The Newtown bee., 1909-09-10
THE ORANGE FAIR.
A Big and Glorious Success.


 the fair was organized, about l0,7O0 and the trains in all directions were loaded down to the doors. The fair directors voted to dispense with the floral paraGe, this year, and while It was spectacular and beautiful thing to looA at, 1t was not greatly missed, as 1t gave more time for the racing before the grand stand. The far is q clean, crealtaDle exniDiti0n. Gambling features are cut out and the fair is run as clean as possible, he financial success nt the lalr Is something tremendous Last year, in addition to paying several damage claims, one of $500, one of s45O and one of $50, they netted over $500. All the money made is used in inc proyements in and around Orange. The president of the Orange Agri- cultural society in that stirring gen. tleman, Watson s. Woodruff. He has splendid running mates in Walter s, Hine, vice president, and Arthur D. Clark, the affable secretary, the latter the right man in the right place. They are backed up by board of directors composed of the solid and representative men of Orange. The building for the display of agricul- tural products and fruit is not large but the exhibits were good. w. M. Russell, in charge of the fruit sec tion, said it was better than a year ago. P. J. Rourke, q popular director exhibited AS baskets of vegetables. fine and creditable show. D. E. Russell made a good exhibit of pears. D. W. Russell showed apples and other fruit. Charles Barker of Woodbridge made a nice fruit dis play. George Platt of Milford exhib- ited apples and pears. William New ton showed pears and apples Frank Biesiegel of Woodbridge exhibited some fine fruit. B. c. Russell showed apples and pears. s. c. Clark of Woodbridge had a good display of pears and apples. This building should be doubled in size, doing away with the necessity of an upstairs apartment. Among the prominent cattlemen and farmers present, Mon day, were c. H. Jennings, William James, Fred Bennett, Nathan Ben nett, Thomas Post, James Fair, of Huntington, Howard Wheeler of Monroe, Fred Hubbell and David Riggs of Oxford, Nathan and Percy Beardsley and c. T. Squires of Rox- bury, John Downs, Amos Camp, c. F. Beardsley, Isaac Hawley, John Keane, Birdsey Beardsley, Hiram Morgan and George Winton of NewtQwn, Thomas Kelly of Waterbury, Thomas Kohlar, Morris French and c. w. Tyrrell of Stepney, w. E. Plumb and E. s Fairchild of Nichols, Simon Bradley and Nellis Sherwood of Greenfield Hill, Nelson l. Kinney of New Milford, A. B. Stone of Marble dale, s. N. Peck of Watertown, Amos Gunner of Naugatuck, Frank H. Wells of Huntington, F. D. Bradley of South Britain, T. B. Terrill of North Woodbury. Mate Beardsley brought down a string of 10 pair of handsome steers and 13 loose cattle.
 Wilson H. Lee, one of the fair di- rectors, again made an exhibit of his Ayrshire and Jersey stock in a tent. He makes 900 quarts of milk day, which goes all the way from Rhode Island to New York, and sells at 15c a quart.
 He goes into dairying as a pas time, being one of the head men in Price, Lee & Co.
 Maj Flynn was in charge of the railroad arrangements at the depot and he is to be congratulated on the care with which he handled the big crowd. It was no easy task and the Major deserves credit. He doubtless too. the place of Train Master Carr who is convalescing from the effect of the recent railroa- accident.
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