The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-09-28
bright and smiling, and although they

we're rivals they we're good natured and |
as fraternal as brothers. FL. w. Treat |
of Bridgewater and 3. H. Sherman Of !
Stepney waxed elf quent over the good
points of the De Laval goods and had
many auditors.
George D. Stevens of West Redding
had bis story for the lReid separators at
his tongues end, and also talked
eloquentlY about the other goods he ex
hibited in bis line.
Robert Clark Of New Milford had the
National separator, which he said was the
best in the world. He had two separa-
tors and an interested audience as the
days went by.
At the north end of the main building
Peck & Lines Of the Columbus stables,
Bridgeport, popular advertise rs In The
BEE, had an exhibit Of horse goods, har-
nesses, etc., which would haYe done
credit to the worlds fair, as one promi-
was in charge of one of their polite repre-
sentatives, F. W. Tomlinson, who gave
away small whips to the delight of the
children.
The Monumental Bron re Co. OF Bridge
port had q small exhibit of monumental
goods. 1t was too grave an exhibit for
a fair.
A. L. Conkey & Son of New Milford
showed commemorate enterprise in their
exhibit of pianos. They showed the
Winchester, the Regina Corona organ,
and the Oipheus self playing organ.
They have fine store on Bank street in
New Milford.
A feature the ladies appreciated was q
space filed up with settees. This was
an idea of President PIatt and it was ap-
preciated, too.
One could not pass by the apiarian ex-
hibit Of Patrick Cannon without care
full examination. He had an excellent
display of apiarian goods. In the fruit
department he had a plate of peaches that
experts were enthusiastic over. MI Gan
non proposes to name the variety the
Louise Cannon, and will have it register.
ed.
G. 81. French of Danbury was on deck
with the reliable Fredonia worker and
talked its good points. with his usual
enthusiasm. He is q regular visitor at
the Newtown fair and is always locked
for.
THE LADIES' INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
The exhibit in the ladies' department
was fully up to last years show. which
was record breaker and one of the
ladies told the editor that for quality OF
work it was really ahead. The case OF
silk embroidery would have done any
one good to look at. Some of the work
was simply elegant, lady enthusiastic
ally declared. The Honiton lace was
fine, and some OF the samples we're extra
1t is not in good taste to discriminate
but lady we'll posted on fancy worn
called the scribe's attention to two doilies
Of original design, beautifully worked
by Mrs Charles Il. Gay. There were
sofa pillows, big and little, and Of ode
and unique design. A worsted rug, thu
work of Mrs G. R. Wilson, was said BY
experts to be unusually fine. An old
fashioned wool sheet was exhibited BY
Mrs J. B. GoodselI.
An article woven from fax, spun q
years ago, attracted attention. 1t wai
embroidered recently by Mrs B. B. Pecl
of Woodbridge, who is in her SSH year
The guide called the writer's attention tt
handsome silk quilt exhibited by Mrt
Burr Godfrey. There we're many Other
quilts, also, some Of them of odd design
A very handsome pin cushion, with sill
embroidery, the work of Miss Laurs
Mitchell, was greatly admired, IS was
also point lace handkerch by Mrs W
a. Wakelee. But there were hundred
articles that deserved mention, which
time forbids.
| THE ART DEPARTMENT
has larger number of exhibits and il
better than year ago. William Tom.
lin had some creditable water colors and
paintings. The work of Miss Mary Ba.
con In oil painting and crayon drawn (
was of course of high order, and there
were number of Other very oreditable
exhibits. The burnt work by George
F. Bartram of Redding was a novelty
and much admired. In the line of am.
ateur photography Mrs A. J. CLARK, Miss
F. Set ley and Miss Myra Warner carried
off the honors. Miss Julia Peck exhibit
ed a butter knife which was over so
years old.
! THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT
this year was an attractive one. William
Tomlin here also showed bis public spirit
by exhibiting large number of plants,
including begonias, rare English laven-
dar. The petunias exhibited by Mrs
Newton Shepard we're alone worthy the
price of admission to see. There were
also some pretty seed dahlias. The
mammoth surhowers exhibited by F. A.
Blackman, G. L. Booth and Dennis Cav
anaugh could not be beaten in Connecti-
cut for size.
The exhibit of bread and cake, iellies
and preserves was quite large and the
judges in this department appeared to be
enjoying themselves, as they were oblig.
ed to sample the delicious cakes. Mrs
Ira Wildman's exhibit of bread, cake and
pastry, which captured DR. wile's prize,
was especially praiseworthy.
IN AGRICULTURAL HALL.
The fruit and vegetable display amazed
and astounded everybody, for with the
dry weather, they did not expect much.
But here the building was crowded to
ovo, ,u;no and with vooetohlao opd