Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-22
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demonstrated Wednesday that some thing mere than a dreary, drizzily da. ts necessary te dampen the aFdor of tn thousands of eastern Connecticut peo- pie who each year enjoy the annual exhibition of the Windham County Ag- rtcuhural society, popularly known as the Brooklyn fair.
 Notwithstanding the threatening wea- ther conditions of the morning hours, there was an eaTy rush for the fair grounds and by noon motor cars were ithicker'n hair on a dog" as one old. time observer put h.
 The attendaace was representative of all eastern Connecticut and of many places in Rhode Island and Massach1l- setts. Truly, the Brooklyn fair is fully representative of the county and well deserves the patronage it is receiving. With clear weather on Wednesday the attendance would have been close to record breaking figures, it was ipdi- cated
 In spite of the rain the card of races for the day was r1p off and furnished good entertainment for the lovers of this branch ot sport and other depart ments of the fair furctioned as was customary.
 l' tion centered about this exhibit during the morning hours. Exhibitors in the cattle department were representatives of number of county towns Asile from a shortage of fruit dis plays, the showing made in the exIlibi- 1 ticn hall this year is actually better than has been seen at Brooklyn fair in years. The displays by four of the i granses of the ceunty-Brooklyn Se- nexet of Woodsto,k k, Plainfeld, CanteT brry-are splendid, as good as one us pally sees at the big and famous fairs ! of New England and they attracted 1 cease'ess attention and won farm ex- pressions of praise
 These grange displays include scores of agricultural products. canned goods, ! dairy products. needleYork and the pro- duets of the hundred and one activities of those who are patrons of huslandrr. Each grange has some special feature of unique conception and development
 Tbls year Brooklyn grange has an in- terestingly worked out representation of the landdng of the Pilgrims, as a centerpiece of its display. The boats and the figures of the Pilgrims within them, rowing ashore from the May flower, which is shown at anchor, and the Indians peering out from the wood ed shores of the basin are the handi- work of Irving Frink of Brooklyn, and lare cleyepy executed
 Seaexet grange features in its fine display a miniature reproduction of a grist mill, set beside the rocky bed of a strean where water wheel il placed. This display contains some mammoth pumpkins and 8 great varie' ty of yegetab' es and fruits.
 Plainfield grange Is demonstrating to the thousands ct the fair what can be done along the Ylnes of sheep raising ir easterp Gepnecticut. A center set show. 8 reproduction of waste land and sLeeT Igetting living off it. The sheep are clever reproductions of the real an;na
 and are made of potatoes covered witt
 wool. These display sheep were mad'
 by Mrs. Henry Dorrance of Plainfeld
 Woolen yards, worsteds, shawls an(
 blankets. made from wool that came of | the backs of sheep on the Dprancs {. farm are included in the Piainfielt l grange exhibit
 A elacard sets forth that the woo in the articles displayed came of 14
 common sheep and that the goods man ufactured from their fieeees have a
 value of s6f.3T; also that the sheer
 produced 14 lambs, of total value oi
 s1e5.
 i Plainfeld grange exhibit also Tn
 o'udes a showing of canned meats
 fruits, and vegetables, novelty in pre-
 served foods being a glass jar of qua | haugs.
 Canterbury grange has an unusual,
 fine showing of vegetables. dairy pro
 ducts, preserved foods and an excel
 lent needlework display.
 As whole group, the grange exhibit
 do credit to the persons who produce,
 the materials that are included in then
 and those who conceived and arrange
 the displays.
 : The exhibition haiI includes number
 of individual displays of vegetables
 grain, food stuffs fruits, flowers, etc The county Hoistein and Guernse. l associations has displays of interes , and the milk exhibit also attracts
 much attention.
 The Plaut-Cadden company of Nor
 wich has it's usual space for the dis
 play of Victrolas, Wasserman an , Crawford pianos and the famous auto
 piano. H. B. Parmelee and Joseph E 7 caulheld and Miss Anna Lynch are il
 charge of the exhibit, about whicl ,. music lovers crowded all day Wednes l, day
 George Crocker, for years a fxtur
 at the i, was on hand at his usua
 station in the ~exh35itfon building, tell ing about the good qualities of Wor ) cester salt. Mrs. Crocker and Mri l Winfield Colwell of Daaielson were as : sisting him.
 There were some things at the fal Wednesday about which no previou: | announcements had been made. Dow . | n the midway sectien, where Ursa, tn bear woman. @as attracting the atteu tion deserved by such an unusual freq of nature and wheis the jazz-voice : Aarkers were trying to separate tn
 spectators from a days pay, bushes
 along legitimate lines was not suffieien for some of those in charge of conces '. siens, 90 they started some forbidde !. spastimes.
 = State 0hsoeFs Howard A. Eeliott an ls IA W. Williams soon called halt O ' this. howeye~, and arrested David Ar
 derson, colered, of Rock Island, III . end Fred Foster of New York on
 charge of violating the gambling law
 of the state.
 Andersen, charged with running
 crap game, pleaded guilty when take :, before Justice Frank M. Bedard, in 4 tent on the grounds, and. was fined s1 !. and costs, total of se9,43. Fred Fo
 ter, inclined to be little eocky, pleaG ed not guilty and showed a desire { = contest the case against him, whereupe
 the state officers seized his whole ou