The Press., 1918-10-17
Peter sena is home from the New

Peter Sena is home from the New
 ark institute as the school has been
 closed on account of influenza. pr. and Mrs. Roys and MT. and Mrs.
 L. c. Strong of Winsted spent Sunday
 with MT. and Mrs. w. H. Mills.
 Mrs. A. H. Wheeler and daughter,
 Audrey, of Southbridge have been
 guests of Mir. and Mrs Henry Wheeler.
 Frank Smith and Miss Mary Smith
 attended the wedding of Miss Ruby
 Smith to Rufus N. Blodgett atMonson
 on Monday.
 Donald Fisk, son of MT. and Mrs.
 Henry Fisk, is improving at the John
 son hospital after an operation for appendicitis
 After successful week the wom-
 en's committee for the Fourth Liberty
 Loan closed their headquarters Sat #urday evening. The total pledges taken totalled $34,4OO.
 The attention of the local milk men is called to the fact that they must all register with the state dairy and food commission during the month of Oc- 5tober. Registration cards may be Ob- .tained at the town clerks office or by sending to the state dairy commission Or the office of the county farm bureau.
 At the annual meeting of the Ladies Aid society, held at the Con- gregational chapel Friday afternoon, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. F. G. Sanford; vice. presidents, Mrs. M. A. Harris and Mrs. George Rumbelow; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. C. B. Tschummi; so- licitors, Mrs. c. R. Newton and Mrs. R. w. Smith; collectors, Misses Kath- crime Mitchell and Lottie Shepard.
 The pathetic. deaths of Miss Hattie E. Boyd, 9, and Miss Edna Bur- rOughs, 21, at Boston was read in the Sunday papers with much regret by | their friends here. They were, form erly nurses at the Johnson hospital Miss Burroughs came here last Oc- toter and Miss Boyd in December. They both left July 1st and went to I the Wellesley hospital, Marlboro, Mass. They were inseparable friends | and when the present epidemic broke | put they went to Boston to work as nurses. Miss Burroughs caught the disease from patient and died on Tuesday. Miss Boyd, who attended Ter friend, contracted the malady and lied on Thursday night. They were soth buried in the same grave 5 Through the efforts of MT. Handy I he pupils of the Stafford high school lave had the pleasure of hearing two Eery good speeches, during the last geRk, from which many of them have,
 doubt, profited greatly Last
 sday morning Rev. c. H Puffer pc4<e to them after they had assemb- ed for the opening exercises. He poke in honor of Liberty day (Satur- Iay) and showed how closely liberty las been connected with nearly all he great things this country has lone. In the course of his address le touched upon the presidents first nswer to Germany's peace proposal nd showed why the president took his as an opportunity to speak to the 'eOple of Germany and the benefits to 'e derived from such an answer GOnday morning Howard R. Williams poke to the pupils and told of some if his experiences abroad in Y. M. c. \. service. He was near the front Vhen the 5th marines went into the attle and stopped the German ad- ance at Chateau Thierry. Mr. Will jams had the honor of directing the dvance scout and enabling them to each the battle line so much quicker. Ie laid much stress on the fact that he boys and girls of to-day will be he ones who are to pay a very heavy art in rebuilding the nations after his war and therefore should start repairing now. MT. Williams also the fact that there is to e united war work drive in NO- ember and hopes our school children 7ill think enough of their "big" rOthers overseas to do their best to clip the drive
 Coupons for Christmas Gifts
 for the Soldiers.
 Arrangements are being completed etween the War department, the lost Office and the American Red ross to provide the men of the evolutionary forces with Christmas fits. Each man is to receive one arcel of standard size and weight. 0 carry out this plan, the army are distributing Christmas arcel coupons to men abroad, who Till mail them to their nearest of in in this country. These coupons lust be presented to the local chap er in order to secure the standard artOns, nine by four by three inches size, which are to be provided by 'cal Red Cross chapters and branch D. AC AdIIlAIl0S O1 IIl0 SOlul0ES VIII rovide the contents. The local chap | ITS of the Red Cross will inspect, rap and deliver the inspected car ms to the proper postal authorities. O carton will be accepted for mail lg by the post office without the Onpon received from abroad, and the lSDeCtiOn labol of the local ChaDtor | n the Red Cross. All packages must S g mailed by November 18th, but it f ill naturally require several weeks [ efore the cartons can be distributed the local chapters. In the mean z me make arrangements to receive at t our chapter headquarters, applica- 0 ons for the Christmas cartons. In s rder to control the flood of gifts that a