The Press., 1915-07-28
HOME NEWS.
sTAFFoRD SPRINGS.

Miss Garvais has been visiting rela
 tives in Norwich.
 George Flanagan was at Nantasket
 beach over Sunday.
 Miss Anna Gilligan is visiting
 friends in Holyoke.
 Mrs. F. E. Fitzpatrick is visiting
 relatives in Providence.
 Mss Mabel Lynch has returned
 after three weeks vacation in PrOvi- dence
 MT. and Mrs. Leon Partelo of Bos- ton, Mass. are at H. E. Gilmartin's 's for a while.
 James Sheppard of the Rhode Island plant was with his family at Ocean beach over Sunday.
 l The farm of W. A. Bruce, on Vest ford avenue, has recently been named Shady Brook farm.
 Bartholomew Mullins, David Shep- pard and Harold Butterfield are camp ing at Crystal lake.
 Mrs. F. l.. Smith, accompanied by Miss Frances Newton, is enjoying the seq breezes at Block Island Misses Nan Meredith of Westfield, Mary McQuellian and Anna MoGloan of Willimantic have been guests of Postmaster Hanley. H. H. Spooner, secretary of the Connecticut Temperance Union, gave an interesting address at the MethO- dist church last Sunday evening.
 The Sunday school of Grace church joined with St. Johns of Rockville last Saturday in union picnic at Crystal lake. The weather was per-, feet and there was large attendance. An interesting program of sports and refreshments were features of theI occasion.
 The court of burgesses have decided to do away with the arc lights now in use and put in their place in- candescent light There will be al 200 candle-p power light on every other pole on Main street, and on the other streets the twenty five oandle-power lights will be replaced by forty candle power lights There will be ! sixteen extra lights placed in places where they are needed
 Merrill Converse, who has been in | the employ of G. H. Baker & Go. for the past 20 years, sewers his con- nection with that firm Saturday, to | take a more lucrative one in Torring. ton, and will move his family to that place the first of the week. Hef advertises in another column an auction sale Saturday at 1 p. m.
 The ladies of the Stafford Country club defeated the Orford Tennis club | of Manchester in the tournament | winning four out of five | matches. The score: Single . Miss Meyers defeated Mrs. Goslee 6-2. 6-1. Miss Campbell defeated Miss Cooley | GA, 4.6, GA. Doubles-Mrs. Cooley l and Miss Morse defeated Mrs. Gardner and Miss Tinker 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Miss Morse and Miss Beckwith defeated Miss Saunders and Miss Barrett 60, 6-2. Mrs. Cooley and Miss Meyers defeated Mrs. Goslee and Mrs Gardner 1O-S, 6-2.
 The following books have been added to the library: The Turmoil, Booth Tarkipoton. Chiffinr Sands Mrs. Fedden; Angelas business, H. S. Harrison; The Joyful Heart, R. H. Scnauffier: The Harbor, E. Poole Little Sir Galahad, Phoebe Gray | Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, S. Leacock; Allan and the Holy Flower, H. R. Hagagrd; The Keeper of the Door, E.. M Dell; Johnny Appleseed, B. Atkinson; The Har- bor, E. Poole; Hillsboro People, Mrs. D. F. Fisher; Jaffery, ". J. Locke; Sight to the Blind, l.. Furman; Con- trary Mary, T. Bailey; Thankful's In- heritance, J. O. Lincoln; August First, Andrews 6 Murray; The House of the Misty Star, Frances Little; Still Jim, H. Willsie; Far Country, W. Churchill; Pollyanna Grown Up, E. H. Porter.
 Stafford team defeated the Skat company of Hartford on Hyde park Saturday afternoon, 6 to 5. The losers put up good game, but for the few errors that were chalked up