The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-10-12
new HAVEN and DANBURY
NOTES OF SATURDAYS DoINGSAT
THE BIG SHOW.
An Immsnse Attendance Saturday De-
spite the weather-New Haven WISH
tors

tors.
The Danbury fair was visited by an
immense crowd of people on Saturday,
its cosing day, although perhaps not
more than twenty-five people went from
this city on the Derby line. There was
no excursion train on Saturday, but ex-
cursion rates were given on the regular
9:33 train, and although the party from
this city were few in number, after
leaving Orange two cars were crowd
ed to excess, and another car was add
ed to the train at Botsford. The people
from the country towns along the route
turned out in large numbers, the day in
the early morning promising to be fair.
"a large crowd came by way of Bridge
port and met the New Haven train at
Brookfield Junction. The buildings at
the fair grounds were crowded to ex-
cess although drizzling rain began to
fail at noon, continuing at intervals all
the afternoon. r.. H.
The exhibits in the main building were
very fine, nothing having been removed
but the dog show building was closed
the prize dogs having been taken away
I The poultry building showed a fine ex-
hibition of fowls, pet dogs, large and
handsome cats, a number of foxes In
cages, musk-rats, mad some snakes in
boxes, while large African lion lay
calmly sleeping in his cage in one cor
ner of the building. The incubators at
tracted a great deal of attention, one
brooder having about fifty fluffy yellow
little chicks and large brown hen will
about thirty more was a pretty sight
Only few of the exhibits had been re
moved from this building. The only ex-
hibitor from this city noticed in the
main building was M. Sonnenburg, Of
The sonnenburg music store on Chape
street.
Mr.. Sonnenburg, Of New Haven, was
The only exhibitor of pianos. having
twenty on his booth and was presen
personally on Friday and Saturday
when he presented the visitors eacl
with a sheet Of music.
The places of interest for those il
need Of lunch were the booths which
were conducted by ladies Of differen
Danbury churches These ladies wer,
in attendance at their booths through
the week and furnished the finest cot
fee sandwiches, cakes and pies for ;
modest price.
The ladies Of the Universa1ist churcl
booth cleared five hundred dollars las
year but did not expect to reach tina
figure this year on account of the incle
ment weather
w. r. Gilbert, the coal dealer, ant
Mrs Gilbert were visitors at the fai
+ Saturday; also j. Gardner Clark, tn
real estate man, was in Danbury OF
Saturday
Mrs. Whitcomb, Of Winthrop avenue
visited friends in Danbury last week
and also the fair, and returned hom
Saturday evening.
George Baker, the hardware dealer
and Mrs. Baker attended the fair o.
wednesday,.
Mrs. Harry Lacey, Mrs. Crane ant
daughter and Mrs. Ryder, of this city
who were guests of Mr. and MINIS. N
E. Cosgrove in Danbury last week, re
turned home Friday evening. MI
Cosgrove is the shoe dealer of this city
and has a branch store in Danbury
They removed to Danbury short tim
ago.
The Danbury News of Saturday says
LESS than eight thousand people pait
admission yesterday. Had the weathe
been pleasant not less than 10000 peopl
would have passed through the gate
and turnstiles. AT thirty-five cents ,
head there was loss of $4,000 to tn,
society.
Had the day been fair the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road would probably have brought ii
not less than 10000 excursionists in
stead of the few hundred that came ii
In the storm. At an average of fit.
cents head which Is probably safel
dow figure, the road lost $780,"