The Press., 1916-08-24

| l Miss Ethel Moore is at Ferry's Inn.
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 Charles Cummings has been at Block Island for few days. Samuel Jackson of Springfield re- cently visited his sister. Mrs. T. Grady.
 Charles Lohse has bought Ford touring car from the Hudson Garage Go.
 Francis Mullins of Bristol was here over Sunday, accompanied by Daniel Hagan of the same place
 MT. and Mrs. Walter G. Jones and family of Woodberry, N.J., are guests of Mir. and Mrs. HE. Jones of Keefe s Plains.
 Miss Emma A. Wildey of South Orange, N. J., is a guest of MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey. Mrs. Frank Wildey of the same place has been their guest.
 The railroad station was thronged this morning by people going on the Newport excursion. Stafford people just barely outnumbered Rockville residents taking in the trip.
 The Italian band will render con. cert in Hyde park Sunday. The first selection will be played at 3. 80 clock. The band is a well.balanced organization, and will beyond doubt give highly entertaining concert. | Alfred Siswick, one.time mound artist for the locals, will try and get decision over his former mates Saturday afternoon on Hyde park. He will bring down fast nine, recruited from the best available tossers in the city of homes. The game is called for o'clock, weather allowing. Several local people were on the passenger train which was due in here at o'clock Saturday night from the north, but which had a derail- ment of the rear coach in Monson. The train was running late at the time The occupants of the train were severely shaken up, but were not hurt. Charles Banks, superintendent of the Torrington Building company, the concern that is erecting the new mill and the exhibition hall on the fair grounds, made known this morning that the hall will be completed by | October 1. He said the steel work has been set up and that the brick work was started to-day. Work on the hall has been and is being pushed
 at rapid rate.: The Stafford branch of the A. 0. H. was strongly represented at the state parade and field day of the order Tuesday in Middletown. It had just | 20 members in line in the steel parade. "Joe'' Fitzpatrick took third place in the 440-yard run. The affair was a most notable success. Michael Burke and James Sullivan, delegates, remained over for the state convention. The other members returned at the end of the days activities.
 Officer Thomas Young arrested William Gale Saturday evening be- cause he was intoxicated. Gale was placed in cell in the local lookup by the officer. Officer Young says he snapped the lock and tried it to see if it had lacked. At 10. 80 o'clock when he went to the jail he found Gale had gone. The lock was also gone. Efforts to find Gale have proved intellectual. It is probable, it was said, that out side assistance aided him in making his escape.
 The voting contest for the model hook and ladder truck, which is being conducted under the auspices of the fire department, is rapidly narrowing to a close. It will determinate with in two weeks The boys striving for the truck are making the grand final effort. The firemen hope that the people will aid the boys in their attempts. The proceeds, which promise to be substantial, will form the necleus of the fund to be eventually used to purchase fire truck.
 Cummy's Colyum. :, It's great weather, mates, for the cooling drink dispenser.
 Heard frequently in the post office !: Oh, just got card from So. and. So. Says she's having a swell time. Gings. but she has good boss-two weeks and pay. Zowie!" ..,s......
 A certain kid from Brooklyn, who can t go back because of the infantile paralysis epidemic, says he has ore big fault to lodge. School is going to start here and it ain't in Brooklyn. Types we meet. The Failure. He cruises the streets or the open high way. His siren blows the vail: "Never had chance Everybody was az in me" His vail has rasped on many. The majority have given no heed. He is but one of the great army of dereliots that boom about the land. The interpretation of his vail is the opposite to that which he would have hearers entertain. He is generally pictured as a fellow that, like every one, had opportunity knock but was so needless that opportunity passed to one more worthy. Failures are found in all walks of life. The hobo cited is but figure in vast band.
 ! Stafford. 4s ,a-. | Excursion from Monson to Ocean Beach on Sunday. See adv. on page 8. Miss Clara Findeisen is visiting with MT. and Mrs. J. P. Brown.
 William H. Ensminger of Boston is spending his vacation at home. | Mrs. Frank Canton and Mrs. E.