The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
Ten Pages.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
 TRUMBULL.

ency among the local Changers to hold fairs of their own and among them- selves and Trumbull Grange has fallen into line and held their fair on We'd nesday evening, September 17. It was a grand success both in number that attended and in the exhibits shown. The display of fruit, vegetables, poultry, etc., were far beyond the ex- pectation of all. The following were some of the exhibits:
 Poultry: s. s. Thomas, 1 coop of White Leghorns, 1 coop of Rhode Is- land Reds and l coop of White Wyan- dOtteS.
 D. M. Fuller, l coop of Plymouth Rock and l coop of Bantams.
 B. H. Rogers, coop Rhode Island Reds.
 E. T. Nichols, coop each of Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks.
 Elmer Smith, 1 coop Plymouth Rocks.
 Fruit and Vegetables: H. B. Matter, an extra fine collection of fruit and vegetables. Especial mention should be made of some mammoth ears of Evergreen sweet corn.
 Frank Hatch showed some very choice fruit.
 Albert Linley, Vegetable and fruit among which were some extra large pumpkins.
 J. M. Tucker, Fruit only. Some fine grapes.
 D. M. Fuller. On the table with fruit and vegetables was decorated wagon which was made by his son, Louis.
 w. H. Brinsmade had the largest collection of fruit, which he had ar ranged in pleasing manner. He showed 20 different varieties of apples and 15 kinds of pears.
 L. A. Hawley showed fine vegetables and 12 kinds of apples. vegetable and fruit, especially some fine peaches.
 Rev MT Thomas showed among other things mammoth pumpkin which took the cake. A very large cabbage head bearing a notice "Keep off the grass" and on long red mangel wertzle beet, of for the Klondike. !"
 Nichols Brothers exhibited a good display of vegetables and fruit. On the wall back of their exhibit was small branch of Wine Sap apple tree which bore 46 apples.
 The exhibitors were all members of the Grange with one exception.
 H. L. Fairchild displayed eight varieties of rare and choice apples. The following are the names: The Walter Pease, Gen Grant crab, Spring. dale apple, Hylop crab, Shakleford ap- pie, Falla water, Lawrer and Locker winter crab.
 Among other things outside of the fruit and vegetable display was Albert Linley's five Scotch Collie pups which attracted no little attention.
 Birdsey Sherman of Monroe was pres ent with DeLavell separator, which is considered to be one of the pest on the market. It could be seen working.
 The ladies department was upstairs and included splendid lot of quilts, sofa pillows and fancy articles too numerous to mention.
 A very large and beautiful display of flowers on the Graces' platform was made a reclining structure of shelves upon which was arranged in pleasing manner large collection of flowers. At the foot of this was small cradle, beautifully decorated, in which was standing up large doll, in one hand holding a sickle and in the other a bunch of wheat.
 A fine collection of canned fruit and jel]ies were exhibited by Mrs D. M. Fuller, Mrs P. B. Nichols, Mrs Albert Linley and Mrs J. M. Tucker.
 The following are the persons taking first premium:
 Best assortment of field corn, B. S. Beach.
 Best half bushel Green Mountain po- tatoes. L. A. Hawley.
 Sugar beets and Mangle beets, cab bage and pumpkins, Rev MT Thomas.
 Best plate peaches, Elmer Smith.
 Stray Beauty potatoes, D. M. Fuller.
 Best assortment apples, Frank Hatch.
 Best collection of vegetables, A. B. LinleY.
 Best assortment canned fruit, Mrs J. M. Tucker.
 Best assortment jellies, Mrs A. E. Linley.
 Largest collection sofa pillows, Mrs P. B. Nichols.
 Best collection of flowers, Miss Irene Berger.
 Best loaf decorated cake, Mrs A. B. Linley. The people were entertained at in tervals during the evening by Mrs D. H. Rogers, who played finely on the zyther. $. J. Parks was also present with his talking machine. Ice cream and cake were served during the even ing. So much for Trumbull Grange l dLO lU 10 lOPCd AO " III OC dl4 1lOOAOlVS | for a larger and better fair, next year CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS. The audience, on Sunday morning greatly enjoyed a sermon from Rev L. E. Pangburn of Huntington, in ex change with Pastor Thomas. An excellent congregation attended the evening service, which included l ho 11cno1 finna1 ovorTiSnS on6 r illustrated lecture by the pastor or some popular hymns and their au thOrS.
 l The Willing Workers met on Mon day afternoon and it is understood tha1 they are planning for an entertain ment at an early date.
 The annnal meeting of the churcl and society, held on the 18th, was ; success both in numbers and the char acter of the exercises. | Next Sunday morning the pastor vii bring to close his series of sermons ol the Lords Prayer, which have occu year. On Sunday evening the pulpi topic will be "Preferring gain to God lineSS.'
 Charles P. Moves and family of "Clo
 verhurst" have gone to their winte
 residence in New York. Il Misses Evelyn and Nellie Thornto
 are seriously ill with scarlet fever.
 Miss Lizzie Brekford is improvin slowly.
 Mrs Perry of Stratford was in tow
 on Tuesday, the guest of her daughte
 Mrs w. O. Beach.
 Miss Clark and Henry Brektord sper
 Sunday at s. J. Parks. , Patrick Henaghan of Derby hs bought house from w. s. Plumb an
 expects to move here within a fe
 weeks.
 Mrs Clarence Sherwood of HartfOl
 has visited her brother, w. o. Beac] |. Horatio Hoyt.and wife of Bridg port were over Sunday guests at B.