The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-10-06
THE DANBURY FAIR.


The raising of the price of admission
to the Danbury fair, from 35c to SOC
has apparently not diminished the at
Thursday, it seemed as if the crowds
were larger than ever. There is a
great improvement, morally, over pre-
Vious fairs. The ''Strong" games were
not in evidence. The fair grows in
strength and attractiveneSS each year.
There are more shows, stands, reStau-
rants and attractions than the writer
has seen at any previous fair. The
exhibit of farm machinery is worth
the price of admission to any practical
and progressive farmer. The Iron Age
people had an especially fine exhibit
of farming Implements, In charge of
E. H. Sheldon and David B: Boothe,
Jr., of StratfOrd, the latter the genial
dealer in agricultural tools. Philo T.
Platt Of our own town was in charge
of the fine exhibit of the Belcher &
Taylor people, dealer in agricultural
tools. The Farmers Supply Co. of
Bridgeport had creditable exhibit of
engines and farm machinery. The ex-
hibit .of that reliable BEE advertiser,
S. B. Church, of Seymour, of engines
and powers of various kinds was
whole show in itself.
The city merchants had some nOta-
BILE and swell booths in Exhibition
hall, although the number exhibiting
is not as large as it was few years
ago. E. Stone & Co., popular BEE
advertiser, had fine show of stylish
effects in millinery, ladies' cloaks and
furs. R. L. Foster & Co. had hand
some case filed with the latest styles
in footwear.
Tho A w p,,rritt NJ If pridronort
had novel show in a line of mantels,
and fireplace goods. A. H. Chaffee
was in charge, assisted by w. J.. Gug-
genheim. The Danbury Hardware
Co. had a pretty exhibit OF fancy
crockery and bric-a-brac. They also
showed mantels and heavier goods.
Our own furniture dealer, George F.
Baker, had the same booth he has &C.
cupied for many years, where he showed
the latest styles in parlor and dining
room furniture. Miss Mamie Black
man assisted Mr. Baker in looking aft
er the exhibit. The favorably known
Hull Brothers Co. showed horse blan-
kets, harnesses, whips, ETC., and also
had fine exhibit of carriages and
wagons.
In the cattle show there::were about
375 head exhibited. This splendid
showing is due to the energy of the
capable superintendent, Selectman
David Disbrow of New Fairfield, who
is up and at it all the time.
The display Of agricultural products
in the tent was great. One of the SUI
perintendentS who brought about this
splendid showing was @. 81. Brundage,
who exhibited 1O7 varieties of apples
Mr. Brundage also showed the three
largest pumpkins. Mr. Brundage is a
breeder of Golden, Partridge, White
and Columbian Wyandottes, and has
won premiums at New York, Boston,
St Louis and Chicago poultry shows
He showed some tine birds in the poul
try department. at the fair.
| r. Hatch & Sons of New Fairfield
had their usual big exhibition of car.
riages, and made many sales.
In the big tent there was a great
show of apiarian supplies and honey
G.. w. Hatch of Still River had d very
nice show of comb and extracted hone!
in bottles, which looked nice and was
as good as it looked.
Newtown sent over big delegation
Wednesday, including Mr. and Mrs L
G. Morris, l. B. Harris, Edward Taylor
Mr. and Mrs A. w. Fairchild, Mr. ant
Mrs A. D. Fairchild and sons, Harlov
Benedict, Robert n. Beers, Allison P
Smith. u. Il. beers, JOhn SANFORD, Jf.
Miss Ella Fairchild. Frank Black
man is doing police duty at the fai
during the week.
Miss Jennie Clark Of Brooklyn is a
Taylor's hotel, attending the Danbur
fair.
l Edward Taylor attended the Dar
bury fair, Wednesday.
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Mrs Thomas J. Bradley has move
to New York and will keep house fe
; her sons.
Patrick Bradley has moved into tt
house of Mrs Thomas J. Bradley.
Prof Lawler Of New Haven is tt
. guest of Representative E. w. Troy.
Mrs Margaret Egan has moved fro