The Newtown bee., 1908-10-09
Danbury Fair.
Large Attendance Despite the Hartford Bridge Cele-
 bration.
FINE SHOW OF CATTLE AND AG-
 RICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

blg F0ultry ohOW anu the osud
 Crowd of Aristocratic Dogs
 With Long Pedisrees.
 The Danbury fair for 1908 is now in full swing, and despite the big attrac- tion of the Hartford Bridge celebration there is apparently
 NO LESSENING OF THE ATTEND
 ANCE OR ENTHUSIASM.
 Tuesday, the opening day, l6 years ago when the writer began to attend this great fair, the attendance was light. Tuesday of this week the grounds were well filled and the grand stand was practically full. Tuesdays attraction on the track was the parade of the decorated automobiles, and the automobile races, and the crowd was kept interested ana entertained. New Milford was represented in the parade by the cars of Joseph Nettleton and George Soule. Turney Soule, presi- dent of the New Milford Savings bank, was an occupant of MT Nettleton's car. The car of George F. Taylor was entered in the list, but was not on the track. VIEWPOINT WAS WELL REPRE-
 SENTED
 at the fair, Tuesday, including MT and Mrs Henry c. Curtis, George w. Stuart and son, MT and Mrs R. s. Wheeler, Henry Moore, Amos Camp, J. Albert Blackman, w. c. Johnson, MT and Mrs Lee Johnson, Mir and Mrs Fred Lake, Miss May Mcnamara, w. w. Wakeley and many others.
 The ascension of the air ship inter- y ested old and young. Starting from point at the north end of the grounds he sailed about in the air several hun dred feet from the grounds, returning in safety to the starting point. In all the departments of the fair there is much to entertain. The social feature of the fair draws thousands to the grounds. It IS great chance to see ones friends from neighboring towns, and the making up of little parties to visit the fair from towns far and near is quite the rage. .a.
 TOUR OF INSPECTION
 of the exhibits is always the first thing undertaken on visiting the grounds. E. Stone & Son, the well known dry goods merchants and milliners and well known through their adv in The Bee, have very tastefully arranged exhibit in the main building. Yellow and white bunting is used with pretty effects. Some of the swell hats for fall and winter wear are shown along with the swell patterns in cloaks, suits, etc.
 The Bees good friends, the Danbury Hardware Co.,, have most elaborate and at the same time most exclusive exhibit of china. They occupy a large amount of floor space, which is devoted to Vantlne's goods. The name of Vantine is we'll known and means quality and correctness in detail when attached to decorated china. The dis play at the Fair this year is composed of all that is new. A thorough and careful study of the many clever de- signs would occupy fully an hour.
 F. A. Hull & Son, so favorably known to Bee readers, in the big tent, had a fine exhibit of Palace Crawford ranges. They showed the Sharpless separators, and each day gave away severa hundred souvenir saucers to the ladies.
 The Bee was gratified to see large and attractive exhibit from Newtown, that of E. c. Platt, the Hawleyville lumber man.. MT Platt occupied the same corner in the big tent as year ago He showed mantels, doors of all kinds, and other goods in his line. MT Platt booked some good orders, as he was bound to do with the exhibit he had. .9y
 Another Newtown firm with an ex- tensive and up-to-date show of farming implements was that of T. B. Platt & Son, who occupied a large tent, and also had good sized space at the end of the machinery shed They sho wed | the Adriance-Platt mowers, reapers, etc., Ross ensilage cutters, power saws, gasolene engines, etc. , The ex- hibit was looked after by Theron E. Platt and son, Philo T: Platt, and one or two assistants. We are at loss to know what the fair would do without Newtown, for here was a third ex- hibitor, from our town, J. Botsford Fairchild, who showed 13 different kinds of blows, cutaway, plain and disc harrows, hay rakes, etc. MT Fairchild was treating his freinds to some wild grapes that for flavor beat out any cultivated grape ever raised in the Nutmeg state. Il F. A. Hull & Son showed 29 car riages and buggies and fine exhibit 1t was. A. E. Graves, an affable gentle man, was in charge of the exhibit.
 R. Hatch & Son of New Fairfield had very creditable exhibit of car riages.
 F. A. Hull & Son exhibited hay loaders, potato planters, blows and a big variety of agricultural tools. They are an excellent firm. s. B. Church & Co.,, of Seymour had splendid exhibit in charge of L. w. Church. He showed the New Way gasoline engines, wind mills, saving outfits and various kinds of machinery the farmer needs. They are hustling firm and all right.
 THE CATTLE DEPARTMENT. h Out in the cattle department veteran cattle men missed the old time and pop ular superintendent, David H. Dis brow. but the directors secured an '-.- in hia aon Miles H II