Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-13
Especial to The RulIetin.)

| occasionally let down light showers
| had no great effect in reducing the
| attendance at the first big day OF the
! Woodstock fair, Tuesday. The num-
| Der present was not as large as 1t
| was on the corresponding day last
| year, but it was enthusiastic and
/ made the most of all the opportunities
/ to have a good time.
| The fair is much the same as it has
been in other years-a good, back
| country exhibition, one of the best of
| it's kind to be found in New England
! but there are no flying machines
or other such new tangled attractions
| as have been drawing scores of thou
| sands TO the big city fairs.
This fair sticks closely to the good,
! old fashioned order of things and it
! appeals so strongly as to draw pat
ronaee from every section of Wiudham
| county and many from beyond.
Nearly 1000 Present.
Vehicles of all kinds and descriptions
were employed Tuesday to get the
| 1000 to 1900 present to the grounds
and among the number were many au-
tomobiles, several of which SGT stalled
/ in the covering of soft soil that has
| been put on the drive leading from
the highway to the grounds, sinking
to the hubs, and had to be hauled out
by willing and capable yokes of oxen
that mad been brought TO the fair to
pail loads of stones and do other
stunts, but were not averse to helping
a $500 car out of the mud
Midway Attractions.
The crowds Tuesday first devoted
themselves to looking over the Mid
way section of the grounds, which if
not as complete is fully as interesting
as ever this year, and the exhibition
hall which was crowded all day long
Norwich and Putnam Exhibitors.
Putnam and Norwich business
houses take up all the space so allot-
ted in this building. The Plaut-C Cad
den company of Norwich, Adelard Mo-
rim in charge of the display, have the
corner at the right of the south en-
trance and show Wasserman pianos
and piano players. This corner was
center of interest all day.
At the opposite side the Metropoli-
tan insurance company, Norwich Of
flee. have a booth for the distribution
of literature pertaining to their bust
ness. John Fontaine and George Z.
st. Onge of Norwich are the attend
ants.
Chandler & Morse of Putnam show
Sterling ranges, Simons saws and Z.
: cream separators. Ballard &
Clark Putnam. show an extensive
line of Glenwood ranges and heaters.
George f. Shaw, Putnam. has a line
of Victor and Nictrola talking ma
chimes. Byron d. BuGbee. Putnam,
has a space given over to a display
Of ladies' fall suits. tailored, ladies
hats and Queen Quality shoes.
Chester NJ. Elliott. Putnam, shows
Haywood shoes in various styles.
The remaining space in this build
ing is. as usual. given over to exhibits
OF vegetables, fruit, fine arts. cake,
pastry, canned goods and the beauti-
full display IN TIE ladies' department.
Display of Fruit.
The showing OF fruit claimed spe-
cii:l attention. The grape exhibit is
especially strong. Varieties, all
grown in this section, include Niagara,
Concord, Campbelfs Early. Worden.
Salem Green Mountain. Goetner.
Moorc's Early, Diamond. Blue, Lady,
ReH Wyoming.
Big ApoIe Exhibit.
The apple department is a demon
stration Of what can be done with this
fruit IN Connecticut. Everett e. Brown
Of the WestIand farm, Pomfret,
shows SO varieties, all beautiful, bright
and sound as silver dollar. This
exhibit was shown at the state fair
in Hartford last week and took 30
first awards. Mr. Brown grows nearly
100 varieties of apples in two old or
chards-one 100 years old, one 40 years
old-on his farm and the magnificent
fruit shown at Woodstock is the re-
salt of the application of scientific
principles of culture to trees that be-
fore given care produced only inferior
scaly fruit. The change brought about
is truly wonderful.
NJ. Angel at Pomfret has another
fine collection of apples at the fair.
Won First Premiums.
To the Westland farm displays firsts
We're given on a collection of Is plates,
a collection of 10 plates and a collec-
ton of 30 plates.
Cattle Show.
The cattle show was as good as
ever this year. though not quite as
large as usual. The animals occupy
new sheds which the society has had
built this year to replace old ones
that nave done service for long time
Horses Admired.
Lovers of horsefIesh were grouped
all day about the pens containing the
showing Of Percherons entered by S.
q. Mason of Dudley. Mass. Hyacinthe,
an imported stallion: Andrea, Bravilla,
Major Patache and Bonny Belle made
a group of heavy horses that held
many admirers
Poultry Department
The fCultry sections are extra good
''.is year. containine a larger number
-. entries -nan usually seen.
Sheep and Swine.
Shee? and swine are shown 10 some
extent !. l. SUuthworth Of South
Wo"ds'oak Was awarded third prize
foF SOW and pigs Z. l.. Chamherlin of
" est Woodstock got a first for
eve sheep, a first and second on two
bucks; j., w. Howard. Woodstock,
second on SOW and pigs E. l.. Cham
berlin. firsts on boar and on three eve
lambs; a. r Allen. Southbridge, first
on p buck. third on A buck lamb. sec
ond on five ewes, second on three eve
lambs. y. ". Paine, South Woodstock
first on sows and pigs.
Fine Arts.
In the fine arts department. Mrs
Chauncev e. Child Pomfret: Mrs c.
W Johnson Pomfret enter; Ida
Spaulding. Miss %. Richardson Wood
stock; Mrs Allen White, Danieison
and +. y. Rollins received awards on
pen and ink drawings. colored py-
rOgraphs. crayon pictures oil paint
ings. hand-painted plates. etc.
Canned Fruit.
Canned Fruit-First to Mrs A. ~
Hammond, Woodstock on collection:
first on collection of pickles. Awards
to Mrs. w. +. Basto for jelly exhibit,
to Mrs. \. y. Hammond for maple
syrup. to Mrs. VI. Riddick, Woodstock,
on collection Of fruit and Jelly The
judges III this department We're Mrs.
y NJ Giidersleeve. Mrs. Il p. Killan,
Mrs. G.. H. Potter.
Bread and Honey