Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-13
EDcaoss DAY
AT COUNTY FAIR
Plans Are Being Made for Biggest
 Fair Ever.

Long years ago when the moccasfn- clad feet of the early settlers of this section of the state softly padded along the leafy glades of the Quine- baug, crossed the lords of the She tucket and t.ie Yantic and came down to that section of the country lying to the west of what is now the site of. the city of Norwich they found large fertile plain now known as East Great Plain and which was the field where the two tribes of Indians under the leadership of their chiefs. Uncas and Miantonomoh, battled fercely for supremacy.
 It was felt in some quarters that the entrance of our country into the worldwide war on the other side Of the water would prove dampener to county fairs throughout the country, but the opposite is absolutely the ef- feet produced. President Wilson has written to the convention of Adver- Using Men: May I not congratulate you upon your purpose to assist in mobilizing the best thought and pro- noting greatest activity in all lines of business in these times of stress and exigency? It would be of the great est benefit if the convention could be employed to steady business and clear the air of doubt and misgivings In or der to make for greater unity of pur- pose In winning the great war for democracy and civilization"
  thing as to give up the fair on &C., count of the war, the officials of the New London County Agricultural So- ciety felt that this was the time when they should bend their every effort to make the fair this year bigger than ever. That the war will have little or no effect upon county fairs and that 1t is the plain patriotic duty of every fair association to lend every effort toward stimulating interest in crop productions and teaching food conservation by holding their fairs as usual and making strenuous efforts to pertinent is the consensus of opinion Of the greater number of fair secre- taries of this country.
 The purses for the horse racing at the county fair this year total sS.1O0. divided as follows: Monday, Labor Day. 2.1s pace. $500, 2.22 trot, s400. County Colt race, trot or pace, one half mile heats. s100;- Tuesday 2.20 pace. $500; 225 pace. s4oo. FPS trot 2.1S pace. $500. These purses will in- sure the presence of some of the best of the light harness racers al the fair and the knowledge that Bert" Mer Till of Danvers, Mass, the starting judge will have charge of the racing will insure added interest.
 Abel F. Stevens. is a name that is known throughout New England to all poultry and stockmen and his jude- - isfacrory and fair to all that the fact that he is to act in the sa me capacity this year will be a welcome note to the cattle breeders who exhibit at the fair.
 The juvenile department has not been overlooked this year, in fact, spe- c1a1 interest has been taken in their work and s200 in prizes for the best vegetables and livestock, S25 each for potatoes and corn, canned Vegeta bies and fruit. bread and so forth, exhib- ited by the boy or girl under eighteen years of age. Premiums to be paid on fruit this year amount to s15O and on vegetables to s200
 Wednesday, the third and last day of the fair will be known as Red Cross Day: a special programme being ar ranged for the day and a generous percentage of the gross gate receipts are to be turned over to the Norwich branch of the Red Cross society.
 A special prize offered this year is boys and the grown folks. Two prizes, a first of $10 and second of 8. will be paid to the boys under IS years of age who exhibit the best trained steer trained by themselves
 Contra acts for the midway have been signed and the concessionaire "John- nie" Jackel of New York, who made year by bringing, in spite Of the em- bargo on the railroads. the biggest | and best collection of shows and | freaks to the county fair, has con- | tracted for more and bigger shows | and acts than he produced last year | Altogether the fair officials are look | ing forward to a fair that is bound to | surpass all preceding efforts and no | expense is being spared to insure that | fact