Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-20

Where Miss N. J. Campbell,' of Norwich,
 district agent for New London county. yes Interesting and valuable demon Gtrations on canning by the cold packed process and also in drying fruits and vegetables. On the upper floor is the needle and art work and
 the antiques and kindred. exhibits,
 which are rarely excelled at any fair. While there is no real live midway,
 with easy money for the operators, still there is just enough of the take a.
 chance attractions to liven up the sec
 tion wherein are located the several booths in the center of the grounds,
 where ice cream, soft driSks,s and even
 hot dogs are sold at fair prices. In
 addition there is feed tent where
 substantial food is served in quantity
 craze home in the country. and good
 enough for anybody anywhere, and not at an exhorbitant price, when the high
 cost of living is taken into consider ation. There were nearly >three hum dred autonnobileS and more than hum dred vehicles, of other description on
 the grounds. indicating that the great CT part of the attendants did not pat ronize the trolley service.
 The feature of the afternoon. aside from the exhibits. was the drawing test Of the strength of yokes of OK en. tested by a. one-1aden drag. The nrst pull was an exhibition by a pair of 'four-year olds owned by James B. Gray. as theBe was no competing team against them they wezf awarded the blue tag and the coin it 4carried with 1t. The real contest was between yokes Of oxen owned by George Brown If North StoninEton. and by Enos Gray Of Ledvard. Mr. Browns pair load of rocks several feet while inc Gray team cor'd not budge in straight away haul. The Judges in This event were c: F. Congdon, J. R. Haley and E. E. Champlin.
 <, The judges of the several exhibits were very busy. during the day. but up to late hour in thH afternoon, only Three departm ents had been reported to the secretarYs office. Tn these class es awards were made as follows:
 Poultry-White crested black Polish cock second. hen first: black and white Handan hen. first and second: silver speckled Hs burg cock, third; hen. third: light Branch cock. third: hen, third: silver Canipines cock first: ben. second and third: Buff Rock cock. first: hen. third: cockerel second: P c. white ear Jarhar second: MiJ'- iffens Barton cock. -fi~st and seconH. hen. third:, great Indian game cock. first: hen. first, second ard third'
 cockerel, first: bullet first. black Cornish bullet first: s. P. Eamhurg cock. second: hen. second: white Wvandotte cock. second: brown leg horn cock. fret: white leelrorn cocL second:s hen. first: Plrode Island red rose comh bullet. third: salmon Far ore1lo cock. first: hen second: black rorey duck first: drake first: white Corey drake. second: duck. second: prav Mallett ner. second: white. peIsin cuck. Nrst: drake fret: new Guinea, cock. first: hen. first: peari Guinea pulMts first. cocke~s'. first: all won by hv Henry Maine Myet;c
 Buff Wyandotte bullet, first second, third; golden wyandotte cock. first: hen. first: cockerel, first; bullet first; buff Cochin cock. first second: hen, first. second: Bullet, first: Japanese siikie cock. first third :. hen, first sec ond; white Cornish sceckerel first, second, third; bullet, first, second third: white rock bullet. second: cochin bantam cock. first. second third: hen. first second third: cock erel. first. second: bullet, first. second: brown Japanese silllie. first: white wyandotte cock, first: hen, second; cockerel. second and third:, bullet, sec ond. third; Columbia wyandotte cock, first: hen. first and second: cockerel third: bullet. first; single comb Rhode Island red cock. first: hen. second: hen, second: cockerel. first; bullet, first. second: buff cochin ban tam cock. first. second. third hen, first, second. third; B. & B. cockerel, first; bullet: first; partridge cochin cock, first; cockerel, first, second. (continued on Page Seven, Col. Five)