The Press., 1915-09-22
 FAIR NOTES.

FAIR NOTES.
 The local Italian band is to give a concert the second day of the fair from 12 to l.
 The annual fair is but three weeks away, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day, Got. 12, IS and II.
 There are four sections of new grand stand in process of building on the north end about seventy feet long, and the work will be completed in time for the fair. This will add materially to the seating capacity.
 John W. Donovan of New York has been engaged as announcer for the local fair. MT. Donovan is an ex- perienoed man in this line of work and has a voice specially adapted to it. In addition to announcing he sings Irish ballads in a very pleasing manner.
 The amusement committee has al- ready booked some very good attrac- tions. Nervo will do a dive from a pedestal high in the air striking on his chest on an inclined plane. He covers III feet from the time he leaves the pedestal until he comes to rest from his dash off the plane. Santey Bros. the human propellers, come direct from the New York hipodrome. There will be a high wire act said to be the greatest act of the kind in the world. Hurricane. the ostrich that trots to the sulkey, will amuse the children as we'll as Prof. Hampton with his trained goose and other pets.
 The new track is practically oom- pleted and will be one of the best anywhere around and will be appre- oiated by the horsemen. It is 50 feet wide on the stretches and 40 feet wide on the backs. It is banked about a foot on the stretches and about three feet on the turns. Much grading is being done on the grounds, built from the grand stand east to the crossing about 200 feet long. A new fence is being built entirely around the inside of the track and the outside of the track will be fenced on 8 large portion of it. A large amount of money is being spent, and the improvements will be very notice able to the fair visitors this year.
 Mrs. F. W. Howard and Miss Helen Rudge are visiting relatives in Spring field.
 Miss Esther Huntley of Oneida, N. Y, is 8 guest of Miss Margaret Cooley.
 Arthur GuIlman spent the week. end in Boston and attended the Boston Detroit games
 Miss Edith Cushman of Wilmington has taken position in the millinery establishment of Miss Beckwith.
 Harold Pierce has gone to the Harvard medical college, where he will study for degree in physiology.
 MT. and Mrs. O. H. Meyers are on an auto trip to Lee and Worcester, Mass, in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary.
 A daughter, Barbara Caroline, was born the 4th to MT. and Mrs. Wm. o. Behrendt of Springfield. Mrs. Behrendt was formerly Miss Etta of this borough. .+
 Alfred D. Bernardo, Jr., four years of age, son of MT. and Mrs. Alfred | D. Bernardo, is in the Johnson hos pital recovering from an operation | for appendicitis.
 Harold Huntley of Oneida, N. Y, is a guest of his cousin, R. w. Smith. MT. Huntley has just finished at West Point and expects to be sent soon by the government to Honolulu.
 There will be a meeting of the Current Events club members at Mrs. 70. B. Pinney's residence Thursday afternoon at 2.30, to continue work on surgical dressings. Ladies are requested to bring old and new material for work as before.
 Mrs. Philip Barton of Willsboro, N. Y, has been a guest of her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey. Mrs. Wildey and Mrs. Barton go to- day to Haverhill, Mass. to attend the wedding of MT. Barton's brother, Dr. Lyman Barton, to Miss Ethel Dodge.
 It is estimated that about 200 auto mobiles are owned in town. There would probably be a less number if the business depression had hit this community as hard as some other towns and cites. During the whole period of hard times elsewhere, busi- ness conditions have been nearly nor- nal in this town which is much to be thankful for.