The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-15
pEDIGREEDED PUMPKIN BEATEN
 ! AGED OWNER TURNS POET
True Test of Pumpkin Merit Alleges Man of 84 is Pies Many Prize Winners at Greenfield Fair-Mrs. Julia Sherwood Also s4 Years Old, Sends Delicately Elm broidered Shirt Waist

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 The interest of Fairfield centered yesterday, and to-day. in the fair which is in progress at the grounds of the Greenfield Club house. A good share of yesterday was occupied in placing the exhibits in position. and in Judging the cattle. which operation at tracted much attention from the farm CTS present, as well as a considerable number of ladies' The crowd was at no time so great as to make the grand tour uncomfortable. In the poultry house not far from 200 GOODS. or pens, were occupied with a great variety of fowls. including ducks. geese, large number of hens and rooSters, severa! varieties of pheasants, one coop or blue herons, many pigeons. and a few hares and kittens. Altogether the dis play is very well worth going to see.
 The exhibit of agricultural products, fruits, vegetables and flowers is very large and fills the great room devot- ed to that purpose. The opinion was freely expressed that 1t exceeds the ex- hibition of a year ago. The Connect1- cut Agricultural College farm a a. Georgetown has fine display of beets cabbaoes. potatoes. kaffin and kale. as well as other vegetables. The Meesrs.
 Sturges make a remarkable exh1Dlt. not only of vegetables and fruits, put flowers as we'll The beauty and vari- ety of tomatoes shown is surprising. Besides the common ones there are fine specimens of the yellow and red peach tomatoe. red pear. red cherry, red currant. strawberry and yellow plum There is beautiful display of peppers of all shapes and sizes. A cou- pie of. tables are covered with a fine variety of grapes, many of which were
 grown under glass. Of pumpkins. green, golden and yellow. squashes or every kind, and gourds. as !
 melons and citrons it were useless to attempt a description. Last year MT.
 Sherwood. of Southport, the 84 year old father of Nellis Sherwood, presi- dent of the club. exhibited the largest
 pumpkin This year ' some one has beaten him, but not being at all dis mayed when he discovered the situa- tion, he improvised the following lines:
 I show myself. though under size;
 Last year my Mother took the prize. You see have a fine complexion,
 Which to some is satisfaction.
 I with good looks with others vie. F
 But the best test would be in pie. Two men may war about the pole, But Cook puts pie first orV the roll
 From two to three hundred glasses
 of cut flowers are in the room, besides many potted plants. Frank SturgeS
 
 one the color of old ivory. while there
 ara many specimens of nasturtiums, one being a brown flower A large col lection of gladiolas makes a brilliant
 and brave show.
 The art gallery this year does not contain as many specimens as last
 year, but the quality is much inn
 proved. There is some very good work hung on the walls. especially four still life pictures, water color. done hU T6a Hartman. tan nr0ffv good water colors of local scenery, from tho brush of Mrs. George Rand, and two landscapes by Louis Morehouse, one in charcoal and the same repeated in fiat tints. He also exhibits some of his block and stencil work. on golden silk and Russian crash. as we'll as the stencils and the blocks which are of his handiwork, with which the designs
 were transferred to the fabrics. He also has a very delicate still life pie ture in water co1ors. Being suddenly called to New York. with a request that ha exhibit some of his work in that city, he took quite number Of the choice examples he had placed on polls.
 In the ladies' industrial department there is the usual collection of home
 made cakes. bread, etc, and many fancy of needle work. exceeds in beauty and quality anything hereto fore seen at one of these fairs. There is a vast amount of lace. embroidery, counterpanes. quilts. shirt waists. coats. doilies. and similar articles. The Irish crochet lace by Mrs. Sturges is very fine and beautiful.
 Mrs Julia Sherwood, of New York, who is 84 years old, has sent a delicate ly embroidered shirt waist: Mrs. Doc little of Bridgeport contributes an em-
 broidered dress; Mrs. J. K. Robinson
 exhibits five large quilts made in
 Turkey and used for decorative pur- poses. the designs being Arabic. and ground of white. the colors being red. shades of blue and orange. Miss Reid of Bridgeport has a number of sweetly embroidered pictures: Mrs. Topping of Stratford shows artistic woven rugs; A. L. SpaI of Stratford has lot of pretty brass work; Mrs. H. A. Bassett
 of Bridgeport exhibits an embroidered coat for a lady. made of coarse linen and done in blue with lace insettings.
 Miss Edith M. Carpenter. of South
 fine net work lace for the edging, l which is almost like silk. and was done | with a hook. after the same manner as fish net are woven.
 There is good deal of farm ma< chinery on exhibition. as well as sew
 eral automobiles. Miss Frances H. Seeley has charge of the pianos, which are from the house of M. Sonnenberg,
 the exhibit including Sterling, Hunt ington and player. w. K. Nolan
 makes a fine display of ladies shoes. The tea room is very prettily de- corated after the Japanese fashion, with no end of vines of wisteria in full bloom. clustering everywhere. Mrs. Hulse, in Japanese costume, with a beyy of pretty girls. serves the tea, sandwiches and cakes. At the band stand there is a constant flow of music by the Wheeler & Wilson band.
 Mrs. Simon Bradley is superintend- ent of the women's exhibition.
 The following awards were made: Flowers-Miss Helen Jennings in charge:
 Dahlias-First. Henry Sturges; sec ond. Fred Sloviges.
 Asters-First. Fred Sturges; second. Henry Sturges.
 Gladiolus-First, Fred Sturges.
 Verbenas-First, Henry Sturges. Phlox perennia al-First, Fred Sturges; second. Henry Sturges.