New Britain herald., 1919-08-16
Marie Retz, Albino Olearo, and Frank Poplielarizyk.
 Fair Grounds Being Made Ready,

Poplielarizyk.
 Fair Grounds Being Made Ready.
 There is considerable activity on the fair grounds now in preparation for the big time next month. The trotting park is being scraped and treated to make it ready for the horse racingi The athletic field is also com ing in for its share of attention being fixed up for he field meets. The h. dustrial Athletic association will stage a meet this year on Wedpe sday of the fair week. This association is com posed of all the factories in New Brit ain. The meet promises to be one of the most interesting ever held here as it will bring out all the factory tal- Gnt.
 The St. Loseph's Y. M. A. A. will have the biggest meet in the history of thu Berlin Fair as every club in the state will be competing this year. All registered athletes in the National A. A. U. may compete. All the entry blanks are going to press shortly so that they may be distributed in the near future. The discus throw, a feature of the Olympics will be brought into the meet this year. The state has been combed for men to
 
 should prove interesting to all.
 The best racing ever seen will be staged cn the grounds this year. Substantial prizes are to be awarded for the winners this year and the amounts will be published very short ly. William H. Webster, who is in grounds practically every day making ready for big event.
 Local Boy Returns.
 John Holigan, son of MT. and Mrs. Patrl,w Holig:an, returned home yes terday from overseas where he has seen service for the past year. He has been attached to the Fifth Machine Gun Battalion of the U. 5. Marines, but saw very little active service as his battalion did not arrive at the front until a short time before the armistice was signed. He relates a number of interesting experiences concerning post war conditions which now exist overseas. Reconstruction work is being undertaken in the towns wiped off the map during the war. Steel he says. is needed badly to carry on work Supt. B. H. Showalter is in Meri- den today on business.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Wickwire is visiting at the home of Mrs. Alexander Huston on the Ridge.i ...* 1 Merton Webster has returned to his home after an auto trip through Maine and the White Mountains. He also spent a few days at Lake Sunapee. Mrs E. R. Carter accompanied. by her brother Captain Stone. has ar rived at her home from New York. She expects to return to that city in l the near future.
 Arthur Webster left yesterday for 1 his vacation to be spent at Lake l George. ...... l Miss Florence Webster has left for Pennsylvania, where she will spend her vacation with friends. l Miss Maude S,aght and Miss ] Wilma Spear of West Virginia, are visiting at the home of Superintendent of Schools and Mrs. B. H. Showalter on Worthington Ridge.
 Gardner Goodwin isl enjoying his annual vacation at t>~1iss home on l Worthington Ridge.
 Bryan Atwater and sister Mary l have returned home from their vaca- 1 ton spent at Martha's Vineyard. l had the experience of riding in an 1 aeroplane.
 Kenstngton Items. Philip Pagan will leave today for New Hampshire to spend his vaca- ton. He expects to be gone for two l weeks.
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