The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-09-28
THE OPENING DAY.

THE OPENING DAY.
Tuesday opened bright and glorious
An ideal September day, just the kind Of
weather the Newtown fair directors and
all interested in Come cticut's best agri'
cultural fair had been lor ging for. And
when We speak of best fair, we have in
mind also the "great and only" Danbury
fair, which is not to be catalogued in the
same list.
The propitious weather bro ught out q
large crowd, about 1900, which was said
to have been the largest turnout on any
first day in the history of the Newtown
fair. Oae thing noticeable at the New
town fair is that the exhibits came in
early, and there was not that confusion
on Tuesday which so often mars the
pleasure of opening day.
The Newtown fair is particularly for.
tunate, also, in having working board
of directors. Ga Tuesday every member
of the Board Of Directors was on hand
and all at work in their usual deps TT.
mente. They have 40 dead wood OF
men set up as o1naments, and this goes a
long way in contributing to the success
of the fair.
To the praise of the board of directors
it may be said there was not single OBJ
ject5o.:ple feature on the grounds.
Wilson M. Reynolds, in charge of letting
the booths, was sorely pressed by Oh.
jectionable fakirs; but was resolute in
his position to keep the fair clean. and
In this he was backed up by President
Plat and the other directors.
In the secretarY's flee on Tuesday all
were busy, as busy could be. P. 81. Nc
Carthy, who has become proficient in the
secretary's flee, was on deck as usual
and everyone found him polite and
obliging. Mr. Mccarthy has put out
some excellent work IN advertising the
fair, and through the Efforts of THE
BEES representatives and others, not q
store or public place in 40 miles was
omitted in the distribution of advertising
matter. Mr. McCarthy's capable assist
ants in the secretary's office were Robert
Camp, Arthur 1. Platt and Arthur Day,
who had an excellent chance of brushing
up their knowledge OF the names of cab
bsges, potatoes, and big pumpkins.
TUESDAY WAS CATTLE DAY,
and nearly all the best known cattle men
of Western Connecticut we're on hand,
including such men as 8. G. lockwood
of Wilton, Amos Culver OF Naugatuck,
N. P. Beardsley of Roxbury, John M.
Ferris of Stamford, G. P. Gaylord of
Te1ryville, Randolph Bradley of Easton,
T. B. Terrill, Chester Isham and George
Smith of Woodbury., s. NJ. Brinsmsde of
Trumbull, Walter $. Hine Of Derby and
others from our own and neighboring
towns. The cattle men we're on the
grounds in good season, and there was
no delay in this respect. Robert C.
Mitchell, the popular superintendent Of
the cattle department, was flying all
about among the cattle and their owners
and at an early hour had the judges at
work deciding upon the good points OF
the cattle. Randolph Bradley of Easton
was on hand with nice string Of cattle
which loo ked fine in their fancy Jokes.
He had six head of steers, and at their
head wa. the handsome Devon bull,
Prospect, n. ?. Beardsley, the we'll.
known Roxbury farmer and cattle man,
WAS present ard had string of nice
ones, with ~ pair of cattle and seven
loose head. Nearly every cattle man on
the ground stopped for an admiring
Glance at the heavy pair Of Hereford
steers exhibited by John J. Northrop.
They tipped the scales at tlihe over
1000 pounds. Mr. Northrop also had an
other very nice yoke Of steers, and before
John NJ. Ferrie, the famous Stamford