The Newtown bee., 1898-09-23
The Huntington Fair,
FINE WEATHER AND A
LARGE TURNOUT.
Some Good Racing.

The Union Agricultural society of
Monroe, huntington and Trumbull had
fine weather for their 9th annual fair,
which was held on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. The conditions
seemed perfect and the society are en-
jOying the reputation OF holding nice
fair, and their maUy friends will hope
there will be some Il Oney in it for them
this year as we'll, for last year the Wcsth-
er and all seemed to CUnsplre to put them
back. The fair which has generally been
held three days heretofore, was condens-
ed into two days, and the directors have
made wise step in etiecting this change,
which has only been adopted now in u
season or two.
On Wednesday morning the grounds
had the usual busy, business like appear
ance. The directors and officers were on
hand early in the day. The Union Agri-
cultural society Is
FORTUNATE IN ITS OFFICERS AND DIREC,
TORATE,
for more gentlemanly collection OF men
1t would be hard to find. This Is why
the Union fair Is such q nice clean fair
There are no doubtful swindling games
no questionable fakirs with their lOuC
mouths and vulgar talk, and no pool sell
INK Oh bLB LbCGSs us IhE db CAL DG seen
anywhere in or about the grounds
Nice people like to 60 to such place
because at every turn there is not that
to which their best sensiblllties revolt
and If the Union Agricultural fair ground
was conveniently situated where it was
easy Of access both for teams and railway
trains, and the present clean plan of con.
Quoting a fair was kept up, we predict IL
a few years it would become one of the
most popular fairs in this state.
The society ss differed as follows:
President, Warren e. Plumb, Trumbun.
Vice president, Lewis Is. Gray, Huntington
Secretary, y. I. Palmer, shelton.
Assistant Secretary, L. S. Hawley, Hunting
ton.
Directors, Scion Is. Wales, r. w, Wheeler
Hobart IL. BeardsIey, Monroe; Capt Z. j
Wakeley, Lewis j. shelton, e. l.. Walker
Huntington, +. s. shelton. Lewis Brinsmade
William ii. Brinsmade, Trumbuu.
Secretary Palmer and Assistant Score.
tary Hawley had done q little prelimina.
ry work on Tuesday In taking entries
but Wednesday morning was the time
when real life In the fair began to show
Itself. Early the gates were thrown
open and not long afterwards teams and
strings of cattle began to pass inside.
THE FIRST DAY WAS PRACTICALLY DE
VOTED TO CATTLE,
though the afternoons card at racing
was superb. The fair always opens with
procession OF the cattle. 1t was about
IL O'Clock when the line was formed, and
this year, Instead of going out on the
track as formerly, the circle was made
inside the railing. This was u wise de-
cislOu for 1t saved the tracks from being
plowed up. At the head OF the column
was Marshal Dwight Wakelee on his
large black horse. He took hia fathers
place, this year, and the familiar figure
OF Gideon NJ. Wakelee was missed,
though his son filled the position most
accepCably. The Wheeler g. Wilson band
took its place second in the line of march,
the directors following in the bus, the
decorated carts, and then the cattle.
There were something over 80 pair in the
string, and they we're nice cattle, too.
T. pecially noticeable was the fine string
OF cattle belonging to S. g. Lockwood OF
Wilton, one of the first cattle fancier5 OF
the state. He had 10 pair all told, and
without doubt he owns the sleekest,
handsomest pair OF cattle In the state.
N. =. Beardsley of Roxbury, who breeds
many of the best cattle, but don't keep
them long, his stock being sought after,
had four pair Of youngsters and a bull
In the string, while from Newtown was
George Winto \, two pair, George Boards
ley, /, Allen Beardsley, /; from Monroe,
Frank Fohrenback, /, II. w. Wheeler, 8,
Eli Curtis, /, Wilbur French, /, DR. X
M. Beardsley, l, William Twist, /, An
drew J.. Burr, !, Hobart Beardsley, /,
Thomas Clark, /, Clinton Joyce, l from
Huntington, Leander Wheeler /, Mrs
Wells Hubbell /, Frank Laborie /, G. w.
Shelton l, Walter s. Hine l.; from Eas-
ton, b. 4. Bradley 8, Arthur Gilbert l,
John Patterson /, Charles Mallett /.
AFTER THE PARADE
the competition In Glass 81 for trains of
oxen took place. The judges could not
do otherwise but give s. G.. Lockwood of
Wilton first money, town OF Monroe
second.
The display of stock was very good
indeed. Class Is for bulls, the exhibitors
were: Il. l.. Walker, Holstein one year
old; Homer Clark, Guernsey two years
old; Randolph Bradley, Devon one year
ID. r. Loverin, Holstein three months
N. T.. Beardslay, Hereford two years
ELI Curtis, HolsGein calf.
Glass IA, tor COWS and heifers, was
especially well filed. II. H. Walker had
III cows; @. nj. Beardaley A.; %. 8.
Clark q; Randolph Bradley 81; ID. p.
Ioverin 3; u. Nj. Burr a; Miles Burr
IL. O. Bassett q s. A. Tucker i; N. p.
Beardsley 4 l.. y. Wheeler 1; Eli Curtis
8: Robert Sinclair /; M. w. johnson 2
In the elias -es for the orking cattle
the entries were not large, but the cattle
were large and nice In every sense Of the
word. The competition was close.
Glass Is, for working cattle five years
- nsar rf.o enutaataxaAa ware H0Uva ri