The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-13
EAGLES SWOOP
 DOWN ON ELKS. Friendly Fraternal Order Given Freedom of the Great
 Country Fair. EFFICIENT BARKER
 FOR THE PAL MIST Fluffy Ruffies Will Storm Gath ering To night for Hand
 some Prize Hat.

The Eagles swooped down on the Elks' fair in the clubhoSse on Crown street last night, visited all the at fractions of the midway, played the races presided over by the genial Eddie Stanford, danced in the improvised barn on the lower floor of the big hall, and decided that the fair was the best that they had ever visited in this sec ton of the country.
 l There were about 100 of the Eagles who attended the fair, leaving their hall on Chapel street early in the even- ing, headed by the Lancraft Fife and Drum corps and attended by a com mittee of the Elks. At the hall they were given an ovation and welcomed enthusiastically.
 A rush was made to the tent of the fortune teller which had been rein forced by Sam Hoyt in the capacity of a barker. In barking qualities MT. Hoyt resembled Cerherus and few were able to get by without going in
 AAlC I4eS lNo etllA NilG OLiiCl0 up lO d thousand who attended the fair were called away from the fortune tellers' booth only by the announcement that drawings for live pig were to be held in the country store which the evening previous attracted such a large gath ering Fred Meyers drew the pig amid storms of applause, but graciously re- turned it to the Elks and it will be auctioned off at the Country store to- nigh:.
 Live chickens were also seen on sale at the country store and from the large humber which congregated there last night it was suggested that the new Nit. Carmel post office be located there with some prominent Blk as postmas- ter The chickens will be auctioned off tonight and as Thanksgiving is but a 1 short ways off it is probable that there will be lively bidding.
 A parsonage missed last night was Alex Shoninger, who the previous evening had walked up and down the midway with a little hand organ and a human monkey, bringing in river of gold or rather copper for the Elks'. He will be back at his old position to- night, with new organ and perhaps with new monkey.
 A harvest supper was served in the upper hall last night, and tonight Dutch luncheon will be in order. If the supper tonight is as good as the ones the two previous nights, there will be a mad rush for the inviting little tables arranged about the room.
 Yesterday afternoon a large number of children were entertained at the hall Each of the 200 who attended was given a tin horn on entrance, and the club house was soon filled with the music which emanated. An or ehestra furnished other music and acts kindly presented for the after noon by S. 2. Poll were offered as a part of the entertainment. A large and valuable Teddy bear offered as a prize was drawn by Seymour Lindsley, jr., of Branford.
 This afternoon is the whist for ladies. There will be 75 tables and 24 prizes The playing will commence at 2:45 and end at o'clock Tn the even ing, night of all nights, will be the Fluffy Ruffies contest, the names of the judges of which are to be forever kept dark There was a rumor last : night that Marc Antony, Adam and Louis XIV had been hired from Me phistopholes for the occasion, but ur , to a late hour 1t could not be con hrmed. The Flufies will be there in a body and the huff1est of all will get a : $25 hat.