The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-09-22
ORANGE FAIR.
1000 People Present.
GREAT DISPLAY OF VEGE-
TABLES AND FRUIT.
AL Orange Citizens Wtrk for the Fair
With Great East.

every reason to feel elated over the sue
cess of the town fair held in that place
on September IA, 1899 The day was an
ideal one, neither too hot or too cool, and
the place was SO easy of access from all
the surrounding country, and so attrac-
tive withal. that the crowds could net
keep themselves away. The trains that
came through from New Haven, An.
sonia and Naugatuck and Berkshire di-
visions brought the crowds, while the I
teams of all the su ,undjnR country |
came streamir 9 in from early morning |
until mid-afte rooon.
The fair was held at Orange Center on |
and about the green that fronts the Con- |
gregational church. At the lower end |
If The green was located the big tent, |
that held the big pumpkins, squashes, |
variety of vegetables, besides long row
Of crates and boxes In which were
chicks, geese, ducks, turkeys and other
exhibits in numbers enough to make one
wonder, how such little town could
produce SO much.
At the north end of the green were
copgregated the live stock, strings OF
oxen, herds of cows-sheep, swine and
her ses. On the west side had been erect
ed grand stand that would accommo
date thousand persons, and was we'll
patronized.
Standing in the center of the green was
he liberty pole, from the top of which
fl Dated our grand old flag, the nations
pride, while from the pole in every
direction extended streamers of red,
white and blue. From the band stand,
near the liberty pole, the West Haven
National band furnished the music of
| the day.
TEAMS AND DECORATED WAGONS OF
EVERY SORT
filled the grounds of the epcl >sed space,
while the yards Of the adj lining farms
were utiliz ID to their fullest capacity for
bitching Of teams that came in from the
| surrounding country Verify such
gala day Orange never saw before.
Across the road from the green on the
east, the second fl DOT of the large hall
was assigned for the exhibit of the Ia
dies industrial depart ment. Three long
rows of tables were filled with the handi-
work of the ladies, and the steady stream
OF on-lookers that surged through the
room gave zest to, and emphasized the
interest taken in, the same. The lower
q DOR of the hall was given up for supply
| ing the wants of the inner man and rigb'
royalty did the Orange ladies show their
skill and aptitude for the work assigned
them in that line.
And we say right here, that for q
right roysl square meal, ard one whel e
you get more than your moneys worth,
the ladies of Connecticut "can't be
beat" Fer half de lar, you could get
all sorts Of meats, with quantities of
vegetables, fruits, puddings and pies for
a backgr ,und. while the cream and but
ter, "oh! mVl'' as sweet as a rose, &c
rich as could be, and as luscious as an
lrrauge, ard why not, for it was
ALL PRODUCED IN THE TOWN OF ORANGE
Reader, if you want good milk and but
ter, when you have gotten all you can in
the town of Newto Hn, then send to the
town of Orange for.the rest. One of the
prettiest events Of the day was the grand
parade which came off at O'Clock in the
afternoon. The chief marshal of the
day was Alfred Treat. the oldest man In
Orange, now past his Goth year. He sat
as erect on bis horse as would many 8
man Of half his years, while at his eide
walked his SOD, with hair already well
streaked with gray. Next to the mar
shall came company Of juvenile q emep
with red caps and blouses and gray leg
gins, 20 or more in lumber, drawing 8
miniature engine of the old time pattern
Next was the MAJ fl >wer Drum Corps of
IOrange, boys in, and under their teens,
in regulation dress, who discoureed
sweet music with drum and fife. These
we're followed by decorated floats. carts
and wagons,
MORE IN NUMBER THAN YOUR CORES
PoNDENT EVER SAW AT ANY STATE OR
COUNTY FAIR.
A cart so changed as to resemble street
lear, bore on it's side "Orange Traction
Company. Through Palace Car for the
Orange Fair" This was double decker.
On the upper de OK were geese, chickens
and ducks. The lower deck had three
compartments, containing each pig,
sheep and a calf. S. D. Woodruff s.
Sons exhibited wagon with an immens-
leornucopia with straw for backgrour d,
and literally packed all over with all the
kinds of vegeta bles that can be grown
on q farm. This was drawn by four
horses and s. D. Woodruff himself drew
the ribbons. Besides this he also had a
large fl oat, prettily trimmed, loaded.with
seeds and implements. Then there were
r. Fl. Woodruff & Sons of Milford, r. W
Peck of Tyler City. B. M. Alling of Ty-
Ter City, s. o. Clark of Woodbridge,
Waite S. Hine of Derby, Z. j. Rourke
OF Orange, Louis Leuppold cf Orange,
W. II. Andrews of t. Ter City, D. E
Russell Of Orange, Charles Martin,
Charles Clark, and 9th, ia whose names
we are sorry to say escaped our notice.
The decorations showed that great
deal of time and energy had been given
up to the effort. The red, white and
blue held a conspicuous place in the dec
olatlons, while the golden-rod, wild and
cut q ,wers, with evtrgreens inter-
mingled and flags literally displayed,
heightened the artistic effect. The billy
goat, with its little cart and driver, the
human girsffe and camel, the COW draw
| ing a cart loaded with vegetables In fan
tastic dress, the long strirg of oxen, and
line of carriages bringing up the rear,
made procession which, taken all in all,
was
WORTH GOING MILES TO SEE.
Nor would it do to leave out of the ac-
count this feature of the parade, one of
the mustangs used by one of Gel Roose-
velt's troop of Rough Riders. The pro-
cessiop made detour Of the Green four
times, keeping step to the inf piring
music of the West Haven band. It was
estimated that at last 1000 people we're
o. the ground at the grand review. Each
officer of the society and each individual
citizen seemed to "ie with each other in
doing II they could to make the fair the
grand euccess that it was.
Ii Newtown fair does as well in pro-
portion to it's advantages of location.
there will be at least 10 600 people there
on its best tiav.
Following is partisl list Of the ex
hibitors: Poultry, T. j. HI ffman, G.. P.
Jordan, w. T.. Andrews, B. NJ. CLARK, r.
/ Redfield, Ralph Torelli, Marion Clark,
James Regan, L. Mvres.
Cattle, Horses and Oxen: f. G. Sper-
Try, Holstein bull; G. E. Treat, two-vear-
old bull, grade Dutch. Cows: T. J.
Hoffman, Wellington M. Andrews, A. s.
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