The Press., 1917-01-11

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 Peter Speer of New Rochelle spen the week end in town visiting hi
 brother, James.
 Joseph Tonidandel has bought ou the saloon owned by Peirolo & Som on Main street
 I It is rumored that Anders Jacobsen
 who has recently sold his drug store
 Is to take position with the Hudson Garage Go.
 The annual meeting of the corpora
 tors of the Cyril and Julia O. Johnson memorial hospital will be held at tho Hospital next Monday at p. III.
 The partnership of Napoleon Roberts and Angelo Cassagrande has been dis solved and Mr. Roberts will conduct the Stafford hotel under his own name in the future
 Mr and Mrs Wm. T. Williams oi Wollastnu, Mass Mr. and Mrs Wm. Synlnnls of Hartford and Wm Brear- ley of Westerly were in town over Suu'lay attending the funeral of Mrs James FittOn.
 William Tuthill, formerly of this borough who has been employed at Har'f0rd for the past 1 years, and lately with the hardware firm ot AinswOrt & Son of that city, on January 1st accepted more lucrative position with the hardware firm o1 Stacy & Co of Springfield and is now on the road most of the time.
 R. H. Valentine met with quite 8 painful accident on the DennIs pond near Anthony Adams's house Monday night He had inst put his skates on and started off when he lan into one of the guide wires from the poles which hit him across the mouth and threw him down cutting quite gash in the back of his head. He lost Iquite little blood and was taken to Dr. Bard's office for treatment
 The annual meeting of the First National bank was held Tuesday. The stock holders elected the following directors: Christopher Allen, E. c. pinney, F. G. Sanford, Geo. L Dennis, Robert w. Smith, Willis H. Reed. Wm. Henry Hall, Freeman F Patten, Alexander I Mitchell The directors elected the following officers gPresident, Christopher Allen; vice, president. F. F. Patten; cashier, F. q Sanford; assistant cashier. H. R. Wightman. A semi annual dividend Cf per cent. was declared.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford hjLihrary association was held Monday tafternoon at the library building. The following directors were elected Joel H. Reed, Miss Celia Holt, Mrs. o. E. Butterfield, F. H. Baker. F. F. Pattep, Mrs. M. R Brown and Wm. H. Heald. The directors elected the following officers: Joel H. Reed, president; F. H. Baker, vice president Wm. H Heald, secretary and treasurer s. P. Cooley and R w. Smith, auditors book purchasing committee, Miss Margaret Ballantine, Miss M E.. Cooley, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin and Miss Anna Heald; childEen's table committee, Miss Edith G. Cushman, Miss Mary Smith, Mrs. R. W. Ellis, Miss Anna Heald and Mrs. w. H. Reed; care of the building committee, Christopher Allen, Charles Warren and Wm. H. Heald Mrs. 0. B. Pinney and Wm. Park were elected to fill vacancies caused by the death of incorporators. The report of the librarian, Miss Anna Heald shows that there are 6, 365 volumes in the library. The circulation during the year was 17,61O. This is an increase of 848 over last ear which was the largest in the history of the assooi. ation. The circulation was divided as follows: Adult fiction, 9,266; non- fiction, 2,1O3; juvenile fiction, 4, 29O; juvenile non fiction, 1,951 There was a gift of $500, given by Miss Celia Holt, to the library and reading room, making her fund $1 500. The Current Events contributed $22 for periodicals.
 The following pupils were perfect in attendance in the Stafford Springs schools for the fall term: Eighth grade-Charlotte Beckwith, Helen Brodersen, Laura Campo, Margaret Kane, Edward Church. Seventh grade -Fino Bressan, Vasoo Beg, Viole Campo, Augustine Campo, Carl Christensen, Angeline zumino. Sixth grade-Mary Frances Fraser, Amanda Remor, Ida Scussel. Fifth grade- Lena Chinatti, France Dennison, Irene Fitzpatrick, Margaret Theising, Violet TheisiDg. Fourth grade = Lawrence Moore, Ernest Young, Louise Andrelsky, Dorothy Crane, Ruth Crane, Rena Panoiera, Ada Remor, Irene Theising, Nerina Teziana, Doris Walker. Second grade-Sarafina Hu- pert, Harry Lalme, Andrew Ma4lCOrls1 Lola Piooin, August Theising, Dorothy Curtis, Phea Crane, Eleanor Panciera, Louis Agnoli, Matsy Andrelski, Alfio Ferazzi, Arnoldo Ferazzi, Harry Laz- zeris, Geo. Gruendonner, Harry Matte son, RobertPradel. 1st grade-Charles Fittable, Kyle Jacobsen, Fred Tursch- man, Mildred Brown. Mary Campo, Hel. en Fitzpatrick, Lola Fontanella. Marion Schmidt, Helen Theizing. Kinder. garten-A Ada DaDalt, Flora DeLuoia, Margherita Panciera, Teresa Scussei, stephop Giannontonio. Offelio Tiziani, Frances Wood. At Pinney school, perfect attendance: Grades three and four = Ida French, Gertrude Ryder, Ralph Adams, Henry Benway, Samuel Bassette. Grades seven and eight, A and B. Harold Ensminger, Francis