The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-10-09


the town has resumed the even tenor
of its ways. The thirst parlors are
back on normal business, and the
fakirs and general followers of the
fairs are playing the last stands at
Belchertown and Putnam. The form
er residents who came back for a
brief interval, and the young people
who have left the parental roof, but
come home for fair week are gone
their several ways. One of the pleas
ATTEST features of the fair to the local
residents are these home -comings, and
the associations of these reunions of
relatives and friends cast a glamour
over fair week which accounts in a
large measure for the popularity that
the annual exhibition has always en-
joyed
Stafford Springs luck in the matter
of weather was again in evidence,
and three more perfect fall days could
not have been desired. With project
weather came the crowds, and the So
ciety bids fair to be a good financial
winner. Tuesday, the first day, there
was about the usual attendance. We'd
nesday was the big day, as formerly,
and the grounds were filled all day
with a big, good -natured throng of
people out to enjoy themselves, and
at the proper place to do it. Con-
tinued perfect fall weather Thursday
drew another good sized crowd, MAX
ing total attendance very gratifying
to the officials. The grandstand- is a
good index to the size of the attend
ance. Tuesday there was plenty of
room, Wednesday it was filled to it's
capacity, and Thursday it was fairly
we'll filled.
Next year the new electric line will
be in operation, and with the large
and prosperous territory brought with
in easy reach of the grounds, the at
tendance will in all probability reach
high water mark. 1t was hoped that
the electric line would be in operation
this year, but it was physical i'm
possibility.
The free admission to children the
first day was an innovation this year,
and many took advantage of it. 1t
was a pretty sight to watch them
seated in the grandstand, taking in
the platform show, last Tuesday after
noon. There we're several hundred
present, and the warm October sun
the chill that was in the
air the first day and made the condi
tions ideal. Enjoying and appreciating
every act, their happy faces and care
free laughter would drive away the
worst case of adult blues able to walk
into the stand. While we cannot be
young again and enjoy simple pleasures
with the zest of childhood, it is some
thing to see it done and there was such
an opportunity last week Tuesday,
and 1t is hoped that the practice will
be continued on other first days in
coming years.
Good order prevailed. A few ex-
ercised their privilege of free Ameri-
can citizenship to get loaded, but
there was little disorder and few
arrests. The pickpockets were not as
active as in former years, and very
few cases of loss are reported. People
are learning not to take large sums
where there are such crowds, and this
NAV ha a rnQsOn whv fhnra ara fnwor
losses. The gamblers were here.
They get by the officials with a tale
Of an innocent, harmless game, and
when they get nicely located start
strong enough to mortgage
the farm. Why people will continue
to go up against these brace games is
hard to understand. 1t is a wise
and familiar saying that you cannot
beat man at his own game, but
there are always those who want to
try. Even the old three shell game,
W hich was invented before this coun-
try was discovered, can still find GUS
bomers. For the people who have
their pockets picked there should be
but sympathy, for there are
none so wise but may lose in this
way, but for those who take their
money out themselves and hand it to
4 stranger there should be nothing
but admiration for their philanthropy.
Owing to circumstances beyond the
3OntrOl of the manaOement the vaude.