The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-16
THE FIRST ANNUAL FAIR
CHEN BY THE ORANGE GRANGE
 YESTERDAY.

A Successful Day-Large Attendance Excellent Exhibits, Especially in Fancy Work-Ladies Serve Dinner Parade at One O'cIoclk-Races In the Afternoon Winners of Premiums. The Orange grange No. 12S, held it's first annual fair at Orange Center yes- terday. The committee in charge had made extensive preparations and the success of the day fully rewarded their efforts There was an attendance of about 1,500 people, many coming from New Haven and Derby. The exhibits were in place at 10 o'clock. On the green were drawn up various exhibits of harness, farming machinery and inn plements, and wagons trimmed with farm and garden produce Ten or a dozen yoke of oxen, the largest num- Der seen together for many years in Orange, were grouped on the green waiting for the draught trials which were held before dinner. The live stock exhibit was very good, containing the best animals within the vicinity. The fruit and vegetable show was also very good and drew large number of people. An annex to the hall contain ed very large exhibit of art and fancy needlework, Doylies, table covers, fancy cushions, crazy patchwork, quilts and coverlets fairly covered the room. Miss Eva Nettleton had a large 1Ub
 The trials for draught oxen and horses, which were held in the morning, were divided into classes ac- cording to the weight of the teams. In class A for horses weighing 2,6OO pounds and over, a team belonging to l.. D. Woodruff & Sons won first pre- mium, with Minot Smiths team second. In class B for horses under 2,600 pounds, Walter Hines team was the winner. A. B. Treats team secured second. Water Hines team won first premium in class c, with Woodruff's team sec- and. The judges were George Alling, Wales Peck and Edward Finney.
 The judges over the draught oxen trials were Thomas Stokes, Frederick Clark and Charles Peck. They made the following decisions: Class A, teams weighing over 5000 pounds, w. s. Hine first, Horance Knapp second; class B, under 5000 pounds, P. F. Rour1e first, N. J. Peck second.
 At noon the ladies of the grange served an excellent dinner. After din- ner there was held parade of trim. med carts, bicycles, horses, oxen and floats showing farming scenes, headed iof ,oJ ruff. and aides; the Mayfower Drum corps and the Orange Fire department. The line of march was around the square and then twice around the green. The parade disbanded on the green One of the features was the band of boys dressed as fire laddies in red blouses and hats They drew an old fire engine made in 1850 by Thomas Rogers of New London. It was model ed after the Reliance, a famous hand engine of London, England. w. s. Hine won the prize for the best deco rated wagon As soon as the parade was finished the races were run off, They were comical and kept the crowd in an uproar. In the umbrella race each man raised an umbrella, lit a cigar and then rode bareback around the track with his cigar smoking and the umbrella open. The winner was Bernard Doyle. After an amusing chase Robert J. Woodruff caught the creased pig. Robert Hooper won the sack race and John Grady the horse race.
 The following premiums were award ed: For the largest and best individ- nf paf T., Andrews. for the best Jersey COW, w. $. Beecher; best Jersey grade, w. c. Russell; best Holstein COW, L. F. Andrew; best Hol- stein grade, c. s. Russell; best Devon- shire grade, J. J. Merwin: best Ayr shire grade, E. J. Treat; best Holstein bull, S. G. Colburn; best Guernsey, Frank Finney; best two-year-old Hol- stein heifer, S. G. Coburn; best two year old Ayrshire heifer s. F. Treat; best one year old Holstein grade, B. c. Russell; best one year old Guernsey, with calf, Frank Finney; best two year old Ayrshire, with calf, F. W. Russell; best one year old Jersey calf, w. S. Mccormick; best one year old Holstein calf. w, S. Mccormick; best mare and colt. Richard Foraker; best one year old colt, P. McDermott; best two year old colt, George Wheeler; fattest calves, Charles Hoffman; best stallion, Rich ard Foraker.
 In the vegetable exhibit s. D. Wood ruff & Sons won the premium for the best and largest collection of Vege- tables. w. H. Beecher exhibited the largest pumpkin, E. B. Russel the best half bushel of potatoes and E. w. Rus sell the largest and best exhibit of fruit Mrs Dwight Russelps collec- lion of fancy articles was awarded the premium by the judges.
 The general committee in charge consisted of Watson s. Woodruff. c. V. Woodruff, D. E. Russell, W. s. Hine and F. J. Treat.
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