Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-09
FAIRGROUNDS NOTES.

The total attendance on the three
days was probably near $4,000.
A fourth prize Of $40 was given
to Franklin grange for its display in
the grange competition.
Sixteen men from the labor unions
were engaged in selling tickets at
Franklin square on Monday.
Purveyors to the hungry and thirsty
said that they did q better noontime
business on Tuesday than on Monday.
Some business men at the grounds
who had given credit to a woman
who was running a stand where she
sold hot dogs and soft drinks found
that she had quietly folded her tent
and slipped away on Wednesday. leav-
ing her bills unsettled.
The man who recovered the balloon
on the first day found that his watch
was missing and believed that 1t had
probably been rolled up by accident
in the canvas Of the balloon. This
proved to be the case when the BAL
loon was unrolIed the next day and
he recovered his timepiece.
On a fan distributed at the W. c.
T. U. booth this list of prohibition
states with the time of their adop-
ton of prohibition was shown:
Maine 1881. Kansas 1880. North Da-
kota 1889, Oklahoma 1907, Georgia
1907, North Carolina 1908. Mississippi
1908, Tennessee 1909, West Virginia
1912. Virginia 1914. Arizona 1914. Col
orado 1914, Oregon 1914. Washington
1914, Alabama 1915. Arkansas 1916,
Iowa. 1915. Idaho 1915.
The artistically decorated stand for
the governor was designed by Nor
gan Cronin. window decorator for the
Reid & Hughes company. Oak leaves
and red gladioli were used for the
| sides, there was a floral American
flag behind the governors seat and
on the front Of the stand was the
| shield of the state of Connecticut,
done in purple yellow and white, with
the state motto in purple letters on
| a white ribbon.
| greenhouses for whom Mr.. Cronin also
arranged the display in their booth in
Exhibition hall.
Among the principal exhibitors OF
/ lowers at the fair was W. s. Brown
of this city, who showed 225 varie-
ties OF dahlias. including the new
4 dahlia Beloit. the Kaliff, measuring {
inches across, the variegated Cuban
l Giant seven inches across, the w
4 w. Rawson, the Bronz Beauty, the
Main, the Meteor and others. Mr.
i Browns exhibit was among the most
attractive in the floral line and he was
awarded first prize by the Judge, Johr
L
self on the coloring and size OF his
| flowers. which would be hard to dupli-
cate.
Several hundred people enjoyed the
band concert vaudeville acts and tn,
fireworks on Wednesday evening, the
attendance dropping down from tina
o. either Monday or Tuesday evening
OF course this was expected by thu
fair officials. as the third day Is In.
vartably the poorest attended. tn,
progremme went through without 8
hitch. The motorcycle girl did hel
nnal turn in the big lattice work glob.
and the high divers made their spec.
tacular fire dive for the last time II
Norwich this year. Shortly after 81
O'Clock the first rocket was touched
on and the others with the beautiful
set pieces followed in good order. A.
the many eolored Good Night loom,
ed Up brightly in the darkness, thu
crowd headed for the gates, the au,
toists cranked up and started ava,
from the track and within a few min
utes the Fairgrounds was deserted saw,
for the Waterman and the few whs
remained to look after their tents ans
other belongings. The s1st annual fail