The Press., 1913-10-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MRS. R. H. SMALL.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 There will be a regular meeting O the Rebekahs this evening.
 Mrs. Parks of Worcester was a gues of Mrs. l.. B. Baker over Sunday.
 The Red Men will hold their regu lar meeting in Society hall Thursday evening.
 Miss Carrie Oomins has returned tc Cleveland, Ohio, to take up her duties as a teacher.
 Mrs. Rose Huden, wife of Henry Huden, died in Woonsocket Sept. 1 tn. The burial was in that city.
 Miss Susie Comins, who has been spending the summer in the east, has returned to her home in Missouri.
 The case of Batista Pecinni against Romano Serafin ct al, which was to have been tried last week, was settled out of court.
 The first high school social of the season was held in the assembly room last Friday evening and proved an en- joyable affair.
 Wm. Evans of New York is doing some fancy lettering on the windows in Gary's block, and will fill several other local contracts before he returns.
 MT. and Mrs. O. H. Potter and daughter, Barbara, MT. and Mrs. Richard S. Warren of Springfield have been guests at Hortonhurst, Stafford Street.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Wight and son, Kirk, MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Converse and family of Indian Orchard, Mass. 1, were weekend visitors at Mrs. W. H. Stafford's.
 The semi annual meeting of the Holland County Medical society will be held Oct. 20 in Ellington. at the country home of Dr. E. J. Mcknight, The Millstone. WiIhelmena s. Adams, administra- | trix, has brought suit against the Gas 6 Electric company for $1O, 900 on the death of Karl Adams. The writ is returnable the first Tues day in October.
 About 30 friends of Mrs. Annie | Mentzer made her a farewell visit at her home on Village Hill last Friday evening. She was presented with a purse, Mrs. Frank Orcutt making the presentation speech. Mrs Mentzer is to make her home in the borough in future.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Lucy Lyon, 77, died at the Johnson Memorial hospital Wednesday night of bronchial pneu- mOnia. She had been in the hospital IS days, but had been i'll for some time previous. Mrs. Lyon had spent her summers here for some years and had many friends and acquaintances. Her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Bemis, sur wives her, and she also leaves a son, Walter Bryson. of Worcester. The funeral was held at Sturbridge Satur- day.
 Attorney M. D. O'Connell has re- signed his position as prosecuting agent to take up his duties as county commissioner. MT. O'Connell took the oath of office this morning. He was appointed by Governor Baldwin. Mayro Keeney will not retire without a contest, on the ground that the ap- pointment is a legislative function and could not be legally performed by the governor. There are similar con- tests in other parts of the state, and a court ruling will have to be reached in all probability to settle the con- tests
 Forty voters were made last Satur- day, 26 in this district and IA in district No. |. The polls will be open at 9 a. m. on Monday for the town election. The voters, besides electing town officers and voting on the license question. will have a chance to decide whether the members of the general assembly shall have their salaries increased from $500 to $500. The following are the candi- dates for town officers on the ballot: Democratic Assessor, Frank Barrett; board of relief, Henry F. Wise, George R. Cooley; seleotmen, Francis E. Fitzpatrick, William s. Walbridge; town clerk and treasurer, Marcus B. Fisk; auditor, William E. Hanley {; collector of taxes, Patrick J. Murray i; constables, Arthur H. Adams, Phileas Taylor, Henry Grundy, Henry J. Levene; registrars of voters, first dis trict, George Lord; second district, David Bissett; town school committee, Frederick J. Glover. Republican Assessor, Ernest K. Taft; board of relief, John M. Larned, Herbert A. Glazier; selectmen, William R. Preble, Myron W. Leonard; town clerk and treasurer, Marcus B. Fisk i; auditor. Herbert R. Wightman; col lector of taxes, Louis H. Stevens; 1; constables, Herbert A. Glazier, Irving V. Reynolds, Herbert A. Bosworth, Thomas J. Hayes; registrars of voters, first district, John c. Wightman {; second district, George Siswiek; town school committee, L F. Booth