The Press., 1916-03-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Misses Mabel Lynch and Florent
 Whitaker have returned after spendin. a months vacation in Providence R. I.
 Mrs Frank L. Zaches of Columb bus, Ohio, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W A Comins.
 Henry Taylor is i'll at his home.
 A son was bon to Mr. and Mrs Anonio Parisi last Wednesday.
 The attention of subscribers to The Press is called to the notice at the head of the second column on page ?
 Iona Council, D. of P. have made arrangements for their Easter dance, to be held at Red Mems hall, Monday evening, April "A. Music by Woods orchestra.
 Principal Frederic s. Gorham announced Friday morning the list of speakers for the graduation dsy of the class of 1916 of the Stafford high school. They are: Valedictorian, Miss Anne Reister; salutatorian, Miss Ruby Bowler; Miss Hazel Puffer, J. Kingsley Converse and John l. Fletcher.
 Indications are that the annual meeting of the Statfnrl Athletic association this evening at o'clock in borough hall will be attended by many. On the outcome of the meeting will hinge athletic activities for the year. Sport followers, Anders Jacobsen says, will be given opportunity to advance suggestions with regard to certain branches of sport as conducted in 1915
 All the members of the senior class, Principal Gorham, Miss Lillian Welsh and Miss Ruth Butterfield left Friday evening on the boat train en route for Washington. Undergraduates turned out in full force with various kinds of musical instruments and gave them a regular sendoff. The train was quite 6 little of schedule, and when a light was seen rounding Holland curve, it was thought that it was the passenger. The customary kissing and shaking of hands took place in anticipation that the right train was approaching, but when a long freight whistled past great was the joke.
 From personal observations and from reports he has received, Deputy Game Warden Frank H. Plumb is able to give an accurate statement on how this winter has affected the birds in the northern part of this town. |, He finds that quail and partridge, more particularly SO the former, have suffered great depletion to their num- bers. Many dc ad birds of other species have been found. MT. Plumb liberated fifteen pheasants last fall and now, to the best of his knowledge, only five remain alive. Because of their weakened condition, the birds seem disposed to wait until the last moment before taking wing, and thus offer a to kill. Other than the fact that heavy fines await those who kill the birds out of season. the truth that little flesh remains on the birds, coupled with the fear of extinction, should deter, Mr. Plumb says.
 The petition of John Brassoli for the removal of his wife, Mary | Brsssoli, as joint guardian of the per- son of their two-year child, Alto, was heard before Acting Judge John E. Fahey of Rockville in the probate court here at 2 o'clock Saturday after noon. Brassoli alleged that his wife was an unfit person to have charge of the child. After hearing evidence, Judge Fahey removed the mother as joint guardian. On Saturday evening Brassoli went to the Jarvis Cady place where the child had been living with it's mother and took it to the home of John Fontsnells where he boards Attorney William King of willimantic appeared for Mrs. Brassoli. Attorney D. J. Mccarthy of Rockville repre- sented Brassoli. Judge Fahey as cited in because Judge Fisk was un- able to act, being counsel for Brassoli in some cases now pending in the