The Press., 1917-09-06
Miss Edith A. Eddy is substituting


 Miss Edith A. Eddy is substituting
 in the sixth grade of the public
 schools this week.
 Napoleon Pero Jr. returned Tues.
 day from a three days trip to New
 York and New Haven.
 Mrs. E. J. Walker and Miss Grace
 E. Harwood are at Lafayett Lodge,
 Warrington, for a week.
 There will be a meeting in the Current Events club rooms Friday afternoon for work on surgical dress
 ings.
 The office of the clerk of the superior court will be open Monday to receive applications from aliens for first and second papers.
 The work on refnishing the Masonic hall is completed. The hall is restored to more than it's former splendour by the skill of the workmen and is very pleasing to the eye
 The republican voters of the town of Stafford are to meet in caucus at borough hall, Stafford Springs, next Monday evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of nominating town officers.
 G. H. Baker 6 Go. are doing busi. ness in their new remodeled block on Furnace avenue. The store is not fitted yet, but the new and devices already in the store make a fine effect
 St. Edwards parish school opened Tuesday with 8 larger attendance than it has ever had in it's history. | There were sbout 250 present the first day. The rooms were SO over crowded that new desks had to be added.
 A oasket. upon which rested profusion of beautiful flowers, was borne from the home of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Russell on Monday morning, when Agnes Delligan, the youngest laughter of Joseph W. Delligan of his town, was laid at rest in St Ed wards cemetery. Miss Delligan was atally injured in an auto accident ast Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock, when the machine of Walter Tobiu. ler brother in law, tumbled over LO-foot embankment on the Drummer ton road, three miles from Brattle- ,oro, Vt, and pinned both occupants ,eneath it. Mir. Tobin sustained uts on his nose and over his eye and ID injury to one hip which is not erious. He is a member of the Construction Go. of Iolyoke, and had been in Springfield, It., erecting dwelling houses. He md Miss Delligan started soon after
 o'clock in a runsbout for Holyoke to return the next day. Year the Crosby pond in Dummerston hey met a car carrying two men and urned out. The road was narrow nd ran along a steep embankment. When the edge of the road orumbled heir car was pitched down the bank. | made four turns, landing badly 'reoked, right side up in another pad at the foot of the embankment. oth MT. Tobin and Miss Delligan ere under the car. The news of Iiss Delligan's sudden death came as
 shook to the whole community, as le was one of Stafford's popular 1ung ladies and had host of friends ho mourn their loss deeply. She f as born in Highgate, Vt, twenty Iree years ago, but spent most of her V fe in this town during which time le had gained the affection of all sr aequaintances because of her snial disposition, generosity, kind sss and ready wit. She was mem- er of the L. A A. O. H. The funeral Ias held at St. Edwards church, a ! squiem high mass being celebrated. Ir. Been of Rockville sang "When vening Comes. '' The bearers were ( ernard Hanley, Walter Quinn, Leo $ 'uinn, Arthur Fregeau, Dennis Mo- ( Iahon and John Hanley. Besides CT father. she leaves five sisters, ( Irs. Ella Russell of this town, Iinnie Greenough of Swanton, Vt. ( annie Tobin of Springfield, Vt Susie ( -ilman of Norwich and Josephine ( 'ise of this town; also two brothers, William of this place and Frederick ' Palmer, Mass. Friends and relatives lere present from Holyoke, Monson nd Palmer, Mass, St. Albans and I wanton, Vt, Woonsocket, R. l., and rooklyn, N. Y.