Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-21
81 YEARS CID
AND STILL GROWING
County Fair VIII Have Only Cattle
Show in Two States This Fall.

Sixty-one years old and still grow
ing is the record of the New London
County Agricultural society and it is
quite a long look back to the earlier
years Of the association. From a small
beSinl3 .ng The county fair has grown
until / S year it vies with the larg-
est far OF the state and in fact does
not rIEs second to any but the very
iargcS, in New England.
Tie rogramme for the three days
is laid ct with view to giving ev-
erybO>.E who goes to the fair some
thias that he will like to fill up all the
time he will spend on the grounds.
Tie. only fair in the state with a
cattle show this year; the only fair
in this state or in Massachusetts, with
a cattle show and the cattle show this
year win put them all in the shade.
Farmers and breeders of high grade
cattle from all parts of the state are
looking forward to the only fair that
had the long-headedneSs and courage
to continue their plans when all the
other fair associations had believed
it would be impossible to get cattle
enough together for a show.
The cattle show this year will be
a blue ribbon show for all the pre-
MUM winners in the cattle, horse,
swine and poultry classes viii receive
a ribbon bearing the imprint of the
fair, the class and the award. First
bon second will receive a red ribbon,
third a white and fourth a green rib
bon. Other years these premiums have
been only q card premium. The rib
bon prizes alone for the many classes
will cost $500.
purses for the trotters and PAGERS Is
bringing In the entry clerk list of
the speediest of the light harness
racers. Two thousand dollare more
offered in the shape of premiums in
the various classes and contests brings
the total to be expended by the So
ciety this year up to $1,000 which
greatly exceeds any amount spent any
previous year.
The fireworks at the county fair for
the past two years has been one of
the most popular of the free open-air
attractions and this year the COM
pany furnishing the display was told
the state, Marcus w. Holcomb, was
to be the guest OF honor and the best
they could furnish would be none too
good. A most elaborate display of
night fireworks is to be fired each of
the nights for as was done last year
the fair will keep open each night as
the night fair has proven such a sue
cess throughout the country that it
has become q fixture. In addition to
the regular nightly display something
in the line of a novelty in this sec
ton will be given by the company
having the display in charge in the
shape OF day fireworks and the de-
scription OF this daily programme will
surely satisfy the most critical of the
fireworks loving youngsters.
Say! Did you ever stop ana think
what a fascination there is about fire
and likewise about fireworks? There
Is probably nothing that will draw
a bigger crowd than a fire or an ex-
hibition of fireworks. Every year the
American people burn up about seven
millions in firework joyously and in
tentionally, to say nothing about the
several million dollars worth of prop
erty that we earnestly seek to avoid
burning. Nor can there be any ques-
ton about the lure OF fireworks. Of
all the mighty spectacular productions
gotten up to enchant the eye or en-
rapture the senses, there is no other
so satisfying, nothing has a more
nearly universal response than fine
pyrotechnic display and the fascina-
ton of fireworks is one that COM
mences in our infancy and does not
die out as we age.