The Press., 1917-12-20
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-I9lS Calendar Pads, large and small at The Press office. 10c a Dozen up.
 Our Prices on Coats are as low as you will expect to find them afteI Xmas. J. Wasserman.
 Attention What better gift than a piece of JewPlry, lasting a lifetime Our stock Is now complete. We aim to satisfy our Customers. House of Qual- Ity. Edward c. DeBorde. Jeweler and Optometrist, Stafford springs
 Balance of my dry goods to be closed out by Jan. 1 1918. E l.. Burr.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Dog Warden Butterfield reports loose dogs and while they are liable to treak away from their chains they are not apt to run away every day. The warden has his eyes pealed and while he may not be able to catch the dogs he can call their owners to settle in the court room.
 The heavy snuw storm starting in late last Thursday night delaye' traffio quite a little. The train from the north on Friday morning due here at $50 did not arrive until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon The trolley line was tied up until the middle of Friday morning. One car was stalled here all night. Sunday morning was the coldest SO far this winter the mercury registering 15 below zero in some parts of the borough.
 The following extract is from 8 letter from serRt A. J Needham to Mrs. F. c. Sanford.
 Charlotte, N. O., Dec. 8
 I received last weeks Press in due time and read every word of it, also had several papers from mother. She has probably told you what have written about the camp concerning the location. We are going to have 10000 drafted men come within the next ten days. We expect 25OO for our regiment tomorrow or next day. That will give us a full outfit Our trip down was uneventful, but I had an opportunity to see the wonderful work the Red Cross is doing It is a great organization and has branches in the smallest communities When we entrained in Westfsld we found magazines and fruit in every car seat. In New York the ladies gave us past. cards all stamped. also sandwiches. We were met again in North Phila- delphia and were given post cards, cigarettes and fruit. We arrived in Washington about , o'clock a m and they were on hand with coffee and sandwiches. Those are the things our boys appreciate and we all know the women throughout the country stand willing to do their share in this world war. As have seen this work the Red Cross is doing day after day aud the good they are accomplishing, I proudly think of the active branch of the organization which is doing all that can be done in my.own little town for the comfort of the boys. The inhabitants of Charlotte do all possible to make our stay pleasant and there is plenty of good clean amusement for alL. The southern girls are very attractive looking and I presume they are most interesting. I have had the good fortune to meet several men who are active in matters around town and they have done quite a bit for Herbey Kent and me. On the whole we are getting along nicely. The weather hero Is very changeabls with more than the average amount of rain Yesterday was An ideal day. Every. thing is being done to keep us in per feet physical condition. Have just started to take long hikes, The first was yesterday and we did twelve miles. I did not mind this, but wait until we get twenty miles in heavy marching order. That is the regulation and they do it about once a week. If it were not for the weather we would rather be nearer home in Westfield, but it was getting very cold and we could not have stood it much longer.