The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-03
|DANBURY FAIR
 NEXT WEEK
50th Anniversary to be Cele-
 brated by Increased At fractions.

The Danbury Fair Grounds never looked better than they do this fal. There isn't thing that could be done to make them cleaner and more | wholesome than they are-paint and kalsomine have been used with llp- eral hand, and the sanitary arrange ments perfected to the last degree even the soil in the animal buildings has been turned over and fumlgateo' The grounds make beautiful picture with the big new tents that have been erected here and there in the vast enclosure, their snowy whlteness con- trasting sharply with the bright green of the closely cropped sward and the autumn tints of the foliage that forms the background. Strangers marvel al the beauty of the scene and towns people take pride in it. The Danoury Fair Grounds is one of the show spots of Fairfield county, perfect in detall' and within convenient reach of more than 30o,ooo people.
 Next weeks fair will be the f1ftieth anniversary, 50 years of continued success and growth, and the fair of- ficials say that there Is every indica- ton that 1t will be the largest fair the association has ever held with more special features. The entries for the horse races are larger than ever before, These races will take place the first five days, with automobile races the last day, which Is Saturday, Oct. 12. The cattle show will be Of immense proportions, and included In this exhibition will be the herd of Paul T. Brady, of Patterson, N. r., H. E. Lee, superintendent, headed by "The Mighty Monarch" the most valuable bull in the world. MT. Brady carries an insurance of $25,000 on the life of this animal. The poultry show will be one of the largest in the history of the fair, with 2,500 birds in the pens. The dog show will ex- cell in every way, with the aristocracy of dogdom on the benches. Agricul- tural machinery of every description will be shown, from the most power full tractors to the latest improved tools. The main tent and auxiliary tents will cover one of the largest | showings of the fruits of the soil that has ever been made at this leading agricultural fair. Scores of tents will house the exhibits of the different patriotic organizations that have united with the fair management to make the f1ftieth anniversary a man. moth success. The automobile show will present a larger showing of motor 1 trucks than usual, as the demand for | these useful vehicles is increasing wonderfully. The merchants display in the main building will be especi- ally interesting, as everything will be spick and span new, and the displays | that border the big tent will be of the usual high order.
 Every foot of show space on the Midway was engaged weeks ago and there will be no lack of attractions for those who like to listen to the l bankers and see the wonders of the 1 century, Two large military bands will alternate in concerts in the tent and in front of the grand stand, and the Edison-Fox companies will have large pronograph demonstration in a tent near the automobile building, with Hardy Williamson in tone tests.
 The grand stand attractions will be of the highest order and spectacular enough to meet the demands of the
 most exacting. The Red Cross ex- | hibit will include an ambulance and examples of the wonderful work this marvelously efficient organization is performing. The Liberty loan cam paign will be much in evidence | throughout the grounds all the week, and group of Pershing's veterans from the front will help along. Four 1 Browning machine guns and a full line of the automatic arms carried by the United States soldiers, sailors and
 marines will be shown. The Liberty loan committee expects that the War l Department will send one or more airplanes to the grounds during the
 week to bombard the people with Liberty loan literature as a part of
 the publicity plan of this federal re-
 serve district War Savings Stamps
 orators will also be in evidence,
 headed by George B. Chandler.
 Three large tents have been erect
 ed especially for the use of the Farm
 Bureau, the Boys and Girls Canning
 Club and the food committee of the
 State Council of Defense, where the
 latest methods in the conservation of
 food will be shown.
 There will be no special trains to
 the fair next week, but extra cars will
 be added to regular trains and reduc-
 ed excursion rates will be granted
 from all stations. Special arrange
 ments have been made for the con-
 venience of parties coming by auto
 mobile, and as there are no detours
 in this vicinity this year, the motor
 cars will probably bring more people
 than ever before. If promises to be
 altogether the best fair the Danbury ARric11ltural Enciatv has a1rar- hn1d