The Press., 1922-10-05
The Rair

everything IS HeaFIy F6dQy TOT LII
 Stafford fair next week Tuesday
 Wednesday and Thursday With goo
 weather all things promise for one o
 the most successful fairs of the asse
 citation. It has been a good year fo
 farming products and the agriculture
 exhibition should te of the very best
 L. E. Dimock is working hard to carr!
 off the first premium for best display
 of farm produce. The midway will b,
 the biggest and best. About all thu
 available space has already been en
 gagged and last years immense mid
 way will prot ably be exceeded this
 year.
 The list of entries is a large one and will be found on the last page Fast and close racing is assured. The racing officials will be as follows Starter, A. L. Seidler, Plainfield, N. J.. Judges, P. B. Leonard, Rockville, F. c Rogers, Monson, Mass, and J. S. Sulli- van: timers, Dr. c. L. Nichols, Hobo ken, N. J., A. J. Needham and John Lee; clerk, E. K. Taft.
 The Stage performances will con- sist of all high class attractions and
 includes the Mallia Bart Co.,, the orig inal baggage smashers, that played at the New York Hippodrome for six years; Fields Comedy Pigs; The Four Paldrens in an act called s'The Lamp Jumpers;" Wilbur animal cir GUS; and an exhit ition of the latest dancing by the Dancing Duo A big attraction has been added to the stage performances. This attraction is ''The great Ziegfried" the Ski jumper. He starts on a platform forty-five feet high and al out half way down takes a jump of over thirty feet. Colts Armory land will furnish the music on all three days.
 The society dinner served in the large dining hall in the exhibition building, that is yearly growing more popular. will again be under the di- rectiOn of MT. Richardson, who has had charge of the same for five years.
 The high school seniors will have their usual tooth where they will serve home made food.
 The reserved seat tickets for the on sale at the Whiton stationery store.
 Thursday is Columbus day and the fastest racing will fe on that day to include a 2.11 trot, for a purse of S1 900, and 2.11 pace and 2.2O pace for purses of $500 each.
 The F. of A. will run a dance Tues lay evening the first night of the fair at St. Edwards hall Woods orches- ,ra will furnish music.
 On Wednesday the second night of he fair the K. of c. will run dance 1t St. Edwards hall. Scusseps or 3hestra will furnish music.
 The dance on Thursday evening, he third night will be run by the same management that conducted the lance so successfully last Friday at Memorial hall. ScusseIs orchestra will furnish the music
 Regular meeting Iona council de- gree of PocahOntas next Tuesday eve ling.
 Hertert c. Plumb returned last to the Gordon College of The 'logy and Missions of Boston.
 The outside walls of the new War 'en Memorial town building are com 'leted and the roof is covered over.
 There will be a meeting of the Red Cross committee on Public Health Nursing tomorrow evening at eight 'clock.
 The parOchial school will close next GOnday at the end of the regular ses- ion until Friday. This gives the pu- ills Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs ay to attend the fair
 James Crappuli has sold his interest l the barber shop in the Arnold block ) Joseph Paradise, a barber from artford. MT. Crappuli has accepted position in Hartford
 Miss Edith Adams was operated up- n for appendicitis, Tuesday afternoon the Johnson Memorial hospital. Ter many friends are glad that she } in favorable condition.
 The Rockville e-Willimantic Lighting O., is installing concrete flood gate n the dam near the station on the liver road to take the place of the 'ooden gate which has been. used un- II recently.
 The returns of the World Series ames between the two New York cams will be received play by play t the Stevens Hardware store by ra- 10 and will be posted outside for the ublic benefit
 Miss Ida Serafin, who until recently 'as employed in the Fontanella and Ietto confectionery store, is in the Villimantic hospital training to be urse. Her former position is being He'd by Miss Emma Mullins.
 The minstrel show which is to be resented by the Red Mems society ill be given Friday evening Novem- CT 24th at St. Edwards hall. Rehear- als for the troupe will take place Ionday evening at Red Mems hall at 15 o'clock.
 The registrars will be in session ext Tuesday from g to D. m., to re- eive the names of any who desire to e made voters. The selectmen and own clerk will meet on Saturday, ctober 14th, for the purpose of mak- lg voters
 The local stockholders, with the ex- option of Walter Scott, have sold leir stock in the Stafford Worsted O. The newly elected officers, who 'ok possession October 1st, are as blows: E. H. Rathturn, president; |. S. Dunn, treasurer; s. M. Dunn, ecretary; Walter Scott general man. ger. They are all of Woonsocket, R. |, with the exception of MT. Scott.
 The St. Edwards parishioners will nn harvest social tomorrow evening St. Edwards hall. The hall will be ecOrated with autumnal decorations rom the field and forest and will rep asent the setting of a barn dance. he dancing will consist of parlor. ancy, rustic and barn dances and will e for old and young. Small prizes ill be awarded to individuals and Ouples for fancy and rustic costumes. Iusic will be furnished by Woods rchestra.
 The newly elected officers of the nights of Columbus were installed