---- ee | No. 14 opens and the fair, will be "Attractive Program for Stratford Fair Days Next Monday Stratford's Fall Fair directors are confi- _ dent: of having a successful fair, ; There is a brisk demand for space in the buildings and most of it is sold. With this start and many inquiries about life-stock entries there is every prospect of a good fair. The locat fair has had rather heavy going this Past few years and needs a good year to even up the score. The fair ig a local institution that is worthy of support and it should be a matter 'of pride to the good citizens to as- 'sist in making this one of the best ad- vertisements that the city can have. _ On two days, Tuesday and Wednes- day, some of the best harness borses in Western Ontario will be seen in action for purses of $250 each. The fact that Stratford fair is the largest one in Ontario, being held on those days ensures a large number of horse- men coming here for the occasion. . Wallace Brothers, of Buffalo, will provide the entertainment in the way of a mammoth mid-way. The direc- tors are assured that they will pring the mid-way here intact from Kings- ton. It consist of five popular "rides" and ten concessions and shows and this alone should attract 200 crowds. On Tuesday afternoon, the second 'day of the fair, a special treat is "Promised. The Elgin and Middlesex Highland Piuers and-Dancers have been secured and will give a big per- formance before the grand-stand Pwhile the C.-N. R. Band will also be 7h attendance. Wednesday is "Citizens' Day" but it} Will be "Children's - Day," too. proximately 5,000 free tickets are be-| ing- distributed to the pupils of the Tural and city schools and it is a safe bet that the is sg girls will make} a big day of it. he Baby Show, one of the most sata features of the fa'r last year, will again be a big fea-} ture on Wednesday afternoon this year, Monday, the opening day of the "Preparation Day." All ladies' fancy work; art and school chi} ldren's exhibits (except livestock) must be placed by 1 p.m.;° roofs, fruits and dairy products by 2 p.m. JONES } | Stewart for the success of our Fail | ' AUCTIONEER } of | bogast, _ SERA rFORD, ONT., FRID AY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1927, The announcement that there are three cases of smalpox in the city ought to bring home the importance of vaccination to all citizens and to parents especially. Usually it is a hopeless task for the M.O.H. or the Board of Health to get any action on the matter of getting children vaccin- ated until there is something very closely approaching an epidemic, dis- pite the fact that it is now a well un- derstood thing that vaccination defin- itely prevents or greatly minimizes the disease. The present case here is one that could easily create a very serious situation though efforts have been taken to prevent the further spread of the diseease by vaccinating all those who came in contact with the three persons who had the dis- ease. The Board of Health has con- ducted free vaccination clinics for children but the response has not been good and there are several hun- dred children in the schools at the present time who have not been vac- cinated. These children are in dan- ger if smallpox gets any kind of a start in the city and parents would be well advised to see that their children are vaccinated. * * * Pertinent Patter BY THE PHILISTINE The members of the Rotary Club are already getting their plans for the annual Hallowe'en Frolic well under way: The cause for which this frolic is held is a worthy one, since the pro- ceeds go to further the work of aid- ing crippled children. The citizens in past years have been most gener- ous to this cause and the Rotarians are hoping for an even greater re- sponse this year. Attractive prizes are being offered and the tickets for many of them are already on sale. This is an event that many of the younger generation at least enjoy for the fun attached to it apart from the more serious side of the affair and to please them an attractive program is being arranged which should meet with the approval of young and old. a * * The Board of Education is appar- ently running short of money and the chairman the other night made a plea for economy. His point is well taken but where most municipal boards fall down in the matter of civic economy is at the first of the year in setting the rate and figuring expenses. There is too much of an attitude that cutting off small amounts isn't necessary and so on. An important announcement was The result is that towards the end of| 8 ee this week from the McLagan) tpe year if there is any unexpected | | Furniture Company when a statement) expenditure there is a shortage of | | was issued telling of the formation of | |a new } sell radios. | subsidiary company of the McLagan | | firm and will operate under the name 'of the McLagan-Erla Limited with | The radio part} | of the combination is the Erla's well) '| headquarters here. | known set in the United States. company to manufacture and| The new firm will be a| money. That may not be the case of} the Board of Education but it quite often happens and cer tainly seems to} point to the need of a li ttle more care! when estimates for the year are pass-! ed, * * * The Perth Presbytery the other ¢ fixed dates on which it will meet; Owing to the fact that the season is| throughout the year but decided that| far advanced there will not likely be) ) much in the way of extra work at the | local plant this year but beginning | next year the new company ought to| ibe the means of creating considerable | in the way of extra work at the fac- tory here and hence improve the em- ployment situation. Any such move as_this'is most welcome news to the| citizens and this new venture of the McLagan ¥irm will have the heartiest support of the citizens. | and poultry by 6 p.m. Much credit is due to Secretary Fair. Bach year he spends a great) deal of time and thought on planning | on its outstanding features. I. A. Ar the president, is also an en-| Fair man 'that any money paid out 'instead of meeting in one place tbat | /it Would meet wherever it was invited. | One wonders what happens if the in- | vitation is not forthcoming. Church} organizations and their ways some-| times strike the mere onlooker as | somewhat peculiar and the meals and) pilleting end of meetings is not the} least of these peculiarities. * ¢ ss The auditing department of the Hy- dro Electric Commission has sustain-| ed the focal commission in its con- tention that the city should finance the capital expenditure necessary to bring the plant up to a reasonable state of efficiency. In other words the commission is not Hable for ex- pense incurred before the plant was turned over to it f-r since on per Tragic Death of Bright Young Boy With tragic suddenness death came to Calvert Smith, age 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Smith, 114 Nelson street, and a former member of the Mirror's circulation staff. The young lad died suddenly on Thursday ufter- noon from injuries sustained in a fall on the way home from a picnic the night before. He, with a party of boys, had enjoyed a weiner roast on the north bank of the river opposite Queen's Park. On the way home he climbed a tree near the new. bridge and in some way slipped and fell, suffering fatal injuries. The young lad was born in New- stadt, but had lived in this city some nine years. He was a bright, reliable boy, and many friends will sympathize with the sorrowing parents and his two sisters, Patricia and Greta. manent repairs should be charged back to the city to be financed by debenture. It is merely common sense for the plant was turned over to the commission without a cent of money with which to operate it. And that when the revenue from the plant was low. On top of that the city wants the commission pay for certain capital expenditure incident to buying the plant and then to fix it up. The commission quite rightly declined and the Ontario authorities have upheld the action. W. B. ROTHWELL oe TEACHER OF VOCAL - PIANO STUDIO: 42 WATE RLOO STREET | OPP. Y.W.C.A. PHONE 1858J CHARLES H. WALKER | SPECIALIST IN VOICE PRODUCTION Teacher of Pianoforte, Organand Theory x; ' Organist ard Choirmaster St. t Jahr's lcited GChirech a eee 4 u r St: Stratford Soa Sigs earn ES os Stearns A ES ae 7 5