The Press., 1918-12-26
Frank Engley is out after being ill.

field for two weeks.
 Miss Mary Leach is at home iron Springfield for the vacation.
 Commencing next Monday evening most of the stores have agreed tc close at D. m.
 Hand in your borough tax lists on or before next Thursday and save the 10 per cent. increase.
 Mrs. c. H. Moore and Miss Ruth Mullen, who have leen quite ill with the grip, are improving.
 Edward DeBorde has hired the house recently occupied by the late w H. Mills and will occupy it soon.
 Raymond Towne. who has been i'll at Camp Upton with tonsilitis, is re- covering and Mrs. Towne joined him there for Christmas. Mir. and Mrs. Harold B. Mowry, Miss Helen and Harold Mowry of Sterling were Christmas guests of Dr. and Mrs. c. P. Bard.
 There was an attendance of over thirty couples at the Masonic dance last evening. This numLer enabled everyone present to thoroughly enjoy the evening.
 ". R. c. meeting next Wednesday There will be installation of officers. Mrs. Rich of Rockville will be the in stalling officer Supper will e served at 6 o'clock.
 While lifting a lOiler of hot water on Tuesday Mrs. Frank Prouty was severely scalded Iy the handles giv ing away and letting the contents of the oiler onto her leg.
 All the Stafford Joys at Camp Dev- ems. with the exception of Edward Dupre and Henry Taylor, are here on a five-days' leave. The other two will te furloughed home for the new year.
 The Stafford Boys Club, Inc, will formally open for registration next Monday evening at : o'clock. Boys over 14 years old are eligit le for mem Dership, and Joys IA years old who
 
 The mills of the borough closed for Christmas. The Warren wooden mill opened up fully this morning, while the Rhode Island worsted and the Cyril Johnson woolen mills opened parts. The others are closed for the rest of this week.
 The Congregational Sunday school enjoyed an entertainment and Christ mas tree in the chapel Tuesday even ing The Ruggles Family adapted from The Birds Christmas Carol" was given with carol singing. followed Iy a distribution of gifts.
 Mir and Mrs. William Robl ins en- tertained a family party for Christ mas. The guests present were Mir. and Mrs. Martin Goodell of Stafford Street, Mir. and Mrs. Lucius Goodell and family and MT. and Mrs. Neal Ben ton of Rockville. Mir. and Mrs. Frank Page and daughter. Harriet. of Chi cago and Miss Leona Robbins of Springfield.
 Red Cross Drive Reaches 1880
 The Red Cross membership drive ended on Monday night with total of 1880. including 90 in Union. The members received in last years drive were 96O, so the membership is more than doubled.
 West Stafford
 Corporal Oluf Jensen of Camp Dev- ems is enjoying a ten-days' furlough at his home here.
 Mrs. E. D. Ellis is in Somers caring for Roland Ellis and family who are i'll with influenza.
 Miss Doris Glazier of Skidmore col lege, Saratoga Springs, is spending the Christmas holidays at her home here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Tetrault are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter. Emmiline Alice. on Dec. 10.
 The following boys have received their discharge anu are home from Camp Upton: Clinton Bradway, Louis Demars. Dimock Glazier and Arthur White.
 The following pupils in the gram mar school have been neither absent or tardy during the fall term: Claude Barlow, Charles Bodnar, Ellis Brad way. Robert Greaves and Roger Pow nall.
 The theme of w. o. Berckman's ser mon for next Sunday is entitled The Estate of the Soul" The pastor gave an illustrated address at the Sunday school Christmas entertainment en- titled "A House of Many Candles"