The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-01-12
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

i STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Joseph Barsleau has been trans
the town farm.
Miss Margaret Rafftery, who has
been studying in ST. Francis hospital,
Hartford, is home i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Aubrey Brown of New London
and Mrs. E. Donton of Digby. Nova
Scotia, we're que is last week of Mr..
and Mrs. James Shepard.
| Ten "cunning'' high school girls
furnished an exciting preliminary to
the Stafford high AMI Rockville high
bask ct ball game Friday evening The
Juniors contes ed with the freshmen
with Principal Gorham as decision
giver aud the result was ] to 0 win
for the Juniors NJ Miss Marie Mullins
shot the only basket on free try.
st. Edwards hall was we'll filled
Saturday evening, when the Ital-
ian band gave a concert Each selec.
tion of the band was rendered in such
a way as to call forth applause, while
the solos by Ralph Sommariva with
Mrs. T. F. Jordan as accompanist at
the piano merited approval that the
audience was not slow in expressing.
At the annual mesting of the Stat.
ord Business Men g association Satur-
day evening the following officers
we're e.elected: President, William
Park; vioe-presidents, A. I. Mitchell,
R W. Smith; secretary, ]. Carl Con-
verse; treasurer, George Sswick. It
was decided to have the next monthly
social on Friday evening, the 21st.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to have charge of the same:
D. D. Mitchell, Harold Pinney, O. Fl.
Meyers. DR.. @ B Tschummi and
Angus Fark.
Principal F. S. Gotham has an.
nounced the following honor students
in the high school for the month of
December: Juniors = Misses Esther
Warren, Mabel Colburn, Anna Cum
ningham, Maud Cummiskey; sopho.
mnres Misses Linda Mitchell, Jen.
ME Mullins, Edith Tonon and Thorn.
as Frazer; freshmen-Misses Agnes
Cunningham, Ruth Chaplin, Florina
Tonon, Gwyneth Rees, Dorothy Pin
ney, Doris Parkhurst, Dorothy Stew
ems aud Ronald Mitchell. Seniors
failed tn reach the mark
Borough officials met for organiza-
tion last week Tuesday. 1t was voted
to install telephone in the home of
Chief of Police Hayes for emergency
calls. The appointments are: Com
.mittee on highways and sewers, Enos
E. Penny, Louis H. Stevens; fire de-
partment, Chief Henry Wise, A. W.
Kingsbury; street commissioner, John
M. Leach; borough attorney, Robert
H. Fisk; lighting committee, A. 1.
Mitchell, Richard ". Ellis; chief of
police, Thomas Hayes, special off
GERS, Thomas Young, Phileas Taylor,
Irving Reynolds, Robert Kaddy, Ma
poleon Veize, Frank Mason, John
Hancock, Frank Agnoli; haywards,
George l.. Dennis, Charles B. Gary,
O. ". Comins; wood inspectors, Burt
T. Eaton. Thomas Hayes, F. J. Chand-
ler, M. B. Curtis, George Frazier,
Lott O'Halloran, Hannibal Alden,
Charles b Gary, @. E. Butterfield,
T. F. Mattensen.
DR.. and Mr. G. Percival Bard were
given house-warming last Wednes-
day evening. Eighty five guests were
present and gave their host and hostess
genuine surprise, yet many who had
planned to attend were absent because
of prevailing colds and the icy roads.
The pleasant home was aglow with
light and cheer and all entered into
the spirit of the occasion with zest.
A buffet lunch was served by the
younger ladies in the dining room
Several vocal selection were given by
Mrs. T. F. Mullen and Mrs G.. H
Moore with Miss Alberta Eaton and
DR.. Bard accompanies. A parody on
"Home Again. was sung by the
guests with @. F. Chandler at the
piano. Rev l. Rees with fitting re.
marks, especially mentioning that the
day was the birthday anniversary of
the hostess, made the presentation.
The recipients graciously responded
and handsome rug will be pleasant
reminder of friendship and good will
Stafford high placed another win in
their baksetball record bag last Friday
night on the Stafford Young Men e
club court, smattering the Rockville
high five 80 to 9 It was clearly ap-
parent from the outset Chat the locals
were there in team work while the
opposite was applicable to the visi.
tors. The ball was in the immedia
region of the Stafford counting cage
most of the time and when it did slip
away the Rockville shooter found it'll
difficult to negotiate. At half time
"rest" it was to 8 with Rockville
on the short end. Sullivan and Grif
fiths did good guard duty, while Muir.
ray, Tonon and shepherd were max.
ing hay. For the visiting quintet,
]. Keeney was chief point getter with
Sherman continually in the midst of
things. Lineup:
Stafford. Rockville.
Topon, II rg, p. Keeney
Shepherd, # lg, Sherman
Murray, g 9. j. Keeney
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