The Press., 1897-09-30
Fair Notes.
Next week. Good weather Is hoped for.

Good weather Is hoped for.
 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
 Entries for the horse races close today.
 Reserved seat and grand stand tickets for the fair are now on sale ut Burwelro jewelry store.
 In Monson several of the mills will shut down one day for the fair R. M. Reynolds, one of the leading manufactur- CTS of Monson, says: My employees want one day for the Stafford fair, and they are going to have it."
 Two new special attractions have been added since last week. Prof. James IT, win gives truly wonderful exhibition on the swinging trapeze. He stands on his head on the trapeze, and performs many difficult feats.
 The little tandem team, Jennetter and Grace Methvens, have been engaged to give an exhibition. One of these little ladies is five and the other six years of age, and they are 8 pretty sight on their little tandem. They attracted much att tention at the Springfield bicycle tourna- ment. They will ride an exhibition half mile.
 Entries for the bicycle races are coming in good shape, and the first day promises to be quite enjoyable. Among the crack professional entries are, Gateley, Bow den, and Frank Butler. Among the long list of amateurs the names appear of Downy, Tenzler, Minnie, Morse and Freeman.
 Harry Roncoe, the trick bicycle rider, who is to give exhibitions at the fair next week, was born ii years ago in Spring field, but later his parents moved to Cheshire, where he now lives. Three years ago his father gave him wheel, and soon after he was surprising his friends by his trick riding. Shortly after he gave his first exhibition in public. He now holds two medals, gold one given for fancy riding a; the Caledonia county fair at St. Johnsbury, Vt., last fall and silver one given by the Roll stone cycle club as prize for half-mile which he did in 1.27. All his tricks, which number about 50, are self-taught. His exhibitions at the Springfield bicycle tournament this fall were commended by all who saw them. He travels about giv- ing exhibitions for six weeks in the year, the remaining part of the year being spent in school, where he does very good work. One of the most interesting features of the Midway" this year will be the Zoo" This attraction had a run of months at Boston in the old public library building, and was witnessed by over d million of people. The leading features of this aggregation are: Prince, the Or'gi- nal wrestling lion; Wallace, the wild, untamable lion; Rajah, the equestrian tiger; Victoria, the queen of lionesses ; Mrs. Jack, the society lioness; Jolly, the performing elephant; Spitf1re, Boucher, Roger, the famous leopards; Queen, the high jumper; Hannibal, the largest lion Ajax, the giant baboon Congo, the blue-faced gorilla; Bob, the Tamanian Devil; Tess, the wonderful chimpanzee, and many other wild brutes, interesting because of their ugliness, or admirable for their grace and intelligence.
 Special trains October 9th and Eth will be run as follows: Train leaving New London at 10 a. m., Norwich 1035 will run through to fair grounds, leaving Will limantic 11.3O, South Coventry 11.42, Eagleville 11.45, Mansfield 1152, Mer- row 11.57, South Willington 1909 p. m., West Willington 12. 10, Stafford 1925, ar- irving at faiI grounds 12.30. Returning, leave fair grounds 5.3O p. m., arriving at Willimantic 6.2O, Norwich T. 15 and New London 745. Train leaves Palmer for fair grounds 10. 20 8. m., (connecting with train leaving Springfield $40 and Worces- ter 8.50) Monson 103O, stops at inter mediate stations to take passengers, and arrives at fair grounds II. Returning, leave fail grounds 500 p. m., stops at way stations to leave passengers, and ar rives at Palmer 5.54 p. m., making con- nection with accommodation train for Springfield and intermediate stations. Regular trains leave fair grounds: Go- ing north, 7.16, 9.51, a. m. for Brattle- boro and intermediate stations, and 7.20 p. n. for Palmer and B. l& A. railroad. Going south, 755, $50, a. m., 2.08 and 7.45 p. m. for New London and inter- mediate stations.