The Press., 1915-09-29
FAIR NOTES.

FAIR NOTES.
 At meeting of the Stafford Spring Agricultural society, which took place several days ago. $50 was appropriated for decorations in front of the grand stand. It is likely that the Herman Buchholz 6 Go. of Springfield vii get the contract.
 Many applications for entry blank of the athletic meet to be held oI the second day of the fair, under official A. A. U. sanction have been received, but Richard Valentine would like to receive more. An athletic meet always lures the sport follower and proves an interesting part of any fair. y-. @
 Three new classes have been formed for the racing at the Stafford fair. "A! the entries are coming in good shape the indications are that there will bt some extra good sport in the speed department. The complete racing program is as follows: Tuesday '2.12 pace, $4OO; 2.1S trot, $500 2..2O pace, $500; 2.1O pace, $500. Wednesday 3. .15 pace. $500; 2.24 trot, $500; 2.16 trot, $500. Thurs day -2. 20 trot, $500; 2.22 pace, $500; 2.27 trot, $500. %." ..' :" .,f
 Some years gone, when flying machines were more or less of 6 praoarious experiment in comparison with what they are. to. o.day, an aero plane was secreted in tent on the local fair grounds and certain specie demanded before you could have the privilege of taking a peep. This year there will be"a real aviator and a real flying machine. Last Friday the amusement committee succeeded in booking Nels Nelson, the worlds oele. brated aviator, and he is under con tract to make flight each day of the fair. ,s. .....:- ...xf ,g
 Regular meeting of Mineral Springs lodge, K. of F., Friday evening.
 Mrs. G. Parcival Bard is with hel sister in Sterling for a few days.
 Mrs. Christopher Allen is very com fortable at the Johnson hospital, where she was operated upon Tuesday morning.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the Congregational church will meet with Mrs. Rees Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. .:
 Miss Lucy Alden will leave on Mon day for Westfield, Mass, where she will take a years course in library training school. .>.-~ ... ...-:
 Peter, the infant son of MT. and Mrs. Peter Safnet died yesterday morning. Burial wass in St. Ed wards cemetery. .. Miss Rose Gumbs, who has work ed in the O. F. Harwood family several years: has returned to her home in St. Christopher, B. W. I.
 Miss Bessie Hampston, a former resident, who has been taking a nurses training course in St. Vim cents hospital, Worcester, is seriously ill with typhoid fever. She caught the disease from a patient. ':
 Miss Priscilla Burwell and Miss Edith Adams have gone to Wollaston, Mass where they are guests of MT. and Mrs. ". T.. Williams. After a brief visit in Wollaston Miss Bur- we'll will start for her home in Pasadena, Gal. 1e.. ..
 Secretary of the State Charles D. Burnes at Hartford yesterday heard the case of William Rider and Earl Gary whose cars collided on Satur- lay evening, Sept. 4, between Stafford ville and Stafford Springs. The tried to learn if the operators had been drinking. Agnes Gregory testified that she was one of Gary's that he was not exceeding ten miles an hour and that she smelled liquor on Riders breath. Florence Fame said about the same, as did MT. and Mrs. Thomas Donlan. Earl Gary said Rider drove into him and that afterwards he heard talk in Riders car about drinking. Rider denied having had any drinks and said Gary did not make" the turn in the road. The matter took an hour and a half and was featured by mild ''tiffs" between the lawyers. John Buckley for Gary, who had no charge against him but was a witness against Rider. Robert Fisk and M. D. O'Connell represented Rider. There were many witnesses, among them being N. J. Alberty, Alfred Gay, Paul Barsleau, Napoleon Roberts and Archie Sanger The secretary reserved his decision until after Louis Helm, owner of the car which Rider drove, was able to appear before him and give his testimony.