Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-22
WoODSTOCK'S 0NE-DAY FAIR
Proves Big Clea Entertaining Tried by agement Works Out Well-Good Exhibits in All Lines -Fahirs Driven Of Crounds-Awards Announced.

from, caught the eye of an alert off, cial, Deputy Sheriff Edwin Bennett of Brooklyn, who was acting for tlo so- ciety, and he promptly chased them pie who today have more money be- cause this class of gentry were given the "on your way"
 The flair" games were not nolested get doll or a blanket or some other article that appealed to them. Vaudeville Show a Feature. est the big crowd that packed into the grandstand and around the home stretch during the early afternoon. This troupe included Harry F. Henry, His great voice rolled out in an en- tertaining way the words of a num- Der of fine songs, including Joan of Arc, All the World Will be Jealous of You, Huckleberry Finn and Me and My Girl. not classics, but good enter tainers.
 Other members of the vaudeville troupe were Irene Latour, contortion- ist; The Harringtons. acrobats, and Victoria and Georgette. gymnasts.
 Council of Defense Exhibit.
 A valuable attraction that received a great deal of attention was the big tented exhibition of the State Council of Defence, this arranged in the in- terest of food conservation. This was the same exhibit that has been sent at number of state fairs this fall and it taught it's effective lessons at Woodstock as it has elsewhere.
 Awards Announced.
 Among the awards were the follow ing:
 Plowing-Ffrst and third to L. w. Turner; second to w. c. Child
 Sheep-James Sumner, West Wood stock, first on five sheep and bucks George N. Lyon, second and third on Grosvenordale. first on Berkshire SOW and pigs, first on boar spring pig; H. M. Lawson, North Ashford, first on the fat buck lambs, second on Shrop- shire buck; O. B. Carpenter, Pomfret Center first on fat steer.
 Family horses-Ffrst to Alfred l.. Harvey.
 Horses not standard-James Bacon. Dayville, first on mare and foal: Fred Slye, Pomfret. first on gelding, years; ond on mare and foal: Alfred E. Har- vey, Putnam. first on gelding.
 Standard Bred Horses-John Osier, Putnam, first on year old Ally; Cliff ford Green. Thompson. first on year old gelding.
 Working oxen-L. W. Turner, first on pair of year old, first on another pair of year old. third on a pair of five year >old: O. B. Carpenter. sec ond on pair of five year old: second on pair of four year old: third on pair of four yea pld.
 Bread anW Honey Department Awards to Mrs. Horace Covell, Mrs. 2. s. Child, Mrs. Flora Killam. Mrs 2. H. Killam. Mrs. William Gallup, Mrs. Daniel Heald J. E. Clark, Lempi Syrenius, Mrs. Carl Exc. Mrs. W. J. Mrs. E. J. Curtis.
 Fine Arts-Awards to Mrs g. P Danielson, Edith Spencer Briggs, Pomfret Miss Ida Sawyer, of South Woodstock.
 Interesting Racing. During the racing of the afternoon 1 Carl Witter of Danielson acted as | starter. The races held the attention | if a large number that attended the | air.
 Passing of the Horse. Hundreds of automobiles came to | he fair Friday, almost displacing the | lorse as a means of transportation, 1 though this fair. only a little moro han a decade ago, was almost ex- lusively reached by means of horse- rawn vehicles.