The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-23

Peter Bondville has taken positil
in the store of Louis Campo. sEa
The regular meeting of the Easter
Star this evening will open prompt
at 7.3O. There will be initiate
and refreshments.
Next Sunday morning at the Meth
dist church Miss Mary Beiler of til
W. F. M. society, serving in kores
will deliver an address.
John Sena intends to, shortly ope
another store in his block on Mai
street. He will make use of the stor
until recently occupied by Gororiski
the tailor.
The monthly union service of tn
Methodist and Congregational church
es will be held at the Congregations
church Sunday evening, with sermon
by Rev. w. P. Buck. IL n
The minimum height OF DO.
necessary to take the examination fol
entrance to the Naval academy shoule
read five feet four, instead of five fee
two inches as given in the item OF
the first page of to-day's issue.
Stafford Athletic Association Notes.
The ambition of the hockey team
exceeds their ability to handle the
puck, however, four good games have
been played and the foundation laid
for we'll balanced ice squad another
season. Last Saturday the Travellers
seven we're played on the Elizabeth
park rink. This game was played under
unfavorable weather and
ice conditions and resulted in a 4 to
3 score, the locals on the small end.
The S. A A. standard was raised
high in athletic circles on Monday
night at the big Naval Militia meet
in Hartford. The town relay team,
of P. Costello, J. Lazzerin,
R Murray and J. Fitzpatrick, ran a
game and exciting mile relay race
with the Rockville four and succeeded
III OkIUS tIS uhO o0Ooh AZ eAO
shape of a silver cup each. The race
was close all the way and decided for
the winners by less than yard.
CUMMY'S COLYUM
Types we meet: This week we had
an enlightening experience with a
buffer and certain ideas we associated
with the man have been dissipated
The person heretofore impressed US as
being the genuine article. We hung
onto his opinions like ivy does to a
,hurch. But it so came to pass that
We were able to call him in one
aud when he showed his
cards we found he was lauk ing in many
ways. A buffer thinks among those
to heed and question not.
STRANGE BUT TRUE.
A tale by butcher Hear him
alk): Not long ago, I sold woman
/ bone with just little meat, on. it
Or ten cents. She was poor and /
mentally patted myself on the back
10 good old scout But what do you
,now-the next time drove into her
ard she says "You cheated me on
hat bone last week. - Sufferin' cats /
..: YES? s.:.a !
Some people lack sand. We mean
he kind they should put on the side.
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West Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Ellis spent Sunday
0 Somers with their son, g M. Ellis.
Miss Olive auckland of Manchester
as been the guest of Miss Ruby Cold
G. P. Broadway recently visited his
aughter, Mrs. Andrew Magill at jam
lea, N. Y. <s
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jones of Stat
ord Springs will make their home for
he present with Mr.. and Mrs. Rose.
Mrs. C d. Glazier was called to Spring
cid last week by the serious illness of
er sister, Mrs. Ralph Carpenter, who
J in the Wesson Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Neff and son,
Warren, of Rockville, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ert Richardson of Crystal Lake, and
lr and Mrs. j. H. Greaves and son,
,obert, were entertained by Mr.. and
Irs. George Ellithorpe on Sunday, the
ccasion being the birthday OF Warren
EFF. II
Stafford. --~.
The Crochet club held it's regular
'eekly meeting.
Topic for Y. P. 9. U. next Sunday
vening is Honesty. Leader, Miss
ulia Lougheed.
1t is expected that Rev. Robert
ruce of Viatonah, N. Y, will
reach at the Baptist church next
unday. -
Mrs. F. A. Lasbury was taken to
1e johnson hospital last Saturday
nd was operated on for appendicitis
nd gall stones. She is doing very
icely.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universe |
st church will meet for work next |
'edpesday. The regular monthly
upper will be served at 6 O'Clock.
ostesses: Mrs. John Foster, Mrs
III. Puffer and Mrs. Jennie Glover |
The play, ''Sweet Lavender"
wen last Thursday evening under the
nspices of the Universalist church,
as pronounced one of the best ever
wen here. The hall was filled almost |
} over flowing, and the frequent
nd prolonged applause gave ample |
,stimony to the manner in which the
lay was being received. Seldom,
ven in large places, where we have
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