The Newtown bee., 1908-09-11
The NeWtOWn Bee
 Newtown, Friday. September Il 1908.
ORANGE FAIR Has Record Breaking At-
 tendance. BEAUTIFUL FLORAL PARADE.
Good Show of Cattle.

The Orange fair of 1908 has brokel all records, with an attendance of 82O on 1 abor day, Monday, and Sl0O ol Tuesday. A year ago rainy weathe marred the success of the fair an they closed the season with a defci of S7O0 Mondays ideal weather ant Tuesdays swelterine ddy was condu cive to big turnout and the fair off cials were happy lot.
 The Orange fair is one of the clean. est in the state, without objectionable gambling features. The artistic floral parade is the great attraction. This is now the 10th year of the fair and President Woodruff said this years pa rade was the best of all.
 Prizes of ribbon and $l5 for the first place and ribbon and Sl0 for sec ond place were awarded.
 Mrs Walter Hine took first prize fol the best trimmed float and Mrs Watson Woodruff took second.
 For the best trimmed double cal riages-First, Mrs Watson Woodruff second, Mrs w. T. Andrew.
 For the best trimmed single car riages-First, Miss Beulah Russell second, Mrs Eva Nettleton.
 For the best trimmed float with na- tural decorations-Mrs Walter Hine.
 For the best trimmed wagon-R. J. Woodruff.
 For novelty rig. First, Sheldon All ing; second, E. T. Clark.
 For the best trimmed farm ma chine First, Aling Woodruff second, Charles s. Clark
 For the best trimmed pony wagon Richard Shillinglow.
 For the best trimmed baby car riage,-First, Mrs Joseph M. Clark ; second, Mrs B. T. Clark,
 For the best trimmed unique rig Mrs Clifford E. Treat.
 Prizes were also awarded for thirc and fourth places where there were five entries in class.
 The floral parade was a mammoth and beautiful affair and was headed by a number of mounted gentlemen in- cluding Watson s. woodruff and Walt CT S. Hine. There was 25 pairs of OK en in the parade.
 The fair is fortunate in its officia board, having in its official board { company of farmers and business mer who were bound to make tie fair go At the head of the fair is Hon Watson s. Woodruff, former representative tC the Legislature, and known all through New England as the head of the reliable Woodruff seed house. Walter s. Hint of Derby, we'll known in Newtown by the cattle men, is the vice pres. dent and Arthur D. Clark ably fills the difficult position of secretary, while E L. Clark, IT,, is assistant secretary In the directorate are included P. j. Rourke, host in himself, who put ul great show of vegetables in the Ag ricultural hall. Mir Rourke was or hand with his big yoke of oxen, whicl are now IT years old and have won + premiums. In the draught class they cannot be beaten in Connecticut. Mi RUurke is at the head of the police force on the grounds and makes ar efficient officer.
 While the races were being held, Monday, two stands on which were seated 700 people collapsed, without seriously iniuring any of the occupants, The first stand to fall was one contain. ing 200 persons all standing at the time. The other stand, which was across the track from the first, gave way with 800 spectators on it. The occupants of both stands were badly shaken up but all escaped with bruises.
 It is well worth a trip to the fair to see the Jersey and Ayrshire stock exhibited by Wilson H. Lee of New Haven, proprietor of Fairlea Farm,