The Press., 1914-05-20
STAFFORD SPRINGS

ttVes In Clinton, MASS.
 There will be a regular meeting of
 the Rebekahs this evening. A birth
 day party with refreshments will be
 included in the program.
 Three candidates took the first de-
 gree in the Knights of Columbus last
 evening. They will take the 2d the
 24th and the Sal the 3Ist.
 There will be a meeting of the Rock
 vile O. E. Union at Vernon Center,
 Friday evening, Those planning to
 go will take the G 22 trolley.
 MT. and Mrs. George l.. Dennis are
 to make extensive alterations on their
 home, and are with MT. and Mrs
 John Smiledge while the changes are
 being made.
 Fred Bolieau is disabled with a
 broken collar bone He was on his
 way to the fire at Stafford Street last
 week Tuesday evening. The horse
 became frightened by flash of light
 ming and he was thrown from the taSAm. -.s
 Elmer Blair. who is running a sta
 ble in Southbridge has closed his pool F,lem in the Roberts block on Furnace
 avenue. The Italian cooperative
 society have taken the quarters vacat-
 ed and have moved their store there from the Buck and Lathrop building.
 They will use a part of the rear of the store for a meeting room.
 At 8 recent meeting of the Stafford club it was voted to expend a sum not exceeding a thousand dollars for new furnishings. With the equipment the clabsnow has this expenditure will fit out the rooms in a very elegant and comfortable manner. The club mem- bership has been increased recently. AS the next meeting 22 new members will be voted on-12 active and 1OI nonresident.
 There are a number of contestants for she prizes offered by the W. O. T. U. in the 7th, Sth and 9th grades of the town. If possible it is hoped that all essays will be ready for inspection by June 1. The teachers may judge their pupils work and the prize win ners of each school will try for a second prize. In case of only one con- tsstant in district school, that pupil may compete for the town prize. All teachers having scholars in thIs con- test will please report to Mrs. F. H. Plumb.
 The F. B. L. regular meeting to- night. There will be nine new can- didates. The degree work will be worked by the new degree team of ladies, which are as follows: Past president, Mrs. Rose Potter; presi- dent, Florence L Garvais; vice-pres- ident, Mary Sabourine; chaplain, Emma Grenier; councillor, Laura Sabourine; guard, Mabel Lynch guide, Gertrude Vollins; escort, Della Collett. After the meeting there | will be & May basket social. The la dies are to bring May baskets con- taining lunch for two with their | names concealed in the baskets which | will be auctiOned off.
 As another Memorial day draws near the veterans, who are anxious to do honor to their departed comrades and who the last few years, through the generosity of the owners of auto have been driven around to the cemeteries of the town, would again ask all owners of automobiles, who would give the use of their cars to the veterans on the morning of Me- | day, to give their names to Adams. The following com mittees have been appointed for the various cemeteries: Royce and West, John Nichols, James Wood; Stafford | Springs, A. L. Howard, E. K. Taft ; St. Edward g, James Hurley; West | H. Mckinney, B. O. Al berty; Stafford Street, A. l.. Howard, Wm. Wood; Hillside, R. Burley, | George Lord; Staffordville, George | Moore, E. Chamberlain. On Memo rial Sunday; May 24th, the comrades, ladies of Winter Corps and Sons of Veterans will meet at Memorial hall at 10 a. m., and from there attend ssry ices at the NJ. E. church at 10. 80
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 The case of John W. Schofield against James O. Browning was be- fore the borough court last Wednesday and resulted in a decision for the plaintiff to the amount of $99 and costs Attorney Fisk was for the plaintiff and Attorney O'Connell for the defendant. Thursday James O. Jennings of Wilmington was before the court charged with attempting to burn the large barn on the Johnson farm owned by Col. W. H. Hall, On sEe night of the attempt Jennings weDt to Wilmington on the boat train from this station. When he started for his home in Wilmington there were seBeFal people ahead of him and some behind, SO that his movements were pKetty well shown. Just as the fi1et stAsted three men in a team came along and one of these alleges that he saw Jennings leaving the barn. A bundle of straw had been wedged in between stone and the barn door and had been. ignited. The men in the team put the fire out. Two barns have been burned on this site pBO~ Probable cause w~ found and the defendant was held for the Inne term of .swpsrior court under $500 bonds which were furnished. Leo Cheovoski, employed at Brooks sRw mill was before the court charged with striking Elizabeth Boza. Cheo- voski was defended by Attorney O'CUnnell and there were a number of witnesses. The court discharged