Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-07
FAIR CROWD, 16,OOO, BREAKS RECORDS

contributing an excellent line of peaches, apples and ,cr1nberries, while Fair View Farm, NorWfch, makes 3 big. exhibit of hawless apples, besides Bartlett pears of fine quality. e F F.. Schofield wins at tention by an entry of cultivated high bush bluebarries James Murphy Nor wich, makes the only entry of Concord l grapes and qninces of fine appearance. F. Vegetables and Grain. ,
 Always an interesting class. this de- partnent of the fair was, inspected by crowds during Monday. The exhibitors include Alexander Bauantyne, Groton Calvin L. Swan. Norwich Mrs. E. II Bindley, New London, with twenty seven varieties of fine vegetables; George H. Beckwtth, Montville; Walter, c. Tanner, Voluntown and Alex S. Tanner, Volun- town;
 Supt. James B. Chapman, of the Nor with town farm.. fills the center tables Of the Annex with splendid showing of corn, cabbage, squashes and pumpkins, apples. pea-s, peppers, carrots, seven vi- rieties of sweet corn. fine tomatoes and potatoes, beans. etc, credit to the town and the county, as well as to the ener- getic farmer who raised and grew them For the thirty-hrst year, James Mttr- 1 phy, of 3o5 Washington street, Norwich, l exhibits prime collection including l tTenty-etght varieties of vegetables 9. feature being sugar mangels which eveT5'- 1 body inquiyes about For the second year MT. Murphy has had success with these vegetables, which he feeds raw to 1 his COWS and cooked to poultry, and which are always reiished. He has ] harvested about twenty bushels of man 1 gels this season
 7. The attractive collection of vsseta- bles from Quinnipeag Farm. New London, the summer home of Mrs. E. H. Bindley, 1 of Pittsburgh, shows what her gardener William Carter, who arranged the ex- hibit has grown after one years culti-
 vat.on of half-acre garden.
 Domestic Arts.
 Beautiful examples of needleworl are credited to Miss RosaIynd Cranska, Mrs R. M Douglass, Mrs. MozeIl. Norwich Mrs. Belle Worthington, Marion Davis Mrs. AnAa Derembrusk. Mrs. James Farrell, George Pillar, Yantic. Gladys Upton, Miss Ella M. Clark, E. I. Smith Mrs. G. A. Gardner, Mrs. John o. Peck ham, Mrs. H. D. Rallion, Mrs. Fannie Lamb Mystic, Mrs. Edward F. Griffiths Mrs. E. c. P. Sherwood, Mrs. Ernest La.
 throp, Annie Weiner, Miss Liilie M
 Haines, New London, Mrs. Faulkner, Miss
 Annie Caulkins, Mrs. H L. Cook, Mrs. J
 L. Bailey, New London, Mrs. Harvey 1
 Browning Jessie Browning, Mrs. Fremont
 Vergason. Mrs, w A. White, Mrs. F. B
 Fisher, Norwich tuberculosis sanatorium
 Mrs. Hattie A. Henderson, Mrs. Bluu1en.
 thal Miss Mary Kilkenney, Albert Hunt. ley, Mrs K. Mosesian, Mrs. Paul Massey
 Mrs. John Quinn and Mrs. L. R!barik,
 China Painting.
 Twenty-seSen pieces are entered by
 Henry Lathrop.
 Inez Edrninston, Frances Swan ant
 Ruth N: Fitch, all under 13. enter some
 very meritorious needlework. This de
 lins, Mrs. c. D. Sevin, Miss Ruby Vaughn
 and Miss Marguerite Richards.
 Fair SStes. For the second year, Mrs. Annie Epp.
 Is ia charge of the women's room, proving a neat and efficient fnatroa. Fire, extinguisAers have been placed about the building as reassuring safe
 guard measure. Henry Lacy is again acting ae watch man of Exhibition hail.
 Members of the W. c. T. U. were ex
 pressing gratitude Monday because fol the 18th or 18th year John H. Ford 1,
 again providing free ice for the prohibi ton water cooler.
 George 4. Sydleuaan was assisting il
 looking after the exhibits Monday, prov . ing a valuable aide as the result of man. years experience.
 .i Again this year Mrs. Edward Cook ii
 assisting MT. Cook. who has been tn ! painstaking entry clerk for over | z years.
 . Late Monday afternoon some nice look
 ing Golden Bantam seed corn wa : brought in by F. L. Kanahan of Lisbor |, Officer Patrick Sheeilan did traffic dut a at Backus corner, having been eaploye by Selectnan Bailey to look out for tha
 spot.
 . In the rush hours just after noon an = when the crowd was returning from tn q fair it took all that the trolley compan l and the public service cars could do [ e handle the travel
 Sergt. A. c. Matthews, Sergt John I > Kane and Officers Fenton. Dornbrosk f1 Delaney, Ebberts and P. Murphy were c
 duty on the fair grounds @ Secretary James N. Hammond of u d New London Chamber of Commerce a
 tended the fair with Mrs. Hammond ar IT a party Of New London people. " One of the faces missed this year "; Ii that of the late John Hurley with Il is Pleasant Day newsstand, which for of years in succession had occupied the san l. place on the midway.
 lyi There is to be a demonstration IS chicken killing and dressing in the far
 bureau tent this afternoon at o'cloc ts F Valentine Chappeil and family ic New London were among the visitors T. the fair
 t. Between 3.so and 5 o'clock Mond: e. afternoon the streets of Norwich look
 like deserted = city, since everybo, ss seemed to be at the fair
 y, Restaurants were filled to their capai an ty by the incoming crou,de o4+o- +,,o er
 was over.