Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-15
WILLlMANTlc
Big Crowd Finds Plenty Of Amuse-
nent on Opening Day Of Fair-va-
ried Exhibits-lnteresting Races.

menr on opening Lay or rair-Na-
ried Notwithstanding Races.
The Horseshoe Park Agricultural
association opened its annual three
day fair Tuesday in this city under
the most favorable auspices. For a
first day the crowd was about an av-
erage one and especially orderly. Ex-
cellent police protection was provided,
Capt. Richmond having this detail
about the grounds: Officers Manley,
Macarthur, Enander, Paulhus and Eu-
pernumefaries Weeks and Hurley.
Early IN the morning things began to
hum around the grounds and contin-
ued busy ell day long. The weather
gould not have been better.
Particularly noticeable was the en-
couraging number Of first exhibitors
from surrounding towns at the fair
this year. Practically all of the avail
able space on both floors of exhibition
hall was occupied and the exhibits
were very attractive. A midway that
was conspicuous for its want of OBJ
jectionable features was novelty.
There are q few harmless games of
chance. fortune tellers, entertaining
side shows and ample supply of re-
freshmgnt booths and stalls. Mayor
Dunn showed great tact in assigning
the coveted spaces along the busy and
aDuring promenade.
. President Charles z. Gates of the
association says that a number of dis
tinguished guests are to be present to-
day. Among those who are expected
are U. S. Senator Morgan G. Buckley
OF Hartford, Railroad Commissioner
Andrew T. Gates of Hartford, Con-
gresham Edwin w. Higgins Of Nor
witch and others.
Secretary Frank P. Fenton and his
assistant John deVica were very busy
booking the large number of entries
and Arthur w Sweet, superintendent
Of the exhibition hall, was perplexed
at times to find suitable space for late
arriving exhibitors.
In the hall where poultry and kim
dred fowl are exhibited there is a fine
assortment of the feathered beauties
and.,a few four legged anima1s that
cause NOT a little attention. The. cat
tie are but commencing to arrive but
1t is said that there will be an un-
usually fine assortment of fancy breeds
this year.
Exhibitors in the Hall.
Among the exhibitors on the main
floor of the large hall are The Whit
more Dry Goods store Wheeler &
Wilson Sewing machine people, George
5. Elliott, carriages and harness,
Worcester Salt booth in charge of
Mrs. E. F. Heating, Kings Daughter
booth, in charge of Mrs. J. A. Reynolds
and Mrs. F. NJ. Smith, who display
fancy articles and a specially pre-
pared quantity Of handsome aprons;
watkins Bros, pianos and music sup
plies; new exhibitor, NJ. l.. Chaffee
Of New Haven has fine booth where
exquisite pieces of Battenburg and
other fancy articles, all hand made,
are attractively displayed in charge
OF Mrs. Chaffee. A. c. Andrew Music
company has its usual fine display of
pianos and monographs at the accus-
toned stand. The fruit and vegetable
exhibit of the Windham town farm Is
very fine and comprises entries of IL
varieties of apples. nine of pumpkins
ana squash, II of carrots, 2 kale, cab
pages, sweet and field corn, tomatoes,
onions and mammoth potatoes that
weigh ga pounds apiece.
C. A. C. Exhibit.
The Connecticut Agricultural col
lege'ss exhibit of assorted fruits, veg
etables and flowers attracts a great
amount of attention and is better than
that of last year. A large number of
entries are in the display.
William Bowman Of this city has an
elegant assortment OF dahlias and as
ters. F. ID. Fenton is again on hand
with his specially prepared ice cream
ana fancy cones and the youngsters
say that's the place. August Hill
man. new exhibitor from North Cow
entry, shows live bees, honey in all its
forms. extracting apparatus and all
the attendant appliances of the modern
and up-to-date apiary. Alderman
William A. Dawson has an extra fine
display Of plants and flowers. The
w. c. T. U. booth, where fancy .arti-
Giles and pretty aprons can be had, was
in charge of Mrs. George B. Nc
Cracker. ]. E. Whitman of Rockville
has good display of fruits, etc. in
GLIDING Is varieties of apples. Of
potatoes. l Of pears, ! basket Of cram
berries, l plate Of peppers (green) and
! plate of ounces. Edwin Baker of
Vernon Center, an exhibitor for the
first time at the local fair. has a large
assortment of vegetables and some
small fruits. John e. Wright of North
Coventry. a first year exhibitor, has
varieties of pears, ! of ounce, 4
of apples and of potatoes. Fl. b.
Pomeroy. North Coventry, has II va
rieties of potatoes in a collection, 10
of potatoes separately, buckwheat, rye
and squashes. This is his first year
S. E. Wolfe of South Coventry has a
AOAlCNllOA VI ~ varieties OF dUDleS.
IA plates of apples and plates of crab
apples and an assortment of pears.
Lincoln, the furniture man, is on hand
again with a good exhibit of his wares.
The Upper Floor.
On the floor above the sightseer has
much to hold his attention. There
may be seen many different art ex-
hibits, among which are the Bath Err
doni and Martin ones and a number
of others. A quantity of fancy work
is displayed here to good advantage,
Mrs. l.. r. DIN has an exhibit of wall
papers that would be hard to beat any
where. ]. c. Barstow has his usual
fine tailoring exhibit of fancy and
staple woolens and fetching novelties
Products of the culinary department
OF we olden farm are tenptingly dis
played together with genuine butter
that looks prime for a batch of moth
er's hot biscuit. Quilts, tapestries and
curtains are displayed on, the side