The Press., 1918-08-15
sTAFFORD SETTINGS

George Schofield took party to Camp Devens Sunday.
 Win. Rafftery of Pelham Bay, N. Y, spent Sunday in town.
 Miss Mabel Orr of West Sufleld is visiting MT. and Mrs. N. O. Ward
 Mrs. J. W. Smith of Bridgeport is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Mills.
 Fred Novogrosky and family moved to Maynard, Mass, last Sun day. .r.
 Carl Lindner, who is in training for aviation at Mineola, L. l., spent Sun day in town.
 David Mitchell is home on a five days furlough from Camp Crane, Arlington. Pa.
 Miss Celia Holt returned Friday from Northfield, Mass, where she has spent three weeks. a.<. %5
 MT. and Mrs. John Yare, Jr of Wor- cester spent Sunday with the Mullins family at Crystal Lake.
 MT. and Mrs. B. R. Arnold and  vacation in Rochester, N. Y.
 pr. F. E. Roys and family of Win sted spent the weekend at the home of MT and Mrs. w. H. Mills. I
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Morse of South bridge and son, Carl, were guests of Miss Nellie Brown on Sunday < 7
 @Richar Dupre and Thomas Mullins, both of the GrOtOn Iron Works of New London, were home over Sunday.
 The Stafford American band has zen engaged to furnish music for Old Home day at Wales on Saturday
 Mrs. G. H. Flanagan of Benton streetleft Saturday to spend the rest of the month at Ethyl Inn, Meadow Brook ..*. <. SClarence and Joe Sidaway have re- turned to Pittsfeld, Mass, after spending a week with their aunts on High street.
 Torrent Engine company will hold their annual clam bake, Sunday, Aug. 18th, at Cooper Lane park. Service A La Rhode Island.
 Frank Webber, former telegraph operator here, and family, have gone to Montville where he will take pc sition as telegraph operator.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Woods and MT. and Mrs. Joseph Woods spent Sunday at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Canton, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
 MT and Mrs. E. c. DeBorde and Mrs. DeBorde's mother, Mrs. Meid mann. of Waterbury, are occupying the Gary cottage at Crystal Lake for two weeks.
 Misses Caroline and Sophia Brown and Mrs. Ellsworth of Naugatuck came to the home of Mrs. E. R. Brown Saturday. The Misses Brown will be in town during this week.
 In the war savings enlistment drive Greenwich leads the towns in the state with $21 per capita pledged. Towns in this vicinity pledging over $5 per capita were as follows: Yer non, $S.93; Wilmington, $6.71; East ford, $6.66; Somers, $6.62; Mansfield, $6.44; Stafford, $5.77; Coventry, $5.39 Hartford leads the four large cities of the state with $727.
 Rev. pr. B. w. Bishop and Mrs. Bishop of BrOckton, Mass, were guests of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Valen- tine for the weekend MT. Bishop preached in Norwich Sunday and will be in Hartford next Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Valentine returned to Duxbury, Mass, Monday for a few days with their guests. MT. Bishop goes to his new charge in Lansing, Mich, in a few weeks.
 Miss Agnes Ambach of East Hart ford, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ed ward Ambach, formerly of this borough, was married to Robert J. Tromley of Warehouse Point, last week Tuesday, at St. Mary's church, East Hartford. She was married in her travelling suit of taupe satin and large picture hat to match with corsage bouquet of white sweet peas. The bridesmaid, Miss Margaret Frederick, of Waterbury, wore a taupe satin suit with hat to match and a cOrsage bouquet of pink sweet the bride, attended the groom. MT. and Mrs. Tromley spent their honey moon in the Berkshires.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur J. Squires, of received telegram Sunday evening stating that their son, Private John J. Squires, died in France Aug. 4, of broncho-pneumonia. Private. Squires was born in Stafford Springs, July 12, 1894. He moved to Willimantic with his parents about eight years ago. Up to the time of his enlist ment, he. was employed by H. R. Chappell as painter From the first declaration of war, he tried to enlist First with Go. L of Willimantic, but was rejected. He was refused two other times and at thea last. trial was told to get on more weight. He was ready to try to enlist again, having gained several pounds, when it was ordered that no more enlistments were to be allowed, and he was soon included in a quota for Camp Devens. He left Willimaptic Feb. 27, ,>191S, and eight weeks later, Mayq2s arrived in France, never returning home: after he entered the service. He was a member of the 3O7th Field Ambulance company. BOP Sanitary Train, and was stretcher bearer. Letters received from him show that he had seen much service at the front He is survived by his parents, four brothers, Arthur, who has been rejected by army DhVSicianS and is nOw in tho ordi-