The Press., 1916-09-07

} The firemen's voting contest on tf auto fire truck will close next Satul
 day.
 MT. and Mrs. F. A. Sweet of Spring
 field were guests of his parents ove
 Sunday.
 John Hancock and Harry Wise al
 moving into the Taylor house o
 Maple street.
 Miss Mary Gilligan of Pasooag, R l., is spending two weeks with Mis Mae Gilligan.
 Miss Susan B. Cheney of Nev Haven is the guest of her sister, Mrs J. Allan Mix.
 Mrs. Joseph Tesar, accompanied b. her children, is spending a week il West Wilmington. ....
 The Rhode Island worsted mil weave room is closed down this weel waiting for yarn.
 Misses Agnes and Elsie Anderson O. Webster, Mass, spent Labor day witt MT. and Mrs. Thomas Simons.
 John Scotia has bought the two tenement house on School street o1 Mrs. F. W. Stengle of Rockville.
 Albert Walker and his wife o1 Akron, Ohio. have been visiting hit parents, MT. and Mrs. Milo P. J. Walker.
 MT. and Mrs. J. M. Magoon, MT. and Mrs. O. Webster of Providence were guests of MT. and Mrs. B. J. Sweet over Labor day.
 The Monson golf team will come here Saturday afternoon for a match with the local team. All players are requested to be present.
 J. G. Wightman, W. H. Heal1, J. O. Converse and George W. Eaton attended the republican state con- vention at New Haven yesterday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Homer Plante of Gilbertville, Mrs. John Carey and sons, John and William, of Thompson ville, Miss Alma Behnke of East Glastonbury, Miss Margaret Oassian and Leon J. Rainaud of Meriden were guests at the St. GermainBo home during Saturday and Sunday.
 The result of the most popular un- married girl contest, which closed Saturday night. was as follows: Hattie Lee. 30, 495; Marjorie Morse, 12, 226 i; Allana Mix, 5,9S4. The next voting contest will be for the most popular boy baby receiving the greatest num- ber of votes before October 5. The ballot box will be in the store of Anthony Adams.
 Word has been received from Rev. P. V. Norwood in England. He is at St. Albans near London at Y. M. O. A. hospital camp. He reports the work very interesting. The camp he is in holds over four hundred soldiers, most of them Australians and Canadi- ans on short leave. They are supplied and entertainment by the camp. Mir. Norwood intends to stay at this work until October when OK ford university opens and then he will take up his studies for the year.
 The entertainment committee has booked an unusual attractive stage performance for the coming fair, October 10th, 11th and 18th, which the following star attractions with her six performing eopards using a piano and other musical instruments, shown in this ,ountry for the first time only few weeks before coming here. They are rom South America. Montrose Troupe, of six sensational aorobats, in colonial costume and they are the fastest working aorobats before the public to-day. Dalbeanie and Go. is a thrilling bicycle act of three persons in comedy tramp cycling act, including Jimmie, six years old, as a trick rider. Dare Devil Oliver, who dives from ladder 1 CA feet high and also has a diving dog who performs with him. The Skating Hamiltons, man and woman who do wonderful roller skating, and were vaudeville favorites in New York last winter. Tango Duo, presenting and novelty dancing, and they have four numbers, all good. Raffin's ten monkeys and one dog who do trapeze work, barrel jumping, strong man and chain breaking work. presented by Mile. Lavina. The Hartford Foot Guard band, consisting of twenty five pieces, has been engaged for the three days of the fair.