudmgly large, but vas good Old cattle men were as Conishcd and expressed themselves as ,'beat at the showing" A9ncar a. could he ascertained this is list of those who brought cattle to help boom Ncwtown's 5 first annual:
 From our town Eli B. Beers pair, George Beers l, Oliver NOrlhr0p l, J. 4. BIgcknan l Michael Bailey l, George Northrop l, J. B. Downes l, Thomas Heating l, Thomas Bailey l, John KcaDo 5, Munson Clark l, George Winton ,, Fred Bemis l, George BeardsIcy 1, Allen Beardsley l, Charles Bere5ford l, Ferris Brothers ,, Amos HaWley l, James Bak- ey l, Homer IaWlcy l, Robert Clark l., II. D. Lake i, Fred Beers l, William E. uaWiey ,, Michael keeuan l, John Far rell 1, James Green l. Isaac A. Hawley l, Asa IIawlcy ,, James Cole. |, Thomas r. Bristol l, Howard Peck l, E. C. TerrflI 1, John II. Wheeler 1, John E. Peck ]. . Marcus Camp l, David Peck l, Samuel Camp l, II. E. Camp 1, Lawrence Mitch ell ,, J. Botsford Fairchild ], Frank Toole l, John H. Blackman l, Elmer W. Farchild l, $. s. Scudder |, John L Hughes l, L. r. Glover l, Charles B. Glover l, William N. Northrop 1, c. M. Beresford 1, Beers Sherman l, Hiram Barlow ,.
 FROM RONBUKY CAME THE LONGEST IN
 DIYIDUAL STRINGS,
 Ghe smiling countenanc9 of N. r. Boards ley with 10 pair and II. A. Beardslev, al. so big cattle raiser and near neighbor, with seven pair more; from WOodbury T. B. Torrill l, E. E. Hnman ,; from 5outhyille Amos Northrop ?, John Keel CT ,, Henry Camp ,, Warren Wixon l, Robert Folliett l, John M. Ford 1, G. W. Northrop 1; from New Milford Robert c. Mallory 5, 5. D. Beardsley 1, James J. Feeney l, Hobart Booth l; from Brookheld k. N. Somers ?, John $. Ihornhill l, F. B. Barlow 3 ; from Beth el F. A. and E. B. Weed ?; from South. bury Henry B. Russell l, Charles Ferris ,, W. H. Wakeley 1.
 By noon the entries had all been re- corded, the books given out and the cat tie men made happy for the rest of the day. No horse trot, peg race or any oth, CT kind of trot can get cattle mans at. tenti0n when cattle are in view. So the crowd was divided in its interests the first day and considering the scat5eredness of the people 300 estimate is not far from the actual attendance throughout the day. Following is the result of the af- ternoon's judging.
 In class Fl, Durham oxen, on five years and over, Ferris Brothers got first premi- um, Gideon NOrthrop 2d; four years, John Keeler 1st, H. A. Beardsley 2d; three years, J. H. Blackman 1st; H. A. Beardsley 2as two years, H. A. Boards ley 1st; 6ne year, H. A. Beardaley, -1st and Ed; other contestants in this class were Amos Northrop and K. N. somers
 Class 22, Devon oxen, five years and over, F. B. Barlow 1st, F, A, and E. E. Weed 2d; four years, E. N. Somers let, Hiram Barlow 2d; three years, F. E. Barlow 1st, John s. Thornhill 2d; two years, F. B. Barlow 1ss, N r. Beardsley 2ds one year, E. B. Hinman 1st, k. c. Mallory 2d; calves, N. F. Beardaley Ist. Other contestants were 5. J. Blackman. '. r. Glover, c. B. Glover, J. H. Ford, A. H. Hawley, I. A. Hawley, J. N. Peck, |. N. Camp, John Keane, Michael Ball. v, T. F. Bristol, s. B. Camp. George Winton.
 Class 2s, mixed oxen, five years or oy-