Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-06
SECOND DAY FAIR
CROWD LARGE

| very acceptable to visitors.
In general the firm shows kitchen
| ware hardware guns and ainE!lni-
! ton, Russell & Erwin harware, Sher-
4 win & Williams mixed paints, tools,
the famous Atkins saw etc.
/ In charge of the electrical depart
4 Mrs. Jenkins. Edward Senay looks
4 after the hardware, Miss Elizabeth
| Wilson assisting.
/ Old patrons of E,a+on Chase Co. were
1 LEASED to welcome William NJ. Will
| Jams, who, at "a, was an interested
visitor to the fair and aiued in show
ing off the firms goods. Thomas B.
| Leahy, member of tie firm, also
/ spent short time at the booth and
was greeted with great cordiality by
! longtime customers of tue house from
| many towns in the county.
| Ne,wich State Hospital.
AS at last years fair there is the
| 1iyeliest interest in the exhibit of work
done by patients at the Norwich State
| hospital for the insane. The display
! includes basket weaving, woven rags,
| dainty needlework. mats sufa pillows,
etc. The industrial teacher supervises
the display, assisted by different
nurses from the hospital.
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Following out the poriCy Of this
| company throughout the weird, Supt.
| r. w. Ames makes one of the real
| novel displays of the fair, in a daintily
| ar pc .lLeG booth in the celt5r of - G
| lt4,I. Not only is the h 4nafi of life
] Insurance set forth by he ordinary
| real campaign of education is being
| carried on, through the distribution
| of literature setting forth the rules of
| sanitation, as applied to insurance and
the insured. What the company is
| doing to fight tuberculosis and in dis
| trict nursing, health hints and eau
tions applicable to home, factory, farm,
| dairy, and store, designed to ultimately
| reduce the cost of insurance to the
workingman and his family, by in
| creasing the general health of the
community, is set forth in the leaflets,
| flyers, booklets, buttons, etc. These
| are given out to the farmers and 9TH
ers by Superintendent Ames assist
ants. Deputy Supt. r. F Sullivan,
! Asst. Supt. John C. Fontaine, Edward
| G. Rawson, Benjamin P. Sullivan, E.
H. Christman, c. J. Mckay, William
! Weldon, J. T. Collins, Victor Fontaine,
Victor Richards and Miss Helen Sulli-
van, stenographer, are assisting at the
booth during the fair.
Cake, Bread and Honey.
The county housewives show their
| skill in their contributions to this de-
| partment, appetizing cake being sent
| by Mrs. L. c. Bennett of Preston City.
who completes with angel loaf and gold
cake: Miss Ella Higgins, Preston City,
who shows rich fruit cake; Mrs. B. F.
Bentley, Preston City, whose entries
| conn prise old fashioned raised cake,
| cake raised with dough, elegant fruit
| cake and some delicious Dutch cheese;
Mrs. A. Chiefly, Norwich, who is cred
/ tied with a loaf of fine walnut cake,
and Mrs. j. Charles Lefingwell, Nor
witch, has two loaves of delicate angel
| cake. Mrs. e. J. Miner BoZrah, as
| usual, takes the lead with 81 varieties
| of canned fruit and vegetables and Is
kinds of pickles, also sending a loaf of
| prime angel cake and one of rich pork
cake. M. A. Pendleton, Preston, has
cake; Mrs. Henry B. Latham, Norwich,
contributes excellent loaves of cocoa
nut, sponge, plain and layer orange
| cake, a plate of tempting buns, besides
| of pears, II tumblers of the clearest
| crab apple jelly and two of currant
| jelly. Mrs. William Darling of Salem
| shows fine loaf of cake.
The only entry of honey is made by
| Frank Greenslit of Franklin, who
| Flowers.
Fail blossoms of rich coloring indi-
cate that gardeners have had good
| success in spite of the drouth. En-
| tries are made by Bertram Fisk, Nor
witch, asters white and colored; A. D.
| Crary, Griswold, 80 varieties of dab
| las and choice bouquet Pride of
| Springfield; Nettie Karoi. Ledyard,
we'll assorted bouquet of mixed flowers;
! Mrs B. F. Bentley, Preston, nice as
ters; Blanche v Smith. Bozrah, dainty
cosmos; Mrs. E. J. Miner, Bozrah, 48
varieties of dahlias, beautiful gladioli,
snap dragon, asters, marguerites,
chrySanthemumS, nasturtiums and
verbenas; J. P. Theve, Norwich special
| exhibit, noted in the tent display; Leon
Sauve, Stonington, collection in tent
display; Mrs. Charles H. Benjamin,
Preston, Oscar Wilde sunfowers, cos
mos, gladioli and chrysanthemums;
bouquet, double and velvet marigolds;
Mabel c. Pendleton, Preston sturdy
and richly colored zinias.
Grain and Vegetables.
Besides the big exhibit of Leon
Saure, Stonington, collection in tent
display, he has a total number of 354
entries; E. Leroy Lathrop of Bozrah
contributes nice looking potatoes, beets,
turnips, oats, beans, pumpkins,
squashes and muskmelons.
P H. Wilcox of Yantic makes an
excellent showing with potatoes, toma-
Black Beauty egg plant, four varieties
of peppers, cucumbers. melons and
onions Q. c. Walden of Uncasviile
sends big. pumpkin raised in 1910;
James Murphy, n OrWlcn, is on hand as
usual with prime potatoes, tomatoes.
cabbage rhubarb and sweet corn; A.
G. Miner, Norwich. makes a speciality
of two varieties of field corn; George
A. Ford, Norwich, shows three sugar
pumpkins; G. E. Talbot. Lisbon. con-
tributes fine Delaware potatoes: George
A. Kahn, Franklin, sends corn, buck
wheat, carrots and nice looking rye.
Domestic Arts.
In the department of embroidery the
collection though not so large as in
some years. is choice and varied. The
| list of exhibitors includes Miss Nettie
| NJ KaroH. Ledyard. whose large col
lection comprises many q ttra ctiye
specimens: Miss Letitia Kramer. Nor
wich; Mrs. Charles r. Gardner Water
! ford In satin stitch Mrs. J. NJ. Bur-
| dick of Norwich and Miss Hattie
| Wickham of Norwich show dainty
! pieces. In draWnWork Miss Nettie
Karoli Ledyard. leads. Fine hand
sewing is shown by Miss Bernice Miner
| of North Stoninston and crochet by
| Mrs. Sherwood Raymond and Mrs.
Raymond Ladd, Norwich. In knitted
work Mrs. Sherwood Raymond leads.
| Handsome sofa pillows are displayed
! by Mrs. J. H Burdick, two elegant
| ones by Franklin Lord Norwich and
| by Miss KaroH Ledyard. Beautiful
| hand-painted china is credited to Miss
| Maud E. Lathrop. Bozrah.
| Mrs. Walter H. Rich of Putnam sends
dainty embroidery and Irish crochet:
| Mrs. c. Peterson, New London shows