Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-20
BROOKLYFAIR l
 ATTENDANCE 5000
Splendid Weather Wednesday coaxAs Out the Crowd-UnusuaIIy Fine Ex- hibition of cattls-Sarden Products Shown by ChiIdren's Cube . Sur prise-State Defence CouneiI's Tell ing Worlc-Speedy Races.

fair Wednesday. In all the years that the fair has been held there have been few as perfect fair days and this tend ed to bring visitors from every nook and corner of Windham county and | from many points In New London and Holland counties.
 proved very satisfactory in every way. i Every department was crowded with exhibits and visitors crowded about every exhibit.
 About 5000 Present. The crowd began to pour through coming until well after 2 o'clock, when 1t was estimated that about 5000 peo- pie were on hand.
 Along the Midway. The tents of concession buyers srrang up like mushrooms along the midway during Wednesday morning. In this tented line there was a va riety of opportunity for amusement and chances at games of skill and also the supreme attraction where gaily bedecked gypsies. It was noticed that few of-the men of draft age were giving the gypsies any money, the assumption being that these hus1kies are not worrying about their fate. Splendid Cattle Show. The showing of cattle at the fair this year surpa sses any of the dis plays within a decade. There were 190 head in the sheds Wednesday fore noon when the judges began their work of awarding premiums.
 By many this showing of cattle was regarded as remarkable. for many farmers have been reducing their herds during the past year on account of the excessively high price of grain. Boys and Girls Clubs Exhibit Pro-
 duee.
 In the exhibition building there is a display this year that holds more than passing attention It is the showing by the Boys and Girls clubs of Wind ham county of the products of their gardens-their impressive answer to the call sent out last spring to swell the country's food supply. Boys and terbury and Brooklyn have splendid exhibitions-of such class as to make their elders to look to their .1aurels in the vegetable growing line.
 Quality Surprise.
 The quality of the products shown and the variety in which they are dis played proved really amazing to the thousands of fair visitors who had permitted themselves to believe that the chfldren's garden movement was fad and waste of effort, not to con- slider the throwing away of good seed, but they had one real surprise coming n them when they started to inspect that garden display at the fair. We'd nesday and hundreds of those who came up as skeptics went away with their hats off to the young people who have been doing gardening.
 In the children's display fs an end less array of vegetables, many kinds of potatoes, beans, peas, pumpkins. beets, turnips. ali in perfect condi- tion.
 Awards Today.
 Awards in the boys and girls club l contests will be announced today. g.
 The general display of farm pro- good and fills all available space. | There is also a fine showing of fruit |
 Big Exhibit of Poultry.
 As usual, the poultry building is | to the doors with entries this l year and it was necessary to exclude 1 ing which the judges were at work, | in order that they might have space l to move about.
 Women's Building. In the wo1nan's building, which was crowded al! day long; there is a fine special lines of domestic arts that are always on display there.
 Council of Defense Campaign.
 This year the Connecticut State 1 Council of Defence has an exhibition | at the fair that is of real value in l g driving home the lesson of the need home economies. Scores of exhibits | are used by the council in making clear the purposes of the campaign l and in teaching how to make it a success. There are great streamers that quote the ungodly utterances of Kaiser Wilhelm as to his ruling by | divine right and direction. of God. There are copies of German proc1a- nations posted fin occupied sections of France and Belgium, teaching the oarbarity of German invasion and the that this country will nave to face in the event of the kali sers success There are maps of the hat the Pan-Germans hold so dear and the red-b1ot stretches across 'Mittel Europa"
 Telling Displays.
 The exhibits that drive home this ,ountry's pertls are supplemented by md fruit. how to preserve them; how o increase the supply Of milk: how o raise poultry scientifically and how o do many other things that will help fight a battle that this country must wage successfully if 1t is to be on the winning side in the war. Demonstra- ions of preserving food and of test ng milk were being made by experts within the tent during the day, and heir work was closely followed.
 Interesting Tests.
 During the morning hours of wed lesday there was display and tests if working oxen and town teams in- ide the ring. this feature proving of peciaI interest to the men who are lsing oxen on their farms, and this lumber is constantly growing as the ,rice of horses continues to soar.
 Exhibit of Norwich Firm.
 In the exhibition building the Brook yn grange has a fine exhibit, which includes vegetables, fruit and samples f home arts. P1aut -Cadden of Nor vich shows the concerns ustiad line of i and Crawford p1ayer-pia- os and pianos and Victor talking ma hine, the booth in charge of AdeIard dorin.
 Result of Races. During the afternoon the interest all