The Press., 1917-07-12


 Press office.
 Hhe Ellis Grocery and the Whiton Grocery will close their stores on Monday evenings at 9 o'clock. The only night they are to be open is on Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. E. Croft and daughter, Helen, of Port Chester, N. Y.. and Dr. J. Louis Sullivan of WiHimantic were guests over Sunday of their sister, Bridget T. Sullivan.
 The jury commissioners of Holland county, consisting of Lewellyn J. StoFrs of Mansfield, George Siswiok of Stafford Springs and Lyman T. Tingier of Rockville met at Rock vile on Monday and selected the jury of the county from the jury lists pre-. sented by the selectmen of the county
 t the meeting of the school board, held Tuesday evening, the following teachers were hired for the coming year: Miss Helen E. Linnell of Middlebury college to fill the vacancy in the mathematical department of thet high school; Miss Mary Reyes, graduate of Bridgewater normal school, to fill the vacancy in the Staf- ford Street school; Miss Harriett Cooper to fill the vacancy in the Rock well Hill school. It was voted to ho foI oe September 4th, which is the day after Labor day.
 Mrs. Eliza P. Miller, 85, widow of George W. Miller, died at the residence of her son in Providence on July 4. The funeral. was held here at the Congregational chapel Saturday at I D m., Rev. O. H. Puffer officiating. .Mrs Miller was the daughter of Jasper and Sophia Hyde and was born at Stafford Street, Aug. 9, 1881. MT. and Mrs. Miller, with their family of two sons and a daughter, lived in Stafford Springs during their early life. MT. Miller died here in 1871 after long illness. Mrs. Miller for years returned to Stafford each sum mer for a visit among her friends. She leaves one son, Dr. Gardner l.. Miller, of Providence and three grand children, Mrs. Wm. Beresfor1, of Providence, George L. Miller and John G. Hoar, also four great grand children, children of Mrs. Beresford. Interment was at Stafford Street cemetery.
 A decision was handed down last week by the supreme court of reports in oonhection with the deathsof the aiz men employed by Latham & Crane of M Ilimantic, who were struck by a Central Vermont train at Baboook crossing while returning home from work here on December ' Com missioner Donohue heard testimony in the case and awarded compensation to the widows of these men, the total amount involved being upwards of $17, ,OOO. Latham & Crane were in sured with the Aetna Insurance oom- pany of Hartford, and the insurance company appealed from Comm issioner Donohue's finding. The superior court of errors upheld the oommis- sioner, five judges conourring against the insurance company and sustaining the claims of the widows. William A. King and Samuel B. Harvey of appeared for the depend ents and L. J. Collins and W. B. Johnson of Hartford for the Aetna Insurance company. The dependents are Lulu B. Lason, widow of William D. Lason. Cora T. Osterhout, widow of Preston Osterhout, Harriet M. Koval, widow of Andrew s. Swanson, Signe H. Clauson, widow of Algot c. Clauson, all of Willimantio, and Lu- cinda St.. Pierre of Arctic, R. l., widow of Henri R St. Pierre.
 This is wberry week.. Due to the shortage of the crop this year the supply of berries for canning and preserving will be more or less limited. The season of highest local production has arrived. The follow ing is receipt for straw berry pre- serves, according to the report7of the Committee of Food Supply of State Council of Defence: Sprinkle fruit and sugar in layers not over four inches deep in a preserving kettle, using equal weights. of each. Place kettle on tlre stove and bring slowly to boiling point and boil ten minutes When it begins to boil skim carefully. Pour the cooked fruit two or three inches deep into platters. Place in a sunny window for three or four days, covering the platters with glass; then put while cold into sterilized jars or tumblers and seal at for jelly.'' Sugar is a fuel food and used in moderate quantities is al essential part of the dietary. Childrer require sugar, and one of the best methods of giving it to them is in the form of preserves, marmalades ant jellies In this way it is taken as $ food and in, combination with fruit juices which are also necessary in 2 we'll selected diet The government recognizes the value of. introducing sugar in this form into the soldier'l menu, and large quantities of preseryel and :narmalatles are used by them This year especially, no fruit should be. allowed to waste; it should fe canned, preserved or made into jelly ol fruit juices. Fruit juice may be made either with or without sugar and uset as beverage for desserts, or for mak ing jelly as desired during the winter
 WELLINGTON
 Straw berries are plenty, cheap ant of excellent quality.
 Mrs. Hutohins of New York ii visiting Misses Palmer and Dunning.