The Press., 1918-05-09
aa1s.7bO for Stafford.


 The total amount of liberty bonds
 sold turned in by the First National
 bank to the Federal Reserve bank of
 Boston is $31s.05O. Of this amount s1OO, 300 is to go to the credit of
 other towns Other towns have turned
 in $1, 900 for the credit of Stafford.
 This leaves Stafford's net subscription $2tS. 75O, with 795 subscribers.
 Stafford exceeds it's quota of SIPS. 200 by s90, $50 Of this amount the Boy
 Scouts raised $27,00
 The final record of the local scouts during the last week was as follows
 Number of subscriptions received:
 Wm Smith. 20; James Comins, IT.; Richard Whitaker, 16; Chester Bel cher. 1 5; Robert Pinney. IA; Wm. Ellis, 12, Joel Reed, 2d, II; Ronald Mitchell. II; Frank Denniston, 11; Joseph Demars, 10; Harold Towne, 10; Edmunil Towne, 10; Kenneth Smith. 10. All of these boys will receive a mccall from the government. The total number of subscriptions was I'll.
 Mrs. Wm. Oroutt of Rockville has been guest of Mrs Frank Oroutt.
 Mrs. Anna Kuehne of Hartford has been a guest of Mrs Henry Roehm
 Edgar Young from Camp Upton and Wilfred Eaton from Boston were home for Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs R. W Smith are in New York to attend the National Textile exposition.
 At the Current Events meeting next Monday evening the annual election of officers will take place.
 Mrs W. J. Hauley and daughter, Catherine, returned last Thursday from a visit in Amsterdam. N. Y.
 Capt Jubb. stationed in Porto Rico, has been visiting his parents. MT. aud Mrs. ]. A. Jubb, on ten.days' fur tough.
 W R c. meeting next Wednesday. The ". R. c. convention will be held in New London next Wednesday and Thursday.
 There will be a meeting of the Stafford Ministerial association next Tuesday with Rev. c. H. Puffer at Stafford Hollow.
 The 0 o'clock trolley car was put out of commission here by the thunder shower yesterday morning and was hauled to Rockville by the 10 o'clock car.
 Owing to the shortage of teachers it has been impossible to secure regular teacher to- fill the position made vacant ty the resignation of Miss Linnell. MT. Ballatine and Mrs. Meloher have each agreed to teach few high school subjects for the present.
 The exemption hoard has received a call for men to be sent May 25th. The call for the state is said to be about 4OOO. The number to go from this district is not known at this time. In the other calls for every thousand called by the state the district has sent about fifteen.
 The three-aot drama, "Our New given Tuesday and Wednes- Jay evenings, as a Red Gross benefit, was presented by an able cast. General pleasure and praise are heard ln all sides. The attendance was very .ood, and doubtless would have been arger had not the rumor prevailed that III seats were sold The play is of he old Homestead variety and about evenly made up of pathos and comedy. Four types of rural New England character were splendidly depicted in the country grocery scene by NJ. O'Halloran, R. W. Ellis, F.. s. and l.. H. Stevens Mrs 0. R. Newton and Mrs. Earl Gary were with their entirely opposing characteristics. R H. Fisk, as the new minister, won the audience by his presentation of the true Christian spirit, in direct contrast to the puritanical, narrowness of the old O. H. Moore. Miss Marjorie Morse was a winsome assistant to her worthy brother, and John Sullivan as the returned convict was as good as when presented by him before, which Is saying much. w E. Sullivan as ' 'Skeeziks, right from the bowery, was much enjoyed Arthur J Mel bourne was the gentlemanly william caught in his own snare, and Harry E Needham took the part of the convict. The stage settings were we'll arranged in every detail and an enjoyable entertainment for good cause resulted. NJ O'Halloran was general manager and had several able assistants. The music was an inn Dortant part of the program which included vocal solos by Bernard Mullins and Miss Kaddy. Young ladies in Red Cross aprons and caps sold bot. lied soda at intermission. The play will be repeated at Memorial hall, Stafford, Friday evening.