The Press., 1918-08-29
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STAFFORD SPRINGS

Sunday in town.
 The only service at Grace church next Sunday will be communion al 1O.3O.
 Rev. N. w. Heermans and family expect to return from Lake Masha- paug the last of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A. Pierce have re- ceived word of the safe arrival oi their son, Capt H. F. Pierce, m France.
 Miss Lillian Deal of Rockville spent last week with Misses Constance and Marie Vincent at their home on Grant avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles l.. Johnson ol High street have been entertaining for two weeks Mrs. Johnson's cousin Mrs. Isal el H. Fox, of East Hartford
 Owing to the fact that next Mon day, Sept 2d, will be legal holiday the selectmen will hold their final meeting for the fiscal year Wednes- day.
 Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Harwood and Miss Grace Harwood are on an auto trip through the Berkshires and the southern part of Vermont and New Hampshire.
 All Coupon Bonds of the Third Lib- erty Loan, subscribed for through the First National Bank, Stafford Springs, Conn, are. ready for delivery upon surrender of full paid receipt
 MT. and Mrs. F. A. Bartlett and daughters, Lois and Bernice, who have been visiting her parents, MT and Mrs. J. P. Wagner, returned to their home in New Haven the first Oi the week.
 Alfred Long, Overseer of the twist ing at the Stafford Worsted Co.'S plant, has enlisted with the Canadian troops and leaves this week. The twisters and spoolers of the mill pre- scented him with a wrist watch.
 Edward Dupre, Henry Taylor Marcus Works, Alfred Whitaker, Ma poleon' Gilman, Silas Bolieau and Thomas Yare, all of Camp Devens are some of the Stafford boys in the service who were home over Sunday
 The Danes of Stafford held their annual picnic at Evergreen park last Sunday. It was their thirty first yearly outing and was a very enjoy able occasion due to the efficient work of the committee of arrange ments.
 Several Stafford sport followers were driven to Hartford Sunday by Peter Panciera where they atteIFuro the exhibition game between the St Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers which the former won by a score Ot 3 to 1. The boys still marvel at the doings of that baseball wonder, Ty Cobb, whose playing in the field and at the bat featured the game.
 The parents of Corp. Clifford Her ring of Rockville, formerly of this LOrough, have received a letter from him, the first they had heard of him since receiving word that he was se- verly injured in July. He writes that he was gassed and severely burned all over his body, except his ears and eyes. He expects to be back with his company in November In case any of his friends wish to write him his present address is Hq Go. 1O2 Infantry, care base hospital No. 34, A. D. F.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry N. Damon and daughters of New York city are spending a weeks vacation at the home of Mrs. Perry Davis. MT. Da- mon is the son of Andrew P. Damon and Nettie Holbrook, who will be re- membered among the early residents of Stafford, having lived here for many years. Death claimed them both the past winter at Darien where they have been living since Mrs. Damon suffered a stroke a few years ago. Harry N. Damon was born at Orcuttville and this is his first visit in fifteen years.
 In connection with the county fair and showing the interest taken by the government in the agricultural fairs, Secretary s. Raymond of New London County Agricultural Society has received a letter from c. M. Burt, chairman of the Passenger Traffic Committee, Eastern Territory of the U. s. Railroad Administration advising that special rates of one and one-half times the one way fare would be authorized for the round trip to the fair from Stafford Springs, Saybrook, Putnam, Conn., Westerly R. l., and intermediate stations, tick cts to be good going Sept. 1st to 4th, and returning to reach original start