Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-07
WOODSTOCK FAIR,
First Big Day Attractions of Friday Good Exhibits in Various Depart rents-Track Results -Announce- n1ent of Awards.

A perfect day and the remembrances of many fine exhibitions of the past brought hundreds to the fair grounds of the Woodstock Agricultural society Friday, the first Dig day of this years exhibitions As in other sec tions of the state and country, the automobile has practically displaced the horse as a means or transporta- tion to the fair and a stream of ma chimes conveyed the majority of the attendance to Woodstock Friday.
 As in Former Years.
 The fair is set up and arranged after the manner that has been in vogue at Woodstock for, To. these many years, and it is little different than it has been Curing the last decade. On the whole the fair is about the same as in the past excepting in certain depart ments that are short or exhibits or have exhibits somewhat below the high standards set in the past. This ap- plies particularly to garden products, and if has applied to every fair held in New England, this fall. A bad growing season knocked the best eff forts of the farmers to produce as they have made their farms produce in the past
 The fruit display at the fair is very good this year, as is also the showing of flowers. The cattle entries were numerous and there were many splen- did animals on the ground. The pouI- try department was also well filled up
 Business Houses Display.
 Sections of the exhibition building are given over this year, as usual to displays by business houses. The Isaac Champeau company has 8 dis play of garments and cloths, in charge of Miss Katherine Byrne, Putnam the treasurer of the company. The Plaut- Cadden company, Norwich, shows pi- ,olo roio o41 A elard Morin in charge. Chandler and Morse and Ballard and Clark, Putnam, have their usual display of stoves, ranges, oil heaters ano other articles from their stocks.
 Falling Off in Attendance.
 During Friday morning people did not pass through the gates as rapidly as during other years and it was early evident that the attendance would not be up to the usual mark, about 5000. 1 The falling off in attendance was at tributed to a number of causes, chief among which were the postpoGemen of the fair from the first dates set in i September, when there was an infan- tile paralysis scare; that the morning had been threatening; that there was no suspension of business in Putnam. as is customary, and that hundreds held off to attend the fair today, the first Saturday in years of memory
 
 Woodstock fair. This last reason is taken by those in close touch with the conditions to be the true interpreta- | ton, so it is expected that the fair will 1 have the largest attendance today of any closing day in great many years. Fakirs Told to Leave. | Visitors found considerable about ] the grounds that furnished them with amusement. There is the usual row of bankers, who had to undergo the careful annual inspection by the fair l officials. Two of them seemed to be | exceeding the conditions that are re- quired to be met their games being re- garded as on the border line of gamb- 1 ling, if not well over it, so they were 1 ordered to leave the grounds. Two i other men found to be possessed of | what seemed an unusual supply of dizzy. water were also invited to watch i the fair from outside the gates. The | fair officials saw to it that the orders were Cbeyed.
 Good Attractions.
 Music and vaudeville attractions | were provided for the entertainment of all during the day. The music was | by the Putnam band. The vaudeville | attractions and the volaI solos sung