The Press., 1917-08-30
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

of dry goods.
 Francis Mullins of Bristol ia spend ing the week in town.
 F. E. Henderson of New Milford isl visiting Mr. and Mrs. R s. Oonyersel
 Miss Katherine Hassett is the gueat of her uncle, Dr. J. J. Hassett, of Lee, Mass.
 Miss Helen Lyons of Springfield is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Geo. H.. Flanagan. .-,...s. s.
 The Current Events program for the coming year will be found on the fourth page.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Pinney haveI closed their cottage at Crystal lakeI for the season. ....-. .a ..e a.
 MT. and Mrs B. P. Cooley haVeI closed up their cottage at Crystal lake for the season.
 The meeting of the selectmen of the town will be held next Tuesday in-H stead of Monday.
 Miss Margaret Hassett of Lee,s Mass, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.F Michael O'Halloran.
 A private masquerade dance was given at Crystal lake park Monday evening. Much merriment was caused by the costumes.
 Ernest Jones of the United States navy, assigned to the battleship North Carolina, visited relatives and friends in town oyer Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. G. B. Marble, Wm.. Wood, F. W. Howard and Miss Mary Howard attended the reunion of the 25th regiment o. V. at Hartford on Saturday. a.rs ., ....a-. ..r
 The services will be resumed at the Congregational church next Sunday with the morning service and Sunday school. Communion will be observed after the morning service.
 The Stafford baseball team defeated the Ogeattville team Saturday at Esyd< park by score of Il to ]. The Stafford team outolassed the Orcutt ville team in every play. There will be another game. Saturday between the same teams. Orcuttyille has hired an out t-of town pitcher for this gam' and hopes to come back strong. Int lineup for last Saturdays game wal as follows: Stafford-Gilman ] Wise of, Madsen If, Green. 3. Dupr' c, Rafftery If, Huden ss, Barsleau ? Ournan p. OrouttVille-E. Ramse! h, W. McQuaid. of, F. Mcquaid ss W. Calchera B, B., Spellman If, G MoQuaid 0, F. Ramsey 2, l.. RobertI If, B. Oonnors p. Score by innings Stafford, 12 O1.11 8 O-1- OrcuttVille, 0. % o % o 0 l. Superintendent of Races Lot }O'Halloran has arranged for the fol lowing trotting events for the coming fair: Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2.11 pace purse $4OO; 2.l9 trot, purse $4OO 2.1s pace, purse $40O. Oct. II, 2.1 trot (olosed) purse $1, 900; 2.2O pac (olosed) purse $1,OOO; 2.25 trot purse $4OO. Oct 12, 2.14 pac } (olosed) purse $1,OOO; 2.2O tro . (olosed) purse $1, ,OOO; free for all purse $500. The entries for tn open classes. close Tuesday, Oct. 2 The entrance fee is per cent. and
 per cent. to be deducted from viii ners. The four $1, 900 races, alEead closed have a large list of entris which we publish at the time Iolosing. The list includes many
 the best horses in New England an guarantees extra good racing for tl
 coming fair.
 The following committee has bee
 appointed to plan a celebration t
 the men who have been called
 oolors: Dr. W. L. Higgins of Soul
 Coventry, chairman; Edward
 Fuller of Holland, Warden John \ - Leach of Stafford Springs, May
 John P. Cameron of Rockville, FIT
 Seleotman Frederick J. Cooley Rockville, A. Leroy Martin of Roc vile, Frederick W. Chapman of Roc
 vile, Albert Profe. Roger J. Murpl
 and Rev. Edward T. Mathison lg Rockville. The demonstration W be held in Rockville next Tnesd
 afternoon and evening. It was decid y that the best way to celebrate t to occasion was to hold one big ce bration in honor of the men who 2 going, instead of one for each of
 three detachments. There will be
 big parade in the afternoon, supp oe will be served the men at 6 p.
 and exercises will be held in
 Town Hall at 8 o'clock in the eys 3 ing. The following committees VI
 appointed to arrange the celebratiC
 Chairman of parade commit
 Frederick W. Chapman; ohairn
 of supper committee. Rev. Edward
 Mathison; chairman of meeting co
 mittee, Mayor John P. Camera
 chairman of program and inVitat
 committee, Roger J. Murphy. E'
 chairman was given permission
 select his own aids. It was voted
 have Vice Chairman Edward Ful = of the County Auxiliary committ 7 z notify the chairmen of the town e Tel sfi mittees to provide transportation - the selected men to Rockville. 9o 9115 15 secretary was requested to ask all Iare county manufacturers and busiu lA ,,oo,o Ao ol0ua khaSw Ta1naoa n@ huaAk