Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-01
YOUNG GIRLS TAKE PRIZES.
Simonsyille and Greystone Girls Made
 Good Bread and Cake.


 Simonsville and Greystone Girls Made
 Good Bread and Cake.
 The third annual fair of the. Water bury Agricultural association, which IS being held at the Driving park, was at tended yesterday by over JOO people, fine attendance for the opening day. To-day the fair was not, opened oWlng to the disagreeable weather, but to make up for this it will be continued on Friday as well as tomorrow. On both days it is expecte,1 that imnense crowds will be present, provided the weather is favorable. Music will be furnished by the Waterbury Military band.
 To the person who visits the grounds and glances over the exhibits, it $ at once seen that the fair surpasses the previous ones held in this city, not Sn- ly in the number and quality of the exhibits, but also in the number of amusements. The fair appears to be better managed this year and every thing is properly arranged.
 Too many encomiums cannot be bestowed upon the quantity and quality of the exhibits. It is well worth the price of admission to see only the exhibits of vegetables, fruit, canned goods, pies ana cakes, all of which are in one tent. One long counter in the center is filled with the finest of potatoes, turniDs, onions, corn, Squash, beets parsnips, cabbage, etc. On the fruit counter may be seen the best in the line ot apples, pears, peaches, quinces, etc. A glance at the exhibit of pies, cakes, doughnuts, shows that the women in this part of the country have not for gotten how to make good pastry. The vegetable exhibit is i'll charge of A. J. Pierpont, fruit, Warren IL. Hall, and pastry, A. N. Trott. Among the prizes allotted to-day were the following Finest loaf of wheat bread made by Ia girl under Is years of age, Frances E. Mason, Simonsyille; finest loaf of cake, girl under sixteen years of age Edith Brown, Greystone; finest bread and cake from Angelus flour, Mrs J B. Smith; finest bread and cake, Per feet four, Miss Alice Archer; finest bread and cake, Bay State flour, Mrs Q. D. Esty, Watert0Wn; finest bread and cake, Gold Medal four, Mrs A c Hull. The judges were MT and Mrs George l.. Jenks, J. H. Hart and Miss Katherine A. Byers of the Friendly league.
 The dancing pavilion has been turn ed into beautiful flower gardeI where the incest flowers may be seen Here the young ladies will love to lin ger and admire the pretty flowers.
 A shcrt distance from the pavilion the visitors will be invited to atteno vaudeville performance where com pany Of musical entertainers and com edy stars will afford you soma pleas ure. There are also games anC amusements on the grounds. The exhibit of poultry will attract every body'S attention and vii com nland their admiration for they canno help admiring the fine birds. 1h, same can be said of the exhibit of eat tie.
 But you will miss one of the bes attractions of the fair if you should leave the grounds without visiting iii, dog show. There are 123 dogs on ex h1bition, a larger number than that a the Danbury fair last year. Ther; are some fine dogs to be seen here. 4'h, A.aple Grove stock farm and Reynold, of Oakville have a splendid exhibit o 2S pointers, settlers and Boston terriers l For one of the last mentioned as ldgl | as $4Ou has been offered and refused Here may be seen q full sister of Rag Ian, who won first prize at the nation al fair in Philadelphia last year, ant q full sister of Bab, who won frs prize at Da1Abury last yea. Th, prizes were awarded yesterday. Ther, are sixteen classes. The judge WI Frank Dole of New Haven, one of til, best judges of dogs ill the country. II, spoke particularly Of tae lot of higi class dogs exhibited and said t,at the, were remarkably fua for town tn size Of Waterbury, The competition was c'ose. especially among the coIlies which were g in '.u1nber. and wer; the lars est class.
 The show will be in full blast to morrow, when an attendance of a least 5000 persons is expected. Tn drawing by oxen will take place to
 morrow.
 LAMP SHADE ON FIRE.