The Press., 1917-11-29
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room Friday at p. m.
 O. B. Gary & Son have added { new Ford truck to meet the demand of their increase in business.
 The public schools of Stafford closed W ednesday for the Thanksgiving re cess and will open next Monday.
 Mrs Wm. Morrall and son, Sydney of Norwich were the guests of MT and Mrs. B. P. Cooley over Sunday.
 Maj. o. B. Pinney has given now flag for the c. A. R. flag pole t, take the place of the old one whiol is pretty we'll tattered and faded.
 Nominations of officers will talk place at the meeting of MyriaC Rebekah lodge next Wednesday even ing. A full attendance is desired.
 On account of stormy weather F. N Fenton's auction sale of stock, etc at his late farm about 3 miles cas- of this borough, was postponed unti next Monday at 10 a. m.
 John Hawley Larned, who upoI finishing his course in Plattsburg received a first lieutenant's com mission in the aviation section of thc signal corps, will not go directly te France as he has been assigned to post in Houston, Tex where he will conduct a course in French. 3.,.- .
 The committee on food supply oi the State Council of Defense announces that there are now fifty six mills in this state grinding meal or flour. Home ground meal is a little higher in bran content. but higher also in food value. Of the fifty six mills mentioned seven are located in Holland county as follows: G. l.. Dennis, Stafford Springs; F. A. Glover, Stafford; O. P Bradway, West staf. ord; Wm. 0. Pease Est, Somers; Ed. ward White, Rockville; E. J. Crandall, Rockville. R. F. D.; Miles Rogers, Hebron.
 Claude Taylor. the outlaw, was taken before Judge R. M. -GTmnt Ul the South Windsor town court Thurs. day morning charged with theft on October 2Oth of two gray horses, two sets of harness and farm wagon, the property of Paul Smith of that town. The value of the outfit was $500. Taylor pleaded guilty" and when he was asked if he could procure bail answered "no." He was held under bonds of $3, 1000 for the next term of the superior court. Taylor before leaving the Hartford police station made a written confession to the superintendent of state police After the hearing Taylor was taken to the Hartford county jail.
 Stafford high school defeated the East Longmeadow quintet by score of 36 to 30 Friday night at the s. Y. NJ. O. The game was fast and kept the audience in doubt until near ly at the end when Stafford began dropping "'em" in fast The first half ended with East Longmeadow iu the lead by two points. After hard playing Stafford took the lead.
 Stafford H. S. East Longmeadow. W. Sullivan, If ,Reidy Cunningham, Comins, If Mulvey Tonon, c Henderson, Quinn J. Sullivan rb Allen Gritffihs, lb Smead
 Score: Stafford H. s. 36, East LonRmeadow 30; goals made by Grifiths, Cunningham g. Comins 3, W. Sullivan, .Tonon 10, Mulvey 5, Allen 3, Quinn 2, Henderson, Reidy goals on fouls, Reidy, Henderson, Tonon 4; referee, Yare. ~.
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 The writer has before him the school register of district No. 5, Stafford, fog the year 1853, which was taught by Ira G. Bidwell, and has the follow. ing enrollment of pupils: John F. and Francis Rice, Jamea and Jane Lord, Charles, Ann O., Augusta. and stephen Warren. Dennison, Lyman, Thomas B. and Newton Pierson, Will ber F. Benton, Adeline, Andrew, Hannah and Esther Whiton, Henry B. and Amelia Gay, Joy E. Johnson, Hannah E., Sarah A. and Adeline A. Winter, Osborn PaFkoss, Carlos, .Dex' ter, Emma J. and George Goodrich, Albert s. Carpenter, William P. and Jane Rogers, Henry l.. Washburn, Reuben s. Converse, Thomas Swanton, Albert Converse, William .Simonds, Isaac Stahn, William Farnsworth, Elizabeth Ellis, Charles Ellis, Ellen Carpenter. This school was visited December 12, 1853. by Revs. Simondi and Day, and Mir. Orrin Converse, and the school term lasted from November 17th until February 24th, 1854, with out much change in the pupils. Tht next text books used were Robinson'i Algebra. Cutters Physiology, Green. leaf's-Onleysp Smiths and Colburn's Arithmetics, Wells and smith'l Grammars, Mitchell's Geography, Noah Webster's Spelling Book. Int spring term was taught by Asenatl Francis and the new scholars wer' Calvin D. and Charles Harwood, Ed win and Lucius- Johnson. Adelait Lord, Ellen and Emily Warren Ohauncey Warren. Charles D. Wash. burn, Emily and Maria Thrall, Franoil A. Warfeld, ArdelI Fuller. Lewis O Parkiss, Munroe and George Converse Emma Rowland, Elizabeth Brainerd Amelia Francis. Andrew Uonveras