The Press., 1917-11-22
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Emma Grenier spent Sunday with relatives in Putnam.
 The Rhode Island Worsted Go. have purchased new Diamond T truck.
 G. A. Wagner is installing Delco light system for Miner R. KnOwlton on Rockwell Hill.
 There will be meeting of the entire troop of Boy Scouts Thursday evening at headquarters at z. 30.
 Anthony Adams has sold to Gus Garvais a piece of land on Stafford Street through the S. Kuslansky agency.
 Hiram and George Felton and son, Earl, of Millers Falls, Mass, spent Sunday at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry Roehm.
 Miss Clara Palshaw of this town was married to Samuel Miller of Rockville Monday morning at 8 o'clock at St. Edwards church. The couple left for New York where they will spend a week with MT. Miller's uncle.
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard B. Baker plan to leave New York Thanksgiving day for St. Petersburg, Florida, where they will spend the winter. Frank H. Baker will accompany them to their destination, returning home in few days. Y.
 The w. o. T. U. will hold mem. bership contest to close with the April meeting, for which the defeated side will arrange the entertainment. The entire membership is divided between the captains, Mrs. Marshall Bradway and Mrs. q. H. Puffer. The plan is to secure as many new members as possible. ..--a
 The Current Events club will have stereopticon lecture entitled The Heart of Switzerland, at the Oongre- gatfonal church, Monday evening at 7.3O. This lecture will be free and the puFlio is invited. The committee is Mrs. O. E. Butterfield, Miss M. I. Newt ton, Miss M. B. Cooley and Mrs. F. G. Sanford.
 Prosecuting Agent Willis H. Reed spoke on Monday night at the Oongre. gational chapel to large and enthusi4 astic meeting of citizens on the liquor law and it's interpretation to our town under no-lioense. An organization was formed to back up MT. Reed in all actions that he will take to have the laws enforced. &...~.
 Wm. B. Hanley of this town, who has enlisted in the U. s. army, was given a farewell dinner at the High land hotel, Springfield, last Saturday evening by group of department lads of the East Springfield Westinghouse plant, where he has been employed for the last two years. MT. Hanley has enlisted for service in the ord nance corps.
 The Knights of Columbus. are tC conduct \ local campaign for the national K. of c. war fund the weeh of November 25. The work undertaken by the K. of O. is similar to that of the y. M. O. A., and the recreation centers at the various camps are OpeI to all regardless of creed or nationality, This work has been approved by tht war department and the Knights. ar' planning to conduct a vigorouI campaign here.
 Wm. Carey on Thursday night while returning to his homo in | ThompsonVille ran into and instantly killed a deer near the Avery home or Chestnut Hill. MT. Carey was throwl through the windshield of the car. h' was driving, breaking two bones il his nose and receiving other sligh | injuries. His mother and sister, whC were with him, escaped injury. Th' car was badly damaged. They wer' taken to their home soon after b. friends from Thompsonville who wer' notified. ....
 A goodly number of old friends ant neigbhors attended the W. O. T. U meeting last Wednesday at the Uni I versalist assembly room and enjoyed Mrs. Scripture's talk on the note' women of the organization, for whom red letter days" are observed. Tn local union gave contributions to thu W. O. T. U. home for soldiers a Aver, Mass. and to the Y. M. O. A fund. They are planning to send
 box of games and puzzles to this hom for the recreation room, and con tributions of such articles are solicited They should be sent to Mrs. Hanniba Alden before Dec. l.
 At the citi2en's caucus last Friia evening there were seven present. O H. Moore acted as chairman and B K. Taft clerk. The following wer placed in nomination for borougl officers to be voted for on Monday | December 10: Warden, J. M. Leach burgesses for two years, H, F. Wise R. W. Ellis, l.. H. Stevens; clerk an treasurer, w. H. Heald; tax collector IP. J. Murray; bailiff, T. J. Hayes assessors, H. O. ButteFfield, F. M Barrett, o. P. Hodgson; board ( relief, G. l.. Dennis, Anthony Adams G. J. Frazier; registrars of VOGers, F J. Murray, George Siswick. The abov were all examinations with tn exception of O. P. Hodgson in plac of Anders Jacobsen who declined to ru again. Lott O'Halloran and Georg Siswiok were reelected borough con mittee. Donald Mitchell, who is Camp Aver has resigned as burge' and H. R. Jones has been placed nomination, to i'll the vacancy. "