The Press., 1917-02-15
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 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Alex Balii Feb, 7th.
 Miss Emma Gary spent last Friday I,visiting in Willimantic.
 Mrs. Alice Wolsa of New York spent Sunday with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. M P. J. Walker.
 Miss Grace Chapman and Ernest Chapman of Dorchester, Mass., were in town Saturday to attend the funer- al of their aunt, Miss Olive Goodell.
 On February 9th daughter, Bern. ice Adelle. was born to MT. and Mrs Frederick Bartlett of New Haven, and granddaughter to MT. and Mrs. J. P. Wagner of this borough
 A sleighride party came up from Daleville Saturday night They dropped in on Johnny and had feed and then went to the movies and back to their respective homes in Daleville.
 Abdullah, the four -months-old son of MT and Mrs. Abraham Simon died last Thursday of cerebral meningitis. The services were held Friday at St Edwards church, the Rev. F. J. O. Neill officiating, and the burial was in the St. Edwards cemetery.
 Principal F. .Gorham on Monday announced the following honor list for the half-year, ending Feb. < ?, which is decided improvement over the previous records. Those receiv. ing high honors, 90 or over in all subjects are as follows: Seniors ~ Esther Warren, Mabel Colburn. Alice Ward Juniors = Linda Mitchell Sophomores Doris Parkhurst, Flo. rina Tonon, Dorothy Stevens, Agnes Cunningham, Barbara Ohapin, Albert, Hsjosey. Freshmen-Doris Amidon. Richard Whitaker. Those receiving honors, 85 or over, in all subjects are as follows: Seniors Frank Johnson, Edward Ladish, Marie Mullins, Eliz- abeth Cunningham, Anna Cunning. ham. Mildred Webster, Alice Garden. Juniors Edith Tonon, Vera Kaddy. Thomas Fraser, Jennie Mullins, Ma. rion Butterfleld, Nellie Riester, Clo. yer Converse, Mabel Lawrence. Soph. omores-Elizabeth Schrier. Gwyneth Rees, Ruth Chapin, Alice Pagan, Lil Han Gillipgham. Freshmen Ruby Gold.
 The pastoral operetta, Sylvia, l" to be presented by the Glee club of the Stafford high school, on Friday evening, at St. Edwards hall, will no doubt be presented in very ored- itable manner as the school has an unusual lot of talent at this time. The scene of the operetta is in hay field: s~" Sylviastired of her hetrothed wanders into the hayfield where she overhears Betty -bemoaning her fate aud. wishing she were engaged to marry a nobleman instead of honest William. Sylvia suggests that they exchange places for the day. Sylvia masquerades as the farmers daughter and Betty as the maid of honor to the Queen. Betty tells of flower called "Oupid's Eye" which would blind the poet and the farmer to thesfact of l their exchange, and the two girls set of to find the flower and change cos tunes. Betty's companions return to find her. They meet the farm lads on their way to the plough field. A cloud appears in the sky and they fear rain, aud when Prince Tobbytum ap-j pears they besiege him to know what the weather will be. Indignantly, he informs them who he is and they ap- ologize. He accepts their apology and offers to allow them to kiss his cheek. They pretend to accept but instead dance about him, pelting him with flowers, until he escapes. Sylvia and Betty return, dressed in each others clothes, and with the magic flower De Lacey and Betty get forth to stroll, aud William drags Sylvia of to help him weed the potato patch The haymakers return to the hayfield to spend the monday hour. Toward thS close of the afternoon, the haymakers rest from their toll. Sylvia, worn out, returns to the field, and Betty rushes in, having run away from De Lacey and a bull. Each girl declares that hereafter she will be content with her own lot. They retire to change dress and to set of in search of the poet and the farmer. Unfor- tunately, their, prank is likely to have serious consequences, for the Lady Arbella saw Sylvia carried over the brook by the farmer, and the Lady Araminta saw De Lacey and Betty walking arm in arm, and: this news is imparted to Prince Tobbytum, who resolves to expose the. Lady Sylvia that night before the assembled court. William, accompanied by the farmers daughters and farm lads, is searching for Betty5 and he runs into De Lacey who is looking for Sylvia. The two men are about to come to blows when Sylvia and Betty separate them. The Ladies Arabella and Araminta, think ing it possible they may have been mistaken, ask the prince not to men. tion what they have told him. Prince Tnhhuknrrn Arinn .An r,alrn r,n in4 hr,A