The Newtown bee., 1898-10-07
The Danbury Fair.
A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY.

Dsnbury's great big fair is in progress,
this week, and it is a splendid show,
second to none, we venture to say, in the
country. Visitors this sea on have to
| atop and think a minute to be sure they
| are at the right place, for they forget
| that coon after the close of the ftir, last
year, the main exhibition buildir gs were
burned to the ground, but Pic nix like
from their ashes have arisen new build
ings, models of exhibition buildings in
their planning and arrangement, and
seeing the fair, this year, is a much
greater pleasure than heretofore.
What is now the main building is built
In the shape Of an immense horse shoe.
The shoe part is about 30 or 40 feet wide
and covers a distance running through
the center of the long structure from
heel to heel, of 600 feet. Here the meI
chants have a splendid place to make
their exhibits and stands, while the de-
departments devoted to the ladies and
art are also shown to fine advantage.
The exhibits are on either side and wide
passage way runs the entire length for
the sight seers through the center Of
this immense shoe. The secretaries Of
fees for the building form the toe co K
and are models in their appointments for
the convenience of the work for which
they are designed.
The center space, or the frog of the
foot is covered with mammoth tent, and
as one steps into this big covered space
he cannot but stop minute to catch his
breath, 80 surprised and aWed will he be
by its immensely. II certainly must be
a space some $50 feet ,O~g by 100 teet
wide. In the center is the di-pIsy #
farm produce, etc, while for fripGes
on the outside the people who give away
pan cakes, samples of all kind OF goDd
stuff, and sellers of nickDacks havs all
the space they could a for. The baud
stand and seats for the people are also
at the heel end of this large room under
the tent. A large square building entire
lY separate and some distance away has
been put up for the bench show and poul-
try. 1t Is q double building and is divid-
ed half and half between the dogs and
chickens. The secretaries Of these de-
partments also have their off ses between
the two entrances. Fer the farming
machinery good sized shed has been
erected. The house, grand stand and
cattle and horse buildings escaped the
flames and are the same as in former
years. From q casual glance through
the exhibits it seems as if they were SUI
peror ard larger than the showing OF
former years, but perhaps their new
environments have something to do with
making them seem much better.
The trotting events and the exhibitions
in front of the grand sand are Of the
usual high order, and much enjoyed.
Taking it all together person that does
not get his moneys worth at the Danbu-
ry fair is hard to please. Merchants who
patronize TIE BEE S advertising columns
made some nice exhibits. Noticeable
among them were A. q. Baker,
the furniture man of Hawleyville,
who covered large space with fine
display Of furniture. Levy Brothers
the Danbury clothiers, made nice di .
play of gents furnishings. NJ. Stern,th
milliner, had show case of millineI
goods and cloaks. Mclean Brothers
and E. Stone each occupied large spaces
with elegant lines of dry goods. j. B.
Fairchild of Taunton was noticed as che
of the large exhibitors of farming ma
chinery and tools. Walter Glover with
his Success .powers.C. F. Beardsley was
also at the fair with the large line of
pottery exhibited by Mr. Beach of N W
Milford. The fine string of cattle be-
longing to S. G. Lockwood which were
at the NewtO wn fair were also at Dan
bury and captured all the first premiums
in classes in which they were shown.
n. 2. Beardsley of ROxbury also carried
off quite number of trophies.
There were about the usual number of
side shows. The first two days of the
fair, Tuesday and Wednesday, were de-
cidedly bad days aud kept the attendance
down, but with cool weather the bal
ance OF the week they are looking for
big crowds.
D. G. Bacon is improving and enlarg-
ing his barn.
Tho Mama cInh will moot pGvf Wnd