Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-20
COUNTY FAIR WILL BE
 BEST SINCE ORGANIZATION
Many ThrfIIers for Amusement of Crowds - Agricultural and Live stock Exhibits Best Ever.

| Conn, the New London County Agri- l cultural Society held it's first county fair and today the plans are completed | for the next annual celebration of that 1 fair. For the society has continued l to hold it's fairs and not even in those trying days of the Civil war period did they permit any interruption of the annual event. In former years those who would gtbe spoke of it as a "punkin fair' but 1t has grown and developed into an event that takes the time of many willing workers and of much money.
 Formerly fair that covered only livestock and the fruits and vegetables, 1t is today 8 whole three ring circus in itself. For the lover of fine horse flesh there will always be only the one event, the horse racing standing out above all the other events in the days programme. The agriculturist will put in his time around the exhibits of fruits and vegetables and the new and up-to-d date farm machinery and imple- ments. Poultry fanciers and breeders of livestock will keep to the sections where their favoriteS are shown, and, to top it all off, the cream of the whole fair, to some, is the big free open-air vaudeville show.
 On the big stage across the track from the grandstand and offering a good view to all from every location 'big tine'' vaudeville acts, none of which have ever been seen in this vii cinity- The big crowds which attend the fair are never satisfied unless there is an act which is a thriller, one which starts ones nerve to jumping and the heart to cease it's beating for sne part of a minute in which the 7are- devil takes his life in his hand and dares death itself to furnish the thrill. There will be a couple of thrill FITS this year at the fair.
 The balloon ascension will always be a feature at the fair and after the thrilling rush of the intrepid aero naut'S ascent, having reached the pin nacie of his fight he cuts loose the first parachute and darts earthward like a plum1net. Suddenly the parachute opens and we heave a sigh of relief, another drop, and another shock to the serves until the big umbrella-lilI ba opens up, and then a third time, for .hree times does this iron -nerved an nihilator of space takes his life act ually in his hands to furnish the thrill 70 the multitudes.
 Oranges from all parts of New Lon SOn county are arranging for the ex- .ibit which is to represent their own grange and each member as he looks over his fields picks out some partic- dlar part of his crop which seems to him perfection and which he fOndIy hopes will bring home to his grange !he much sought for award and prize. n addition to the honor of being the :opnotch grange of the county there
 
 b125.
 The man who coined the expression, the boy is father to the man" builded better than he knew for today many a turner is taking lessons from his son. The government working by means Jf the county agents roughout the country has taken tho boys in hand and by means of the boys corn clubs and the pig clu bs has taught the les sons to the fathers by means of the ooys.
 Many a fond father who thought he was raising all the corn the old place the boy joined the corn club and by according to the methods given in the government booklets and .esting out the seed for fertility ac- :ording to the same methods, keeping accurate record of all expenditures, demonstrated to the father that mod arn intensive methods would accom- olish more than the old fashioned kind. The following year the father would be more than glad, he would be pleased to have the son demonstrate 0n the larger fields of the farm the methods learned at the corn club.
 The juvenile department of the fair Is bound to prove one of the most in .eresting of all the various depart nents. Nearly two hundred dollars in prizes will be divided among the lucky l winners in the various events and in l addition the winners of some of the l contests will be given a free trip to l some of the other New England fairs
 As a whole there is no other form | 1f entertainment or performance | which gives much in good solid en- l oyment as the old county fair.