GOOD WEATHER BRINGS RECORD 

CROWDS TO BI-COUNTY FAIR 

The Albany-Schenectady County Fair closed its gates last night after the most successful season in its recent history. Its publicity committee had asked the public to make this year’s event as “big as two fairs” and they did. 

The attendance on all days was large, but Wednesday’s broke the record. It seemed as if there would not be parking space for all the cars that sought admission, but the efficient work of the state troopers found places for them, and the village was a mighty storage place as well. The attendance of Wednesday must have been close to 20,000. 

Chariot Races 

The state trooper who so successfully staged a chariot race at the State fair at Syracuse, came to Altamont and gave the crowds assembled here a great thrill. It certainly was a sight worth going to the fair alone to see, eight horses racing like mad down the home stretch covered with foam and their drivers costumed as the Romans of old straining every muscle to urge their teams of four to reach the wire first. 

One of the little trained dogs belonging to Moss Brothers, with the free attractions, ran out on the race track in front of the chariot race Wednesday, and every one expected the dog would be ground to pieces. After the chariots had passed the wire the dog got up and returned to his tent unharmed, much to the astonishment of hundreds of onlookers. 

REIDSVILLE 

Our teacher, Miss Hannay of Westerlo, has a vacation of one day so the scholars may attend the fair without losing a day of school. 

MELON THIEVES AROUSE 

MUCH INDIGNATION 

Several times during the past week the valuable melon patch belonging to George Paddock was entered and has been absolutely ruined. Hundreds of green melons have been broken off the vines and carried to nearby fields where they were thrown around promiscuously and broken open. This is only an example of what has been happening on many of the melon patches in this locality. That it is not the work of little boys was proven when cars filled with young men drove up in front of the Fire Hall at a very late hour and the occupants who had been raiding the melon fields disbanded and went to their various homes. 

The actions of a certain crowd of these boys is a disgrace to the town and a menace to the community. The question as to “Why” they cannot be stopped is being rather thoroughly investigated. 

CLARKSVILLE 

Miss Lillian Lowans will sail September 23rd on the S. S. Pittsburgh, White Star line, with twenty-three other students who have been granted Franco-American exchange scholarships. They expect to spend the year studying at Clermon, Ferrand in south central France. 

Voorheesville M. E. Church 

It is very encouraging to the pastor and the officials of the church to see the pews on Sunday fairly well filled. There are a few vacant places and these ought to be filled. If you know of someone who does not attend church anywhere and is physically able to attend, invite them to come along with you. Of course this presupposes that you are regular in your attendance.