Putnam patriot., 1923-07-06

winners of the several prizes to be given away. at the top of which will be Buick and Stakeholder automobiles.
 An interesting feature last night was the prize waltz. About 25 cou- ples participated. The first prize was awarded to Mrs. Tyler Adams and William Kelley, both of Danielson. Those who acted as judges were Mrs Joseph Gagne, j. J. McGarry, and Frank Witman. A total of 2,050 peo- pie paid the admission fee last night. Each evening the fair has been held so far has exceeded both in attend ance and receipts the record for the same day of last years events. The receipts to date, exclusive of thoae for the prizes, are said to amount to around SS,000.
 Danielson Night
 It was Danielson, Moosup, Gros- venordaIe and Southbridge night at the fair last night. Many fraternal brothers and their friends from all of theses places and other cenmuHi- ties along the way were in attendance. Southbridge Elks brought along the excellent Southbridge Brass Band and the Elks in Daniels0n and vicinity had the Wauregan Band for their escort. The Wauregan Band members made a striking appearance, attired in spiek and span white uniforms. Both bands played a selection on Union Square, before starting ef on the parade to the grounds. Music for the Putnam delegation was furnished by the Man t.k kaa ft.tn nsaA for each night of the fair.
 There was special exhibition on Union Square a= .hs, i,;sFs;ss5 started, by Iron Jawed Nelson. as he is billed. A rope was attached to the Buick to he given away and this was attached to a piece of heavy elastic. Nelson placed the end in his mouth and in this fashion pulled the car. loaded with five husky passengers, along Main street. He drew big cheer from the crowd that gathered.
 There was another big crowd in at- tendance last night. As on the nights previous, the booths did an excellent business. Tine open air vaudeville de- lighted the crowd. There were the Milford trio of acrobats and the Nell son Duo, doing an ''iron jaw act" The same entertainers will perform this evening, and in addition the Daly Brothers, doing head-to-head act on a see-saw, will be an attraction.
 Nearly 5000 People Attend
 The Fourth of July was the biggest day of the week. There was a total of s,600 paid admissions, and if it hadn't stormed during the early af- ternoon. there would have been hun dreds more to have passed through the gates. A year ago the Elks col lected rain insurance because of the stormy weather. It looked for q time Wednesday as if they would repeat, but as things turned out it did not rain anywhere near enough to collect the Sl 800 insurance.
 There was vaudeville afternoon and evening. Harry Fisher & Co., bicycle aerobats, held over from Tuesday, performed, as did also the Pat Duo, featuring the strongest woman in the world" There was a dog circus act and the DeKhoe trio of acrobats.
 Dampness Affects Fireworks
 One of the big events of the day came at ii o'clock Wednesday night This was the display of fireworks. The dampness of the day and the fact that there was no breeze 10 speak of, to blow away the powder smoke, detract- cd from the complete success of the display. However. almost all of them were seen to advantage, and their spectacular beauty was enjoyed. The feature set piece was quite hzzle, because the heavy clouds of smoke
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