Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-21
ESPECIAL to The Bulletin1


of The two big days. BY and large,
Wednesday was a big day--for the
town. the fair, the large gathering of
W1ndham county people, and weather
wise. 1t was so bright and sunny that
people with poor eyesight could cas-
1ly see to pick up a pin anywhere on
the grounds, and those crafty gentle
men who operate along what has come
to be known as the midway not only
saw well enough to pick up pins, but
also heap of stray nickels and dimes,
some quarters and larger silver pieces,
in return for which those from whom
the money was picked up saw some
things that are not to be seen in
Brooklyn at other times of the year,
nothing bad, though, you may be sure;
things are not allowed that way at
Brooklyn
Oldest New England Association.
This is the SD exhibition of what is
probably one of the Oldest agricultural
societies in New England. 1t has a
hold, which is ever ;mpelling, upon
most of the people OF the county, and
this was evident early in the day when
the big gates began to receive a stream
of patronage that dld not cease to flow
until well after the noon hour There
We're not many it is true, among the
multitude that came that could lay
claim to having been present at the
society's first exhibition, but there
were some who could truthfully say to
you that I was at this fair 80 years
ago. and there were hundreds of Sec
ond and third generation descendants
of those who help found an institution
that now as ever brings annual joy to
the people of a county.
The old standard remains and
is maintained by the rural jewellers
from the remote parts of the country
who come to the show in vehicles of
much antiquity and ove-- roads that
are no great Improvement over those
of a half-century ago; but against this
is set up the ever increasing display
CT the speed charict-DaJtalions of them
catapulting hundreds of joy riders
over gems of oiled macadam roads at
half a hundred miles an hour This
is going some, as one of the old fell
lows would be apt to think could he
come back but il was the rule We'd
nesday and many motor was driven
over the four miles between the rail-
road station at Danielson and the fair
grounds IN eight minutes-and less.
The highway was swirl of racing
machines. a panorama that might be
considered an adjunct to the fair. Any
body that had 80 cents could be a
speed maniac for a few horrible min
utes.
There was a chance at the fair to
get in a thoroughly enjoyable day. E,v-
eryone was good-natured agreeable
and in the welcoming spirit, there
was the delight of a waning summer in
the air and exhibits and attractions
and opportunities to make every min
ute spent within the gate an enjoy
able one.
Exhibit Delayed in Transit.
There was one little and unavoida Bile
disappointment, nevertheless, awaiting
those who were especially interested i'll
the exhibit of the Connecticut expert
ment station. This exhibit was ship
ped from the Norfolk fair last week,
and coming across the state the car
became lost and did not get to Dan
ielson until Wednesday morning. The
score of crates and boxes We're imn1e-
diataIy hustled over TO the fair grounds
and the men in charge set to work like
beavers to get the display in shape,
which they We're able to do during the
afternoon Their tent is found to be
the center of attraction today (Thurs-
day.. Those in charge of the exhibit
are E. NJ. Stoddard, assistant botan-
list: w. O.. E'illey, assistant state for
ester; John P. Street, chemist; d. j.
Cafrey, assistant entomologist. They
will make detailed explanations rela-
tive to their exhibits and do some work
in experiments of an instructive ma
ture. .
Mertorous Displays.
long We're pleased with the compete
tive displays as whole. This is es-
sentiallv true of the showing of fruit;
this department mas never been so
pleasing. A man with half an eye was
bound to have it impressed upon him
that the scientific culture of apples is
being generally taken up in this county
and that the results that are being
achieved by spraying and other meth
DDS are truly wonderful. No apple
that ever grew in America was more
beautiful than some that are being
shown by co 1nty growers It Brooklyn.
They are a revelation. And for this
happy state of affairs much credit is
due Everett E. Brown of the NeStland
farm at Pon1fret, who for several years
as an exhibitor of scientifically grown
fruit has dem onstrated the possibilities
eds that are now becoming so WIDE
spread.
Fine Showing of Apples.
Mr.. Brown shows about 100 plates OF
apples in his exhibit Other notable
collections of and Il varieties were
shown by c. NJ. Coffey, Brooklyn; T.
G. Williams, Brooklyn;s Mrs. c. s.
Hyde, Canterbury; V. R. Franklin,
BROOKLYN: Walter F. Day, Killingly;
Donald Stone, Brooklyn: Nathan Elk
ley, PlainfieId. Frederick ShumwaN,
DanieIson. showed two trays of thirty
apples each, one containing the heu
Mcintosh and the other the P. Rolphe
variety, .that were so perfect and BEAU
%iful as to cause unbounded admira-
ton.
Luscious Grapes.
The display of grapes is unusually
complete this year and includes plates
from Mrs. H. NJ. Palmer. V. r. Frank
lin. Mrs A. Fl. Tanner, Mrs. Cold
Graves. ". G. Crosby, Mrs. Lewis
Searls. n. G. Williams. James Lowrey,
Charles H. Blake, all of Brooklyn, and
Frederick Shumway of Danielson. =
Oranges Win Premiums.
In q special competition for q fruit
display from oranges in this section,
first premium was awarded Brooklyn
grange, second Piainfield grange, and
third to Canterbury grange Each
showed a collection including many
fine varieties of apples, pears, plums,
peaches and grapes. Brooklyn grange
showed about 100 plates. Prof. A. G.
Culley of Storrs college was judge of
the fruit exhibits.
Good Collection of Vegetables.
While the fruit attracted the most
attention in the exhibition building, a
fine showing of vegetables also attract
some things grew during the wretched
crop weather of the summer A section
of the building is also occupied by
Brooklyn, Canterbury and Plainfield
oranges with booth exhibits containing