The Press., 1918-09-12
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STAFFORD SPRINGS


 Crystal Lake.
 Jesse Clifford is absent from his duties in the Ellis grocery store on account of illness.
 Mrs. Charles HanIey and Miss Hurd of Bridgeport are guests of Mir and Mrs. w. Fl. Mills.
 Anson R. Handy, superintendent of the stafford sChoulS. has purchased 2 Ford touring car from the Hudson garage,
 The demeeratic caucus for nominating town officers will he held at the tiiemen's rOom on Monday evening at o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs, J. Wasserman were the guests during the past week of Mrs. Wass6 rman's parents, Mir and Nus Ellowitz. of Providence.
 Edwin Whitaker of Fall River. Mass. is visiting at the home of w. E. Whitaker on Crown street
 The republican, caucus for the nom inatiOn of town officers will Le held on Monday evening ut 8 o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rot ert McCunoch and little daughter of Salem. Ohio. are visiting his parents. Mir. and Mrs. William McCullOch.
 Arthur Rose. who was recently in the Johnson hospital for an opera tion, has re-opeued his blacksmith shop on Furnace avenue
 Mrs. R. NJ, Fisk is at the Lawrence hospital, New London. where she underwent operations last week. The last reports were that she was getting along fine.
 Mrs. W. F. Whitaker returned Tuesday evening after spending weeks vacation at Pleasant Point. Waterford Her daughter Ethel. will return Monday.
 F. N. Fenton will have au auction sale of cattle, farming tools and household furniture. at the Felix Smith place. Stafford Street. satur- day. Sept 21. at 10 a. m.
 Raymond Tschummi. who was em- ployed in the office of the Smith & Cooley plant. left Saturday for Fort Slocum for limited service. Emily Mills Is filling the position vacated by him.
 Next Sunday the evening services will be.resumed at Grace church. and until further notice will be held at [ | oelOck instead of 5 The Sunday | school will also be opened again next | sunday ar-l2 m. The morning, ser vice will be Holy communion and ser mon at 1O.30.
 wagon owned by F. II. Plumb was badly smashed yesterday noon, when it | was struck hy the twelve o'clock trolley. | The horse had been standing near the sidewalk in front of the shoeshine parlOr and becoming restless, backed the team onto the tracks. The mOtoTmau was un- able to stop the car in time to prevent collision
 Seven Stafford men, John B. DonaIds, Michael S Swift, Edward Swift. Joseph Garvals, AIelbert Carpenter. Paul Booth and James Hassett left here last Thurs day for Rock yille where they spent the evening. Friday morning they were es- corted to the station by the Rockville life and drum corp, They went to Camp [ Upton for limited service. An order of Elks will be instituted at Rockville tonight. including :. twenty-one members from this town. l There will le a big parade at 6 p. m. h with delegates from all over the state and six bands. including the Italian band from here. All members in the parade are requested to wear dark suit and straw hat. The reception committee will meet at Rockville at 3 D, m. lt The Stafford high school classes held a social in the kindergarten room of the Springs school Tuesday evening The purpose of the social was to aequamt the incoming class of ( freshmen win their upper classmates. The success of the affair was sur prisingly complete. As a rule the freshman attendants at a social are ! III tAAe heAAtt CA ttNNAAAes st9 PAOP9 A4A SAAC ! various sides of the hall. but it was not SO Tuesday evening for that class was really the heart of all the activity : and are now wondering when there will be another social. ,. To-day is registration day for all men between the ages of IS and 45. inclusive. All men of these ages who s have not. already registered must do so to-day. for selective service draft. Failure to register is a misdemeanor I punishable by Imprisonment for one year. The registration places are at hall and town hall from a | m. to 9 p, m. JaCarI Converse. the | officer for the town has made arrangements With the mills to { have their empIoyesf registered at l different hours so as to avoid eonGU-, q sion, In order to remind all that it is day the mills have been ( requesed to blow their whistles or ring their bells to-day at 6.45 a. m.. ( t215 and 515 D. m. (