The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
SMITH, MURRAY & CO.,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN

State, this fall, was visitor at the fair
| on Wednesday He has MANY friends in
town as he was formerly Newtown boy
and made several calls during his short
| stay in towD, not forgetting the edi-
| torial sancrum of THE BEE.
The clothing firm of Meigs s. Co. of
| Bridgeport had carriage at the fair
carrying q handsome silk banner and
strea mers beariT g their name.
Joseph AtchisUn of Hartford, who has
stock farm at Woodbury. and owns
| some horses of the first water, was at
| the fair on Wednesday.
| FL. D. Baldwin of Derby owns some
trotters, fast ones. He came to New
town on Wednesday to take in the races.
Pickpockets got in some fine work on
| Wednesday, but the police were after
them and made some arrests.
Prof Beecher of Storr's college was the
expert who judged the stock on Tues
| dav.
The theater company moved their tent
| down nearer the grand stand on the last
day of the fair loJkirg for more business.
Their shouter was drts ed in Uncle Sans
costume.
Bordo Sastram's exhibit in the main
| building Of house made out of cigar
boxes and sn Indians head carved out of
marble attracted great deal OF favor
| able notice and comment
Deputy Sheriff o b. Hull of Stepney
| ws visitor at the fair on Thursday.
Joseph Busser, the bla cksmith down st
w G JOhnson's colory of business en-
terprisP, had fine case of horse shoes at
| the fair. his own handiRork. They were
all right.
The CO okery of the ladies' deserve
more praise than it will ever get. By
the kindness of Mrs Wildman the report
ers were allowed to do little sampling
| the mselves. 1t was all elegant and the
unmarried ladies who exhibited may be
expecting Sunday night callers before
long.
A potato baby that came from Esston
and sat over the potato exhibit was q
| cute get up. II was made Of a Mammoth
potato.
The firm of Bronson & Sanford of
Bridgeport, who have large livery and
sale sta bles, were represented at the fair
on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. Bron-
son came Wednesday and Mr. Sanford,
Thursday. They were welcomed visitors
by the horse men.
Bethel's representatives on Wednesday
included Postmaster Bailey and Deputy
Sheriff Judd, with their wives.
There was no merry-go-round at the
fair this year for the children. This was
too bad and the directors we're dissp-
pointed as we'll as the children, but they
have their eyes on one for next year.
Karl o. Cyrus, of the Cyrus Pharmacy
and Roger S. Cunningham of the Union
Business college, both of the Park City,
were guests at the fair on Wednesday.
They were pleasant callers at THE BEE
office on Wednes day morning.
r. 81. Beers & Co. added Worcester
salt exhibit to his space in the main
building the last day and gave away
hundreds OF cute little bags of salt.
Father Kennedy of Danbury was at
the fair on Wednesday, the guest of
Father Smith.
1t is now pretty well understood that
the management will have no gambling
if they know it, though to manage the
privilege seekers is no ''soft snap"
Questionable parties were kept pretty
closely watched, and the fair of 1898 can
be recorded as an exceptionally clean
fair in this respect also. A couple of
policemen from Bridgeport, Officers
Campans and Quinliyan in full uniform,
assisted the local force in keeping order
and couple of blue coats marching
about the grounds had very salutsry
effect. for these fellows are always eyed
askance. Sheriff Rodgers and Constable
Blackman of Newtown and Constable
Adds of New Milford also rendered val
liable aid in keeping the people good ma
tured and in their places.
J. Francis Hall Of Danbury, who had
fine show of apiarian goods, will ex-
hibit at the Dsnbu-y fair, next week
He invites bee men TO call on him.
s. B. Smith of Roxbury, who opps
and loves good horses, was at the fair
Wednesday and Thursday. G. T. Squires
came down with him on Thursday and
there was quite a delegation from that
town down, during the two days.
Edward Malley of New Haven, q MEM
Der of the big dry goods firm at the Elm
City was an intere sting spectator at
Thursday races.