The Press., 1916-05-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 The Hospital Aid society will meet n xt Tuesday afternoon
 Mrs. Martha Fisk of Springfield is visiting friends in town.
 I Miss Mae Kelsey of Palmer, Mass, was recent visitor here. . ! Mrs George Dennis has bought a Soripps- Booth automobile. a T Raymond Tschummi spent Sunday at his home in Broad Brook ! Miss E M Lake of Waterbury was a recent guest of John Moore.
 1 Ernest Royce of Somersworth, N. H spent the week end here with his family. '.: | s. s Jackson of Springfield spent the week -end with MT. and Mrs. Timothy Grady. '. A -c't .3
 Regular meeting of William Horton Camp, s. of V. tonight. Business relative to Memorial day plans will be given attention.
 Edward DeWolf of Vest Wilmington has purchased the three tenement house and barn at Forestville of T F. Mullen. MT. DeWolfe is having i'm. provements made to the house.
 Seemingly latent possibilities of good fishing lured many to the brooks Sunday, but contrary to indications the catches were few. Lucky strode with Charles -Lohse and August Thiesing early last week when they jointly secured 27 trout s Arrangements, are being made for an entertainment to be given under the auspices of St. Edward's choir for the benefit of St. Edwards church on Friday evening. May 26. The pro- gram will be afvaried one. Dancing will follow the entertainment. aE Judge, of Probate Robert H. Fisk has appointed r Atty. Dennis J. Mo-. Carthy of Rockville, Judge William, H. Heald and Antoni Jacobsen the commissioners to consider and pass on the disputed claim of Mrs. Emily Goodsll against the estate of Emily R. Parry. ':'-4 'f '-. 1- .+ 1la+- The front axle of Edward Dupre's automobile q broke Friday while, he was distributing mail on route 1, causing the machine to crash into a tree The right front mud guard was badly bent. The car was lowed to- this place, MT. Dupre finishing his work in another vehicle. Mrs. John Smiledge was given a surprise at her home on Grant avenue Friday evening by party of friends who hung her May basket containing among other things $50. MT. and Mrs. Smiledge will leave soon for New Hampshire where they will live for some time. They plan to come back here to reside later. arf,
 John Sena states that it is positive fact that he intends to have the Comique theatre stage projected. Some time ago MT. Sena made known that around May 1st he would put men to work enlarging the stage. MT. Sena says that scarcity of help and the fact that he did not make a contract accounts for the work not being started at the designated time. He says that work will commence soon however. g 1 On account of the absence of the rector there will be but one service at Grace church this Sunday. Morning prayer, litany and sermon at 1OI80' followed by Sunday school At the annual parish meeting on Thursday evening the old officers of the parish were reelected with the exception of F. s. Gorham and T. W. Morrall who were chosen vestrymen to fill vacancies. Robert H. Fisk and A. J. Smith were elected delegates to the diocesan con, vention, with F. s. Gorham and A. J. Melbourne as alternates. | Members of the school board met Monday evening in the public library building. The board voted to ask the teachers of all the schools in town to return with very few exceptions. Certain teachers will be given an, in. crease in salary as previously arranged. Following a lengthy discussion the board voted to investigate the advisa- bility of discontinuing the visits of the supervisor of music to some of the more remotely located rural schools where the attendance is very small, thus eliminating an expense drain with partiCular 2 refereYIca7 to transportation. It is thought that in some instances the teachers in the far outlying districts might teach music themselves without supervision. It was also voted to allow teachers the privilege of holding school on Satur- day and omit the sessions on the Mon- day proceeding Memorial day.