The Press., 1913-12-31
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

E. L. Burr will close his store
 every Friday evening until Marof
 18th.
 County Commissioner M, D. O'Con.
 nell is spending the holidays in Col
 chester.
 Miss Irene Bemis has taken a posi-
 tion in the office of Dr. Claude
 Tschummi.
 Seth Rodman of Providence is the guest of his brother, A. o. Rodman, on Grant avenue.
 Mrs. O. G. Pratt of Orange, N. J., has been spending a few days with Dr. and Mrs. O. B. Newton.
 Enos E. Penny is convalescing from a two-weeks' seize of the grip and hopes to be out in a day or two.
 Miss Margaret Burton, a former teacher in the local high school, has been a guest of Mrs. NJ. B. Fisk.
 Mrs, Joseph Roberts is in the John- son hospital and is making a good re- covery from a surgical operation.
 Miss Dorothy Robinson of New Haven spent Christmas with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs F. J. Chandler.
 Attorney Wm. A. King of Willi- mantio, former resident, is confined to his home in Williman,ic with a broken shoulder. He fell when com ing down stairs from his room Christ mas morning.
 A. l. Mitchell entertained Christ mas O. l. Mitchell of Tayport, Scot land, J. H. Mitchell of the Boston American, Boston, Louis Potter of Pittsfeld. C.L. Mitchell, the artist, remained over for a visit.
 Judge and Mrs. J. Fl. Reed spent Christmas with MT. and Mrs. A. A. Hainsworth at Peterborough, Canada MT and Mrs. W. H. Reed were with MT. and Mrs c D. Walker at Need ham, Mass. the same day.
 Many of the employers of less than five are rejecting part in the new en- ployers' liability aut by filing notice with the compensation commissioner at Willimantic of said rejection and by giving notice of the same to each of their employees. By doing this the status of employ CTS of less than five remains as it was before the act was passed.
 The rooms at the Boys club have been put back in apple pie order. The bowling alleys have been polished l and a new set of candlepins added. | The lumber enrolled at the club this year gs about 30, not quite so large as last year, but the average of at sendapce is about the same. A large number took avantage of the invita- ion for Christmas day and inspected he rooms All were much pleased with She quarters. The rooms will 'e reopened as soon as it is considered afe by the health authorities.
 The 5Oth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. David O. Bradbury of Stafofd Street was pleasantly oele- brated at the home of their son, W. ". Bradbury, at Chicopee, Mass, last " Wednesday Afternoon and evening. Many old time friends and relatives called to offer their congratulations. MT. Bradbury was born in Buxton, Me, May 26. 1886, and spent 36 years in Chioopee, working for 30 years for the Ames manufacturing Mrs. Bradbury, formerly Ellen A. Orcutt, was born in Stafford, June 8, 1S40, and went to Chicopee with her parents in 1856, where she attended the high school, being a of the first class to graduate in 1859. She taught for three years in the town schools. MT. and Mrs. had four children, Annie, who died at the age of ', Walter w. of Chieopee, Mrs. Albert E. Bolton of Russell and Elizabeth A. at home. They have two grandsons, John W. and Arthur G. Bolton. All the chil- aren and grandchildren were present at the anniversary.