The Press., 1917-11-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

There will be dance at Red Men'l
 hall Saturday night. Music by Woods
 orchestra.
 The premiums of the Stafford
 Springs Agricultural society will bt
 paid this week.
 Thomas Haig of Philadelphia, a
 former resident of the hoInngh, is g
 guest of George Siswiok.
 George Panciera has opened g
 billiard and pool room in the place formerly occupied by his saloon.
 Mrs. James Mclaughlin returned
 Monday from the Hartford hospital
 where she has been for four weeks for an eye operation. Her eye sight
 is much improved.
 At the National dairy show at Co., lumhus, Ohio, Walter c. Bruce of Amherst. Mass, son of W. A. Bruce of this town, won the second highest award in the US, for judging Guern- sey cattle. Mir. Bruce was also the winner in his college team. In his freshman year at NJ. A O., he won the silver medal for judging both cattle and horses, There were thir- teen colleges represented at the show. each sending it's three highest men.
 The Stafford high school basketball team will play against Ludlow high school Friday evening at the Stafford Young Mems club. The game will be called ar s o'clock. The following is the schedule for the 19IT-'1S sea. sons: Lu How H. s vs. Stafford H. s. Nov. 1G; Longmeadow fl. s. vs. Stafford Fl. $ Nov. 2:i; Glastonbury Fl. : vs. Stafford H. s. Nov. 30; Cathedral H. s. vs. Stafford H. s Dec '; Stafford Fl. s. vs. Windham IT. s. Dec IA; Rockville H. s vs. Stafford H. s. Dec. 21; Stafford H. $. vs. Ludlow H. s Dec. 27; Alumni ys. Stafford Fl. s Jan. I; Stafford H. $. vs. Cathedral II. s Jan. II; Windham H. s. vs. Stafford H. s. Jan 16; Stafford H. s. vs. Glaston- bury H. s. Jan 25; Pennington H g. vs. Stafford H. S. Feb. 1 1; Stafford H. $. vs. Rockville H. $ Feb. ,; Pratt 6 Whitney H. S. vs. Stafford Fl. s. Feb g.; Stafford H. s. vs. SouthbridRe H. $. Feb 15; Atlas Five H. s vs. Stafford Fl. 5 Feb. P; (open( March I Stafford H. s vs. Pennington H. s March s; South bridge Fl. s. Vs. Stafford H. s. March 15: Stafford H. s. vs. Pratt & Whitney, March 22.
 Daniel H. Medbery, T2. died at Bloomfield on Tuesday of heart trouble. He WAS born in Woodstock June 10, 1845, and in 1858 moved with his parents to Union, and in 1860 to Stafford Springs. Here he worked me year in the shop with his father md then for nine years was employed 1y William Crawforh, a door, sash md blind dealer. In 1864 the family moved to New London and he took l position on the road, living at nome. and later entered the employ Ii of J.W. Morgan, a dry goods merchant. On May 10, 1875, he was married to Sarah W. Goodrich, daughter of Sylvester Goodrich of Rocky Hill, l. " here he resided for seven years, sngaging in farming and painting. the death of his first wife he married Mary E. Bnlkeley of where he took up his and in 1884 entered the employ of Clapp 6 Treat of Hartford As & hardware clerk. Mir. Medbery was a Mason, being raised in Woloott Lodge at Stafford in 1868, and later was transferred to Ionic Lodge and till later to Ashler Lodge of Rocky Hill. He went to Columbia Lodge ,f South Glastonbury and in 1904 was transferred to Hiram Lodge of Bloomfield. He was a charter mem- per of Ionic Lodge and Ashlsr Lodge If Rocky Hill. His funeral will be leld at his home At ? o'clock this lftarnoon. The burial will be in the Mountain View cemetery, Bloomfield. The funeral will be private and friends are asked to omit flowers.