The Press., 1918-03-21
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mr., and Mrs Arthur Mitchell O Norwiob are guests of his sister, Mrs | G. P. Bard.
 James Wood has returned from Bogota, N. J., where he has spent tn, winter with his son.
 Regular meeting of Ionic Lodge & A. NJ. next Tuesday evening Work in F, c. degree.
 1 Mrs. c. R Newton is visiting friends and relatives in Providence, Westerly and DayisVille
 Miss Theodosia Rees has returned home mnoh improved. having beer at the Johnson hospital for ten days. 1 Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. George Felton of Amherst, Mass are spend ing few days at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry Roehm.
 Mrs Mary Jacobus, who has beer for the past seven weeks at the John son hospital, has returned to her home with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Wildey.
 Juan Brown of Glynville, not to be out .doue by the ladies, finished a scarf for the Red Cross last week, manufacturing his own knitting needles from wood. Mir. Brown was s2 years of age Sunday and finished the scarf in two weeks time.
 4 horse owned by John Molitorie and driven by his thirteen year old son, George, ran away Saturday. The horse was hitohed to one of the supports in front of the station when an electric car came by and he became frightened and tore himself free and started for East Main street. He swept around the corner at mad gallop and ran into a pair of Gary's horses hitohed to a cart in front of their office. Freeing himself from this entangle. ment. he swerVed to the opposite side i of tue street, narrowly escaping going through Aliprandi's window, but hooked onto Jaoobsen's express which was standing in front of the store, freeing himself of buggy and harness. The, horse then ran as far ss the Stafford oonservatories where he was caught by the young driver. A front wheel and shaft were smashed to splinters, back wheel was bent and the harness was badly broken.
 Rev. ". o. Keirstead, the new aP ho fNo~~a.Gs~..G association, with office In Hartford, is to, speak at 8 union service in the Methodist church on Sunday evening at 6 45. MT Keirstead comes to this work after an extensive experience in social work in an institutional church in Providence, R. !. He has been making some special investigation of prison labor on farms and he will speak of Ghis work in particular in his address In Stafford Springs. Free. man F. Patten of this. town is vice! president for Holland county of this association. Few subjects are of more vital interest to the American people at this present time than the subject of labor, especially on farms. The idea of using the convict labor on the farms is not entirely new in Con. neotiout; in fact the prison labor problem is Becoming of vital import. anoe under the stress of war con- ditions. 1.-Two bills have besn intro. duced into U. S. congress authorizing the use of'pIison labor for the making of war supplies. It is estimated that the prisons of our country have a daily population of 141,OOO. Con. neoticltS prison and Jail population is over 2,0OO. The address next. Sunday night will be of especial interest at this time
 The following letter was received by Edward Clarke from his brother George, who was on the Tuscania:
 Feb. 20, 1918.
 Dear Brother:
 Seems long time since Ihave seen any of you, but I think of you all a good many times. Am feeling fine except bad cold. Almost everyone has one, so I am in style. George Carey is here. 1t was some surprise to see him on the Tuscania. It was some luck for the two of us to get of and get picked Rp by the same destroyer. What did the people think over there when the first American troop ship was sunk? It sure is hell. ] had some time to get out. ! was down in under getting supper. was in the kitchen at the time. It hit almost under my feet. The air was full of stuff for while and the lights went out. made for the stairs. I was afraid the doors would close he fore got out and then I got lost fell over tables and chairs about six or eight times before some fresh air hit me in the face and then me for the stairs. The water was coming in down there when I got out and the gas good night. If they only had known how long she would stay up no one would have been lost. The English navy did good work and the sailors used us fine after we were picked up took to boat, believe me it is no place for a fresh water sailor on the Irish sea in row boat. Some ot the poor fellows made for land, which was only few miles of. They sure went through hell. The shore was lined with rocks and their boats were smashed to bits. Some were killed on the rocks. No more of. the water for me, or until they call in their tin Nsh: We landed in Ireland.. It is B nice country. I would like to bt there in the summer time. You ought to see the Scotch troops drill, somt snap to them. They used us fine, | nothing eOO rnod Wall Ah;p ;c orl e.,