The Press., 1917-08-09
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

SIAFFOND SPN1NGSs
 John Oonnery of Holyoke spent a weeks vacation visiting friends in town.
 Attorney M. D. O'Connell is spending three weeks vacation in Colchester and summer resorts.
 Robert Sullivan and Earl Jacobsen are camping at the Jacobsen cottage, Crystal lake, for week. ~....7.
 Miss Julia Simons is recovering from an operation for appendicitis in thu. Johnson memorial hospital.
 Thomas Mullins enlisted in the first Connecticut infantry, Friday. He reported for training Monday.
 Howard Needham enlisted in the first Connecticut infantry, Friday. He was called into training Monday.
 Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan of New London and Mrs. Ready of Portland, Me-, are at their cottage at Crystal lake. H
 Mrs. H. E. Jones was operated on for appendicitis in the Johnson hos pital on Friday and is making good recovery.
 Miss Gertrude Markey of Holyoke, who is 8 graduate of Bridgewater normal school, is hired to teach on Rockw Hill.
 Mrs. Charles K. Mills of New York S- S,R Mills. O. K. Mills will arrive the last of the week for few days.
 Theodore F. Martin of Meadow Brook farm has gone to Vermont on business and will also attend the Purebred Live Stock sales at Brattle- boro.
 Mrs. Wm. Irons, Mrs. Edward Greene and two children and Miss Rose NideFno and Daniel Greene are spending the week at GToton Long Point. .- .a .--. '.-s 7
 Miss Fanny Mitchell of Great Harrington, Mass, and Miss Irene Campbell of Manchester are with the A. | Mitchell family at Pleasant Point island, Mashapaug. "
 There will be meeting for work on surgical dressings on Friday after noon at the cottage of Mrs. O. B. Pinney at Crystal lake The 2 o'clock trolley will be met at West Rock.
 Dr. J. J. Hassett of Lee, Mass. i, visited relatives here over Sunday On his return he was accompanied by his niece, Doris Sullivan, who will visit him at his home in Lee.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hannibal Alden and three daughters, Misses Frances, Lucy and Ruth have returned from an auto mobile trip to Pittsfeld, Mass., which included ride over the Mowahk Trail.
 Miss Mildred Hanley has been elected principal of the commercial department in the East Hartford high school. Miss Hanley graduated from the local high school and received a course at the Bay Path institute in Springfield. Last year she taught in the commercial department in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 Stanley Ostrowsky, an eighteen. year old Polish boy suffered fracture in his leg Sunday evening when he was run over by Gilbert Ide's auto. He started to oross in front of the machine and changed his mind and started back. Both the driver and the boy became confused. He was taken to the Johnson hospital by MT. Ide and is making a good recovery.
 The people of Stafford were relieved from the intense heat which struck all of New England by a thunder storm Thursday evening. This storm caused large damage in the Con. neoticut river valley and a small amount to Stafford. The barn or Westford avenue, owned by George Towne, was struck by lightning dur ing the storm. The fire company wal called out, but was unable to save tho barn. The surrounding houses were saved. There was no livestock in the barn, but large quantity of hay wal destroyed. The storm held up thu trolley service for few hours, and al the mills were closed that afternoon on account of the heat, many people were held at Crystal lake until lat' in the evening. During the storn Napoleon Pero, Jr., who was at Raul pavalion, received an electrical shook from the storm.
 In last week 8 Press list of thu men who were called out of this towI for examination this week was printed The following list gives the names il order of the men of the town whG will be called for examination al men are needed for the army. Thi list starts with No. 4O1 of the dis triot: Henry Raith, Dominick Piceoli John O. RafFtery, Warner H. Board man, Alfred J. St. Germain, Josepl Diab Yasmin, Pietro Piccin, Gar Slater, Charles Herbert Brown, Josepl Panciera, Homer Frederick Pero Henry George King, Dadino BacckO Edward Kuhrt, Donald Dalrympl' Mitchell, Vim. Paul Ramsey, Bar. thOlomew Wm. Mullins, Joe H. Ranoie Arthur Baxter, John Zuran, Harolt Fisher Pierce, Stephen Miller, FEancit Joseph Fitzpatrick, Cleo. Wm. Benton Lorenzo Petterle, Antonio Villa, Elwil K. Preble, Samuel Katzowitz, Franl Chruszez, Jack Quarti, Ralph O. Fay Tor, John Negro, Mike Panciera, Hiram Raymond Wiers, Peter Safner, Mahlol .L GilhaRf GRnN Pnmlnun G