The Press., 1922-09-21
The Stafford Fair

great Stafford Fair. The dates arr
 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
 October 10, Il and 12. Columbus day
 coming on the last day. The buildings have been repainted and necessary re
 pairs have been made, including tht reshingling of the grand stand. The premium lists are being sent out this week. The vaudeville committee has arranged for a fine program of stage attractions The leader is the MalHs Bart Co.,, the original luggage smash CTS, a comedy act that has been played at the New York HippOdrome for six years. The other stage attractions se- cured include: Fred's Comedy Pigs The Four Padrens in a new act called the lamp jumpers; Wilbur's circus, first class animal act, sure to please the children; Dancing Duo, an exhl- bition of the latest dances. Colt Armory band will furnish the music There will be fast racing for purses amounting to $500, to include 2.2O | trot, PIT pace and 2.14 trot, all for | purses of $500 each for the first day; \ a POS pace, purse $1,O0O and a 2.17 \ trot and 2.14 pace for purses of $500, each. for the second day; 2.11 trOt, purse $l,O0O; 2.2O pace and 2.11 pace for purses of $500 each for the third day. The midway, which has been growing larger each year, and covers | a large territory, promises to exceed any previous year. c. D. Richardson, who has had charge of the fair dinners in the large dining room in the exhi- bition hall building for the past five years has been engaged again for this year, and the usual excellent dinner will be served. With good weather everything looks promising for the as sociation to add to the long list of sue cessful fairs the association has held. Satisfied fair patrons is the chief aim of the society.
 Joseph Cunningham of Hartford spent the weekend in town.
 Ralph Prouty has resigned his posi- ton in the Greaves market.
 Harold Towne entered the freshmen class at Clark University last Tues day.
 Miss Keen Fletcher, who is attend ing Bay Path Institute was home over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Wilfred Eaton of Cleveland, Ohio are visiting their par ents in town.
 Miss Mae SimOns of Hartford spent the weekend at the Ladish home on Grant Avenue.
 Miss Minnie O'HallOran has return ed after taking a two weeks vacation at Lake George, N. Y.
 Dr. F. L. Smith sustained a paraly tic stroke last Sunday morning. and is in critical condition.
 An Iona Council degree of POcahOn- tas meeting will be held at Red Mems hall next Tuesday evening.
 Richard BissOnnette left Wednesday for Worcester, where he will enter the Junior class at Holy Cross.
 Town Clerk Converse will be in his office this week Friday evening from 2 to to issue hunting licenses.
 Mrs. Estelle W. Smith has returned home, after spending the summer at "MaplewoOd," Jamestown, R. I.
 There will be a meeting of the Re publican Women's club next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. at the Red Mems hall.
 In the first voting district in the town fifteen new voters have been made and in the second district twen- ty-five.
 A patent was granted J. M. Ronalter, local jeweler on September 5th at the U. s. Patent office on an electric time switch
 The opening dance of the Italian hall will be held Saturday evening. ScussePs seven piece orchestra will furnish the music.
 Misses Marion Moran and Mary OHalloran left Sunday for Morris town, N. J., where they will enter St. Elizabeth's college.
 At a meeting of the local high school baseball team Tuesday, Joseph Quinn was elected captain and Fran cis Murray manager.
 William H. Bumstead, Edward Shea, Daniel Avery and W. R. Billings are attending the democratic state con- vention in Hartford.
 Douglas McKinnon of Boston was the weekend guest of William Smith. On Sunday morning he sang a solo at the Congregational church.
 The Italian Philodramatic society gave the drama "The Two Sargents" in St. Edwards hall last Friday and Saturday evening. The play was we'll presented and there was a good at- tendance both nights.
 The funeral services of Nazereno Fradiani, who died in the Johnson hos pitaI yesterday afternoon will be held this afternoon at St. Edwards church at o'clock with burial in St. Ed wards cemetery. He is not survived by any near relatives in this country.
 Irving Fuller of Mansfield was be- fore the borough court Tuesday charg ed with violating the rules of the road. He was fined $1O and costs, amounting in all to $25.43. On June 25th Fuller sideswiped a car coming down Chest nut Hill. He paid for repairing the car and the matter has been under in vestigation by the state police for some time.
 West Stafford
 Subject for c. E. meeting Sunday evening, Helping Foreign Missions" Isa. 6: Is.
 MT. and Mrs. J. M. Billings and fam fly recently visited relatives in WOr- cesteT, Mass.
 Mrs. Charles Gardner of New Bed ford, Mass. was a guest over the week end of Mrs. LaVergne Dimock.
 Many relatives and friends from this village attended the funeral of Mrs. Will Shearer at Crystal Lake church on Tuesday.
 The pupils of the grammar school are prepared to take magazine sub scriptions, to help their play ground equipment fund.
 Rev. J. A. Solandt of Wallingford attended church here Sunday, taking part in the service and also speaking very earnestly to the Sunday school.