The Press., 1910-09-28
The Big Fair.

gradually being arranged. Ferris
wheel and merry -go-round are to b.
here. and W. O. Aiken OF Springfield
has hired the main dining hall and
will serve = good dinner A stronger
bid for the interest of all Glasses hal
seldom bsen made The athletics,
feature appreciated by many, will
be an important feature. and enough
money has bsen appropriated to in
sure active competition and good
amateur sport The platform show
has already been spoken of. and all
agree that it is q very strong pro-
gram. The diving horses Is one OF
the best outdoor attractions to be had
for money, and added to this are q
number of premier acts that cannot
fail to please the crowd. The racing,
one of the most important features OF
successful fair, has not bsen neg
ltcted. The 2 90 stake the second
day and the 2. "a stake the last day
are the two most important events.
These are for q purse of 5000 each,
and a long list Of entries insures
active competition. There are q
number of other GLASSES for generous
purses, and the indications are that
there will be the largest field of fast
ones ever seen here. All signs point
TO a fair replete with interest in
every department-R fair that will
close the fair season with the eclat
expected of the last number on the
program.
Sixty kennels have been completed
at the fair grounds for the dog, show
and forty entries have already b,en
received. The tank, 90 feet square
and IL feet deep, for she diving
horses, is nearly completed.
E L. Burr was in New York over
Sunday.
Herman Rawitser Of New York has
been in town this week
Miss g. A. Washburn has returned
home, after having spent the summer
abroad.
8 Mrs. Alfred BaIdin of Manchester,
N 81 has bsen the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. B. f Taylor
The Woman's F. NJ. s. of the NJ.
E. church will NEE { with Mrs. O. P.
Hodgson Friday afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
The law is off on birds in Connec-
ticnt Saturday, and the hunters are
already making plans to get out the
first day.
Paul Da Dalt and Augusta Fonta-
nella were united in marriage the
18th by Rev F. J. O'Neill of st.
Edwards.
Superintendent J. H. Merrill of
the Rhode Island Worsted company is
very i'll with Inflammation of the
bowels and peritonitis.
A pleasant gathering of little folks
met at the home of Percy Parkhurst
on West Main street Tuesday after
noon, in honor of his tenth birthday.
The Buys minstrels will bs the at
traction at the Gem theatre tonight
and tomorrow night. The boys gave
. very pleasing enterta nment last
year.
The new Australian ballots will be
used at the town election on Monday.
Samples of the ballot have been re-
oeived and can be seen at the town
clerks Office.
At the meeting Of the school board
held at the library building Monday
in addition to routine business the
school board voted toempIoy an addf-
tional teacher at Staffordville.
John Roth of Moose Meadow visited
DR.. O. B. Newton's Office yesterday,
suffering from an injury to his foot
from something falling on it ont of
his wagon. Examination show ed
that the bone in one of his toes was
fractured.
Rev. FL. O'Neill of st. Edwards,
an enthusiastic automobilist, has been
able to utilize his machine to quite
an extent in pastoral work and has
given much pleasure. In the past
four months he has driven 10000
miles and has carried 575 passengers
on trips Of varying lengths.
An open-air meeting TO discuss the
problem Of license will be held under
the auspices of the churches of the
town next Sunday afternoon at 8. 80
p. m. on the lawn of the Congrega-
tional church. There will be music
and two or three brief addresses. All
who are interested in promoting the
welfare of the town by discovering
and realizing q sane policy with re-
gard to this difficult question are
cordially invited, whatever may be
their present opinion. In case the
weather is unfavorable, the rally will
be held in the Congregational church
1t the same hour.
The annual meeting Of the Stafford
Business Mems association was held
1T the Springs House last evening and
The following officers were elected
David Robertson; Woe
". e. Hsnley; secretary
and treasurer, Napoleon Pero, Jr.
directors, F. E. Fitzpatrick, O. F.
Brown, r. 81. Fisk, r. W. Ellis, W.
6 Demond, 81. r. Oady, John Hodg-
SON. state director, ". e. Hanley
state delegates. Audera. Jacobsen. o.
B. Gray; claims committee, W. a.
Webster, Anthony Adams. Anders
Jacobsen was reelected president and
6 Z. Taft secretary and treasurer, but
both declined the reelection.