New Britain herald., 1917-09-11

play of ladies' work as we'll as auto
mobiles and auto accessories. It is
here that the women like to linger to
gaze in the glass cases at the many
articles of fancy work, crocheting,
| knitting, hem stitching and embroid
ering. There is also a tempting dis
play from the culinary department
showing that the women have not
| forgotten how to cook. There are nu-
merous other booths in this building,
notably the Red Cross booth in charge
of Mrs. Humason of New Britain. The
women are asked to do their bit for
the Red Cross and there are exhibited
samples showing what other women
| have done, such as surgical dressings,
knitted sweaters, wristlets and he'll
NETS for the soldiers and countless
other things that the man in the field
needs and the women at home can
supply during their spare time Con-
| cessionists have their place in this
| building as we'll and there are booths
where trinkets, cheap jewelry, house
| hold utensils, candy, leather goods,
ETC., can be purchased. The Cornecti
! cut Dalrymen's association has an
attractive exhibit here showing the
I relative food values of pure milk.
| Properly explained, this both shows
| the comparative quantities of milk
and other foodstuffs that can be pHr-
! chased for one dollar, showing that
| even though milk is expensive, 1t
gives you more for your money than
many other articles for table con-
| sumption.
Brodrib & Wheeler of New Brit
ain have booth advertising Colum-
RrQfnnn1oc q
| automobile men also are out in force.
A. G.. Cohen is exhibiting the Dodge
Brothers automobile and the Koehler
| truck. Arna johnson is exhibiting
the Grow truck, the Crow Elkart car
and Needham tires as we'll as other
| accessories, Charles Bence has sew
| eral Buick cars on exhibition and I.
| Honeyman and Son is showing the
! Hupmobile, the Vim truck and the
Selden truck. Mr.. Gold is exhibiting
| the Indiana truck and Mr.. Moeller
| who recently came to New Britain
| from New York, Is showing his line
/ of Oakland and Chalmers automo-
biles for which he Is the Hardware
city agent. RackNffe Brothers have
| a complete line OF auto accessories
! and are doing business and A. G.
| Hawker has similar line. including
tires and garage heaters. Already the
automobile men have been getting in
their craftsmanship talks and two have
| registered sales. Robert Furgeson
! salesman for the Buick car, has sold
| a machine to Bernard Mill of New
| Britain and Mr.. Cohen has sold a ma
chine to J. T. Molumphy of Berlin
| Running parallel to the midway
but beyond the cattle sheds is another
| thoroughfare which might we'll be
! termed the dealers midway for here
are a large number of exhibitors who
| are demonstrating various sorts OF
farm tools and machinery. E. L.
Austin, selling milking machines and
| tractors has tent The Windsor
| Stock Food company has another tent
! with farm machinery and Rackliffe
Brothers of New Britain are also ex-
| hibiting. Bracket, Shaw and Lunt
are showing farm lighting systems
| and the Thomas A. Stewart company
| of Hartford is showing the Delco
| lighting system. The Safety Ladder
company of East Hartford has an ex-
| hibit as has the Clark Getaway Har-
| row company of Higganum and the
American Pump and Engineering
| company Inc. G Petersen Of Hart
| ford is showing some farm tools as
| is A. L Berkman of Hartford Erick-
son & johnson of New Britain is
showing hardware and other supplies
and the Unadella Silo company of I'm
adella Silo company of Unadella, N. Y
is not only advertising it's wares but
also is building a complete silo right
on the grounds. Other firms are also
exhibiting and in almost every in
stance those in charge are only too
glad to demonstrate how the various
machinery works, so that at all times
people may see the mechanism in
actual operation. Parks, Davis &
company have a sanitary booth, ex-
hibiti1g disenfectants, etc.
In this section there is also a stable
of COW ponies which are rented to
| children or others who desire to ride.
These ponies are especially suitable
! for the little folks and at all times
there are several boys or girls seen
cavorting around the open ground on
the back of little broncho.
The poultry pens are bigger than
| last year and a larger assortment of
| fowl both barnyard and water fowl,
are to be seen. There are some very
| nice birds in this exhibit and all
chicken fanciers spend considera BILE
| lllne here. Lie Cdllle SNOW is the
| biggest that this fair has ever seen
and tomorrow. which is set aside as
cattle day. will show some excellent
| stock.
| Mrs. George Greene, who is again
| in charge of the floral exhibit, has a
J collection of garden and greenhouse
beauties that would be prize winners
| anywhere. individuals as we'll as
prominent florists are exhibiting here
| and the collection is a gorgeous one