The Press., 1918-02-28


 The regular monthly meeting of tlf Stafford Business Mems association win be held next Monday evening.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will hold their missionary meeting next Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Rumhelow.
 Mrs J. H. Valentine and daughter Miss Elinor Valentine. will go to New York Monday and leave there Tuesday for Miami, Florida, where they will, spend a few weeks.
 Col. W. H. Hall and F. B Siles of North Haven. his partner in racing, have bought two fast horses with splendid records on the Pacific coast. Both horses were purchased iu Los Angeles. The horses are Miss Rieo, 8 pacing mare with 8 mark of Ia 0a4. She is by Manrico, dam Subito by Stinway. The other is a trottipg mare, Virginia Barnette. who sports a record of 2.074. The latter speeler is by Moko, dam Zephyrt2 O74 by Zombro.
 Mir and Mrs Chester Sawyer and Mrs Edward Mullins went to Camp Devens, Aver, Saturday and found Thomas Mullins so much improved that he was able to come home Mon- day He has been given an honorable discharge from the army. After spend ing the past six weeks at the camp hospital his physical condition did not justify his retention as soldier, though he is looking remarkably we'll. 4 party of p young people gave him a surprise and welcome Tuesday evening and all expressed their joy in seeing him back home. Light refreshments were served and all hal most enjoyable time.
 Many Stafford friends learned with sorrow that Leouard B. Baker passed away early Tuesday morning at St Petersburg, Floiida Mr Baker has been in i'll health for several years, and with Mrs Baker, went south in November, hoping that the southern climate would he benefioial Such seemed the rase until within a few weeks when Frank H. Baker vas summoned 4 letter rPp1Tting a slight improvement was immediately follow ed by telegram of his death. Leonard Bullou Baker. fourth son of Gilbert H. and Clara Kingsley Baker, was born in Stafford Springs Oct ,, 1859. He attented the town schools and Mouson academy. Since 1880 Mir. Baker has been identified with several Springfield business enterprises, i'm oluding the Baker Harness Go. He was also member of Stafford'S oldest business firm, C.. H Baker & O.. established by his grandfather, Heury O Baker, in 1908. With his brother, F H Baker, he started the Stafford Floral Go. which was later sold to Joseph Braun He was a member of the Congregational church auh Ionic Lodge, F. and A. NJ. He served the borough as clerk and treasurer  for the year 1886. Of a retiring nature and because of business interests necessitating his frequent absence from town, he was not as generally known as other members of the family, but his friends knew his worth and will long remember his kindly manner and courteous helpfulness. In Decem. Der, 1912, Mir. Baker married Miss Isabel Wilbur, the first superintendent of the Johnson memorial hospital The deceased is survived by his widow, four brothers. Irving G and Edmund K of Springfield, Frank Fl. md Gilbert s. Baker and 8 sister, l Mrs. J. Carl Converse of this town On the arrival of F. Fl Baker and Mrs. l.. B. Baker, probably on satur. day. the funeral arrangements will be made.