The Press., 1915-09-01
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 Regular meeting of Mineral Springs lodge, K. of F., Friday evening
 The F. B. l.. will hold it's regular meeting at Society hall this evening at o'clock sharp.
 The aqueduct company has notice in another column to is customers who are behind in their water rent.
 The monthly meeting of the Staf- ford Business Mems association will be held at the club-rooms next Mon- day evening".
 Louis Buckwheat was before the borough court yesterday morning charged with drunkness. He was fined $ and costs which he paid.
 The Chiefs degree will be worked and refreshments will be served at the regular meeting of Onneco Tribe, I. o. R M., Thursday night. | All members of Baker Chapter, O. E S., who have not been solicited for food for the picnic on Saturday, are requested to carry anything they choose.
 Mrs. Gertrude M. Meyers has sold the Chauncey Orcutt residence at Orcuttville to Paul Ginhold. The sale was made through the Kuslansky agency.
 Fl Top,ty y1,D ated from the Morse Business College of Hartford, has just accepted a de. sirable situation in the employ of the Singer Oil company of Hartford.
 John G. Hodgson has entered the employ of the Hudson Garage Go. The company is about to add storage battery storage station and carbon burning and welding outfit to it's equipment.
 Application for the appointment of a conservator over Jacob Irons has been brought before the probate court by a daughter in Montville. There is opposition to such an appointment and there will be hearing before Judge R. H. Fisk, Sept. 25.
 All persons having bills against the town are requested to send them in at once The last meeting of the selectmen before the closing of the books for the fiscal year will be held next Monday. Any bills received after that time will have to go over to the new board.
 The case of John Blahucsak of Wilmington against George Lowry of New York, returnable before the borough court Thursday, was ad- journed until Sept 9. The plaintiff sues to recover damages for islander. R. H. Fisk for plaintiff and T. J. Kelly of Willimantic for defendant.
 Methodist Church Notes: The Sum- day school board will meet at the parsonage this evening at 7. 30. Sub ject for Thursday evenings worship. praise, prayer, testimony, fellowship. Next Sabbath the communion service with brief address in the morning and service of song with sermon in the evening.
 John Anthony, who formerly con- ducted business here between fires, is now located at Pleasantville, N. Y. Attorney Fisk who represents five out of town creditors in claims against Tadros & Ackery the packers of MT. Anthony in his last business venture, has arranged settlement MT. Fisk factorized the insurance money. and when it was paid Tadros 6 Ackery put up bond. This held them so that a settlement could be arranged. l Orcutts defeated the Stafford, Jrs., at Hyde park Saturday afternoon in la inning contest, the finally score being 5 and 3. Inability to hit with men on bases and few errors at critical times lost the game for the Juniors. The Stafford Jr. had several opportunities to get ahead of Orcutts, but could not make good. Both pitchers were in fine form and had bLl0 Sdlu0 would undoubtedly lasted one or more innings One of the best features of the game was a catch made by J. Hanley while running with the ball over his head he put up his glove hand and caught the ball. Had he missed the ball it would have un. doubtedly gone for two-base drive. At the beginning of the ninth inning it looked as though Orcutts would come out on the small end as the score was and in Stafford s favor, but with good hitting and base running , Orcutts tied the score. It was then nip and tuck and both teams looking '. for the lucky break. At the be. |. ginning of the 11th mining Orcutts . got to Curnan for two hits and few errors to help netted two runs and , victory for Orcutts. The score: : Oroutts. ab r h DO ( J.4Hanley, of, 5 1 3 o 1 C