The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-06

for the annual Terryyille fair which will be held on Saturday, September 24th, call for one of the largest fairs to be held here. The advertising material has been or dered and it is expected that 1t will be, received here soon. The popular New Departure band Of Bristol, under the leadership of Director Ernest Becker, formerly a member of Sousa's and Conway's bands, has been secured to furnish music during the entire day.
 The premium lists have been revised with, the result that only that of the highest quality will be seen on display this year in the var rious departments. The horse and cattle departments will be fully as large and complete as in past years.
 Requests for space along the midway are being received daily and from present appearances, this years midway will be far larger than that of past years.
 In the way of entertainment Terryville fair will perhaps present varied program of entertainment and sports that will compare with fairs many times larger than that of the local fair. Announcement of the different events to be held on the day of the fair will be made shortly.
 The fair will get under way the night previous when a hugh car nival will be held on the fair grounds with the concessions in operation and all the amusement rides being open. A special pro- gram of entertainment Is being arr ranged for this occasion, among the entertainment being one Qf the most novel orchestras in New England which is expected to be present. 4
 Pcqdots to Play
 The Peuuots baseball team will meet the All Torrington nine on the E astMain street diamond Sum- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. This will be the second meeting of the two teams, the Pequots having. won the previous game which was played in Torrington.
 Annual Reunion
 The annual reunion of the Bren- nan family will be held in Bungay on Sunday, August 14th. with sev- eral local members of the family planning to attend. Members o1 | the family from. Connecticut and New York state are expected to be in attendance.
 Time to Improve Field The East Main street baseball 1 diamond is proving to be one o1 the most popular places in the town this year with number oi games being played on 1t each | week. The games which are being
 played in the factory league eacf
 evening are attended by large l numbers of fans.
 The grounds were purchased
 about 15 years ago by a group oi local citizens who made canvass
 of the town for donations for the purpose of purchasing the grounds This same group then got bus! and prepared what they planned was a temporary baseball diamond on the grounds. The brush wa.
 cleared away and considerable
 work don con the grounds to make
 1t possible to play games upon it
 In spite of the fact that the dia'
 mond was laid out temporaril!
 with the idea that later on thu
 grounds would be greatly i'm
 proved. the diamond remains thu
 same.
 Many of the baseball fans fee
 that with the efforts being made tt
 keep the unemployed on the towi
 pay roll that a group of then
 could be put to work at the dia
 mond in clearing away some O
 the large stones which appear il
 various, parts of the grounds. cleal
 away the bank in the left field ans
 also cut down the brush along th'
 west side of the field to allow mor,
 room for the spectators