The Press., 1916-01-26

senting the Italian flag; third. Len
and Mary Panoiera, dressed lik
chinese maids; fourth, Patrick Cos
tello as Charlie Chaplin; fifth, Hid
: Netto as a flower girl.
CUMMY'S COLYUM.
And why the spring weather
Motto-"A little nonsense now AM
then is relished by the most ssnsibl
of men,"
Won lost q High school baske
ball aggregation record to date ant
still going like house on fire
Now that Leap Year is here. WI
suppose Dame Fortunes daughter
Miss Fortune will be more, vigorous
in her efforts.
News Dispatch =" Several ships o.
the New Year Resolution Line are
officially reported to be laundering
in the January Sea. Advises from
Observation say that number of U
Lacks and submersibles are operating
in the sea 1t is also authoritatively
stated that several dreadnaughts OF
Admiral Temptations feet are oH
the look. out for the ships ..of the N.
Y. r. L."
MOVE OR LAUNCH?
Near the Allen bridge there lies boat,
THAT perhaps again will never fioat)
Loug it hath lain upon the bank,
Amid the grass in summer rank,
Temptation doth it convey
To boys that passeth by that way;
And hosts doth question why
II there does lie
To spoil the looks of things about.
Stafford.
Miss Mildred Webster is the guest
of Springfield relatives.
Raymond St. Marie spent a few
days in New York recently.
Mrs Eva NJ. Bugbee of Hartford
spent several days with friends last
week.
Topic for Y. P. @. U. meeting Sun
day evening, "Young Peoples Day.
tEe Forward Movement of the Uni.
versalist Church - Leader, Mrs
Harley Dimmick.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universal
iss church will meet for work next
Wednesday afternoon. The usual
monthly supper will be served at 6
O'Clock, Hostesses: Miss Hollis Sun
day school class.
The members and teachers of the
Universalist Sunday school are to
have a "cob-web" party in the
church vestry Thursday evening at
las. Entertainment is planned for
both children and adults Each
member may invite one guest.
The public will be pleased to learn
that the Pinney school cleared thirty
five dollars from the entertainment
last week. Those having the matter
in charge are very grateful to the
townspeople for their liberal support
and feel that the Suwanee River
quartette will be remembered as
having presented one of the best
ever enjoyed in Stafford.
The installation of the officers of
Stafford grange was pleasant affair,
attended by good number, although
many were kept at home by the
severe cold. The supper served at
six was an innovation, but one likely
to be followed in the future. At
the regular grange meeting next Tues
day evening the following program
will be presented: Reports from
State and National grange meetings;
recitation, Cooperation - papers
on rural mail service; the good of the
order; Contagious Helpfulness, and
how the National grange took advance
stand on equal suffrage; recitation.
The little old town. Patrons will
answer to roll-call, each naming in
one word the thing our grange should
work hardest for this year.
StaffordvilIe.
Marjorie Lyon is i'll with scarla-
tina.
R. Heck of Wales has accepted en-
ployment in the Pearl Button mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Krol of West
Stafford have moved into the tenement
vacated by +. J. Roberts.
Mrs. Cora Feddler visited her
mother, Mrs. Gray, and sister, Mrs.
Leon Cooley, Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Richard Dorsey, Sr., who is
ill, is being cared for at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. George Sharp.
The usual bean supper will be
served in the Methodist vestry Thurs.
day evening. A good entertainment
is being provided for the evening,
also an experience social" How 1
earned a dollar
Methodist Church Notes: The Rev.
G. G. Sorivener superintendent of the
Norwich district will hold the fourth
quarterly conference Saturday evening
at the parsonage at 7.3O O'Clock and
preach Sunday morning and evening.
At the meeting last Monday evening
at the parsonage E. Y. Fiske was
elected lay delegate and H. A. Bos-
worth alternate to the lay educational
conference to be held in Norwich
March 81.
The news of the death of Mrs.
Julius Browning of Staffordv lille came
as shock to many friends and to
many homes in which she had been
welcome visitor. She was a young
woman-a trained woman in the care
of sickness and in the usefulness
of preventive measures. But as is
the case sometimes of those whnsa