The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07
Biggest Of 'Em All. THE GREAT DANBURY
 FAIR. Magnificent Exhibition of Agricultural Produce. FINE SHOW OF CATTLE
 AND HORSES. Fakirs and Side Shows as Nu-
 merous As Ever.

Connecticut's biggest agricultural fair, the great Danbury institution, opened Tuesday with perfect fall weather and large attendance fo1 opening day. No fair in Connecticut draws so many people and from SC great distance.
 THE DISPLAY OF AGRICULTURAL PRO-
 DUCE EXCEEDED ANYTHING THE
 BEES
 scribe has seen at the Danbury fair for l2 years. It vas a splendid exhibit and we'll arranged. The fruit was judged by our neighbor, R. Fl. Hin- man of Stevenson, while the vegetable premiums were awarded by Hon Wat son Woodruff, president of the Orange fair.
 The exhibits of the Danbury mer- chants in the main building, which have been elegant in point of fancy decorating in previous years, were not there, with a few exceptions their places being taken by travelling itin- erants of various kinds. This has been a very attractive feature in previous years. The fair directors could well afford to make some inducements to the merchants to get them to continue these exhibits. As 1t stands, it looks as if the merchants had conc'u ded that this form of advertising did not pay. To an outsider it also looks as if the directors were caught mapping. The only dry goods and millinery ex- hibit was made by E. Stone & Son, a popular Main street firm. This booth was tastefully decorated in white and yellow, the yellow matching the shade used in the building decorations, and the effect was artistic. In it was a handsome display of ladies' hats, suits, coats and furs. The popular yellow shades of this season were much in evidence and by happy chance they fit in perfectly with the decorations on every side. Messrs Stone & Son are to be congratulated on their public spirit in making this exhibit.
 VIEWPOINT FURNISHED
 two of the best booths in this building, that of G. F. Baker, our contemplating Hawleyville furniture man, and the New England Lace Co.,, also from Hawleyville. The esteemed Danbury News persists in speaking of the ex- hibit of furniture, as that of A. G.. Baker. This gentleman has been dead for five years or so and the busi- ic oh in1 hv whose advertisement under his own name, appears in The News. MT Baker showed excellent good taste in arranging his exhibit. He showed bed room, parlor and dining room furni- ture. MT Baker looked after the ex- hibit himself.
 Manager John Drew, of the New England Lace Co.,, had an elegant show of lace curtains and fine fabrics which his firm turns out. MT and Mrs Drew looked after the exhibit. THE BEE suggests that if Danbury merchants won't exhibit at the fair, that the directors make a special effort to get other Newtown concerns to take space.
 O. L. Bryant, the gentlemanly and leading jeweler of Main street, had a large booth at the north entrance to the tent. It was prettily decorated in red and white and the display was an elaborate one. All the varieties of jewelry to be found in an up-to-date store were to be seen at this exhibit and there are included diamonds, watches, rings, cut glass, silverware and large variety of choice jewelry of all kinds. A chief feature of his display was a lot of a new ware just put out by Tiffany.
 FLORAL HALL,
 at the extreme end of the building,