The Press., 1916-01-12

Rev. P. v. Norwood is spending
! few days in New York city.
J Wilfred Eaton is home from Wor'
cester because of an attack OF grip
| Arthur Frazier has taken employ
ment in a gun factory in Bridgeport.
The annual meeting of the COT.
porators of the johnson hospital WILL
be held next Monday at p. m.
Wauseon lodge, I. o. o. F.. Will
have installation next Tuesday even
ing. A good attendance is desired.
i All the inmates of the town home
were kindly remem bered with a New
Years gift of one dollar each by MRS.
Frederic Faulkner.
| Manchester Trumps are down for
hockey clash here Saturday with
the ssBig" team Notice of the pond
to. be used will be posted later.
| Mrs. Carolyne Perry and Peter
Landry of Canada we're married in ST
Edwards church last Thursday even
ing at 8 O'Clock They will reside
here IT," :
i'm. Leach has furnished the tene-
ment, Joining his Office in. the
Kuslansky block, and his mo- her'
Mrs. M. J. Leach, has come to make
her home with him.
Success clothed the formal opening
of the Young Women's department OF
the Stafford Yonpg Mems club Mon
day, there being large attendance
both afternoon and evening. A care
fully arranged program of athletics
that employed practically all the
apparatus to carry out. followed by
dancing, was entered into with
interest by those attending with Mrs.
George l.. Dennis, Miss Lillian Welsh,
Mrs Richard NJ Fisk, Miss Hazel
Butterfield, Miss Florence Guilty,
Miss Irene Ashton and Miss Nellie
Yare supervising the work. The
success of the opening seems to FORE
shadow the permauency of the organi-
zation Officers have been elected as
follows: President, Mrs. George l.
Dennis; secretary, Miss Irene Ashton;
treasurer, Miss Florence Guilty.
The annual meeting of the Stafford
Springs Agricultural society was held
at the. Springs house on Tuesday
afternoon, ard was one IF tie most
satisfactory meetings in the history OF
the association The report of the
treasurer showed the amount of cash
on hand to be $G5O5 The net receipts
of the last fair were $3337. This
fine showing, with the fact that the
| Orrin Converse farm of about 6O
acres, has been purchased, which Will
enable the association to re-arrange
the grounds and have ideal fair
grounds that will be credit to any
association, promises much for the
future of the society. A vote was
passed at the meeting authorizing
the treasurer to pay the $4,000 for.
the Converse farm, bought by Presi-
dent ". H. Hall. Over $4,000 has
| already been expended in improve
ments, including the addition to the
graudstand and the new race track,
which is now one of the best. "A
steam shovel has been placed on the
grounds and is being used in the work
of leveling off the hills and the
low ground in back of the grand
stand aud other low places are to be.
filled up There will probably be a
new iron fence and a new entrance
on West street. The midway will be
removed from the center of the track
onto the new grounds SO that there
| will be an unobstructed view of the
trotting track from the grand stand.
| The plans for improvements include
the tearing down of the buildings
now used for exhibition purposes
and the erection of new up-to-date
exhibition building. All the buildings
at the Converse place, with the
exception of the house, have been torn
down and the house will be remodeled
a little and put in first. class condition
to make place for man to live, who
will look after the fair grounds. The
society is very fortunate in having a
president who is so much interested
in the property of the association 1t
was voted to have the next fair on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
October 10, II and -, Columbus day
coming the last day. The officers
were reelected an follows: President,
W. H. Hall; vice presidents, A. I.
Mitchell, l.. A. Aborn, F. H. Baker
recording secretary, R. W. Smith
corresponding secretary, @. B. Gary
treasurer, George Siswick; super
intendent of speed classes, Lott
O'Halloran; superintendent of ground,
G. J. Gary. The board of directors
elected were Lewis Mclaughlin, B.
P. Cooley, O. B. Pinn"y, A. g,
Gulley, R. H. Fisk, W. E. Hanley
g. F. Beokwith, G. J. Gary. Anders
Jacobsen, M. O'Halloran, R. FL
Valentine, James Sheppard, Angus
Park, R. M. Fisk. F. G. Sanford
The following committees for the mex
fair were also elected: Reception
@. B. Pinney, christopher Allen, F
G. Sanford, F. F. Patten, W. Fl
Head; vaudeville and advertising
r. H. Fisk, M. O'Halloran, R W
Ellis, DR.. O. B. Tsohummi; censor =
A. I Mitchell, R. M. Fisk, @. B
Pinney; athletius-R. H. Valentine
Anders Jacobsen, @. B. Pinney
midway-C. B. Gary, A. E. Snow
H. E. Jones; premium lists -Georg
Sisw lex, L. A. Aborn, Lewis Nc
Laughlin, r W. Smith; grounds ant
buildings-W H. Hall, @. B Gary
Lott O'Halloran. The report of tn
treasurer showed the receipts and ex
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