The Press., 1917-03-01

I Gilbert Amidon visited friends ir Sturbridge this week.
 Mrs. A. Chaffee has returned from a weeks visit in Boston.
 Miss Catherine Desmond spent ths past two days in New York,
 Miss Mary Hanley spent Sunday visiting friends in Terryville
 The Redmen held banquet at the Springs house Tuesday evening.
 Ralph Pruuty, who was i'll with the pneumonia, has come home from the Hartford hospital.
 Doctors Bard and Hanley have recovered from the grip and have resumed their practice.
 The school board meeting which was tn have been held Monday evening was postponed until next Monday. The friends of Maxine Corbielle are glad to see him on the street after long stay in the Hartford hospital.
 The hospital has had more patients this month than they have had for a long time. At one time every ward was filled
 Miss Edith BattiRe is in the John son hospital recovering from an operation. Miss Mary Smith is taking her place in school.
 A few friends were entertained at the home of ". E. Hauley on the evening of washiugton's birthday It was a costume party.
 Herbert Schley has rented the house on Grant avenue recently left vacant by the removal of Richard Valentine and is moving in there.
 J. NJ. Billings has resigned his position with the S. N. E Telephone Go. and Louis Ely of Willimantic is filling the position this week
 The Young Mems club basE etball Featherweight team has accepted the s. H s to play a game on March 3nth at its s. Y NJ. c hall. This will be the last game of the season.
 Thomas Trainer was before the borough court Wednesday morning charged with beiug drunk He pleaded guilty. Deputy Judge E. K. Taft sent him tn Holland jail for fifteen days.
 Seleutman ". R Preble reports that about 11nO names have been checked on the military census, but there is still large number to come in He says he hopes to have all of the names in by the last of tlIs week if possible.
 Mrs Katherine Brown of Lincoln, Neb., who has been visiting relatives here during the past month, left for home yesterday. She was accompanied by Misses Mary and Nellie Desmond who will be gone for an indefinite period
 The wood team of Matteson ran over the feet and ankles uf little R1bert Simous Wednesday noon on Furnace avenue The hoy was trying to get ou the wagon. The doctor was called and it was found that no bones were broken, but the hoy was badly bruised.
 Miss Maria Maggia was married to Alfredo Pieoin Feb 10. The couple went to New York few days ou their wedding trip Mrs Piooin is we'll Iuown in town as she worked several Tears in the store of Campo Bros. MT. oiooin is brioklayer and mason and 1t the present time is working on smith & Cooley's new mill.
 Stafford has handed in the census blank of the oldest man thus far taken D the enumeration The enumerator vas Milo P. J. Walker, and the man s Amasa Morse, his fatheI-in-law. His age is 1O2 years, months and I6 days The blauk was signed Feb ,2. He is a retired farmer and Advent minister In answer to the question, are you 8 good swimmer? le answered, "Was once "
 Stafford.
 Paramount Picture Program, Town Hall showing he best plays and the best players for the best people who appreciate luality pictures: March 2d. Mary Pick ord in ''The Eternal Grind" in 5 parts March 9th Wallace Reid and Cleo RIdgley n The Love Mask" in parts.
 Mrs Augustus St. Marie is suffering rom a severe cold.
 Mrs Sarah Chattsrton is visiting dr and Mrs George Lord
 The young men of Stafford will lold dance in grange hall Saturday lvening of this week.
 Frank Patten returned to his home ast Monday after receiving treatment It the Johnson hospital.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange lext Tuesday evening Work in the hird and fourth degrees.
 Matthew Keefe, Jr of Millbury, Mass spent Sunday with his parents, Hr. and Mrs. Matthew Keefe.
 Mrs Sarah Chatterton and Mrs Clara Beard of Aoworth, N H. are ;he guests of relatives here for week