The Newtown bee., 1902-09-19
COUNTRY CLUB
 FAIR At Greenfield Hill A Booming Success. LARGE EXHIBITS OF FRUIT, POULTRY, DOGS AND
 CATTLE.
A Clean, Bright and Attractive
 Show.

Show.
 The Agricultural fair held by the Country club at Greenfield Hill Sep. tember 16, IT, IS, bids fair to stand second to none other of the kind held in this locality. The location and ac- commodations of the grounds and buildings are all that can be desired. The new club house is at once com veranda, stretching around two sides of the house, is a cool and pleasant place to rest after wandering through the building and grounds. The build ing is we'll adapted to the comfort of the public and the exhibition of the finer arts. The room on the left of the front door and the room behind it were wholly given up to the hungry ones. The colOred walters were kept busy dispensing hot oysters, beans, ice cream and other tempting viands. At the right of the front door the visitor comes at once upon the exhibition proper. The Japanese exhibit, ex- tremely interesting, includes the Jap anese pillow, baskets, idols, trays, a large musical instrument of bamboo. All these, besides many other articles in this display, gave an interesting glimpse of Japan. The Indian relics of arrow heads, moccasins, etc., made one think of our country as it might have been.
 THE TABLE OF ANTIQUES
 had on 1t many ar ticles of value. The two paintings, 1O8 years old, and loan ed by Stephen Wilson, gave us al idea of the art of the country in its early days. A reticule worked in crewelS tie, a blow l5O years old, the old tin lantern used befere glass was common and the upright churn. all proved more or less interesting to the present gen. eration.
 The display from the South Sea Islands and from Mexico were valu- able. The mineral exhibit included an opal in matrix, silver ore, handful of Mexican opals, and other stones too numerous to mention. The most in- teresting article in this display was a Mexican calendar. engraved on slab of onyx.
 THE DISPLAY OF SMALL FRUIT was in the room on the north. It in- cluded some of the finest specimens of apples, peaches, grapes, plums and pears. One branch of pear tree, broken of and hung up for display, held "A pears. The large room in the rear was filled to it's utmost limit with the embroideries, knitted work and fine needlework.
 Barbara Carroll, a little girl six years old, had very pretty exhibit of Kindergarten work and dolly nicely embroidered by herself. There were tc nj hi iol, would have to be seen to be appreci- ated.
 THE FLOWER DISPLAY WAS
 ATTRACTIVE
 among other things The writer no ticed a cactus over 20 years old stand ing eight feet high, and if the fair could have waited a week more the cactus would have had several blos- soms on 1t. The bakery department included cakes of all kinds, cookies and biscuit. The canned goods were to good advantage the thrift of our New England housewife.
 The gallery in the east end of the large exhibition hall was filled with paintings, crayons and photographs. Besides these there .were d number of pieces done with the scroll saw by William Banks and Francis Perry. There were two clocks, models of the Apostles clock model of the boat "Columbia," besides several other clocks and brackets. On one of the show tables in the hall were two bou- quets made of 'worsted by Mrs Charles Bradley 60 years ago.
 The fair grounds were filled with interest. The first thing to attract attention as we went out to the grounds was the tent labeled the "Gen- erous Goose" but the Generous Goose fed him with silver dime. Then he would deliberately put his head under his wing (poor thing and bring out d per and the recipient would eagerly undo 1t and then feel anxious to try again. There is great fascination in the uncertainty of the gift.
 The photographer tent, the candy booth were both well patronized. The long tent farther along held fine dis play of vegetables, all of them fine specimens of the farmers art. The suuashes were the largest of any ever seen here.
 The tent for the pets was attractive. Here were kittens galore, 10 in one cage and all of size. One cage held two large yellow cats just alike and and just of size. The Guinea hens, the rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys were all of the best. One fox was kept to watch the flock by day and an owl was there to watch 1t by night. A hen, an ambitious one, was the owner of four legs instead of two,