Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-07

Mara and Napoleon Liberte. Edward T. Connolly was the official announcer and the judges and timers for the horse races served in the same capacity For the athletic events. which proved an at tractiye feature of the afternoon,
 Wire Breaks in ThsdeytIls Act
 Gus Divers slide for life, the feature vaudeville attraction at the fair, came near ending in tragedy "Wednesday aft- ernoon when the wire down which Gus slid hanging by his teeth broke just as he was landing in the net. At the time the wire snapped Gus was only a foot or two above the ground and he landed uninjured on his back Had the wire broken few seconds earlier the daring performer would have dropped to the race track from his lofty position and would have been seriously. if not fatally injured. Oliver has made the slide hum dreds of times and it Is said that this was the first time in all his long experience 1 that the wire broke with him.
 The free vaudeville acts were staged as usual between the heats in the horse l racing, each number being announced by Edward T. Connolly who was in charge of that part of the afternoons entertain- merit The programme was the same as l staged Tuesday afternoon
 Fubbs' Military band was on hand aa usual and rendered an excellent concert | programme from the band stand between the vaudeville and the judges stand
 The official attendance for the closing l day of the county fair was announced Wednesday evening as 2,e00. This com pares very favorably with third day re- cords of previous years. Although the I crowd was smaller Wednesday than on the preceding day there was as much interest, if not more, in the races yester- day afternoon. The crowd was also greatly interested in the athletic pro gram1e, an added attraction Wednesday Among those who enjoyed the after. noon's pfogramme Wednesday were 15t
 patients and attendants of the Norwich State hospital They were taken to tn,
 grounds in two special trolley cars.
 Prizes in Juvenile Department. The dairy judging contest of the Ju
 venile department was held Wednesda,
 morning Professor L. B. Crandall of tn, | Connecticut Agricultural college 1T
 charge. Judging was done in four breeds
 Ayrshires. Jerseys, Holsteins and Guern
 seys. First prize went to John Kahn, O
 Franklin; second to Austin Lathrop o
 Montville; third to George Wood of Wa
 terferd and fourth to Everett Wade, O
 Sprsgue These four boys with Syives
 ter Wade of Sprague will go to tn
 Charter Oak Fair at Hartford todd,
 (Thursday) to compete in the judgin
 contests and from them will be seiecteI
 a team of three, with one alternate. t l go to the Eastern States Exposition a
 Springfield.
 l The work in this department for tn
 Juveniles was in charge of H. F. John son of the New London County Farr
 Bureau.
 During the fair the adjusting conmi l tees were, for classes 1, 8, 4, 5, 6. Geore 2 c. Grant. Norwich, and George A. Kahl ? YaHtie
 ]. In class 2. Charles D. Greenmsn an . Lyman L, Chapman, Norwich. a The County Fair association membel : ship shows, honorary members 2; nun d Der of s25 member 47 number of sl p members. s1; number of s1o member }, 62; number of s5 members, 1 total IS
 Members June l5. 1921, 17s; deceass e during year, s; members added durir e year, 20; total member June 22, ls2 l. 1sS; net gain 1i.
 n In the department of flowers, the s c perintendent was Edwin A. Tracy, No ! wich and the judge was s. Alpheus G l. bert, Norwich.
 t In the fruit department the superi j. tendents were Edward Cook and saI e ueI E. Holdridge. The judge was Pr 2 A. T. Stevens from Storrs college J In Class ", the superintendents we l. Edward Cook and Samuel E. Holdrld 0 and the judge was Mrs. Ambrose sul
 van Montville This class was t
 exhibit of cake, bread and honey.