The Press., 1915-05-05

house by illness.
 Arthur Taylor of Springfield spen
 the week -end with his parents.
 Dr. and Mrs. G. Peroival Bar
 have been spending a few days il
 Sterling and Norwich
 Cyril Fournier has resigned hi
 position with Smith & Cooley an
 has gone to Knoxville, Tenn.
 Mrs. Edward Mullins and the Misse
 Katherine and Loretta Mullins ar
 spending the day in Hartford ant
 vicinity.
 The work of laying the curbing ol
 Prospect street has commenced, ant
 weather permitting the work vii
 soon be finished.
 Plans are formulated and partiall. carried out for the race track at Hyd, park, the track being a quarter of , mile around, and will probably b' just marked off with no binders pu on.
 A. F. Bemis, who has been a Armstrong's market for the past six month, has resigned and on Monday assumes the managership of Reynold' 4 6 Co.'S market in Saybrook Henry Bousquet is working for Armstrong at present.
 The S. H. s. has tough proposi tion when they tackle Enfield high to-day at Enfield Enfield recently went II innings with Palmer and finally beat them, so Stafford can only look forward and hope. On Saturday the team goes to North Brookfield, Mass. to play there.
 The wall on the north side of the river between the railroad station and the Allen bridge is in very much need of being rebuilt. It is an eyesore, especially being so near the Allen bridge The Central Vermont Go should attend to it. In places rail- road ties have been put in place of the tumbled down wall.
 George W. Eaton and Mrs. Hattie E. WaIcott were married last evening at 7.3O o'clock at the home of the bride on West Main street. Only the immediate family, with Mrs Marion Storrs and Miss Pearl Newell were present. Rev. Walter P. Buck, the pastor of the Methodist church of which both bride and groom are mem bers, performed the ceremony.
 The John Hancock house at State Line was burned to the ground yester- day, the building being a total loss, without any insurance. The fire started in the chimney, and when discovered had gained such headway that it was impossible to save it. The fire spread to the woods and burned an area of about 20 acres. James Kay, who occupied the farm, lost all his personal property and $500 in cash.
 Levi Gary will run a jitney to and return shortly for the accommodation of the public, mak- ing five or six trips a day, and trip after the movies. The fare will be o cents to the Hollow, 15 cents to dydeville and 20 cents to Stafford lille. With two jitneys running. the public will, no doubt, avail them- elves of the opportunity to run down 0 the borough more frequently, and t will probably mean more business or the merchants.
 Mrs. Emma Margaret Smith has her position as superin- endent of the Johnson hospital. Miss Smith came in October, 1912 from the hospital in Plymouth, Mass, and nas made many friends in her work here. After serious illness she is now improving and with a much needed rest, it is hoped she will soon her normal health. Mrs. Sadie Smith, for eight years superin- tendent of the operating department at the Springfield hospital, will come to take charge of the local institution June 1.
 Stafford Athletic Association Notes There will be a meeting of everyone interested in track and field sports on afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Young Mems club. Spring and summer plans will be discussed in general, and the coming road races in hi nk~;o be taken for these races also a trip will be taken around the course which has been laid out for the first race. The distance will be about mile and three-quarters. Everyone in- terested in the sport is urged to turn out. It is hoped that all parts of the will be we'll represented
 High School Notes: April honor list-Seniors, Miss Andrews, Miss Cooper, Miss Hanley; Juniors. Miss Miss Rabideau. Miss Reister. Miss Fenton, Miss Cooper, Miss Gill lingham, MT. Plumb. Mr. Shepherd; Sophomores, Miss Garden. Miss Miss Colburn, Miss Ward, Miss Warren, Miss Mullins, Miss Murray, Miss Schofield; Freshmen, Miss Tonon, Miss Reister. Miss Null lins. Miss Kaddy, Miss Mitchell. Miss Converse, Miss King, MT. Frazier. Cheney Bros. of South Manchester have presented to the high school set of stereographic pictures relating to the silk industry in their plant This is an excellent set and is greatly by the school.
 At the last meeting of the school the special committee appointed to investigate the advisa. bility of employing superintendent of schools reported progress The school board does not take kindly to the idea of combining the duties of the superintendent and principal of