The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-11
The Danbury Fair
A BUSTER.
Good Weather and a Great
Show.
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE.

Connecticut s biggest fair, the Dan
bury institution, has played in great
luck for weather, this year, and the
result will doubtless be recOrdbreak-
ing attendance. The Danbury fair is
a "buster," and no mistake. A fair
which draws it's attendance from a
circle which includes Hartford on the
east and the villages along the Hudson
river on the west, and the hustling
cities of New Haven and Bridgeport,
must have some attractions out of the
ordinary.
Then, too, it is great place for fam
lily reunions and for old friends to get
together for a handshake and social
chat. The editor of THE BEE was at
the fair, Wednesday, and met friends
by the score from the various towns in
which this paper circulates. THE
MERCHANTS OF DANBURY STAND BY
THE FAIR
in a public spirited way and their
handsome booths are we'll worth jour-
neying to the fair to see. Our fellow
townsman, George Baker, of Hawley-
vile fame, had the handsomest exhibit
of fine furniture there. Mr. Baker has
about so feet of space and the articles
of furniture he exhibits are nicely
selected. Mr. Baker succeeded to the
management of the business on the
death of his honored and esteemed
father, A. G. Baker, and has shown
himself to be competent successor
to his father, who was one of the
brightest and most popular of Con-
necticut's men of business.
The well-known dry goods and mil
linery house of E. Stone, favorably
known to BEE readers, through their
announcements in this paper, have a
handsome booth in which are shown
some Of the stunning effects in fine
millinery. In the center is a large
glass case with background of pink.
F. M. Scott, the Main street dry
goods and cloak house, have a booth
decorated in very swell style. The
stately columns are made to represent
marble. In the center is wax figure
of a lady dressed in becoming style
and wearing one of the stylish fall
walking coats for ladies.
One OF the dantiest booths in the
whole lot is that of Mclean Broth
ers, the dry goods men, and the ladies
fairly went into ecstacies over it. The
colors are light and dark green, and
palms are used to fine advantage. OF
course some of the goods sold by this
firm are exhibited to good effect.
The Danbury Hardware Co. has it's
booth divided into two apartments.
In one is shown the latest and best
goods for kitchen work, stoves, refrig-
orators and the like. And in the other
some very pretty goods in lighting
fixtures, oil, gas, electric, etc. 1t is an
exhibit and worthy this
firm.
Charles NJ. Beach, the popular New
Milford merchant, has a booth in
which is exhibited some pretty goods
in fancy crockery. He exhibited an
immense jardinier, the price of which
was S25. Harry Greene was in charge
for Mr. Beach, and he was assisted by
Mrs Greene and Garwood Merwin. Mr.
Beach was also present one day and
lent helping hand.
THE NUMBER OF HEAD OF STEERS AND
WORKING CATTLE
was not as large as at the Newtown
fair, or as large as the number shown
year ago. Still it was a very fine
show, and Superintendent Disbrow is
worthy of high praise. The veteran
J. N. Ferris of Stamford had the
largest exhibit of heavy working cattle
on the grounds. That up-to-date
young Easton farmer, Randolph Brad.
ley, was on hand with his handsome
string of Devon steers. His twO-year'
old twin steers are beauties, and coulC
not be bought for 5000. w. J. Sher
wood of Westport had some fine steers
including his pair of four year-olds
weighing 5000, which are called one Of
the handsOmest pairs OF steers in Con
necticut. T. B. Terrill of Nortl
Woodbury. assisted Mr. Sherwood il
handling and exhibiting his cattle.
Grade COWS and working oxen: Davi'
II. Disbrow, New Fairfield; Miles H
Disbrow. New Fairfield; Annis Wild
man, Bethel; F. E. Stevens, Glen
Falls, N. Y; John Chambers, Ridge
bury; G. M. Reynolds, Danbury; Jane
Chambers, Danbury; G. Nolan, Dan
bury; Mrs f. II. Ryder, Danbury: Ev
erett X. Hawley, Ridgebury; William
J. Chambers, Danbury: c. =. Gaylord
Terryville; Frank G. Fitch, Weston
d. B. Wilson, Waterbury: Hema
Beardsley, Roxbury; II. B. Platt, Rec
ding; r. g. Mallory, New Milford; .
NJ. Ferris, Stamford: S. II. Peck, w;
tertown; Randolph Bradley, Eastol
w. j. Sherwood, Westport; Clayto
Haviland, Danbury; Charles Disbrov
New Fairfield Richard Wildmar
Bethel; Daniel Joyce, Brooklield; Lee
Warner, Brookfeld; Willie Wixol
New Fairtield Horace Hurlbutt, We
ton; f. B. Barlow, Brookfield: e. \
Somers, Brooktield; S. c.. Steven
Stamford; J. S. Mayhem, Bethel.
The following exhibitors have ente
cd trained cattle for premiums: RAJ
dolph Bradley, Easton; S. Fl. Pee
WATERFOWL; w. J. Sherwood, Yves
port: G. b. Hitchcock, Waterbur
II. G. Mallory, New Milford; Charl
Disbrow, New Fairfield; J. M. Ferri
Stamford; NJ. II. Disbrow, New Fai
field.
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