Putnam patriot., 1923-09-14
FAIR AT WOODSTOCK
 DRAWS NEARLY 1000
Held Under Smiling Skies Splendid Floral and Vege-
 table Exhibits
Cattle Admired. Midway Bigger
 Putnam Owned Horses Win

Between 5000 and ! 1000 people at tended this years Woodstock Fair. held "Wednesday and yesterday at the grounds in South Woodstock II was conceded that the fair was in ad- vance of the standard set by those of former years. and the weather man helped out loo per cent by providing weather that could not be complained about even by the most critical.
 This year the pure bred cattle were kept on exhibition for two days, in- stead of one. as was the case in pre- vicus years. and this fact served to draw what was probably the biggest second-day crowd on record, when the 1 fair has had two fair days on exhihi- tion days. Wednesday the attendance was estimated at between 1000 and 5000. and yesterday more than 2.o00 passed through the gates. On Wed nesday there were more than 800 au- tomobiles parked on the grounds. not to mention the scores and scores of horse drawn vehicles.
 Exhibits Win Admiration
 The exhibition hall contained much of interest. Much space was devoted to the display of apples and other fruit, the Quinebaug Valley Fruit Growers Association having a partic- ularly imposing array. II. R. Buell. of Eastford was heavy prize winner on his apples, as was also William c. Child of Woodstock. There were the usual tastefully arranged exhibits of fancy work. canned fruits and vege- tables and large displays of fresh veg etahles. Two exhibits were of splen- did attractiveness and interest. These were entered by the Woodstock Nege- table Club and SeneNet Grange. The latter had as it's central attraction q miniature Of "Senexet Hall, standing at the rear of spacious lawn" and s asunken garden in which n fountain played. It was an exeellently worked out plan and was admired by everyone.
 Great crowds viewed the pure bred cattle, In the Ayrshire class Everett James of Danielson was a heavy prize winner, as was also George $. Brown. William \. Warren captured the prizes on his Holstein cattle, and prizes in this class were taken alse by the cattle owned by Alber; H. Williams. In the Guernsey class aii prizes were taken by H. E. Buell.. The three year old Guernsey bull owned by \. H. Peck ham won a blue ribbon, as did the three year old Guernsey heifer enter cd hy Mrs. <. Nikoloif. Numerous first and second prizes were taken by the Guernsey entries owned by Wal liam C. Child.
 Beautiful Floral Displays
 The display of flowers in the exhi- Aition haii won the admiration Of ev- cryone who appreciates flowers. An 6leander. forty years old. and a plum hago, twenty-siS years old, both con spieueus iH the display arranged by F. William Falter, were inspected with great interest.
 Fred k. Sheldon Of South Wood stock captured first prize with his dis play of vegetables. and second honors went to J. II. Killam of East Wood stock.
 The blowing contest. always feat mse If the fair. @as ~oT by Everett James of Danielson. Second prize went to William C. Child of Woodstock and third to $. II. peckham of Wood stock
 There were several more attractions this year than last on the midway. and this, of course, made 1t more interest ing for the fair crowds. For the ehil- dren, especially, there were the mer- y-go-rounds and the ponies. State police kept an eye on tke concessions ta see shat there was no departure from the regular plan of affairs.
 Entertainment Features Please
 Entertainment of highly pleasing character was furnished both through the band concerts and the performane- ..s 4ts,Uad hy Demarests a trained horses and ponies. Miss Nichols proved her self capable horsewoman in the management of the horses she rode Id made do their stunts" There was great fun for the crowd when re- peated attempts were made to ride or
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