Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-02

running smoothly.
Poultry Exhibit.
Varian York has charge of the poul- |
try again this year and a first class
show is being run under his direction.
Frank z. Fitch of Norwich is one of
the big exhibitors with so head Of
buff and partridge cochins, and par
fridge, golden and white wyandottes,
and lot of other varieties, among
them some striking pearl guinea fowl.
Varian York has about 70 birds in his
coops, his stock being brown and white
leghorns and white wyandottes chief
ly. Principal Royal A. Moore exhibits
barred Plymouth Rocks, and Harry
Main has about so birds in the French
class. Walter Lee and Frank Brown
of North Stonington and George Swain
of Old Mystic among others have ex-
cellent birds. Turkeys are shown by
Lafayette Main and Thomas Wheeler
Horses.
There were a good many horses, too,
on the grounds Wednesday and among
Noyes Wheeler's saddle horse and
horse with colt, and a driving horse
shown by Richard Pugh. John Finne-
gan exhibited year old colt. Harry
Lewis has a 8 year old draft horse, a 8
year old driving colt and one brood
mare and colt.
Vegetables in a Tent.
|
middle of the ground beyond the
I grange hall were three long tables lib
orally spread with the products of the
| gardens and orchards of North Ston-
| &ngton and the surrounding towns.
| George A Champlin is up from Ash
away as usual with one of the biggest
collections of all kinds of vegetables,
| and his collection of potatoes is a re-
markable sight. n. Thurman Main has
also a big display of potatoes and other
Aw,y- II !, -
| erly is in line for premiums with an
| other big and fine looking collection.
4 The North Stonington grange has a
| part of the tent all to itself and there
it presents a grange exhibit in which
variety. quality and arrangement are
| the big features. The exhibit has ev-
| erything from luscious ripe strawber-
ries to oats and millet. There are
many other exhibitors and their speci-
mems make a tempting sight. Mrs.
| Edmond Burdick of North Stonington
j has some beautiful potted plants of
fmany species in one corner of the tent.
In Grange Hall.
1t is in the grange hall that the wom-
en- folk are busiest and most interest
ed. Built several years ago, the upper
| floor of the building was left uncom
/ pleted because of lack of funds, but
| during the past year the money has
been raised to complete it's finishing
| and now the grange hall is almost
ready for its dedication. This event
will be early in October, according to
the plans, and both state and national
officers are expected to attend and
take part in the exercises. Wiring for
4 electric lights has been put in,. al
| though the fixtures are not yet in
1 stalled. and metal ceilings have been
! put up, and the hall on the second
floor presents charming appearance.
From Colonial Times.
| ono apd 10 OF a
| grange entertainments and during the
fair this is being used for a remark
able antique room, furnished as far as
] possible in the style of colonial times,
by NJ: T. Webster Of Westerly. Today
| Mr. Webster will preside over the COL
lection in Puritan costume, and Miss
Sarah Thompson will also be in cos
tune. The room has an old fashioned
| fireplace with its old pewter plates
and other fittings, and number of
the articles of furniture have interest
ing stories behind them. In the center
Of the room is a Heppelwhite table
owned and used by the first Masonic
body in Westerly as far back as 1888.
Then there is a deacon's chair that was
used in the old Baptist church in North
Stonington in the year 1743.
| Old Chair from Flanders.
chair that Mr.. Webster considers
almost priceless is of Flemish handi-
work, made in 1890 and brought by
the early Dutch, to their colony of
, New Amsterdam, which is now New
York. A chair in the Elder Brewster
style was made in Plymouth in Myles
| Standish's time and there is a Chip
pendale ladder back chair that dates
back to 1743. On the floor is a rug,
eight feet square, with beautifully
blending colors, still bright, that was
made for Mrs. Catherine Hinckley of
Voluntown 80 years ago. She raised
the sheep carded the wool and spun
, the yarn and then it was dyed and
woven at New London. There Is an
{ ancient spinning wheel next the fire.
, place and on it is a bunch Of fax that
, Is now two centuries old.
Domestic and Fine Arts.
The. main part Of the second floor is
devoted to the domestic and fine arts
and here there is q wealth Of fancy
, work and embroidery and bed quilts
! and rugs and a whole lot Of other
|, things to take the attention of fem
! mime visitors. There Is some charm
. ing work in h8nd-painted china by
Mrs. J. G.. Smith, OF Tomah, Wis, who
} was formerly Miss Margaret Hewitt
Of North Stonington. Then there is a
! large collection OF snapshot photo
i graphs done by F. Stewart Greene of
Westerly and the same artist shows
"a zR1mhsE q canyasses that are dis