The Press., 1915-09-29
' Miss Ruth harned has entered

Smith college.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Peters have re- turned from a visit to Westford.
 John Hawley Larned has returned to his duties at Asheville, N. O.
 Miss Angelina Sena has entered Bay Path institute at Springfield.
 Mrs. Burt Rounds, Jr., and family have returned from visit in Spring. field.
 Miss Homer of Springfield has been a guest of her cousins, Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith.
 wm. Tobin of Boston visited Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Comins the latter part of last week >
 Mrs. Katherine Smith of Monson is spending few weeks with her niece, Miss Mary Smith.
 Joseph Piocin of Meriden, formerly of this town has taken a position with Fred Novogroski.
 MT. and Mrs. B. P. Cooley, Thomas Yare and Theodore Morrall spent the week end in New York.
 Laura and George, children of Mrs Mary Ducharme, are i'll of diphtheria at the home on Gold street. :
 MT. and Mrs. Merrick Barrett of Springfield were guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank N. Barrett over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. O. R. Newton have from Crystal lake where they have been spending the summer.
 There will be a meeting of the Stafford business mems association at the club roons next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. < ~-s2
 MT. and Mrs. wm. Yare. and MT. and Mrs. Brooks of Killingly were guests of MT. and Mrs. John Yare over Sunday.
 Rev. l.. G. Horton of Westerly, R. L, preached at the Methodist Rally day service last Sabbath. reported to be a most appropriate and admirable sermon.
 Samuel Kuslanksy was awarded $lOO and costs in the borough court Friday in his suit against Michael Josephjak to recover a commission on a real estate sale.
 The baseball box score, which appears on another page, should read ' hits for the Skats instead of IA and 9 errors for the locals instead of 3, according to the local score keeper.
 A. J. Barrett, a civil war veteran who has been spending a vacation with his brother, Frank N. Barrett, left Tuesday to attend the national c. A. R. encampment at Washington, after which he will return to his home in New Orleans.
 The wind Sunday night did more or less damage. A big tree near F. J. Ohandler's store was blown down and a cherry tree owned by John Smiledge fell. Dry branches are strewn all over town Fruit was blown from the trees in quantities.
 Election comes next Monday, and there will be a sharp contest on the license question. The town officers will be elected and a proposed amend nent to the constitution relative to ,aying transportation for members of he general assembly will be before he voters.
 F. H. Plumb has completed the own school enumeration and finds hat the number of children between and 16 years of age is 1146. seven nore than last year. This indicates l healthy growth of population in own. Figuring on the percentage oasis adopted by census experts the population of the town is now about | $500.
 At the last meeting of Stafford Knights of Columbus, the officers were elected: Grand knight. John E. White; deputy grand knight. John Quinn; warden. Bernard chancellor, M. D. O'Connell; secretary, Charles L. Roberts; financial secretary, Frank Silk; treasurer, Wm. J. Hanley inside grand, Angelo Argenta; trustee for three years, w. E. Hanley.
 At meeting of the school board Monday evening the following term was adopted. The fall term which started Sept. 7th will continue until Dec. 17th. The winter term will be from Jan. 3d to March 24th, and the spring term from April 10th to June 23d. The schools will close two days for the Stafford fair and one lay for the state convention of teachers. The other holidays are Thanksgiving, Washington s birthday, Fast day and Memorial day. -