The Press., 1914-06-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Regular meeting of Eastern Star this evening.
 Misses Mildred Walkley has taken a position in the Robertson store.
 Richard G. Beebe of Los Angeles, Cal, is renewing old acquaintances in town.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herman Smith of Pittsfield, Mass, spent last week at Mrs. John Lynch's.
 Mrs. Ohauncey Oroutt returned Saturday from a weeks visit with friends in Hartford.
 Mrs. Fred Russell of Orcuttville has returned from the Hartford hos pital and is making a good recovery.
 James sullivan's "J. D. S." won a great race at Combination park last week -t the 216 class. The little horse is by the Earl of Chatham.
 A game of ball was played last Saturday between teams representing the Warren and Rhode Island plants. The Warrens won by score of 10 to 9.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey, Miss Harriet Louise Wildey, MT. and Mrs. O. H. Meyers, Mrs. c. Orcutr and MT. and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin hAEe been at Mashpaug lake for few dnya
 By the change of time on the 0. ". the z o'clock morning train will give those who desire an opportunity to visit the beachas, arriving at New London at 8. 40 and leaving at 5.30, arriving home at ' 23 in the evening. This train is equipped with electric lighted coach and buffet cars, running between New London and Montreal.
 The young people of the Congre- gational church will give a public lawn party at the O. B. Pinney home on the Hollow road next Tuesday ' evening at seven o'clock. Fifteen cents will pay the admission to the grounds and will include the enter tainment of music and folk dancing. Ice cream and cake will be served by the young ladies.
 Miss Mabel Kingsbury of East Hart ford, former teacher in the borough schools, entertained the following at Hyde Park on Monday: Miss O. Louise Diekerman of Hartford Misses E. Barton, Emily E. Bemis, Helen Bemis and Mrs. A. w. Allen of Springfield; Miss Edith Newbery, South Windsor, and a number of the local teachers and friends.
 By a change of time that went into effect Monday, trains for the south now leave this station at and 8. 55 ID. and POI and TOO p. m. Northbound trains now leave at 6. 35 | and 10. 36 a. m. and 4. 35 and 7.23 D. ID. Mails at the local post office now close about 80 minutes earlier. North bound mails now close at 6. 15 and 1O.15 a. m. and 4.15 D. m. South bound mails close at l. 45 and 6. 40 D. ID. There is no mail north later than 4. 15, and but two chances a day to get out south bound mail
 The graduation exercises of the grammar school were held Saturday at eleven o'clock under the oak on the lawn. Diplomas were presented to the following pu- pills: Harold Ambach, Arthur Bliok, Marion Butterfield, Glover Converse, Gladys Cummings, Carl Fenton, Thomas Fraser, Doris Glazier, John Stanley Grifiths, Ray Irons, Vera Kaddy, Mildred King, Linda Mitchell, Jennie Mullins, Harry Needham, Doris Pease, Percy Parkhurst, Alma Rister, Nellie Rister, Florence Schofield, Jennie Spellman, Attilio Tonon, Edith Tonon. Linda Mitchell lead the class with an average of 96. , for two years work. Besides the twenty three from the grammar school the following pupils passed the examina- tion for entrance to the high school: Eva Fletcher, Mabel Lawrence, George Litz, Andrew Rizner.