Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-05

banner, the grand prize, highest |
award, granted the Ther1nos exhibit |
IS is15 the panA"a-p@'ih' exposition OF
Frederic w. Cary, auditor of the
company, has charge Of the display, |
and Mrs. Ivy Bailey is demonstrator |
Candy, Peanuts, Popcorn.
L. H. Wilcox of Plaiafeld is selling |
sweets, popcorn, peanuts. etc, in the
space near the entrance.
Ice Cream and Cones.
TAFT Bros ice cream and cones are
being sold by Joseph and Paul
Schwartz of Norwich.
Worcester Salt.
George H. Croker from Providence
is giving the annual demonstration Of
the merits of Worcester salt, occupy
ing the regulation space near the west
door.
The GeduIdig Greenhouses.
Decorative evergreens. palms and
ferns fancy baskets OF choice flowers,
fancy leaf eolladiums, French sunflow-
ers, the new butterfly bush and nu-
merous other attractive plants and
flowers make a big display, as entered
by this Norwich florist.
The newest fad in conifers, the
Japanese arbovita, is shown in a dozen
choice specimens.
Electric Player Piano.
The Wassernan and Crawford planes
and players are featured by the Plaut-
gladden. Co., which firm is filling It's
| customary 125 feet or more with a
splendid display Of pianos and players.
The big feature is the electrically
operated Wasserman player-piano.
A Wasserman baby grand piano
shown is one Of the smallest grands,
but it's powerful tone is attracting
much attention.
A Mehlin piano displayed has an
especially handsome case In charge
| of this exhibit are Adelard NORM, M
L. Lindgren and Miss Krajewski
Sheet music and copies Of The Mu-
sician are given as souvenirs.
Charbonneau G. Andrews.
| Just off the central aisle this Nor
wich firm. The Quality Shoe Shop. has
| a 1913 space with a display Of up-to-
| date footwear for men, women and
children. Tho Emerson line for men
] and LaFrance for women, and the ia
! nous Norma make for children are
the special lines shown, together with
| the Goodrich rubbers, made like Good
rich tires.
| George N. Charbonneau and Lewis
| A. Andrews have charge. New coIors
| and the new tWo-toned effects in wOn-
! ems shoes are among the leaders in
/ the exhibit. This is the first time this
| firm has made a display at the fair,
and the exhibit is especially complete
and attra ctive.
| stewart QGaiIty Trucks.
T. R. Sadd of Wilma ntic is making
| a fine display of the Stewart trucks.
The merit OF this half ton truck is that
| it has the smallest motor Of any On the
| market, yet the most powerful. With
the internal gear drive,it can climb all
hills on high gear and is equal to a
| 100 per cent. overload.
The ton and a quarter Stewart Is
| used with both hard and pneumatic
| tires and is equal to all the l1alf-tOn
truck will do--and then some!
! Fred Burdictz, formerly of Norwich,
| now Of New London, has charge Of the
exhibit.
Mansfield Nurseries.
J. r. Houston &, Sons of Mansfield
make an interesting display of trees
| and shrubs. Dwarf apples, coster blue
spruces, hydrangeas grown in pots,
privet hedges, spireas, etc, are group
| ed in this exhibit.
Byron D. Houston answers all ques-
! tons about the specimens and books
| orders for the firm.
NorwGh Commercial School.
The Commercial school booth this
year is drawing larger crowds than
ever. Principal Crandal is in charge,
assisted by 3. J. Houlihan, head Of the
commercial department, and Miss NJ.
| y. Sullivan head of the shorthand de-
partmeut.
The special demonstration of stu
dents taking dictation and transcribing
it after only four days study at the
Norwich Commercial school is in
charge of Ira Richardson.
This exhibition by Miss May
Geary and Napoleon defender, IA year
old pupils, of taking dictatfon and
transCribing it afteronly four days
| training at the Norwich Commercial
school is a wonderful attraction 70 the
| large crowds that are constantly about
this booth.
Speed exhibitions are given in touch
! typeWriting while pupils are blindfOld-
ed and carrying on a conversation at
| the same time by Misses Margaret
Sadus1y, Agnes DougEerty and Elsie
Heap.
There are fine bookkeeping demon
and Goldie Davis.
! Norwich State Hospital.
AS in previous years, the industrial
exhibit from the Norwich state hos
pital is an important feature in the
side aisle. Over 80 rugs, several hun
drew baskets, needIework, including
pillows cushions, luncheon sets and
centcrp:eces and the like, sold on sight
Half the proceeds of the sales go to
the patients who make the articles
and the other half to the amusement
fund of the hospital.
| Mrs Anna w. Porter, assisted by
Mrs. E. N. Wilson, has charge of the
booth as usual
A Busy Official
For over IA years Edward Cook has
| been entry clerk, devoting great care
and patience to the exacting duties of
the place. For the past four years he
has been superintendent of both Elk
hibit hall and the annex.
Considering the backward season,
Superintendent Cook considers this
years exhibits in all departments ex-
cellent, although naturally there is q
marked falling off in the number of
vegetables shown.
Flowers.
A good proportion of the flowers ne
tered are counted in the displays of
the three oranges, Norwich, Colches-
ter and Konomoc of Waterford. How
ever there are nice displays by the
county home, which sends dainty CO.'S
mos and thrifty asters; Frank P.
Richards of Montville sends a nice COL
lection of French sun11owers; Mrs.
Myron Smith of Bozrah enters beauti-
full hydrGngeas; Miss Blanche Smith,
Bozrah, contributes a bowl of dainty
sweet peas; r. L. Hollcweli Of Preston
and Elijah Harris, Preston, show sue
| faSS P11Itiva ting handsome