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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

Grange Fair association in 1928. the growth of the fair caused new fi- nancial worries for the association officers. For few years following the organization of the Grange Fair association the treasurer of the fair turned over the full proceeds of the event to the grange for use by that organization. The funds thuc turned over were frequently used by the grange during the year, with the re- suit that little money was avail- able to finance the start of the next years fair. It is even a matter Of record that Mrs Dora Bloss made a loan of $50 to the association with which to start work on one of the fairs. Financial responsibilities of each event were greater than the preceding year, and as result of these conditions the association officers requested the grange per- mission to establish a separate fair association treasury. the funds to be used for improving the following fair without financial emergency should exist within the grange it- self. A majority of the grange members approved the proposal, and with added funds thus made avail able for the improvement of the fair the following growth of the event was more rapid.
 Much Local Interest
 One of the factors which has made the growth of the Bethlehem fair possible has been the tremen- dous interest of the townspeople in the event and their willingness to give 1t support, both moral and fi- nancial. Among the surrounding towns the fair had made many friends, and their interest and help has been equally as important as that of Bethlehem residents. AS the fair constantly branched into new
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group of people, with many con-
 mittees to handle various phases of the work. This was even true of the early Bethlehem events, but there were a few individuals who headed
 the committees in charge of ar- engagements whose efforts were most outstanding. Among these was the late Albert F.. Johnson, who con- tinued his efforts on behalf of the fair until the time of his death. Closely associated with the early activities of the fair, also, was Wal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

Bethlehem fair covering the r years during which the event has been held is record of continuous growth from start probably as small an any fair has ever known The steady annual growth, achieved by the interest and enthusiasm of hundreds of friends of the Bethle- hem fair, has lifted the event to point where plans for the annual event this year call for features and attendance records that are ex- pected to far exceed anything pre- viously seen in the town.
 Bethlehem Fair can lay no claims to being one of the old agricultural fairs of Connecticut, but 1t is a re- corded fact that approximately 40 years ago a lone agricultural fair was held, according to the reports covering the event, "in the center of town" Old time residents recall that the fair was very successful, with large quantities of exhibits and a good attendance, but why the event was not continued the follow ing years is unknown.
 Started in 1920
 The present fair came into existence in the year 1920 through the efforts of the late Albert E. Johnson, who urged the sponsoring of such an event by Bethlehem Grange. The initial fair was truly small, with both attendance and ex- hibits limited to members of the grange. The event continued in this manner for several years. until such Q great amount of interest in the event was being displayed by the general townspeople that 1t was de- cided to invite their attendance, and to then invite their competi- tion within the several years fol- lowing. Admission to the event was limited to ten or fifteen cents. and despite the fact that there were no cash awards given few of the early events actually showed small finan- cial losses.
 Interest in the fair continued to increase with the following years, and cash premiums were soon being offered for the best exhibits. The improvement financially in the con- dition of the fair necessary to make such payments possible was largely brought about by the addition or dancing as feature Of the 1air, Printed premium lists soon replaced typewritten sheets posted in the village store. which up to that time had sulficed to tell the residents what exhibits were desired for that years event.
 Efforts Outstanding
 Tine operation of any fair requires the cooperative effort of @ large
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Late Albert Johnson Laid Foundations
 For Annual Event
Has Expanded Year By Year-CO0peration of Local Residents Assures Success-State Aid Given
 Incorporated Fairs

Agricultural fairs apparently hold great interest for city dwelers as they do for rural folk judging from the throughout the nation but to many of the thousands who annually throng the fair grounds to view the exhibits listen to the shouts of the bankers the history of these events which they remain in oper at jS Of A history of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Exhibit Rules and Instructio

Exhibit Rules and Instructions ayyeExH1B1r ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 27rH AND ALL TRIES MUST BE MAILED SECRETARY BEFORE THAT
 EXHIBIT TAGS Entry tags will not be mailed but will be ready at e on hiDits in place % ] % aIe naer @ headings m Nedewo Food Amateur Photography and Grange and Community Displays
 UNLISTED EXHIBITS @ m o fn to M h @ hs viii % m v ag no soa @ es % hold interest will be added to the premium list next
 EXHIBIT ENTRIES GROUNDS NOT LATER THAN II 100 A. M. ON FAIR DATE.
 PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS date @ H n M be ss p a i or by rs % sh % n' @ Sm @ @ communicate
 RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXHIBITS Bethlehem Fair Society will be responsible for losses
 REDUCED PREMIUMS be paid should attendance competition payment M m d Gl m xb phs Wor m shall m pro- e n nan ne sn of @ m a oDe % % e w REMOVAL OF EXHIBITS All exhibits remain in place until m.
 EXHIBITS ny M & wishing to o % ss S for sale ns % s app n @ w @ be assessed for the selling privilege eeea @ sn sas paa % ans %s ns % @ os % f @ 2 f . oc @ s m ee ssa % sS % ' % % ~ % and of sufficient interest will be included next years list For
 CLASS A-vEGETABLEs
 Committee William William T. Benjamin Henry Box B. Wheeler, Gerald Verba
  Exhibits o groups. L. Green Green Mountains Norcross Pride Vermont Uncle 1 B. CobbIcr Cobbler B. Group Early Rose spaulding Early Manstie which shall be correctly
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Paul l.. Johnson, president Of the Bethlehem Fair society which sponsors the fair, has been connect ed with the event for period of almost ten years. His first activity on behalf of the fair was as an off, cer of Bethlehem Grange, and he later became president of the Grange Fair association when that organization was established by the grange.
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OFFICIAL PREMIUM LIST

Neither the Bethlehem Fair Society nc nor the owner Of the prop sustained property and all persons neither the Beth
  injuries damages.
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ter P. Lake, who has continued his interest and help to the present time. To Mrs. Dora Bloss. also, must
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
Wildlife Fears Scent of Man

Of all the scents, that of man is
the most feared by wildlife, much
more so than the sight of him, ac-
cording to a writer in the Detroit
News. And the reason for this is,
of course, that throughout the ages
all animals have been pursued by
man and his smell, therefore, in
stantly brings to the surface the
timeless dread of their greatest en-
envy. A deer, for instance, will
often gaze upon man in sheer
curiosity, but will instantly flee
upon getting wind of him. Since
the beginning of time nature has
showered her greatest gifts into
the lap of man, but on the whole he
has shown only base ingratitude,
and heedlessly continues to destroy
and dangerously deplete her mag
nificent creations. In the open all
senses must be mighty keen, and
so nature in her great wisdom has
endowed her charges with faculties
that will give them at least fight
ing chance in a life that is always
hard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17

Juan de Nova is in the Mozam-
bique channel, nearly a hundred
miles from the coast. Four hun
bred years ago it was an Isle Of
Birds at which Portuguese ships
called for water, turtles and fruit.
Many a brave ship was wrecked on
its lonely shores, and marooned cats
and rats found a happy hunting
ground. Then the dogs came, in
the same way, and from that time
Juan de Nova has been a kingdom
of dogs, says London Tit-Bits Maya
zine. Large and dangerous packs of
them roam the island, hunt in the
thick bush, and prey along the
beaches. Well-nigh every known
breed is represented. It is stated
that the different packs claim their
own territory, and woe betide dog
which dares pass the unseen bor-
ders. The dogs, whose tails droop
like those of wolves, resent the
presence of men; and often a ships
watering company will be attacked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

els the Universe, Including Man,
Evolved by Atomic Force?" will be
the subject Of the Lesson-Sermon in
all Churches of Christ, Scientist, On
Sunday, June 10.
The Golden Text will be from Pisa.
134:8 "Our help is in the name of
the Lord, who made heaven and
earth"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible Pisa. 65:2: 20
thou that nearest prayer, unto thee
shall all flesh come"
The Lesson-Sermon also win in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 1874: Jesus
said, 'I knew that thou nearest me
always" and he raised Lazareth
from the dead, stilled the tempest,
healed the sick, walked on the water.
There is divine authority for believ-
ing in the superiority Of spiritual
power over material resistance"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
Word Eisteddfod Means
"Sitting" or Session"

, The eisteddfod, an annual Welsh
national festival, is accompanied by
competitions in the musical arts
most associated with the history of
the Welsh people.
The Welsh word means literally
Sitting or session." notes writ
err in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It was applied of old to Welsh as
semblies of bards, whose meetings
additionally go back to the Fifth
and Sixth centuries. The eisteddfods
of definite record, however, begin
much later than that. The earliest
actual account of one of these fes-
rivals is of the one held in ITO by
Lord Rhys at his castle in Alber-
teifi.
In that century the eisteddfod APP
pears also to have been a regularly
constituted court of a sort, it's func-
ton being to license bards and regu-
late their privileges. In the time of
the Tudors it was still recognized as
a tribunal of authority and Queen
Elizabeth issued commission for
holding one in 1858.
During the next century the GUS
tom seems to have lapsed entirely,
but it was revived in the Nineteenth
century, and restored to its impor-
lance in Welsh life. The eisteddfod
is held every year, in North and
South Wales alternately.
Music competitions of a similar
nature as the eisteddfod and under
the same name are also held chiefly
among people of Welsh origin or
descent, in the United States and
some of the British dominions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
Small Tables for Homes
Used in Ancient Times

In Queen Elizabeth's time, tables
for the most part were of the board
and hinged-board type supported on
trestles. The Elizabethans had lit
tie need for small tables in their
mode of living, but with the devel-
opment of printing, the reading of
books at night required readjust-
ment of lighting and the small table
was the result. We can trace
through these small pieces of furni-
ture the influence of the age of
Queen Anne, the early Georges, the
various French Louis periods and
on through the empire, writes an
authority in the Los Angeles Times.
The small table as a distinct arti-
Gle of furniture came into popularity
in England about the middle of the
Eighteenth century when the gen.
eral use of tea, coffee and chocolate
required furniture of this type. We
find at this time the dropleaf, &C.
tagonal, gateleg, triangular dropleaf
and tripod base, tile-top, tiny can
dlestands, butterfly, lyre-motif and
a great number of other forms.
Many of them were designed with
plain or Gabrielle legs, having spade
or claw-and-ball feet, plain or
carved knees. We can safely say
the general type was the tripod.
The small table was an important
adjunct in the furnishing of a room
and the American craftsmen used
considerable ingenuity in fashion
ing them. A few American cabinet
makers modified the styles of Chip
pendale. The designs of Hepple-
white and Sheraton were generally
copied by our cabinetmakers. Sher-
atoms designs were very popular.
Card tables, work tables and Penn
brokes were common after 1900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
LEGAL TO PASS POLICE CARS

It's perfectly legal and proper"
for motorists to pass police cars or
motorcycles travelling at less than
the maximum speed, the Keystone
Automobile Club declares in a bull
letin prepared in answer to numer-
Gus requests for advice on this
subject.
"Of course" says the bulletin,
drivers must exercise good judg-
ment in passing. Road and traffic
conditions may not warrant the
maximum speed, and under such
conditions motorists should remain
in line, regardless of whether the
lead car Is a police vehicle or just
another motorist, operating in ac-
cordance with safe driving prin-
ciples.
"Since the beginning of the So
mile-per-hour enforcement campaign
in Pennsylvania motorists have from
time to time complained that the
white cars of the State Motor Police
have interfered with free movement
of traffic by proceeding at less than
the maximum speed. Drivers have
hesitated to pass the white cars,
even on three-lane highways, with
resulting long lines of slow moving
traffic.
"It should be obvious that high
way patrolmen of this or any other
State cannot be expected to operate
all day at maximum speed. The very
mature of their duties precludes it.
So long as motorists observe the
rules of common-sense driving, they
have every right to pass vehicles
operated by policemen"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
The Name Maurice

The name Maurice, from the Lat
in, means Moorish" which by inn
plication is "dark-skinned." It is
therefore suited to brunette men,
writes Florence A. Cowles in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Maurice,
prince of Orange (1567-1625), one of
the most skillful generals of his age,
led the Dutch in driving the Span
iards out of the Netherlands. Maui
rice, elector of Saxony (1521-53), was
a German general of great ability.
Among other past bearers of this
name who have achieved fame in
various ways are: Abbot, Sir I'd.
1922, English merchant, one of the
council for settling the colony of
Virginia; Marshal Sake I'd. 1750),
great French soldier; De Haas ID.
1880, Dutch marine painter who
emigrated to this country and won
a high reputation with his "Farra-
gut Passing the Forts" and others.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
CONVENTION OF CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION

Basic plans for the International
Convention of Christian Education,
representing the Protestant forces OF
the United States and Canada, to be
held in Columbus, Ohio, June % to
July 8, 1898, are practically complet-
ed. Reports already indicate that as
many as 5000 persons will assemble
in the capital city Of Ohio to consid-
er the many questions affecting
Protestant Christianity In the United
States and Canada. As the import
ance of the questions to be consider
ed at the convention dawns upon the
Protestant forces, 1t is expected that
this number will be somewhat In
creased.
Full information regarding the
convention program and registration
may be obtained from the Interna-
tional Council Of Religious Educa-
ton. 203 North Wabash Avenue,
Chicago, Ill
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
Henry Clay Was Known 40
the "Creat Pacificator"

With Webster and Calhoun, Henry
Clay formed the great triumvirate
of what has been called the golden
age of American oratory. His gift
for public speaking and debate,
combined with his personal magnet
ism, helped to make him more pop
ular with the people as a whole
than any of his contemporaries dur
ing his lifetime.
Though born in Virginia, on April
IL, 1777, Clay moved to Kentucky
when he was twenty-one, and his
point of view during his political
career was that of the West. An
active supporter of protection OF
home manufactures, writes Leslie
Hartley in the Washington Star, his
name is inseparably linked with
what he made known as the "Amer-
lean system"
Clay entered public life early, was
secretary of state under Adams and
served for many years in congress.
His long service as speaker OF the
house is a conspicuous part in his
career; he was the first to develop
the possibilities of that position.
On the question of slavery Clay
took the middle ground, pleasing
neither side. While he regarded
slavery as grievously wrong in prin-
ciple, he disliked and distrusted the
abolitionists and their propaganda.
His position between the two ex-
tremes, however, enabled him to
play a part as mediator and he be-
came known as the "great pacifi-
Gator"
Though he sought the presidency
of his country many times, Clay is
remembered not so much for his
long and unsuccessful struggle as
for his important services in con-
gress. When he died in 1852 his
body lay in state in the rotunda of
the Capitol building.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
BACK TO THE FARM MOVEMENT
CONTINUES

The back-to-the-farm movement
continues undiminished according to
indications of a special 1898 survey
just released. In describing the re-
suits, william L. Austin, Director of
the Bureau of the Census, Depart
ment of Commerce, say that one in
every nine of the 5000 farms enum-
Grated reported persons who had not
resided upon farm five years
previously. Farms In selected coun-
ties I'm 40 States were included in
the project, the field work of which
was done by the statisticians of the
Division of Crop and Livestock Es-
Inmates, Bureau of Agriculture. Eco
Monies, U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, In cooperation with the Bureau
of the Census.
The proportion of this migration
is about the same as for the selected
counties shown by the regular Farm
Census three years earlier. The aver
age number Of person for each en-
umeration year was 80. In nearly
half OF the farms involved three or
more persons were recorded in the
farm migration and their total
represented nearly three-fourths of
the entire farmward trek. The same
general situation prevailed in the
selected counties in 1895. This and
other internal evidence indicate that
the sample, although very small, is
representative to fair degree.
The 1888 survey covered the
movement during the period 1880
to 1895. Thus, as the two years 1888
and 1884 were common to each
period covered the more recent, but
very limited, survey shows that the
farmward movement of city people
to the wide open spaces during 1885,
1886, and 1887 was probably of
about the same magnitude as that
during 1880, 1881, and 1882.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
YOUTH ATTEMPTS TO
WRECK TRAIN

Charged with attempting to wreck
freight train on the Octararo
branch of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, Ireland Moore, Negro, IT years
old of near Liberty Grove, was given
a hearing before Magistrate Howard
Pugh of Port Deposit, and held with
out bond for action of the September
grand jury.
Officers say the boy admitted plac-
ing cross tie on the track with
the idea of playing hero and dis
covering plot" in hopes Of collect
ing reward
The engineer of the freight train
noted an object in the center of the
track as his train was approaching a
sharp curve. The train was being
operated at a slow speed and was
stopped as it came up to the danger
point. The crew investigated and
found two cross ties between the
rails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
Aaron Burr a Busy Man
in War and in Politics

Aaron Burr, born in Newark, N.
j., February 8, 1855, was educated
at the college of New Jersey Cater
called Princeton university and
was prominent in the war of the
Revolution. In l778 he resigned his
commission as colonel, partly on
account of ill health and partly
through disappointment at not being
promoted more rapidly. In 1872
he was admitted to the bar in Al
bany.
His progress in politics was rapid
In 1874 he was elected to the state
legislature; in 1889 became attor-
ney-general of the state, and was
United States senator from 1871 UNI
til 1897. His efficiency in the pres
idential canvass of 1900 caused the
friends of Jefferson to bring him
forward for the vice presidency. An
equal number of votes having been
thrown for Jefferson and Burr, the
election went into the house of rep
resentatives. On the thirty-sixth bal
lot Jefferson was chosen President
and, in accordance with the constitu-
tional provision, Burr became Vice
President, serving from 1901 to
1905.
His unethical conduct in trying to
defeat the candidate of his party
caused him to lose his political in
fluence, observes writer in the
Philadelphia Inquirer. He ran for
governor of New York and was de-
feated. The bitterness of that con-
test led to a duel, in 1904, between
Burr and Alexander Hamilton, in
which the latter was killed. Burr
was later tried for treason on the
charge of attempting to establish
an empire which should embrace
some of the southwestern states OF
the Union. He died September IA,
1886.