The Press., 1915-02-03

AHo socouu HunDer or the mgr
 school paper, "The Oracle,'' is ou lthis week.
 | The Italo Tirolese society will hold
 another maquerade ball on Saturday evening, the 18th.
 The Red Men and Pocahontas have voted to hold their second annual
 Trading Post sometime during April. l Bartholomew W. Mullins, who has
 managed Tuft $ bowling alleys fo1
 the past two years, has resigned and I Edward B. Dupre has taken the posi- tion.
 | Timely suggestions have been made irecently concerning the advisability of lesta blishing freight depot for the
 trolley line, the congested condition Iprevailing at times by the post office Tbeing sadly distressing. There is no fdoubt that terminus is much needed where the freight could be unloaded land loaded, and it would be more Convenient for all concerned.
 The 2Oth annual masquerade ball of the German club will be held on Friday evening. The committee are
 making especial efforts to have the coming event surpass any yet held by
 the club The decorations will be
 very elaborate. Lynch's orchestra will furnish the music for the dancing to include all the popular dances as we'll as quadrilles. The committee in charge consists of William Schmidt, Henry Wenger and Chris Christensen.
 The Rockville .Willimantic- Stafford Springs Electric Light Go. gave a banquet to their staff on last Friday evening at the Spring house. A bout twenty were present, and General Manager M. J. W. Warner acted as toastmaster, and impromptu talks were made by Sales Engineer Thos. Burns and W. K. Eldredge, the latter being exceedingly witty. After the banquet the guests assembled in the parlors and songs and piano solos were rendered until late hour. This is the first of series of entertainments to be given every three months.
 Pat Ashe has always said he never believed in signs. Friday, the l 3th of the month, or any other omen could not make him superstitious. But on last Friday Pat was ambulating down the main thoroughfare meditating on the high cost of living and lie wan de~ed off his course, and at just that psychological moment pair of horses coming down Main street rudely in- terrupted the beautiful dreams of Pat just as he had the problem solved. Pat was precipitated to sitting posture and looked around once, and then again, and after being persuaded that he was still alive, he regained lis feet and went home sadder and wiser man with nary scratch. Pat says he is going to stay in the house on Fridays hereafter.
 The Stafford Hockey club met their first defeat Sunday afternoon at Suffield by the strong Brookside team, Spiegel being the star, getting three goals for Suffield As Suffield was defeated by Stafford last Sunday a third game will be arranged to be played in Stafford, if possible. The summary:
 Stafford. Suffield. Grenier, Dupre g gC. Schwartz B. Greene p p G. Herriott Bolieau, Leturey CD CD P. Schwartz Mullins c A. Bissell W. Rafftery Spiegel D. Greene rw rw B. Kearns J. Rafftery lw lw G. Hart
 Score: Suffield 5, Stafford ?. Goals made by Spiegel 3, Bissell 9, D. Greene l, J. Rafftery l. Referee, McKearns. Time, 25 minute periods.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Library association was held at the library building last Friday afternoon. F. G. Sanford and Mrs. B. R. Brown were elected corporators to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Cyril Johnson and Mrs. Catherine Hicks. The following directors were elected, Christopher Allen, Charles Warren, Joel H. Reed, Miss Celia Holt, Mrs. c. B. Butterfield, F. H. Baker, Freeman F. Patten, William TT