The Press., 1913-10-08


 store.
 Mrs. Frances Sykes of Three Rivers, Mass has been the guest of Mrs. T. F.. Needham.
 A shipment of new looms for the Phoenix Go. at Hydeville was recently received at this station.
 Quarterly meeting of Court Oronocc Thursday evening. Special busniess is to come before the court.
 There will be a meeting of those interested in forming a night school at the high school building Tuesday, Oct. 21.
 The I. o. R. M. will hold a so- cial dance at Society hall on Saturday evening, with music by Lynch's or chestra. Tickets, 25c.
 There will be no evening services at Grace church next Sunday, as the rector plans to be in New York for the general convention.
 Miss Nellie Yare was operated on at the Hartford hospital for appendi- oitis last Saturday and at last reports is making a good recovery.
 The high school will have a food booth at the fair as susual. Campo Bros. will also have booth for the sale of the Stafford Springs mineral water.
 Fair Notes.
 All that is needed for very suc- cessful fair the first three days of next week is good weather, as nearly all the other details have been arranged.
 An innovation this year is display of day fireworks, to be put on by the Ivers Johnson Co., Some of the effects of these fireworks are very pretty, and the novelty of the display makes it a strong feature.
 Much interest is manifested in the mule race. The conditions of this race provide that the mule must be larnessed on the track and driven once around, a half mile. The race will be put on Columbus day and will De early on the program, so that all will have a chance to see. Levi Gary has charge of this event and re- ports six entries. He has one mule entered that is liable to chase all the lrivers off the track.
 Entries have been secured that in- ure some great horse racing. Mon- lay, the first day, the 3. IS pace, the }. 80 trot and the ?. 25 pace or trot will 'e put on for purses aggregating $500. Tuesday the 2.19 trot for ,urse of $500 and the ?. 22 pace for ,urse of $500 will be on the card. Wednesday,, the last day, there will oe two races, the ?. IA pace for a purse if $500 and the 22l trot for a purse if $500.
 Coming so late the local fair will raw a miscellaneous lot of attractions rom all over New England tor the This busy section adds much to the life of the fair, and un- ess all signs fail it will be a long treet this year. One of the freaks llready arrived is a human headed ,alf owned by Frank Harris of Lunch burg, Vt. This calf has a skull and eatures much like a human being, put the ears are what you would nat lrally expect on calf,
 The platform show, will include bout 25 talented performers in vari- JUS acts One of the leaders is the o Hamab Arabs in difficult acrobatic york. The five flying Dordens in nigh trapeze work; Whitemore and lis trained bronchos; Globe Comedy Tour, colored entertainers; Dobbs and | seynold in balancing act; the Pe- ite sisters, dancers; Sato, the poser, Il help to make up busy, well-bal need program. One of the latest | hrillers to be booked is a chariot ace, in which two chariots with four orses attached to each will partici- ate. This attraction was in North mpton last week and the papers peak very highly of it.
 Stafford. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC On account of he Jewish Holidays this store will be | losed Friday at o'clock and remain | losed till 5.30 Saturday night. Modern 'lothing Co.
 Mrs. Wm. E. Gaskin has returned rom Boston, where she has been isiting her son and family.
 Mrs. Donald P. Upton and son, Robert, of New Mexico have been the uests of her grandmother, Mrs. Need lam.
 Miss Elsie Gaskin, librarian of | Derry, N. H., public library, is spend | ng a week in Stafford at the home of | Ter parents.
 William Gaskin has accepted call 0 the pastorate of the Universalist huroh of Rumford, Me-, and con- nenced his work there Oct. 1st.
 Miner Squires, who is a student in dental college in Philadelphia, was he guest of his grandparents, MT. and | drs. Miner Fairman, last week.
 Next Sunday Rev. w. E. Gaskin will be in his pulpit and will begin 8 cries of sermons on" The Universalist hurch and it's work" The first will ,e on the subject, ''Our culture of de- 'otion.''
 Mrs. Eva M. Bugbee has been in Vestford the past week looking over he contents of the old Richmond nome in preparation for the auction which was held yesterday. The house vas filled with valuable old-time fur liture. Several from here went over or the auction.
 Rev. Dr. Booth was called to Law ence, Mass., last week to officiate at double wedding. In the meantime le visited friends in Neadham