Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-18
A VISIT TO rRo FA1Rs.

Dear Folks: Though 9 little late. we would like to mention a few of the after
 thoughts, as they still appeal to us, of the two fairs we attended the past sea- son. First, our home fair-the Norwich fair. There was a fine showing of dairy cattle, poultry. vegetables and farm bu- feau exhibits by John Sherman, the hon. ey man, 1000 beautiful dahlias, 100 labor saving devices of the household. farm ma chinery, fancy home grown fruit, canned goods and products of culinary art that were prize winners. There were two bands of musician indi'H ensable feature for good faF. Another prominent fea-
 ture was the meeting of old friends and
 acquaintances that made the occasion seem like "old home day" The fair as- sociation have lately added greatly to the conveniences for the annual event, that we hope will ever prosper.
 Then there was the mammoth exhibit of the, Eastern States exposition at
 Springfield, go large that one could not
 begin to see it all in one day There was not only the pick from the champion dairy cattle of.New England but from Virginia Ohio. Missouri, Kentucky. Illi- -1ois and othe1 western states. Of the five
 brief hours we spent on the grounds through memory we still recall the fol- lowing beautiful sights. each one alone ! worth, the trip to see: The Boy Scouts of America, manly large group of healthy boys, were enjoying camp life for week. They were enjoying mess, eating dinner. when We first arrived. In the farm bu- reau building we spent considerable time listening in" to the most wonderful in- vention, the radio. The dairy maid. neat ] l." attired in blue jeans union suit, was caring for her Seek herd of registered Jerseys. Among the handiwork in the home department was a nifty lady's | straw hat Sthe raw Q aterial in it's make 1 up cost the modest sum of 50 cents. We
 next went over into the Massachusetts | state building. In the center of the hall was rustic scene of a stream of water l tumbling down over moss-covered rocks The banks of the riIl were lined with l brake and ferns. A leading feature was
 the aquarium containing horned pout and brook trout. In the gallery out of sight was heard the sound of heavenly music | In Exhibition hall were the other ex-
 hibits of the New England states, inolud. 1 ing Canada. For RhodN Island, there
 was a large clock face made of grain | ears of corn represented the hours, the | hands indicated nearly noon Its higf time to set out that young orchard" were the words beneath the timepiece. Thert
 was also the auto show, from the. new Star up to a palace car costing $S,900.
 Among the wonderful inventions wa!
 candy machine in full operation. w,
 next visited the Coliseum, where ther,
 was expert cattle judging. There was string band of sweet music in tke gal
 lery. MeuAkntoes of the late war ant
 pictures of scenes in France filled a larg' tent outside. At 3.30 D. m. the Cam
 Fire Girls gave a swimming demonstra
 ton and showed how to rescue a drown
 ing person to an audience of several thou l sand people The display of fruit grow , in New England-McIntosh Wealth .. Gravestein, Wolf River and Twent Ounce appies-was the finest ever seer Of amusements, the Ferris wheel tn
 whip, etc, were clean and wholesome. W , l.were told afterwards that we missed tn , best part, the horse show, which was i
 the evening. At 5 D. m. we left the expc = sition grounds. It. was Tuesday. M |, friend and acquaintance who was wit : me? His name was Ford"
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