The Press., 1915-02-17

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 Carl Hanson had a finger on hi left hand split open while working for Peter Roberts.
 A. 0. Brooks of Somerworth, N , H., visited his sister, Mrs. W. A Comins, over Sunday.
 Miss Florence Whitaker started yesterday morning for vacation of few weeks in Philadelphia.
 MT. and Mrs. John Burgeois an( Miss Rose have gone to Greenville N. H., for an extended stay.
 Miss Margaret Ballantine has beer chosen chairman of the book com mittee of the public library.
 Mrs. Joseph Russell, who wat operated on recently at the Johnson hospital, is making recovery The Pocohontas are to hold socia on Feb. 23. at Society hall, and all Red Men are invited to attend.
 William Park has purchased of M. P. J. Walker the east part of his lot on East street with about 300 feet frontage. He will build bungalow on one of the lots this spring.
 A very special meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Congre- gational church is called for Thurs day afternoon at o'cluck. All mem- bers of and workers for the society are urged to be present.
 The secretar es of the Connecticut circuit will meet at the Allyn house in Hartford on next Thursday to arrange for the stake races to be given in the circuit Stafford, Suffield, Berlin and Rockville comprise the circuit.
 The Teutonia association held a masquerade ball at their hall on last Friday evening and good time was enjoyed. Thcre were four prizes offered, and Mrs Herman Schmidt received first for being the best dressed of the ladies, and Max Turschman of the men, while Mrs. Max Turschman gor first for originality with Herman Schmidt second. Woods orchestra furnished the music.
 The Hartford minstrels, under the aupsices of the Wauseon lodge, I. O.. O. F. and Myriad Rebekah chapter, gave an tertainment at St. Edward s hall last night before a very large audience. Owi ing to the late arrival of their special car, the performance did not start until nearly nine | o'clock There were twelve soloists and chorus of 20 voices, and some jokes were pulled off on local people. Dancing followed the entertainment. Grace Church Notes: Ash Wednes- day service this evening at 7.3O. The Woman's Auxiliary will meet at the reotory Thursday at 2.3O. Mrs. Riddle, widow of the late Archdeaoon of Hartford will give missionary talk. There will be a children's Lent en service in the church on Saturday and the following Saturdays at 3. 80. Last Sunday morning the rector preached on the hundred years peace between America and Great Britain.
 The selectmen have called town meeting on Saturday, the 27th at 1. 30 p. m., at the town hall to see what action the town will take concerning the deLt of $l2,OOO incurred by school district No before consolid- ation of the schools This action is taken as the state bank examiners have ordered the Stafford Savings bank to call in the loan as the debt has never been legalized by vote of town except the vote to consolidate.
 On Wednesday a social ble and apron sale with entertainment will be held in the Congregational church under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society Hostesses: Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, Mrs. E. D. Tufts and Miss Mary Smith. Apron sale opens at 5. 80. No aprons will be sold previous to that hour. Supper will be served at 6. 15. The entertainment at 7.45 will be an illustrated monologue by Charles R. Newton, subject, "Old Sweethearts. ''
 Wm. Woods, watchman for the Fabyan Woolen mill, was held up by seven men at the mill on last Thurs day night about 8 o'clock and re lieved of his dinner pail, pipe and tobacco and demanded his watch, and not getting anything worth while left the vicinity for parts unknown. William bought revolver Friday morning and has been practicing shooting at a target ever since, and promises warm reception to the next party that comes along with violent intentions.
 Miss Hazel Lohse, aged 20, died last Monday at the Hartford hospital of general peritonitis, following an operation for appendicitis. She leaves besides her father, Max and mother, Linda, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Theis. ing of Stafford, Mrs Henry Dioneo Bristol, and three brothers, Charles of Stafford and Max and Richard of New Boston. The funeral will take place at her late home at Village Hill at ? p. ID. on Thursday, and the burial will be in the Springs cem metery, Rev. W. P. Buck officiating.
 Mrs. Ann Costello of Norwich, widow of Martin Costello, who lived the larger part of her life in Stafford Springs, until three years ago, died after a protraoted illness on Saturday. She leaves two sons, James B. of Springfield, Martin F. of Providence, and three daughters, Mrs. Norris of East Hartford, Mrs. John Quinn of Hartford and Mrs. Julia Martell of Pntnam Tho fuporol xuos boI1 E-1.~.