The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13
Country Gu b
 Fair AT GREENFIELD HILL A GREAT SUCCESS. large Attendance and Good Interest Shown.

The seventh aDl.Lal falr or the CouL- try club opened on Tuesday, In the morning the weather looked rather threatening but by 10 o'clock 1t broke away. gladdening the hearts of the offl- cers of the club and people began to arrive in goodly numbers and by noon everything was in readiness for what proved the most successful fair that tho club had ever held.
 -1n spite of the backward season and rdry weather the exhibit in vegetables and fruit was large and very fine and it was a wonder to all where they came from All the other departments of the fair were filled with fine exhlb- it's which did great credit to the farm CTS and their wives in this section of the country. As one entered the grounds they were greeted by the fine music of Wheeler & Wilson band from the grand stand and the club building looked very pretty, being nicely deco rated with flags. In fact all the build ings were in gala day attire. Some new buildings have been added tnls year to make things more convenient and add to the comfort of the exhibitors The officers of the club and the heads of the different departments were ev- anywhere on hand directing things and doing all in their power to make their visitors welcome and to see that every thing possible was done for the com fort and entertainment while on the grounds and they are all to be con pratulated on the success of the fair and the good work they did. Nothing but praises came from everyone for the way things were looked after. /
 TUESDAY. THE FIRST DAY
 Of the fair, was cattle day and there was an attendance of 1500 people to see the fine display of cattle, blooded stock and horses and they were not dlSap- pointed for one could go a long ways before t4aeY wSsuld find the equal of the exhibit st1ts line There were 4O yoke of oxen and steers exhibited and there were many of them that one could see at glance were valuable animals and hard to beat no matter which section of country you visited. w. J. Sherwood of Westport was the largest exhibitor in this department, having eight pairs on the ground. and from the horns of each pair f1oated a blue ribbon of which he was justly proud. Other exhibitors were J. K. Robinson, Edward P. Warehouse, Ev- erett Banks, Horace Banks, William Wilson. all of Greenfield Hill; H. R. Elwood of Southport, Leslie A. Jen- nings of Plattsville, Harold Burritt and William Banks of Weston, George Welch, George w. Sherwood and Ar thur Sherwood of Westport, Phillip Gerhardt of Lyons Plains and Thomas l.. Kohler of Tashua and many of these had pairs of which they were justly proud and many wore the blue ribbon. After the judging of the cattle the drawing took place, which proved very exciting and interesting to all. George F. Sherwood of Westport was in charge of the department and better man could not be found.
 AMONG THE CATTLE MEN PRES
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 On Tuesday from out of town were B. B. Meeker of Bridgeport, Walter s. Hine of Derby, F. D. Clark of Mil ford. s. M. Brinsmade of Trumbull, George w. Sherwood and w. J. Sher- wood of Westport. MT Bigelow of De Buel stock farm at Litchfield, David H. Disbrow of New Fairfield, Amos ley. John Downs and Isaac Haw1ey of Newtown, Samuel G. Lockwood of Wilton. John H. Ogden, John H. Wheel CT of Easton, F. L. Burritt, Horace Hurlburt, Harold Burritt and Hezekiah Pillow of Weston, Joseph Kohler of Tashua. Chester TeraH and Morri S French of Stepney. Phillip Gerhardt Henry Taylor of Green Farms, Barton Tefrill of Woodbury, Randolph Brad ley of Bedding
 In the blooded stock department here were about 50 head exhibited and these animals were those that delighted the eye of every lover of fine stock anc many of them worth large sums o1 money. The largest exhibitor in the department was-Hnrace Hurlburt of
 eston with F head of his fine Here
 s which attracted everybody's at tentlOn parade. One animal ex- hibited weighed 26oO pounds. The blue ribbon was on every one of his herd and he won the special prize for the best herd on the ground. w. J. Sher- wood also had 10 head of blooded Dev- ons making. his cattle and steers eXhib- ited 25 head on the ground and they were all extra nice stock as the blue ribbons on their horns showed J. K Robinson of Greenfield also had many valuable and fine animals in the exhib- it which took the blue ribbon. 0tha1 exhihitnrs were L.s~- Y F. oITecwoos
 Sic A ..enQi1 $ of Plattsvill,
 owed some prize winners in Hol steins. Dwight Fanton and Hezekial Pillow of Weston, Miss Susan Nichols and John w. Ferris, G.F. Bulkley, Ol iver Meeker of Greenfield Hill, H. R Elwood and Hurlburt Blakeslee o1 Southport, John Osborne and MT Glov- worthy of praise. In the sheep anc swine the exhibit, although not large the quality was there. J. K. Robinson of Greenfield Hill was the largest ex- hibitor and had many blue ribbons Other exhibitors were Oliver Meekel of Greenfield Hill, Hubbard Blakeslee of Southport, MT Glover of Fairfield Eli Wakeman of Lyons Plains vas il charge of this department and is the best man possible for the place. IT the department of stallions, mare col and draught horses there was gcos slowing of very fine animals and many very valuable ones. Horse lovers could feed their eyes here. Exhibitors in this class were J. K. Robinson o1 Greenfield Hill. B. A. Bulkley ot Southport. E. F. Bedford of Green $ Farms, w. P. Eric of Saugatuck, George Sturges of Weston, Dr G. s.