Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-22

l fractions of the good old fashioned or | der-cattle, poultry, vegetables, fruit i and so on-and as a means of Stimu 1 lating interest among the farmers, of promoting sociability among the North l Sfonington toWnspcople and their 1 neighbors from the surrounding towns | and of renewing old acquaintances and | forming new ones. So successful, in | fact. was the fair in all departments , that the grange is considering seri- | ously the question of extending it over 1 three days next fall. and of providing l entertainment and attractions com ! nensurate.
 A real country atmosphere, a rarity | at many fairs. pervades everything on 1 the grounds, from the oX-yoke with l an ear of corn attached that was sTs- | pended from the entrance gate, through all the exhibition tents to the pens of tine-looking sheep and swine at the other side of the enclosure Close to $500 people were at the fair Thursday, there being 2,S00 full | tickets sold at the gate, with several hundred children's tickets. By auto mobile, team and trolley the hundreds streamed upon the grounds, and there were few places in the southeast cor neT of Connecticut and of southwest ern Rhode Island that were not rep Norwich 6 Westerly road had a spe- cial fair schedule in effect, and the crowds that came from all points along he trolley line were handled satis- ia ctorily
 Secretary c. p. KendaIrs tent was again on Thursday the headquarters to which all who had troubles ad- iourned. The secretary was able, however, to keep pretty nearly every one in a satisfied mood and with the capable assistance of Miss Alice k. Avery. he had things moving along T11t af sal1 proved to be the right young lady in the right place, taking especial charge of the long list of entries in the baby show, and being found most obliging by all the anxious mothers who 'hronged the secretary's tent for hours tn get their infants into the competi- tion.
 Baby Show.
 The baby show was the main fea- ture of the days programme. By 230 clock, the time set for the display of infants. there were 93 of the cun- ningest and prettiest ready to be shown off to the crowd of interested people that gathered in the fancy work tent. Later, several new entries brought the number nearly to the hum dred mark. The tent proved too small to hold everyone who wanted to see, and accordingly the show was moved out Of doors and for nearly ali HNIl huHuL GUS Ol people Il6Q Dy Tn Q double line to get Q look at the babies Secretary Kendall took charge of the show and lie was especially pleased with the good order shown by the crowd.
 To each baby entered in the show there will be given a prize in clothing, the entrance tickets to be redeemed by the mothers of the children at the P. H. Opie company, Westerly
 Following the snow, there was popularity contest, with headquarters at H. B. Gavitt company's tent. The voters came in for several hours in steady stream and there was much in terest shown in the results, which were announced at 5.45 o'clock.
 Seth Stewart Johnson, son of Mrs Edith Johnson, Westerly was first with S4 votes; Edgar s. Brown, son of Mrs. Thomas Brown, Westerly, was second with 54 votes: and Katherine Adams, daughter of Mrs. Joseph $. AGams of Norwich, was third, with 43 votes. The contest was conducted by the Gavitt company, who awarded as prizes q mahogany rocker, an Ak minister rug and a framed picture to the mothers of the respective infants The youngest child was the three weeks old son, Harold Elmer, of Mrs. Irving Rathbun. Norwich, R. F. D., No. ,. The baby show committee com prised Mrs. c. D. Coates, Mrs. John D. Avery, Mrs. Edward Man, and Mrs. Thomas B. Hewitt, and it was an un- qualified success, those in charge felt.
 The baby show occupied so much time hat the athletic events had to be cancelled
 Competition of Draft Horses and Oxen
 There was much interest in the com petition If the draft oxen and horses. R. E. Wheeler's splendid-appearin yoke of year old oxen were the leaders in their class by a comforta- hle margin. Against them were en- tered a handsome pair by William Babcock. and both had many support CTS in the big crowd that gathered to watch the contest Before the judge, Horace Nose of Westerly, awarded the premium to Mir Wheeler, there were close to three tons on the stone drag to which the oxen were hitched
 The pair of draft horses entered by Thomas Boudreau captured first pre- mium, walking off with the heavily laden stone drag on which the cattle had been tried out. His single draft horse also won the first money. The horses and pest single draft horse went to Frank Wells. Ashaway. The judges were Enos NJ. Gray and R. B. Wheeler.
 More Premiums.
 The judges iii the department of Sheep gave the premiums as follows: H. R. Palmer, frsts on Dorset buck, Dorset sheep, lamb. and second on Ia mb: James F. Brown, firsts, two pens lambs; c. w. Middleton, firsts. one ram and one pen lambs; Lafayette F. Main, firsts one pen sheep, one pen lambs
 In the department of swine there were many excellent exhibits. Orrin Steadman was in charge.
 The premiums were awarded as fol- lows: Farr.holme, Stonington firsts on boar, litter pigs: C. ". Middleton second on boar. first on brood SOW; Peter Galine, first on SOW, first on lit ter pigS: C. N. BroWn. first on goats: q. D. Coats. second on goat.
 Etlery York received first award for his two calves.
 Additional poultry premiums were warded as follows.
 Bantams- -BrNon c. Main. first. Earl F. Wheeler, second, pen white Wy audottes: C II. Dennison first: trio E. R. chickens. B Rock cock, C. D. Thompson, IT., frsts; frizzled fowl, L. Y. Park. first second on frizzled chicks; pen of hantams. Lawrence Thompson first: W. S Meggs, firsts, pair partridge fowl, Wvandotte pull lets. silver barred Wyandottes, buff Leghorn fowl, seconds black red ban tams, buff Leghorn chicks, third on buff Leghorn chicks.
 Pouter pigeons, Clifford Dennison first; tumblers, Ben Brown, first and second; pigeon rollers Ben Brown, first and second; pair white tumbers Dow