The Press., 1918-07-04
Rndnlnh rhaiaino of Pittsfeld l,

Rudolph Thelsing or PlttsneAu
 spending a week in town.
 The Red Mems meeting will b.
 held this week on Friday evening
 instead of Thursday.
 The last snuth- bound train arrives
 here at ITO p. m. according to the
 new O. V. schedule instead of 7.2O
 as printed last week
 Clarence Hansen was seen in Hart
 ford Saturday afternoon with large
 roll and 8 new outfit. from hat to shoes, all of which seemed strange in Eoonnection with him. Monday morn ing he was seen in court with the
 same clothes, but not the same rnll
 He was charged with having stolen
 sgs from Mrs Engel, formerly Mrs.
 Mann, who lives on the Holland road.
 He vas found guilty and WAS sentenced to the Meriden reform school till he is 21. He left. to all outward appear anoes. in high spirits Clarence is only l3 years old and may be paroled before his term expires. However, his red head and smiling, freokled face will be missed on the streets of Stafford He is the son of Mir. and Mrs Hansen who now live in Mystic He left home early in June Fred W. Howard was appointed guardian ad litsm fnr the boy at the hearing.
 The following pupils were perfect in attendance during the school year inst ended
 Borough, grade s-Augustine Cam DO. Grade Mary Frances Fraser, Reta Lszeris. Grade 6-Violet Theisimg. Grade 5- Ruth Crane. Grade 4-George Grendonner, Alba Lovenzet, Mae MoCrohan. Grade 3 -Alfio, Ferazzi, Andrew Piader, Joseph Piader. Antonette Dal Pian, Jennie Remor, Rita Invrovigue, Andrew Mulitoris Grade , 2-Norman n Baldi, Della Canestrari. Grade T. Peter Armelin. Hugo Soussell. E.s.
 StsffoIdV,lls @ Norman Beloher,, Hazel Rrlrr e., Bessie Brown.
 Stafford, punev school grades ' and x -- Carolyn Ellert, Ethel Ems minPer, Margaiet Swift Grades , and G Lawton W. FuTness.
 We,t Staffmd-t'laude Barlow, Roger Pownall, Rob, Tt GreaVes, Ellis Bradway.
 Stafford Street Mabel Gagne, Elsie Gagne, Anna Bates.
 Rev. James Fiske Merriam died suddenly at his summer home on Rockwell Hill last Friday morning. He was a member of the Merriam family of Springfield, noted as pub lishers of Webster's dictionary. He was the son of George and Abbie Spring Merriam and brother of the late George $. Merriam. He gradu ated from Yale university antl was afterwards admitted to the ministry. In 1877 he revolted against the doctrine of eternal punishment and the Congregational Council of Spring field refused to install him in the Indlan Orchard church He was later engaged in the investment business. Mir. Merriam spent much of the latter part of his life in this town, during the summer, spending his winters with his sister in Hartford. He | leaRes a widow and two daughters. | The funeral, which was private. was held at his home on Rockwell | Hill Sunday afternoon st ? o'clock, Rev. l.. Rees of the Congregational ihnroh officiating Cremation and ,urial. took place in the Springfield cemetery Monday afternoon
 Joseph Minor has been furloughed nome. He will report for duty on July 8. He was on the transport | President Lincoln, which was torpedoed | 1n May 31. Minor was on the upper ieok when the explosion occurred and he immediately reported to the station where they were to receive orders. When the captain gave orders to abandon ship the crew took to the boats. The ship sank in about twenty seven minutes having been struck by three torpedoes, two forward and one aft. The sailors began sing l ing such songs as Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here. " ''Where Do We Go | From Here" and "What's the Use of Worrying. |" Soon a submarine arose near raft on which there was one of the sailors. The submarine took him on board and later deposited him in one of the life boats The sub-' marine then took Lieutenant Isaacs captive in place of the transports captain who had gone down with his lhip. After the submarine disappeared the men began collecting the rafts and had them all together by evening. Then they floated around until about 1 or 2 o'clock the next morning when they were picked up by some destroyers and taken to port where a very well come turkey dinner awaited them.