The Press., 1911-03-29
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| WWs o9 uouu5S 0mpAOy0u "e OAA' Whiton store, was at Potter Hill ovei Sunday.
 A W TnthilI, foreman at The
 Press off @, is spending a week with his daught4r, Mrs. William WyniDg7, in Philadelphia.
 Felix Smith and Mrs. sohofield o1 Boston stopped over at Mr Smith, summer home this week on their, way home from Jamaica.
 The annual military enrollment oi all male oitizsns of Stafford, betw eer the ages of 18 and 45 years, after 2 thorough canvass of the town by F H Plumb, shows @ total of 1,023, or just about one. fifth of the total population Should war come, and ev ry enrolled Staffordits respond, jn t a full-sized regiment could be
 rgauiz d The town is now repre-. scented in the U. army, the navy, the state national guard and the Mas sachusetts agricultural college corps of cadets
 The annual meeting of the Ecolesi- astical society of the Congregational church was held last Friday evening and the following eff CTS were elected O Imm mitteeman for three years, R w.. Smith, Or. Stret:h and Hannibal Alden hold over); clerk, Lewis Mo- Laughlip; treasurer, H E Burwell ;; trust for three years, Ohristopher Allen; collet tor, F B EnRlsy; audi torp, 0 Chandler, O. H Demond :; pledge committee, SC ciety committoe and c s Baker, P. Cooley and W. E Demond; music committee, Dr G P Bard, e Baker and pr Sure t,h. with power to choose two additional members; ushers, G. s Baker, W. H Heald, Q. F. Chandler, R. W. Smith. O H. Demond, R N Demond, F. B Engley. J. T. Yare, 0. H. Moore, T. F. Yare. It was voted to appropriate for the use of the music committee the $4OO income from the Maude Ellis Chase fund and $4OO in addition, ma king $500 in all
 The case of George M. Knight of Wilmington, charged with cruelty to animals, was tried in the borough court last Saturday. The case was prosecuted by Attorney Samuel B. Harvey of Willimantio. and Attorney M. D. O'Connell of this town was for the defense. MT. Knight was charged with driving a horse with a heavy load on February g, when it was sick and weak and unfit for service. State Humane Agent Dwight W. Thrall, Samuel Gardner, William H Nichols, P. A. Wet ks and Clifford Hemmeler testified for tEsstste, and. told of the condition of tho horse oS the day in question For the de- fense, Dr. Dow of Willimantic, pr. Dimmiok of Holland. both veterina. rians, testified that the horse had a peculiar shaped foot which caused hobbling gait, and recommended hav- ing the horse shod in manner which they believed would allow the animal to do a reasonable amount of work without pain. MT Knight testified that the horse was later shod as recommended by the veterinarians. Henry Woodworth testified that the shoe became loose while returning from carrying a load of wood to the mill at South Willington. He said on cross examinat tIon that he admitted to MT. Thrall that the horse ought to be killed. Judge Heald reserved his decision until Monday of this week, when he rendered 8 verdict of not guilty.
 At the annual meet ting of the Staf ford Springs Cemetery association held at the library building Monday even- ing the following directors were lected by the l1t owners: F H Baker, O E. Harwood, Oha,les War rem, A. l. Howard. M. J Eaton, c o. Palkess, Andrew Whiton, Alvarado Howard, F. l. Smith. F. F. PasteD, O. G. Ellis, O. B Newton, J. M. Leach, Lewis Mclaughlin, E. O. Pin ney, J. M. Lord. M B. Fisk, W. R Prebls. R. W. Smith, Anthony Adams, R. H. Fifk, Cyril Johnson, G. l. Dennis, E. F. Englay, Frederic Faulk- ner, J. H. Reed, F. c. Sanford. 0 B. Pinney. W H. Heald, E K Taft B. F. Cooley, w. c. Ellis. At the directors meeting the following off, cers were reelected: President. F. F. Patten; vice. president, R, W Smith; secretary and treasurer, VIII Heald; auditors, R. W. Smith, F. O. Sanford The treasurer's report showed the receipts as follows