The Newtown bee., 1903-09-18

M. Riley, of the home store, was in
charge. The exhibit included sofa
pillow covers. The entire arrange
ment was a credit to the firm.
On the east side of the main en-
trance was an exhibit that delighted
the men, the fine booth of Duncan &
Garfield, the clothiers. 1t contained
the swell new effects in fall and win
ter clothing. with furnishings for men.
The firm has a new announcement in
The BEE, this week. The exhibit was
arranged by Charles Duncan. 1t was
very creditable display in every way.
Thomas Fuller was on hand with
his reliable New Home and New Ideal
New Home, which folds up like ia
| BILE.
j. e. Hungerford's exhibit of dainty
crockery and beautiful goods in cut
glass, ETC., elected the admiration of
the ladies. The booth was nicely dec
grated. Especial attention was at
tracted to the new Bassett China
plates, which are in imitation Of the
old-style decorated plates. They are
the real thing.
The Farmers Trading Co. served
Misses Brace of New York being in
charge. They also advertised the
the Peerless jelly. The coffee was
highly praised, and they had steady
call.
The exhibit of A. L. Conkey & Son,
piano dealers, was creditable, as one
might expect from this firm. They
showed the Lindeman, Winchester,
Strich &sZeidler, and0Thayer pianos
the Stella grand piano box, and com.
plete line of sheet music, and musical
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10th annual exhibit.
WEDNESDAYS BAD DAY A DAMPER ON
FAIR PROCEEDINGS.
The cloudy weather of Wednesday
morning did not keep people at home,
and by p. No. fully 1000 people were
on the grounds. The rain began fall.
ing at p. m. and the storm increased
in violence up to late in the afternoon.
The directors met about 3 p. m. IN the
secretary's office and voted to continue
Wednesdays program Of races over tt
Thursday, and Thursdays races tt
Friday. Dauchey's orchestra of Dan
took position in the exhibition hal
and helped to entertain the people
who crowded in to get out of the rain
Owing to the heavy rain, Wednes
r day, it beca me necessary to lower th'
, tent covering the exhibits, vegetable:
r and fruit. The new carriages of r
5 Hatch & Sons were removed to the ad
? jacent sheds without injury.
THE LADIES DEPARTMENT.
The ladies' exhibits we're more il
number than last year, and there wer
some very dainty and beautiful piece
Of inc handiwork. Miss Alice Buc]
: showed beautiful yellow rose cente
;. hibitiOn. Miss Ella Belle Sterling ex
!, hibited dainty embroidered Glove
: leaf pillow. Miss Anna Halpin showed
> a very striking wild rose sofa pillow
= Miss Fannie Daniels had some exquis
l. lite pieces in renaissance work. Mis-
= +. E. King exhibited fine renaissanc
- center piece. Miss M. D. Breinig hat
= = on exhibition pretty pink rose Ger
: ter piece. Miss e. B. Sterling shove
>, fine bit Of work in a holly cente
70 piece done in white. One of tn
70 Eta Young of Bridgewater. Mis-
. Lena Giddings showed a fine sill
>, quilt, as also did Miss Ruth Hatch {
e Bridgewater. Mrs Frank Voisar
Z showed a fine knit table spread, MI
u Albert Sterling a knit shawl and MI
u J. L. Buck knitIscarf. Mrs johann
9. Hipp exhibited a pretty knit shaw
y !, The children's exhibit was quite full
q The floral display was magnificen
IL This might be made popular featul
of the fair with little effort.
il THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ExHIBI
= The exhibits of fruit and vegetabl
IN this year, were superior to those OF tt
in
w the unfayorable weather for CROP
"a This shows an increased interest
J. the fair, and there was larger null