The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-03

The Newtown fair opened on Tues
day under disheartening conditions.
While it did not actually rain, the
clouds hung low and threatening,
keeping many at home who had plan
ned to attend. The attendance was
not far from 600. The cattle were
slow in arriving owing to the threat
ening rain, but by II O'Clock so pair OF
steers and oxen and as MANY more
cows and other cattle were ready for
the judges to inspect. The cattle de-
partment was efficiently looked after
by Directors Mitchell and Wright,
who hustled the work of Judging along
in good shape. 1t was pleasing, the
way they rushed the work along, both
for the spectators and exhibitors.
While the number of cattle and steers
was far behind last years exhibit, the
quality was A No. l. In point of quail
ity and numbers Norman Northrop
was of the opinion that the exhibit
which he attended, this year. The
heaviest pair of cattle on the grounds
was the big pair of Durhams exhibited
by Messrs j. M. Ferris and S. G.
Stevens of Stamford. This pair
weighed 1890 pounds and so good a
judge of cattle as Norman NOrthrOp
said he believed they were the
HEAVIEST PAIR OF CATTLE EVER EX-
HIBITED ON THE GROUNDS.
A number Of the cold guard" among
the cattle men were absent, but among
those noticed on the ground, Tuesday,
were Sheldon Brinsmade of Trumbull,
Charles Beard of Huntington, Acker-
man JudsOn of North Woodbury., j.
M. Ferris and S. G. Stevens of STAN
ford, who would rather attend a cattle
show than to sit down to a $40 ban
quet, Darwin and Reuben Keller of
Bridgewater, f. w. Wheeler Of Mon
roe, OrlO MOrehOuse of New Milford
John Candee of Easton, Chester Tsham
OF Woodbury. and many others. John
keane of ZOar was the largest local
exhibitor, having six pairs of oxen and
towns citizens had Mr. keane'S enter
prise and
WILLINGNESS TO HELP LOCAL ENTER
PRIsEs.
Among some Of the younger cattle
men present from out of town were
V. A. Judson of Woodbury. and James
T. Parmelee of Bethlehem, the former
now hustling cattle dealer, and the
latter successful farmer, Howard
Wheeler Of Monroe, G. II. Jennings of
Huntington, w. d. Stone of New Mil
ford, and many others. In the cattle
department the premium awards were
as follows:
Class 26-DevOn grade, J. NJ. Ferris
1st on tive-year-olds, j. r. Parmelee
I'd. Alfred Isham of Woodbury. 3D..
Devon grade, four years old: j. G.
Beers 1st; John ii. Wheeler of Easton
I'd.
Devon grade, three years old: V. A.
JudsOn of North Woodbury. 1st; NJ. II.
Hatch OF New Milford I'd.
Devon grade, ycarIings: V. A. .Jud-
son 1st; John II. Wheeler I'd.
Mixed or Native, four years old: V.
A. Judson lst: M. r. Hatch Cd.
Mixed or Native, three years old V.
A. Judson LIST; M. T. Hatch I'd.
Mixed or Native, two years: V. A.
Judson lst; John keane I'd.
Mixed or Native, yearlingS: NJ. IT,
Hatch 1st
President f. W. Wheeler of the
. Huntington fair, Charles Beard OF
Huntington and Norman NOrthroE
did the honors as judges in an accepta
BILE manner.
Glasses 25 and 25-Durham Grade
five years old: j. M. Ferris lst.
Durham Grade, three years old: V.
A. Judson 1st.
Durham Grade, four years Old V.
A. Judson lst; j. II. Parmelee I'd.
Classes 81 to 39-Grade Jersey: f. w.
Fairchild, 1st on COW three and -four
years old; NJ. II. Hatch, lst on heifer.
Austin Isham, LIST on bull three years
old.
Grade Devons: NJ. T. Hatch, 1st on
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